New York Mets
It's been a relatively quiet spring in Port St. Lucie this year, and now it's winding down. The Mets came into spring training amid far less fanfare than in years past, with only a few open spots on the big league roster and no plans for big upgrades. The Mets don't want to sign anyone that could potentially take away at-bats from Brett Baty and Mark Vientos, and they don't want to bring in any pitchers on long-term contracts with some emerging young arms at the higher levels of their minor league system. While the future is looking bright, the Mets are more focused on the present and don't want to interrupt their development.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 11:45 am
Former World Series winner Chase Utley was in Brent Cross last week with Jos Buttler to promote this summer’s MLB London series.
Posted: March 19, 2024, 9:00 am
Buck Showalter is back on MLB Network. The former Mets manager is rejoining the television network he called home during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Showalter will serve as a studio analyst starting next month and working at MLB Network was his last job before taking over as manager of the Mets ahead of the 2022 season. Buck Showalter is rejoining MLB Network after his Mets exit. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post “We loved having Buck with us a couple years ago given his on-field expertise and years of baseball knowledge,” MLB Network Senior Vice President of Production Marc Caiafa said in a statement. “Having gone up against the new faces and stars of our game, and managing under the new on-field
Posted: March 19, 2024, 3:02 am
New York Mets Owner 'Excited' About Their 'Stacked' Farm System It seems like the youngsters have caught the eye of the New York Mets' owner. Author: Brad Wakai Mar 18, 2024 7:00 PM EDT In this story: New York Mets When Steve Cohen took over as owner of the New York Mets in September 2020, he wanted to use his vast financial superiority to immediately build a contending roster. Payroll that year was wonky because of the COVID-shortened season, but they still ranked sixth in the MLB prior to Cohen taking over. Since then, the Mets have ranked third, second, and first after signing marquee free agent after marquee free agent to lucrative deals. But they really only had one good year to show for
Posted: March 18, 2024, 10:16 pm
Veteran Starter Looking For Deal In Mets' Range; Could New York Get Deal Done? New York could use a little more depth in the starting rotation Author: Patrick McAvoy Mar 18, 2024 10:46 AM EDT In this story: New York Mets Chicago White Sox The New York Mets will be without the services of its top starting pitcher when Opening Day rolls around. Mets ace Kodai Senga currently is dealing with an injury and will miss the beginning of the 2024 campaign. Hopefully, he isn't out long-term, but the Mets' starting rotation will be thin at least to begin the campaign. New York made a specific effort to improve the rotation this offseason and did so by investing in pitchers on smaller deals with
Posted: March 18, 2024, 2:46 pm
As he enters his third full season as the Mets' owner, Steve Cohen is evidently still working to reshape the organization following the Wilpon regime - whom he criticized on Sunday. Cohen, who became the team's owner in September 2020, said at the time that it would be 'a disappointment' if they didn't win a World Series within three-to-five years. 'I would hope that we would have had more winning seasons, but it's not easy,' Cohen said, via the New York Post.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 2:28 pm
Here's what happened in Mets Land on Sunday, in case you missed it...
Posted: March 18, 2024, 1:05 pm
The Mets' first offseason under new president of baseball operations David Stearns wasn't a loud one, but next year could look a lot different. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Mets will make more of a splash next offseason.
Posted: March 18, 2024, 11:52 am
PORT ST. LUCIE — Jose Quintana received plenty of opportunities to work with runners on base Sunday. Such was the positive spin that Quintana could put on the fact he wasn't sharp in his Grapefruit League start against the Marlins. Mets starting pitcher Jose Quintana pitches in the first inning against the Miami Marlins at Clover Park. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con “This is a special time to be working on something,” the left-hander said after the Mets' 7-6 victory at Clover Park. “It's really good to get in a couple of situations and get the ground balls and execute your pitches.” Overall, he allowed six runs (four of which were earned) on eight hits and one walk over 4 ¹/₃ innings. Quintana
Posted: March 18, 2024, 5:02 am
Angels Power-Hitting Free Agent Target 'Likes' Idea of Playing For New York Mets Will the Halos pull the trigger on offering this slugger a deal? Author: Jason Fray Publish date: Mar 17, 2024 7:00 PM EDT In this story: Los Angeles Angels Prolific slugger JD Martinez is the best bat still out on the free-agent market. Once the Los Angeles Dodgers inked Shohei Ohtani to a transcendent $700 million-dollar deal, Martinez became expendable. It's not as if the 36-year-old is washed up by any means. On the contrary -- he made the National League All-Star team last year after hitting .271 with 33 HRs and 103 RBIs. You'd think he'd have a robust market. A professional hitter in the truest
Posted: March 17, 2024, 10:30 pm
The Mets' spring training game against the Washington Nationals on Friday took a back seat to another event happening in Florida. SpaceX Falcon 9 was launching from the Kennedy Space Center in Merrit Island, Florida, about 100 miles from the Mets' spring training facility on Sunday. The launch was visible from Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, where the Mets were in the eighth inning of a game against the National and SNY's cameras were able to get a close shot of it. SNY's announcers even had to pause talking about the game because they were so interested in the launch. “Is that a rocket launch?” Steve Gelbs asked on the broadcast. “I got to cut off what I'm saying if I'm looking at a rocket launch.
Posted: March 17, 2024, 10:01 pm
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza is hoping he can have consistency with the lineup a he approaches his first season leading the team.
Posted: March 17, 2024, 8:45 am
The Mets got two scoreless innings from Michael Tonkin as Tyrone Taylor and Yolmer Sanchez combined to drive in five runs in New York’s 6-1 win over the Houston Astros Saturday night.
Posted: March 17, 2024, 1:05 am
A Mets reunion with J.D. Davis is not happening as the third baseman signed a one-year deal with the Oakland Athletics, per multiple reports.
Posted: March 16, 2024, 12:12 am
Mets IB/OF prospect Ryan Clifford spoke about his growing confidence at the plate and the importance of staying versatile on the field this season.
Posted: March 15, 2024, 11:23 pm
The start of the 2024 MLB season is around the corner! Here's a look at the schedule for the last week or so of Florida spring training games.
Posted: March 15, 2024, 4:02 pm
Jim McAndrew, who lost his major league debut to Bob Gibson in a 1968 spot start for the New York Mets when Nolan Ryan was called away to military duty, then beat Steve Carlton a month later for his first win, has died. McAndrew died Thursday at HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center in Arizona after a brief illness, Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said Friday. A right-hander at the back end of the Mets rotation from 1968-73, McAndrew started one of the most significant games in franchise history: a win over Montreal in September 1969 that put the long downtrodden team into first place for the first time in New York's eight seasons.
Posted: March 15, 2024, 3:09 pm
Dom Hamel will get the start for a Mets side that features eighteen of the top 30 prospects in their system in the MLB Spring Breakout game against the Nationals on Friday.
Posted: March 14, 2024, 10:10 pm
The Mets faced the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon as their spring training slate continued.
Posted: March 14, 2024, 7:20 pm