Major League Baseball’s first week of its version of “stop and frisk,” wherein umpires check pitchers for illegal foreign substances, has been unsurprisingly eventful. The Mets’ Jacob deGrom, who recently became the victim of unfounded conjecture regarding sticky substances, was the first to experience the inspection during the first game of the Mets’ doubleheader on [...]
The Mets rallied to tie both games of the doubleheader in the seventh inning. Both games were identical 2-1 scores, with the Mets winning the opener on an RBI single by Dominic Smith. The nightcap was a tough one, as twice they had a chance to put out the ghost runner on second but both [...]