Mets’ Brandon Nimmo makes catch in stands, shakes hands with fan
First, Brandon Nimmo was battling a fan to catch a Fernando Tatis Jr. foul ball down the left field line. And after Nimmo caught the first out of the top of the fourth inning, a 5-1 Mets victory, he shook hands with a fan wearing an orange “Los Angeles Mets” T-shirt. The two appeared to […]
Mets’ Jose Quintana comes up with gem when he needed it most
A growing number of Mets fans are hoping for a change in the starting rotation, and they’ll have to wait. Jose Quintana isn’t going anywhere after this fight. The veteran left-hander, who had failed to get an out in the fifth inning in either of his previous two starts, has picked the perfect time to […]
J.D. Martinez leads suddenly hot Mets to fourth straight win
J.D. Martinez has said multiple times in recent days that the Mets suddenly started playing with “no pressure” and as if other teams were “counting us out.” Martinez continued his recent hot streak by hitting two more home runs in a 5-1 win over the Padres at Citi Field on Saturday, helping Jose Quintana get […]
Starling Marte scratched from Mets lineup after balky knee ‘flared up’
Outfielder Starling Marte was left out of the Mets’ lineup Saturday as a precaution because of a right knee injury. The team’s starting right fielder also missed one game before the Mets’ tour of London earlier this month with the same symptoms. “My knee is still a little swollen. [Friday] “He might play again,” manager […]
Mets bullpen, led by Edwin Diaz, comes up big in win
The return of Edwin Diaz doesn’t just give the Mets back a key player at the back end of the bullpen. This allows other high-leverage relievers to be used in a variety of ways. Friday night was a good example. Manager Carlos Mendoza brought on Adam Ottavino in the sixth inning, and Ottavino retired all […]
J.D. Martinez’s heroics at plate propel Mets once again
J.D. Martinez continues to score important runs for the Mets. The six-time All-Star, one game after hitting his first career walk-off home run, hit a crucial two-run double in the third inning to give the Mets a 2-1 victory over the Padres on Friday night at Citi Field. After the game, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza […]
Mets hang on for win over Padres for third straight victory
Carlos Mendoza smiled and laughed when the question was posed to him. The Mets manager said Edwin Diaz has come off the disabled list with a right shoulder injury and is available to pitch for the second straight day. This was just hours before the Mets and Padres began a three-game series at Citi Field, […]
Keeping Mets’ core together could help build ‘winning culture’
Manager Steve Cohen dodged questions last weekend about the trade deadline and the possibility of the Mets being dismantled for a second straight year, arguing against the possibility of dismantling a team that was, at best, barely good enough to make the postseason. “We want to build a winning culture, and a lot of that […]
Mets’ Brandon Nimmo has undergone concussion testing amid slump
As Brandon Nimmo and the Mets search for the reason behind his extended hitting slump, Carlos Mendoza has looked to a troubling similarity to Anthony Rizzo’s last season with the Yankees in an attempt to rule out the possibility of a head injury for the struggling outfielder. Nimmo noted Friday that the slump has “essentially […]
Mets’ Luis Severino has another strong outing
Very little is certain when it comes to the Mets. But Luis Severino producing his masterpiece may be one of them. He continued his strong debut season with Queens on Thursday, allowing just one run over six innings in a come-from-behind 3-2 win over the Marlins at Citi Field. Mets pitcher Luis Severino pitches during […]