Mets looking to be ‘careful’ easing Drew Smith back into bullpen
Drew Smith is back, but maybe not fully. The Mets used the reliever on Sunday but did not use him in a 5-4 loss to the Diamondbacks at Citi Field after manager Carlos Mendoza said he would approach the right-hander with “caution.” Smith has been sidelined for about six weeks with right shoulder inflammation and […]
Weak NL only thing propping up Mets’ playoff dream
The Mets wish they weren’t so bad, but the National League is awful. In most seasons, even talking about a pipe dream playoff run for a team that’s 11 games below .500 in June would be a mix of folly and delusion, and the way the Mets are playing, that probably rings true for them. […]
Mets cough up lead on ninth-inning home run in brutal loss
The Mets have mastered the art of the gut punch. It’s not just how they continue to lose, it’s how they lose that makes them a particularly frustrating team for fans. The Mets blew another lead in the ninth inning on Sunday, when Jake Diekman hit a two-run homer off Ketel Marte that proved the […]
Keith Hernandez flubs basic jersey math on Mets broadcast
Darryl Strawberry’s No. 18 was retired during the Mets’ game at Citi Field on Saturday, but it was the two other jersey numbers, including his own, that puzzled Keith Hernandez during the SNY broadcast. During a Mets-Diamondbacks game in Queens where the Mets were losing, there were two fans in the stands wearing Mets jerseys […]
Diamondbacks’ Paul Sewald rips ‘P.O.S.’ Mets fan after confrontation
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Paul Sewald returned to Citi Field on Saturday to face the New York Mets, the team he played for from 2017-2020. He closed out the team’s 10-5 win over the Mets., But his victory was only momentary, as the New York Post reported after the game that the relief pitcher had gotten […]
Mets get blown out by Diamondbacks, revert back to ugly ways
On a day when manager Darryl Strawberry told the Mets, “Your best is yet to come,” the team again showed Saturday that they still have a long way to go. Seeking their first three-game winning streak since mid-April, the Mets fell to Arizona, 10-5, at Citi Field, reverting to the ugly play that has plagued […]
Mets’ Reed Garrett enjoyed chance for ‘cool’ closer treatment
Reid Garrett has never been treated as a full closer before. With Edwin Diaz sidelined with a shoulder injury and struggling before that, the Mets are taking a committee approach to selecting a closer. The Mets used Garrett to pitch the ninth inning of a 10-9 win over the Diamondbacks on Friday night at Citi […]
Mark Vientos proving himself as Mets’ new third basemen
Maybe Mark Vientos will break out. Perhaps Vientos is staking his claim as the Mets’ bona fide third baseman. Perhaps Vientos is on track to realise his promising potential and the lofty expectations placed on him. Or maybe not. Mark Vientos erupts in celebration after hitting a solo home run during Saturday’s Mets-Diamondbacks game. Robert […]
Francisco Alvarez has encouraging rehab outing as possible Mets return looms
Francisco Alvarez caught seven innings at Double-A Binghamton on Saturday, raising the possibility he could return to the Mets’ lineup by the middle of the month. Carlos Mendoza said Thursday’s first rehab game went well for the 22-year-old before Saturday’s 10-5 loss to the Diamondbacks at Citi Field. “We’ll see,” the manager said when asked […]
Paul Sewald blasts Mets fans after ugly shouting match
Paul Sewald thought his grudge against Mets fans was over. But they once again aroused his wrath. The Diamondbacks relief pitcher, who spent the first four years of his career with the Mets, got into an ugly altercation with a fan after Saturday’s 10-5 win over New York at Citi Field. Paul Sewald spent the […]