The day has finally come for a New York Mets legend. On Saturday, June 1, Darryl Strawberry received the greatest honor an athlete can get: a number retirement ceremony.
The New York Mets are retiring outfielder Darryl Strawberry’s No. 18 on Saturday, and they had a great gesture for the former outfielder as part of the festivities.
State of the New York Mets March Record: 0-3 April Record: 15-11 May Record: 9-19 Record entering June: 24-33 Games Behind in NL East: 15.5 Games Behind NL Wild Card: 4.5 The New York Mets' performance in May can best be described by Murphy's law: anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.
With a smooth-hitting motion, he belted out 252 homers and drove in 733 runs. With swift legs, he stole 191 bases. He made the All-Star team seven times.
It’s funny how two days can shift a narrative surrounding a team. Since their team meeting on Wednesday, the Mets have won two games in a row against the National League Champion Diamondbacks, winning by one run in both games.
Mark Vientos has had to prove himself over and over again and heading into the month of May, had not been given a true opportunity to seize the moment Well that all changed after he was recalled to the Mets on May 15th and quickly made his presence known.
The New York Mets are in the midst of another disappointing campaign. After entering the season pegged as a sneaky third wild-card contender, the blue and orange are sitting 10 games under .500 (23-33) with a little more than a one-third of the season played.
The Mets began the year with an awkward roster. Because they signed J.D. Martinez late in the year, he wasn’t ready to start the season. Instead of using Mark Vientos as the DH until Martinez was ready to face MLB pitching, the Mets opted to keep two backup middle infielders in Zack Short and Joey Wendle.
The Syracuse Mets’ and Buffalo Bisons’ game was cut short due to a very scary scene. Bisons’ catcher Payton Henry required medical assistance after being hit with a swing follow-through in the bottom of the seventh inning.
The New York Mets knew they had a lot of problems upon gathering for a players-only meeting Wednesday. Less than 72 hours later, they've got something else: momentum.
The New York Mets have struggled during a 2024 campaign that some hoped the team could see the blue and orange competing for a playoff stretch through the end of the season.
The New York Mets have been on a really bad spiral for the past month, but after a team meeting led by Francisco Lindor, they seem to have righted the ship; at least for a few days.
The New York Mets 2024 campaign has not gone according to plan. The blue and orange are 10 games under .500 (23-33) and have dealt with a slew of injuries and underperformance from players who were supposed to be a huge key to their success.
The Mets made a flurry of roster moves on Friday, but one was certainly much more surprising than the rest. According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the Mets have sent right-handed pitcher Christian Scott down to Triple-A Syracuse.
Led by J.D. Martinez (two-game homer streak), the New York Mets (24-33) are favorites versus the Arizona Diamondbacks (25-32) Saturday at 4:10 PM ET. Bookmakers have named the Mets as -134 favorites for the game, which airs on ARID.
Starling Marte had two hits and four RBIs for the New York Mets, who ended their worst May in more than three decades by hanging on to earn a 10-9 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks in the second game of a four-game series Friday night.
The Mets enter play today with a 23-33 record 15.5 games behind the division-leading Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets lost game one of the four-game weekend series with the Arizona Diamondbacks last night.
The New York Mets might have to show strides on the field this summer if they're realistically going to make a run at Juan Soto.
The New York Mets have designated veteran catcher Omar Narvaez for assignment. This move comes after Narvaez's disappointing performance on both offense and defense since signing a two-year deal with the Mets last offseason.
The Mets are shaking up the roster with a broad-reaching set of moves.
The New York Mets designated relief pitcher Jorge Lopez for assignment just one day after he tossed his glove into the Citi Field stands following an ejection.
The New York Mets made the inevitable official on Thursday by designating reliever Jorge López for assignment. The news comes after López experienced a meltdown during and after Wednesday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
After a disastrous Wednesday, the New York Mets received some good news on Thursday. Per reporters, including Andy Martino of SNY, A CT scan on Pete Alonso‘s right hand came back negative, meaning there is no fracture in his finger.
The insider clarified the reasons for the DFA that followed a bizarre on-filed meltdown and controversial postgame interview.
Recently Bleacher Report listed big-name players who could be traded before the deadline. For the New York Mets, Pete Alonso made the list. It has been an awful start to the 2024 season for the New York Mets.
He slots back into the starting five after undergoing a labrum repair in his left hip in November.
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