The impact Willie Mays left on Mets’ Carlos Mendoza
ARLINGTON, Texas — As a young infielder in the Giants organization, Carlos Mendoza had the honor of spending time with one of the legends in baseball history. Mendoza took the time to remember Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays on Tuesday, the day it was announced that Mays had died at age 93. The Mets […]
McDonald’s all in on ‘Grimace Effect’ as Mets’ win streak rolls on
The Mets win and McDonald is ecstatic. Since Grimus, the fast-food chain’s affable, 53-year-old purple character, threw out the first pitch at Citi Field last Wednesday, the Mets have won seven straight games, the most recent of which was a come-from-behind victory Tuesday night in Texas. Following the Mets’ success, McDonald’s also joined in the […]
Brandon Nimmo ‘all for’ The Grimace Effect as Mets keep winning
Brandon Nimmo doesn’t care who gets the credit. The Mets recorded their sixth straight win with a 14-2 victory over the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on Monday, but some noticed that the streak coincided with the first pitch of a beloved McDonald’s character. Following the team’s recent win, SNY reporter Steve Gelbs asked […]
Mets owner Steve Cohen eyes new $1B AI fund: report
Steve Cohen, the hedge fund mogul who owns the New York Mets, wants to raise $1 billion to buy a stake in an artificial intelligence company, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Sources told the financial newswire that his Point72 Asset Management firm plans to launch a new fund that will bet on, or not bet on, […]
Historic Mets on-base streak by J.D. Martinez ended vs. Padres
Finally, after 10 attempts, the Padres got J.D. Martinez out. The team finally got him out in the ninth inning of the series finale when Martinez swung at a 2-2 split ball from Jeremiah Estrada, a sensational moment Martinez last experienced in the sixth inning of the series opener on Friday. Since then, he has […]
Unheralded Luis Torrens extends Mets tear with blast vs. Padres
The Mets’ lead, which at one point was up by six, was now down to just one. With the Padres trailing by four in the top of the eighth, tension began to build at Citi Field as Edwin Diaz warmed up in the bullpen. But after four pitches, he let out a sigh of relief. […]
Four Mets need to step up for recent surge to become sustainable
The sound of the bat left no doubt: If Pete Alonso can shake off his recent slump and show his Polar Bear fangs once again, we all know he can carry the Mets. Alonso (5 RBI) had one RBI, no home run, two hits in 23 at-bats and one extra base hit in his previous […]
Mets’ Tylor Megill starting to hit stride after another solid outing
It took a while for Tyler Megill’s strong winter to translate into results on the field. But that dream may finally be coming true for Megill, who pitched another solid game on Sunday, allowing just two runs over five innings in the Mets’ 11-6 win over the Padres. Aside from a perilous first inning in […]
Mets’ offense explodes with 11 runs to complete sweep of Padres
If hitting is truly contagious, then other players in the Mets’ lineup are also infected with the disease spread by the DH. J.D. Martinez’s batting is as good as ever, but he was just one of the contributors in the sweep that saw the Pirates beat the Padres 11-6 in front of 31,054 fans at […]
Mets star Brandon Nimmo’s close relationship with his dad — including his pop’s funny’ Google morning ritual
When it comes to news about MLB star sons, Ron Nimmo has the inside scoop. Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo’s father Googles the slugger’s name every day. “I didn’t know he was doing this until maybe a few years ago, but he wakes up in the morning and types my name into the news,” Brandon, 31, […]