Category: New York Mets

The Mets clinched both their second consecutive postseason and the right to host the NL Wild Card Game this Wednesday at Citi Field. The Cardinals kept the heat on the Giants for the second Wild Card spot, rallying from three down to defeat the Pirates on Jedd Gyorko’s tiebreaking home run in the eighth. NY Mets: Read More more

Had the Mets missed the postseason in 2016, injuries would have been the culprit. From David Wright to Neil Walker to three-fifths of the pitching staff, the Mets endured countless maladies over the course of the summer. Even relatively healthy players such as Yoenis Cespedes and Asdrubal Cabrera were not immune. Looking back, here are five moments that changed the... more

Entering Wednesday’s National League Wild Card Game against the Giants at Citi Field (8 p.m. ET on ESPN), Syndergaard can now call himself one of the best starting pitchers in baseball, an easy entry on the short list of the game’s top arms. Syndergaard’s four-seam fastball hits 101 mph. His slider has been clocked above 95 mph. His sinker, curve... more

Conor Gillaspie’s three-run homer off Mets reliever Jeurys Familia in the ninth made a winner of Giants starter Madison Bumgarner, who allowed four hits and struck out six in his third career postseason shutout. Mets starter Noah Syndergaard carried a no-hitter two outs into the sixth before taking a no-decision after seven shutout innings and 10 strikeouts. NY Mets: Read... more