Paul Blackburn’s Mets return will lead to rotation decisions
Paul Blackburn is expected to return to the Mets' starting rotation on Monday, but it has yet to be determined where his replacement will be assigned. Manager Carlos Mendoza on Friday refrained from naming who will join Blackburn as Toronto's starter on Tuesday. Tyler Megill, who made two starts for Blackburn while on injured reserve, […]
Mets’ playoff hopes increase tickets sales for likely historic September attendance
It finally happened in the bottom of the eighth inning in Queens on Wednesday, when Francisco Lindor stepped up to bat and the baseball crowd turned into a karaoke party. Lindor sensed the energy as the crowd began singing along to his entrance song, “My Girl,” and called a timeout before his turn at bat. […]
Brandon Nimmo finds new boost on basepaths thanks to Mets’ Antoan Richardson
Asked this week about coaching success stories, David Stearns didn't mention Luis Severino's second career or the work done to coax a breakout season out of Mark Vientos. The first thought that came to Stearns' mind was Antoan Richardson unleashing Brandon Nimmo on the basepaths. Nimmo has stolen 12 bases this season, matching his total […]
Jesse Winker waves to Mets fans after big grand slam
Jesse Winker first became famous among Mets fans in 2019 when he waved to the Citi Field crowd after hitting a key home run off Edwin Diaz and then making a sliding catch that sealed a Reds win, and was booed multiple times. He did the same thing Wednesday night, but this time fans didn't […]
Mets are employing winning formula of a playoff team
The Mets are playing like a postseason team, but they're still not in the playoff running. They won their seventh straight game Wednesday night with a barrage of talent — pitch after pitch, at-bat after at-bat, strong defense after strong at-bat and some superb, resourceful coaching from Carlos Mendoza. That may not be sexy, but […]
Mets’ Pete Alonso snaps bat over knee after third strikeout
Pete Alonso's poor showing at the plate got even worse on Wednesday night at Citi Field, when he struck out for the third time and then broke his bat under his foot on his way back to the dugout. Alonso struck out with the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the first […]
Mets seeing ‘locked-in’ Edwin Diaz again in rebound from rough road trip
The first four pitches Edwin Diaz threw in the ninth inning were fastballs outside the strike zone. But just when it looked like the Mets' closer was about to slip back into the trouble he'd had in consecutive games on the recent road trip, Diaz came back to get the final three outs in an […]
Mets sweep Red Sox behind stellar bullpen, defense for seventh straight win
The Mets' starting pitchers really showed their strength in the second half of the season, leading the team at times with an offense that was one of the best in the major leagues. The bullpen hasn't gotten much attention, but it's constantly evolving, at times frustrating and at other times, and yet it looked just […]
Mets’ Kodai Senga throws impressive bullpen session in positive injury return step
For the first time in about six weeks, Kodai Senga took to the mound and showed some powerful pitching. The first signs of a potential late-season weapon, regardless of how he's used, came on Wednesday when the right-hander looked strong, throwing 25 pitches in a bullpen session, Carlos Mendoza reported. “The way the ball came […]
Fickle bullpens have Yankees, Mets clamoring for a savior
Manager Aaron Boone said the Yankees plan to “get creative” with the closer's role, but that Clay Holmes will now be “part of it.” The announcement came a day after Holmes failed to earn his MLB-high 11th save of the season in 40 attempts, tying him for two more than any other pitcher. It also […]