Mets’ Jorge Lopez fires perfect inning in spring training outing
Notable items during the Mets’ spring training practice Tuesday in Tampa: high score Jorge Lopez pitched a perfect inning during Tuesday’s live batting practice and looked the sharpest of the four pitchers in attendance, pitching coach Jeremy Hefner said. Lopez, a reliever, joined the Mets this offseason on a one-year contract worth $2 million. Mets […]
Mets owner Steve Cohen engages with fan yelling at him to lock up Pete Alonso: ‘Gotta sign him!’
That’s not to say Steve Cohen isn’t willing to listen to his fans. The Mets’ owner wasn’t afraid to make himself heard when a fan yelled into his head honcho at the team’s Port St. Lucie spring training facility. “I have to sign [Pete] Alonso! ” a fan exclaimed in a video posted by SNY […]
What new Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said in first address to team
PORT STREET SEA — Carlos Mendoza spent the past few months compiling pages of notes on what he wanted to say in his first address to the Mets’ entire team, but when Monday’s showtime came around, he had no cheat sheet. said it was not necessary. The new coach clearly expressed his goals for this […]
Mets’ Brandon Nimmo fine with shift to left field
PORT STREET LUCIE — Brandon Nimmo is proud of his job as a center fielder, but he knew the Mets had a chance to get even stronger at the position over the winter. So when President of Baseball Operations David Stearns contacted him in November about a possible move to left field, Nimmo said he […]
Mets bring back ex-Yankee Luke Voit to add another DH option
The Mets are bringing back a familiar face and another cost-effective DH option to further strengthen their lineup. Luke Voit, who appeared in 37 games for the Mets’ Triple-A affiliate last year, has agreed to return to the club on a minor league contract, the Post’s Mike Puma reports. The 33-year-old played parts of four […]
Mets’ Starling Marte feels healthy enough to play right field every day
PORT STREET SEA — After playing in winter ball last month, Starling Marte is confident in his health and ability to play everyday right field for the Mets. Marte, 35, missed most of the final two months of last season with a strained muscle in his right groin, making him a question mark heading into […]
Mets now counting on Francisco Alvarez with higher expectations
PORT STREET SEA — Francisco Alvarez stood in front of his locker Sunday with an interpreter by his side just in case, but he was determined to understand and answer questions from reporters in English. When asked if he thought about next season in terms of how many home runs he could hit, the Mets […]
David Stearns believes he’s built a ‘playoff-caliber’ Mets team
PORT STREET LUCIE — Mets team president David Stearns is not one to promote hype. He’s sorry for the French, but he’s not a BSer. He chooses his words accurately. In fact, the former Harvard Crimson scribe is said to be an excellent writer by his colleagues. He’s the first baseball executive I’ve ever doubted […]
There are no guarantees in Pete Alonso’s Mets future
PORT STREET LUCIE — It’s been a lot of fun watching Pete Alonso play baseball the last five years. We’ve allowed him to hit more home runs than anyone since entering MLB, visibly improve his defense, play solid ball consistently, and log 157 games a year. I enjoy watching him bring his very unusual lunch […]
Mets’ Luisangel Acuna keeping focused on MLB goal
PORT STREET CEA — While in New York last month to watch his brother win the National League MVP Award at the Baseball Writers Dinner, Luis Angel Acuña ventured to Citi Field. . “That’s what I’ve wanted to do ever since I got traded here,” Acuña said through an interpreter Saturday before practice at Clover […]