Agreed.
He's a far better starter....and I hope he gets a his spot in the rotation back somehow. We gotta have a lefty starter.
Gonna be tough now w/ Jake coming back...
Mets walk it off in the 9th...winning 3-2 to sweep the 2 game set. Also...Philly beat Atlanta. Mets increase their NL east division lead to 3 games over the Braves.
NEW YORK -- Max Scherzer did not deviate from the scouting report. He had no reason to. Earlier Wednesday, when Scherzer had faced Yankees slugger Aaron Judge -- the best hitter going, if not the best hitter alive -- with two men on base and two outs at Citi Field,
The Mets looked to sweep the two-game series from the Yankees on Wednesday night at Citi Field with Max Scherzer on the mound. Max made the start for the Mets on his 38th birthday against Domingo German. Scherzer threw seven shutout innings, and Starling Marte hit a walk-off single in the bottom...
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Trainer's Room....
Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (right scapula stress reaction) threw 67 pitches over four innings for Triple-A Syracuse in what's expected to be his last minor league rehab outing before rejoining New York's rotation next week. "The plan right now if everything progresses well is to pitch for us next time," Showalter said. The two-time Cy Young Award winner hasn't appeared in a major league game since July 7, 2021.
RHP Trevor May (right triceps inflammation) worked one inning for Syracuse in the same game.
C James McCann (left oblique strain) is headed to Double-A Binghamton on a rehab assignment.
Up Next....
The Mets are off Thursday and will face the Marlins and RHP Sandy Alcantara (9-4, 1.81 ERA) on Friday night.
New York RHP Chris Bassitt (7-7, 3.72 ERA) will start in the series opener in Miami.
Tim Britton and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic report that Mets' reliever Drew Smith is being placed on the 15-day injured list with a strained lat muscle. The right-hander hasn't pitched since Sunday when he allowed one run in his inning of work against the Padres. After getting off to a great...
Jacob deGrom is with the team in Miami. He could start for the Mets on Tuesday against the Nationals.
Recently acquired outfielder Tyler Naquin is also at the park and he will be available off the bench tonight.
The Mets made a series of roster moves before the game: Naquin, LHP Sam Clay, and RHP Stephen Nogosek added to roster with OF Travis Jankowski designated for assignment and David Peterson optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.
MIAMI -- There is a boringness to Brandon Nimmo at this point in his career. A sameness. When healthy, Nimmo has been as consistent a hitter as there is in baseball. He bats leadoff every day. He reaches base often. He hits for some power. He goes to bed nightly,
It was Friday night baseball in Miami as the Mets (62-37) took on the Marlins (47-53). The Mets had a Marte Partay to start the night, as Starling Marte came up huge for the offense in the early innings. Brandon Nimmo put the finishing touches on the night, blasting a go-ahead two-run homer in the
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The Pen....
Adam Ottavino (5-2) pitched a scoreless seventh and Trevor Williams followed with a perfect eighth. Edwin Díaz converted his 23rd save, striking out three batters in the ninth on 10 pitches — all strikes.
Díaz nearly had an immaculate inning, but Joey Wendle fouled off an 0-2 pitch before striking out to end it.
Up Next....
Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco (10-4, 4.07 ERA) starts the second game of the series Saturday.
Miami had not announced a starter.
MIAMI -- Jacob deGrom is days away from his return to the Majors. The two-time Cy Young Award winner will come off the injured list and make his season debut Tuesday in Washington, manager Buck Showalter confirmed on Sunday. It will mark deGrom's first Major League start since July 7,