The New York Mets will retire Dwight “Doc” Gooden’s No. 16 and Darryl Strawberry’s No. 18 in 2024, the team announced Thursday. Here’s what you need to know: Both players were key members of New York’s 1986 World Series-winning team. The right-handed Gooden was the 1984 National League Rookie of the Year and won the 1985 NL…
It might be the national anthem of Queens by the end of the week. You have to believe that Atlanta Braves fans were already peacocking over anyone who supports the New York Mets in their lives when Brandon Nimmo stepped to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday night. After all, the Braves had already…
In one of the New York Mets’ final spring training games, third baseman Brett Baty failed to cleanly handle a chopper. With two outs, the ball ate up Baty and traveled into left field. On the play, the Yankees scored two runs. Until that point Friday, Baty looked fine at third base during spring training. And it was merely one play…
NEW YORK — In the wake of his near no-hit performance against the Chicago Cubs last week, Luis Severino was asked if he was back to the pitcher he used to be. “I think I’m in a different position right now,” Severino said. “Before, when I was a little younger, I was thinking too much about striking everybody out….
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The Braves will head back out on the road Friday for a three-game series against the New York Mets. UPDATE – The Mets shuffled their rotation for this weekend’s series in New York. Jose Quintana will now pitch Friday’s opener and will be followed by Christian Scott on Saturday and Luis Severino on Sunday. After a brief…
New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is most concerned about the present tense right now in the face of his impending free agency, but he told Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic that his future is still a “big question mark” despite his love for the city and franchise. “I’m not particularly thinking about that right now,”…
J.D. Martinez was outside the batter’s box. Is he to blame? The St. Louis Cardinals lost Willson Contreras to a fractured wrist on Tuesday after J.D. Martinez struck his arm with his swing. It was a grimace-worthy moment as the sound of bat hitting bone was clear. Contreras was understandably distraught and had to leave the game….
Keep On Reading….. As rumors swirl around MLB star Trevor Bauer potentially joining the New York Mets, controversy has erupted among fans and pundits alike. While some Mets faithful are eager to see the ace pitcher bolster their roster, others are questioning the team’s decision to pursue him amidst ongoing allegations and controversies surrounding his…
NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor delivered a pair of two-run doubles off the bench, rallying the New York Mets past the Chicago Cubs 7-6 in 11 innings Thursday for a split of their four-game series. Right fielder Starling Marte made two rocket throws in extra innings, cutting down Cubs runners at the plate to…