Category: New York Mets

Jason Vargas was not originally scheduled to get the start on Wednesday night against the Braves at SunTrust Park. But in the finale of the four-game series, a 4-1 Mets win, Vargas recorded a start that Thor himself would have envied. Ace Noah Syndergaard was supposed to take on Julio Teheran and the Braves but was placed on the disabled... more

About two hours prior to game time on Thursday night, a line of relievers filed out of a back room in the Mets’ clubhouse, where they had conducted their routine pre-series meeting. They may as well have brought nametags with them. Four of those pitchers were not on the roster just two days earlier. Two had never before set foot... more

At this point, the Mets are fortunate that Brandon Nimmo ranks among the Majors’ top hitters in many offensive categories, considering how fully the rest of their outfield is in disarray. Yoenis Cespedes’ absence has lasted for the better part of a month. Juan Lagares is done for the season. Michael Conforto only recently began hitting with much authority, and... more

Mets ace Jacob deGrom equaled a career high with 13 strikeouts and posted his eighth straight start in which he allowed one run or fewer against the Cubs on Saturday night at Citi Field. deGrom fired seven innings of one-run ball vs. Chicago. After whiffing Kris Bryant to finish the seventh inning on his season-high 116th pitch, he was lifted... more

The Mets got an excellent pitching performance from lefty Steven Matz on Sunday, but couldn’t back it up with any semblance of offense as a pair of mental mistakes cost New York in a 2-0 loss to the Cubs at Citi Field. Two days after manager Mickey Callaway said he called a team meeting because “we’re not playing the game... more

Despite graduating a strong rookie class to the Majors that has included Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, Luis Severino and Gleyber Torres in recent years, the Yankees continue to boast one of the best — and arguably the deepest — farm systems in baseball. They hope to add to that collection in the near future, with vice president of domestic amateur... more

The Mets hoped the return of Todd Frazier would help their struggling lineup, or that a visit from the last-place Orioles would help spark a turnaround Tuesday night. But they managed just three hits and lost again, 2-1, to the Orioles at Citi Field. The Mets have dropped five straight and 10 of their last 12, and have scored just... more

As his Mets teammates descended into their clubhouse following a 1-0 loss to the Orioles on Wednesday afternoon — their sixth straight defeat and their eighth in a row at Citi Field — Asdrubal Cabrera remained seated alone on the dugout bench. He finished 1-for-4 in the game and 1-for-8 in the two-game series sweep, which qualified him as one... more

When their bus pulled back into Citi Field late Sunday following a road trip starved for offense, the Mets ranked dead last in baseball in runs over the past calendar month, and bottom five in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging. So desperate were the Mets for offense that they were willing to gamble with their most expensive player’s health,... more

In a sense, Jacob deGrom said recently, the most frustrating part of May was that he had pitched so well. Before the Mets removed deGrom from a May 2 start due to a hyperextended right elbow, he felt untouchable. When they skipped deGrom’s next start out of caution, he believed he was healthy enough to pitch. When the Mets again... more

The Mets finally have a winning streak. The Force is with them. Wilmer Flores lofted a sacrifice fly to left field with none out in the ninth to give the Mets a 5-4 walk-off victory Saturday before 39,515 on Star Wars Night at Citi Field. It is the first time the club has won consecutive games since an April 13... more

In the National League, Asdrubal Cabrera says, “there’s never a day off.” Even when Cabrera arrived at Citi Field on Sunday and saw his name not listed on the lineup card for just the third time in 42 games, Cabrera knew there was a good chance he would play. By the middle innings, with the Mets locked in a tie... more

Of all the statistics capable of explaining the Mets’ inconsistencies this season, perhaps none are more telling than this: Entering Monday’s play, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard were 8-1 with a 2.37 ERA. All other Mets starters were 3-11 with a 6.37 mark. Reluctant to criticize, even manager Mickey Callaway has admitted that the Mets won’t improve if others don’t... more

The Mets’ acquisition of Jose Bautista on Tuesday, and their promise of playing time to him, was an open acknowledgement of a withering lineup. Since the start of May, only one big league club has scored fewer runs per game than the Mets. Since Opening Day, no team has posted a lower OPS against left-handed pitching. Perhaps Bautista, even at... more

By the time Jacob deGrom finished carving up the Marlins on Wednesday, he stood alone as the National League’s ERA leader, seven more shutout innings slicing his mark to 1.54. The Mets are a .500 team when he pitches. That is the reality of deGrom’s season, a case study in excellence unfulfilled. Despite the best efforts of one of the... more

Up and over Brandon Nimmo climbed, ahead of Freddie Freeman, then Mookie Betts, then Mike Trout — a triumvirate of MVP candidates bested. When he walked off the field after the Mets’ 5-0 win over the Brewers on Thursday, Nimmo led them all with a .450 on-base percentage, reaching safely in each of his five plate appearances at Miller Park.... more

AJ Ramos’ final pitch Friday never came close to its target, bouncing in front of home plate, skipping off catcher Devin Mesoraco’s glove and careening to the backstop. By the time the ball rolled to a stop in the nearby grass, it had been forgotten. Eric Sogard was jogging home with the winning run of the Brewers’ 4-3 win over... more

For a team built around pitching, the Mets find themselves, a little more than one-third of the way through this season, with precious few pitchers they can trust. The Mets signed Jason Vargas during the offseason to provide stability for their rotation. Vargas has given them anything but, allowing five runs in three innings of their 17-6 loss to the... more