It’s about time 1962 Mets pass torch to dreadful 2024 White Sox
Sometimes all you need to do is look at it, and the Chicago White Sox are great at it: They’re the worst baseball players in professional baseball. That’s clear even without looking at their season record, which included 14-0 and 21-0 losses. As of Saturday morning, they were 28-90 and had a .237 winning percentage. […]
Mets’ bats go cold in series-opening loss to Mariners
SEATTLE — The Mets left the altitude and formidable Colorado pitching staff behind to head to a team with a hitter-unfriendly ballpark and quality pitchers. As expected, the Mets didn’t score nine runs like they did the previous day. However, being shut out was probably not realistic. The Mets were completely unproductive on the offensive […]
Francisco Lindor delivering elite defense for Mets
SEATTLE — Francisco Lindor charged behind the mound, hit a chopper with his bare hands and launched it toward first base, off-balance in one motion. The timing had to be perfect, but Pete Alonso’s footwork as he came off the base helped, allowing the Mets shortstop to celebrate what he considers his favorite defensive gem […]
Francisco Lindor’s hit in ninth allows Mets to exhale with win
DENVER — Francisco Lindor didn’t waste a second after loading the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday night. The Mets shortstop had just seen Tyrone Taylor walk on five pitches and knew Victor Vodnick didn’t want to get behind him in the count. Lindor saw a slider on the first pitch and […]
Edwin Diaz converts rare save opportunity for Mets
DENVER — Edwin Diaz hasn’t had many save opportunities recently, but the Mets’ closer has made saves when called upon. On Wednesday, he got the final three outs of the Mets-Rockies game at Coors Field for his second save since July 22. Diaz allowed a triple to leadoff batter Michael Toglia in the ninth inning, […]
Mets’ Adam Ottavino believes it would be ‘foolish’ to let him go
DENVER — Adam Ottavino has seen the Mets’ relief corps undergo some ups and downs this season, mostly due to injuries but also due to veteran pitchers being released due to poor performance. And at times, Ottavino thought he might be next. “I thought it might happen, but at the same time, it’s something you […]
Mets doomed by latest flat performance in loss to Rockies
DENVER — This easy schedule is hurting the Mets. Continuing their recent trend of playing to their opponents’ level, the Mets wasted scoring opportunities in the middle and late innings of a 6-3 loss to the Rockies on Tuesday night at Coors Field. The Mets’ latest mediocre performance comes after they lost two of three […]
Francisco Alvarez making ‘no excuse’ for concerning Mets power drought
DENVER — Francisco Alvarez has been a great addition to pitching staffs this season, but he’s lacking the offensive numbers for which he’s made a name for himself. The Mets catcher entered Tuesday’s game batting .263/.327/.419, which are the numbers most teams want from their starting catcher. But Alvarez hit just five home runs in […]
Mets’ Tyrone Taylor makes Carlos Mendoza look like ‘genius’
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Ostensibly the No. 4 outfielder, Tyrone Taylor said he found his surprising promotion to No. 2 in the Mets’ lineup “amazing.” It doesn’t sound like it will last long, but it was cool while it lasted. Taylor’s on-field performance may be far more impressive than his .236 batting average and .679 […]
This Mets win was sneaky important in MLB playoff race
These things happen sometimes. They happen all the time. They’re not must-win games, because playing must-win baseball games in August is just something that, frankly, you don’t have the luxury of a baseball season. So it wasn’t that the Mets were facing a must-win game early Monday evening as they arrived in eastern Missouri on […]