Making sense of thin line between despair and hope for Mets
You can agonize, you can swear, and if you’re a Mets fan, you can just look back at all the games this bullpen has lost so far. Or look at these last seven games against the Orioles and Padres: point out the 4-3 record. The current minefield of 10 games, which includes three games against […]
Mets’ Brett Baty fracturing finger ends hope of September call-up
SAN DIEGO — Brett Batey was a candidate to return to the Mets with a September promotion next weekend, but it’s now clear that won’t happen. The team announced Sunday that the third baseman broke his left index finger after being hit by a pitch during a check swing during Thursday’s game against Triple-A Syracuse. […]
White Sox handed 100th loss by Tigers to inch closer to 1962 Mets
CHICAGO — Andy Ibañez homered and had three RBIs, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 9-4 on Sunday, handing the team its 100th loss. Andrew Vaughn of the White Sox (31-100) had a double, a home run and two RBIs, but the White Sox are 12-19 and need to avoid tying the […]
Mets settle for split with Padres as Edwin Diaz, bullpen falter in loss
SAN DIEGO — The Mets needed five outs Sunday to cap off a strong few days in perfect weather and pull ahead of two of the top three teams in the wild-card standings. All was going well until Jose Bhutto walked Matt McCoy, then a few minutes later Bhutto watched Jurickson Profar round the bases […]
Mets take brutal loss to Padres as Paul Blackburn exits with injury
SAN DIEGO — A bad night for the Mets looked set to get even crueler in the third inning Friday when Paul Blackburn sat down on the mound to have his right hand examined. Moments earlier, David Peralta hit a 100 mph liner that deflected off the Mets pitcher and was caught by Jose Iglesias, […]
Mets’ Paul Blackburn exits start early after taking liner off hand
SAN DIEGO — Paul Blackburn was devastated, but that wasn’t the worst thing that happened to him that night. The Mets right-hander was forced to leave the starting lineup after being hit by a liner on his right hand in the third inning against the Padres at Petco Park. David Peralta hit a comeback ball […]
Mets send struggling Huascar Brazoban to Triple-A
SAN DIEGO — Huascar Brazovan’s healthy performance remains intriguing for the Mets, but the right-hander’s reaction to his failure has raised some alarm within the organization. “He’s probably too hard on himself, especially after a bad game,” manager Carlos Mendoza said Friday after Brazovan was demoted to Triple-A Syracuse and Dedniel Nunez returned from the […]
Mets start critical road series with Padres with solid win
SAN DIEGO — There was a postseason atmosphere in the air as two ace starting pitchers battled it out in front of a sellout crowd Thursday, with the emphasis on scoring for much of the night. But ultimately, the Mets rolled with the punches. The Padres took a jab. Jesse Winker celebrates after scoring in […]
Dedniel Nunez set to return to Mets bullpen
SAN DIEGO — Dedniel Nunez is set to return from the disabled list on Friday, giving the Mets a reliable bullpen pitcher back in the lineup. Nunez was originally scheduled to join the Mets on Wednesday for an evaluation in New York and then fly west with the team, but there were issues with his […]
How 2024 Mets remind us of team on cusp of breakthrough
With young stars coming into their own and some talented veterans joining the team, the team fell short of the postseason but gave fans hope for the future. It was a big offseason of preparation followed by a breakout year. This was the Mets in 2005. This might be the Mets in 2024 too. Mets […]