Category: Professional

Before Friday night’s series opener against the Dodgers at Citi Field, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said that New York could be a seller at the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline unless there was “improvement in our win-loss record almost immediately.” That improvement would have to wait, as the Mets lost to Los Angeles, 5-2, to fall to a season-worst... more

Only after Jerry Blevins arrived at Citi Field on Sunday did Mickey Callaway ask him how he felt about starting on the mound. At first, Blevins, a 12-year veteran with 532 relief appearances and no starts, thought his manager was joking. Once he started to piece together the circumstances, Blevins accepted the assignment with enthusiasm. Far from an ideal situation... more

Speaking before the Mets’ 6-4 loss to the Pirates on Monday, their seventh straight and their 19th in 23 games, manager Mickey Callaway stressed the importance of his demeanor as his team’s once-promising season smolders. Callaway, who rarely raises his voice and almost never offers negative critiques of his players, remarked, “I hate losing more than anybody,” but, “I understand... more

The careers of some Mets, more than others, will always be intertwined with that of Sandy Alderson. Zack Wheeler’s life flipped upside down when Alderson made him the first significant acquisition of his tenure as general manager back in 2011. Yoenis Cespedes represented one of the largest risks that Alderson took. Brandon Nimmo became one of the boldest Draft choices... more

A day into his new position as the Mets’ interim point man and two hours prior to the start of New York’s series finale against the Pirates, assistant general manager John Ricco relayed to reporters what his team’s record states bluntly. The Mets plan to “be active at the Trade Deadline,” Ricco said, strongly hinting that they plan to be... more

Regardless of what happens with Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and other high-profile Mets who may or may not be dealt before the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline, the team’s reorganized front office will spend the final three months of this season looking forward, ever forward, to 2019. Barring a late charge back into contention — and the Mets dampened those... more

Slowly, JT Riddle’s ground ball dribbled down the first-base line, freezing Wilmer Flores where he stood. As Flores stared at the baseball, Riddle ran past him, sprinting into first base with a go-ahead RBI single on Saturday in the Mets’ 5-2 loss to the Marlins. No one had a better vantage point of the play than Jacob deGrom, who had... more