Alex Rodriguez’s plan to fix Mets will irk Yankees: ‘Get Juan Soto’
Alex Rodriguez has a simple plan for the Mets. But it came at the expense of his former team. Before the Yankees played the Dodgers on Saturday, manager Kevin Burkhart asked on Fox: “How would you improve the Mets?” David Ortiz, A-Rod and Derek Jeter offered scathing analysis in the “How Do We Fix the […]
Bizarre choice of players, merch used to promote Mets’ London games
That’s not really surprising. As the Mets and Phillies prepare to meet back-to-back this week as part of the London Series, an eagle-eyed Mets fan’s X-post revealed an unusual advertisement for the event. A poster outside the New Era Carnaby store in London advertised the series, which features an unlikely trio of Mets relief pitchers: […]
Mets’ London excursion is ultimately a business trip
LONDON — Pete Alonso threw a curveball. Minutes into Friday’s press conference, Alonso began bombarding local reporters with questions about the best places to try the city’s most famous dish and whether they could find a traditional Sunday roast in time for Sunday. This was the day after the Mets traveling party and their families […]
MLB GMs have eyes on Mets if they become MLB deadline sellers
GMs are said to be particularly interested in what the Mets might do because they potentially have more tradeable players than any other team. Pete Alonso, Luis Severino, Sean Manaea, J.D. Martinez, Harrison Bader, Jake Diekman, Adam Ottavino, Reid Garrett and Sean Reid-Foley should have value, as well as Starling Marte and Jose Quintana if […]
Mets’ recent offensive resurgence provides some hope
WASHINGTON — Contrary to speculation last week that Buckingham Palace had called the Mets and told them they weren’t welcome in London, it turns out that what appears to be a major league team was planning to leave one nation’s capital for another on Wednesday night. The Mets have obvious flaws, but their lineup’s recent […]
Starling Marte ‘felt something’ in knee before Mets scratch
Starling Marte was out with a knee injury, but Mendoza said the Mets weren’t particularly concerned. Marte told manager Carlos Mendoza after Tuesday’s win that he “felt something” in his right knee in the bottom of the seventh inning. Mendoza had Marte back in the lineup on Wednesday, playing him in right field, and said […]
Jeff McNeil’s break also ‘mental’ as absence from Mets lineup may continue
WASHINGTON — Jeff McNeil’s sabbatical may last a full week. McNeil, who did not get a chance to pitch against the Nationals’ three left-handed pitchers, has not played since Sunday. The Mets left the nation’s capital in a sweep and flew to London, where they’ll have Thursday and Friday off before starting a two-game series […]
Mets sweep away Nationals before London trip to face Phillies
WASHINGTON — Crossing five time zones and the Atlantic Ocean, the Mets were nervous about their overnight flight to London Wednesday through Thursday. Manager Carlos Mendoza knew his team would arrive across the ocean during the day and wanted them to get some sleep on the road. The Mets played as if they could easily […]
Meet the two legendary Mets’ beer-slinging vendors who have been around almost as long as the team
These two guys did a fantastic job. The two beer boys at Citi Field say there’s no secret to why they’ve become legendary after nearly 100 years at the Mets’ stadium. Like Dwight Gooden’s Uncle Charlie, it’s all about how you sell it. “When you do 10,000 events, you don’t have to practice,” said Raymond […]
Emerging Dedniel Nunez thrives again in Mets’ win over Nationals
WASHINGTON — Dedniel Nunez is becoming more reliable in the Mets bullpen by the day. The fireball right-hander was given the key position Tuesday to end the seventh inning with the tying run on the board after David Peterson was removed. Nunez struck out Lane Thomas to end the threat, then pitched another perfect eighth […]