Mets’ new dance team hopes to ‘bring Queens to life’
PORT STREET LUCIE — After a season that was decidedly less fun on the field, the Mets are trying to make games at Citi Field more fun for fans. The Queen’s Crew is a 19-member co-ed dance hype team (approximately 10 perform on game day) that entertains before games and during game breaks. The Mets […]
Starling Marte clubs 109.3 mph single for Mets
Notable items from Sunday’s Mets’ Grapefruit League game: launch party Starling Marte hit a 169.3 mph ball that hit the left field wall and was held to a single. Mets right fielder Starling Marte, 6, hits a single into the left field seats in the first inning against the Houston Astros at Clover Park. Jim […]
Mets veterans have set a standard in learning the ‘skill’ of durability
PORT STREET LUCIE — In parts of three seasons with the Mets, Jay Bruce never produced a lasting highlight moment. Nothing in SNY’s infinite loop. But his influence has lasted on the franchise, and not just because he was a financial match for Robinson Cano in the trade with Seattle that brought Edwin Diaz to […]
Mets’ Brett Baty belts first homer of the spring
Notable items from Friday’s Mets’ Grapefruit League game: Going Beatty Brett Batty, who is competing with Mark Vientos to be the Mets’ third baseman, hit his first home run of the spring in his fifth game, hitting a slider from Rodery Munoz 383 feet to right. “It felt really good,” Batty said. “When you put […]
Mets prospects Christian Scott and Mike Vasil flash good stuff
JUPITER, Fla. — Saturday may not have been an ideal day for the current Mets, as the world learned of seemingly minor injuries to Jeff McNeil and Joey Wendle. However, the outlook for the future was a little brighter. Top prospects Christian Scott and Mike Bashir performed well in the Grapefruit League opener, recording back-to-back […]
Mets’ find themselves in hard-to-predict National League jumble
JUPITER, Fla. — I’m not really into predictions for a variety of reasons. One is that even if you’re right, it’s often not for the reason you expected. For example, if you picked the Rangers as the favorite to win the World Series this time last year, you might have expected Jordan Montgomery to be […]
Edwin Diaz’s return increases likelihood of a Mets postseason
PORT STREET LUCIE — There’s no special reason why the Mets went from 100 wins in 2022 to 75 wins last season. But if you’re looking for a starting point where everything didn’t end well, it was 50 weeks ago, when Edwin Diaz tore his patella tendon while celebrating Team Puerto Rico’s victory in the […]
Mark Vientos homers as Mets’ third-base battle takes another tur
Notable items from Friday’s Mets’ Grapefruit League game: Hit the mark Mark Vientos hit a home run into the right field seats in the second inning of the Mets’ 3-2 loss to the Cardinals in Jupiter, Florida. The outburst was Vientos’ first outburst this spring, putting him ahead of third base competition Brett Batty in […]
Prospect Blade Tidwell has chaotic spring debut for Mets
JUPITER, Fla. — Blade Tidwell’s first competitive MLB game was an eventful one, and that was before he forgot to cover first base. The Mets’ pitching prospect has already pitched wildly with strikes three in his third start Friday, allowing a bunt single and a bloop into the left field seats. Dylan Carlson hit an […]
Brandon Nimmo heads Mets team bonding role in footsteps of veterans
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — After the veteran players left the Mets last season, Brandon Nimmo took inventory in the clubhouse and began formulating ideas for spring training. Max Scherzer, the ringleader of the room the previous two springs, won’t be there. Other veterans who could take over the role were also traded. Nemo realized […]