How Mets are approaching their rotational woes as injuries mount
I don't know if that's a confidence thing, but like Coolhead baseball president David Stearns, excellent pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and the proud pitching lab, the Mets put together a rotation that is better and more likely to exist last year despite disastrous predictions. Again, they act with confidence, speak positively, and see what we […]
Mets’ Paul Blackburn aces first spring start since scary injury in ‘huge day’
Port St. Lucy – Paul Blackburn's return was easy after a complicated and horrifying injury. He lost to the Mets' 4-1 Grapefruitreeg Marlins on Wednesday, pitching a clean 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout and two groundouts. His first outing marked after suffering from a cerebrospinal fluid leak late last season and undergoing surgery. There, in […]
Mets’ A.J. Minter slightly ahead of schedule in slow return from hip surgery
Port St. Lucy – AJ Minter has taken a conservative approach with his accumulation this spring, but has not lost faith in the possibility of creating a first-day roster. Arriving on a two-year contract worth $22 million, the left-handed reliever continues to throw bullpen sessions at camp, but remains behind most other pitchers as someone […]
Inside the Juan Soto routine that is giving Mets ‘goosebumps’
Port St. Lucy – This is how Swiftie sounds about their favorite pop singers. Art lovers may feel the first time they see the Mona Lisa at the Louvre. The moment when all the Wright brothers' theories were rewarded with flight. Eric Chavez discusses Juan Soto's blow – from the tee. He explained to me […]
Mets’ infield options with Nick Madrigal out ‘a long time’ after injury
Port St. Lucy – Nick Madrigal will not be an option for the Mets anytime soon. The infielder was diagnosed with a fracture of his left shoulder after leaving Sunday's exhibit game in West Palm Beach, Florida, coach Carlos Mendoza. Madrigal was scheduled to undergo a CT scan on Monday to determine his next step. […]
Mets owner Steve Cohen ‘negative’ on US economy — cites tariffs, DOGE
Billionaire hedge fund manager and New York Mets owner Steve Cohen has been erratic in the US economy, growing in the second half of the year due to tariff concerns, stricter immigration policies and reduced government spending led by Elon Musk. warned that it was set to be slow. The founders of Point72 Asset Management […]
Mets’ Clay Holmes has never been given starting chance quite like this
Port St. Lucy was the four major startes Clay Holmes made – the first four and the final four. It was 2018. He was a newcomer: 1. Joe Musgrove, Gerrit Cole's important return in offseason trade from Pittsburgh to Houston, developed Right Finger Infection. So Holmes had to fly to Los Angeles to launch independence […]
Sean Manaea sought advice from idol Johan Santana at Mets camp
Port St. Lucy – Johann Santana enjoys coaching her son at Javee baseball at a prep school in Florida, but she also looks forward to the day she may offer coaching at a professional level. The former Mets ace has acquired that satisfying taste at Clover Park this weekend, where he serves as the team's […]
Young fan heard heckling Mets pitcher Danny Young on live SNY mic
Young Mets fans got baseball fans in tears over the weekend after crowd Mike caught the supporters and gave honest opinions on one of rescuer Danny Young's pitches. The Mets faced the Astros in their spring training opening game at Clover Park in Port St. Lucy, Florida on Saturday afternoon, with Young on the mound […]
Luisangel Acuna out to prove his Mets success wasn’t fluke
Port St. Lucanel Ackna had so much fun playing winter ball in his home country of Venezuela, he texted the Mets manager to make a pre-agreed month stint. I asked if it was okay to expand beyond. The request was rejected by Carlos Mendoza, but the 22-year-old infielder's enthusiasm was praiseworthy. “I wanted to learn […]