J.D. Martinez’s strong debut can’t keep Mets from falling to Cardinals
Perhaps the addition of J.D. Martinez will be a game changer for the Mets over the long season. However, nothing could change the first match. Martinez had a successful debut, racking up his first few hits with his new team, but was unable to turn on the Mets’ offense and was largely turned off in […]
Cardinals vs. Mets odds, prediction: MLB picks, best bets
Commercial Content 21+. RotoGrinders provides fantasy sports and gambling coverage to the New York Post, which edits this content. The New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals will meet Friday night at Citi Field to begin a three-game set. Both teams have gotten off to terrible starts this season, but one team in particular seems […]
How J.D. Martinez’s Mets arrival affects red-hot Tyrone Taylor
Tyrone Taylor joined the Mets as the team’s fourth outfielder and has started multiple games in all three outfield spots so far this season. More than that, he’s one of the most productive hitters on the team. Despite only 54 at-bats, Taylor’s 13 RBIs were second on the team behind Brandon Nimmo’s 15 RBIs. Tyrone […]
Yankees pick up Michael Tonkin days after he was cut by Mets
Michael Tonkin’s tumultuous journey toward the start of the 2024 season has reached the Yankees. They became the right-handed relief pitcher’s latest transfer target after he was claimed off waivers by the Mets on Thursday and Tonkin started the year with the Mets, then was released to the Twins when designated, and then Minnesota also […]
J.D. Martinez expected to make Mets debut on Friday
SAN FRANCISCO — The next time the Mets’ lineup cards are submitted, J.D. Martinez’s name is expected to be included. The veteran DH played his final game against Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday, going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. He will join the Mets on Friday against the Cardinals to open a new homestand, […]
Mets’ Sean Manaea wanted a little bit more out of start versus Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Sean Manaea perfectly described his pitching performance against the Giants. “It might have been one of the best or worst games of my life,” the Mets left-handed pitcher said Wednesday after his team’s 8-2 win at Oracle Park. Manaea was scoreless, but after pitching 101 innings, he was ejected for 4 squared/₃ […]
Mets use WW2 vet Seymour Weiner to promote $1 hot dog night
The Mets are enjoying a $1 hot dog night promotion. Earlier this season, the team honored World War II veteran Seymour Weiner as the Veteran of the Game, and his name caught the attention of Mets fans on social media. It seems like the Mets got the joke, too. The team posted a post on […]
Mets dominated by Giants’ Logan Webb as losing streak hits three
SAN FRANCISCO — Luis Severino pitched six innings Tuesday night, staying strong in five of those innings and giving momentum to the Mets’ rotation. That anomaly cost him and became an even bigger problem as this suddenly sluggish Mets batting lineup went further underground against last year’s runner-up team in National League Cy Young Award […]
Mets’ Francisco Alvarez likely out eight weeks after surgery
SAN FRANCISCO — The rough countdown to Francisco Alvarez’s return to the Mets began on Tuesday when the catcher underwent surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb. Alvarez is expected to require eight weeks of rehabilitation, with the earliest possible return to action being late June, the team said. The […]
DJ Stewart’s Mets role will be in flux again once J.D. Martinez arrives
SAN FRANCISCO — When the Mets closed camp last month, DJ Stewart was left at a loss, unsure if he would earn a roster spot. The left-handed slugger played impressively for the club over the final two months of last season, but the team’s personnel were still not sold, especially after Stewart struggled in the […]