As a rookie in 2019, Pete Alonso got off to a great start. In his first 20 games, he had a .315/.405/.699 line with 7 HR and 18 RBIs. While the slash line isn’t quite as good this year after 20 games – only a 1.024 OPS – it might be a more impressive start. [...]
Pete Alonso was one of three Mets to homer, pacing a 13-hit attack, as the Mets opened up their four-game series against the Giants with a 9-4 win Thursday night in San Francisco. Following a leadoff HBP to Francisco Lindor in the fourth inning, Alonso followed with a laser-beam HR to left, one that barely [...]
As the Mets youth movement has taken hold with Francisco Alvarez and Brett Baty in the Major Leagues, utility prospect Mark Vientos keeps working away in Triple-A Syracuse. After smacking 24 home runs and hitting .280/.358/.519 in 101 games with the S-Mets in 2022, the 23-year-old is batting .364/.446/.764 with six long balls in his [...]
Life is apparently throwing everything it can against the Mets here in April and the club just keeps responding in a terrific manner. Today, the Mets overcame an ejection of Max Scherzer and the departure of Starling Marte to defeat the Dodgers, 5-3, and capture the series win Wednesday afternoon in L.A. Scherzer had a [...]
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One night after scoring eight runs, the Mets were handcuffed by a vintage Clayton Kershaw outing and they fell to the Dodgers, 5-0, Tuesday night in L.A. Brandon Nimmo reached third base on an error to lead off the game. Kershaw proceeded to strike out the side to strand Nimmo at third. The Mets did [...]
Editor's Note - This was written before Monday night's game
The Mets used 14 hits to come from behind three separate times and defeat the Dodgers, 8-6, Monday night in L.A. It was the fifth straight win for the Mets, who are now 11-6 on the season. It was a night of unexpected offensive performances for the Mets. Daniel Vogelbach drives in three runs, two [...]