The reasons why Mets’ transition year could go better than expected
JUPITER, Fla. — Admittedly, this is not the seemingly stacked, star-studded Mets team that entered the 2023 season (before the mysterious bombing). But comfort yourself, Mets fans, that might be a good thing. Even in this year of transition, there’s a lot to like here. The Mets were given half a chance to play until […]
Mets send Mark Vientos to minors after J.D. Martinez signing
PORT STREET SEA — Mark Vientos has been stripped of the DH role in recent days and lost his spot on the roster on Sunday. Three days after agreeing to a $12 million, one-year contract with J.D. Martinez, the Mets offered Vientos to Triple-A Syracuse as an option to begin the season. Martinez would spend […]
Mets’ Jose Quintana gets hit hard in last spring start
Notable items from Saturday’s Mets’ Grapefruit League game: No way, Jose Jose Quintana made his final start of the exhibition season, allowing five earned runs on three hits and four walks in three innings in the Mets’ 13-5 loss to the Astros. The left-hander, whose next appearance is scheduled for Thursday’s season opener, finished the […]
Three Mets relievers battling for final two spots in bullpen
PORT STREET LUCIE — The Mets’ bullpen is nearly complete for the start of the season, with final decisions looming. Michael Tonkin, Johan Ramirez and Sean Reid-Foley remain in the bullpen after the team removed three other players from the roster on Saturday. Phil Bickford was designated for assignment, Shintaro Fujinami received his option to […]
’86 Mets over ’98 Yankees in Super Series
Want to start a fight in New York City? Forget politics and religion. Join us for the age-old baseball debate in the Big Apple. Who would theoretically win in the Subway Series between the dominant 1986 Mets and his 1998 powerhouse Yankees? Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry believe the 108-win Amazons will beat the 114-win […]
J.D. Martinez’s Mets mates thrilled to have slugger
PORT STREET LUCIE — The Mets have acquired another explosive bat and have a better chance of becoming a legitimate playoff contender. Mets players participated in a workout at Clover Park on Friday, while others were in Tampa for a Grapefruit League game against the Yankees, but the night before the club had purchased J.D. […]
How onetime Yankees fan Harrison Bader is embracing the Mets
PORT STREET LUCIE — As someone who grew up idolizing Bernie Williams and went to Yankee Stadium games to get his baseball fix, Harrison Bader’s memories of the Mets from his childhood are scant. Although he attended three or four games at Shea Stadium (many of his mother’s family members were Mets fans), Bader spent […]
J.D. Martinez agrees to quirky one-year deal with Mets: report
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Brett Baty wins Mets’ third base job to open season
PORT STREET SEA — In a competition with limited options, Brett Batty not only avoided losing the Mets’ third baseman spot this spring, he didn’t have to win it. In that respect he succeeded. The Mets are scheduled to head north on Monday night with Batty as their Opening Day starter at third base, giving […]
Phil Bickford has another strong outing in bid for Mets’ bullpen spot
Notable items from Wednesday’s Mets’ Grapefruit League game: Bickford’s boom In the Mets vs. Marlins game in Jupiter, Florida, Phil Bickford pitched six scoreless innings with one strikeout, resulting in a 6-3 victory. The right-hander, who is a candidate for a vacant spot in the bullpen, struggled in his first appearance in camp, but has […]