On Friday night, the New York Mets rallied from a 7-1 deficit in the 4th inning to defeat the scuffling Miami Marlins, 8-7, in the opening game of a three-game weekend series at Citi Field. The Mets (13-15, 2nd NL East) sent 11 batters to the plate and scored five times in the bottom of the 7th, propelled by IF T.J. Rivera’s game-tying double off Miami’s RHP Brad Ziegler (1-2). Four batters later, Miami reliever Kyle Barraclough walked New York IF Wilmer Flores with the bas

The New York Mets moved into their last week of Grapefruit League play on Friday, losing 2-0 to the Houston Astros at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie, FL. Mets’ ace RHP Noah Syndergaard threw six innings against the Astros in the loss. Thor allowed one run on four hits, struck out five, and did not walk a batter. As was the case last year, Syndergaard’s Achilles Heel was his inability to control the running game. He permitted four stolen bases over the six innings, all

The New York Mets continued their Grapefruit League season on Friday, hammering the St. Louis Cardinals 16-2 at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie, FL. IF Wilmer Flores led the Mets’ attack with a second-inning grand slam against Cardinals’ starter Adam Wainwright; Flores had 6 RBIs on the day. The Mets scored ten runs against Wainwright, and forced him from the game in the second inning, after the veteran right-hander permitted seven hits and four hits. Every Mets startin

The New York Mets played with split squads on Friday in the Grapefruit League -- with two of their young starters on the mound, making important starts, in different parts of Florida. At Port St. Lucie, RHP Matt Harvey threw three solid innings against the Houston Astros. Harvey, coming back off thoracic outlet syndrome surgery, pitched well overall, allowing only one run on two hits, including a home run to Houston SS Reid Brignac. Meanwhile, further north against the Brav

The MLB Spring Training schedule is underway in both the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues. In their 2017 Grapefruit League debut, the New York Mets defeated the Boston Red Sox, 3-2, on Friday at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, FL. The Mets were powered by OF Michael Conforto and prospect SS/INF Gavin Cecchini, who each hit solo home runs off Red Sox pitching. The Mets' first three pitchers -- SP/RHP Seth Lugo, RHP Marcos Molina, and RHP Rafael Montero -- held the Red Sox scoreless

Spring Training for the 2017 MLB season is underway. Amen. Pitchers and catchers have reported to camp across MLB over the last week. Full squads will report over the next several days, and next Friday (24 Feb), the Grapefruit (FL) and Cactus (AZ) league schedules will commence. Coming off a season that saw them claim the National Wild Card with an 87-75 mark (2nd in the NL East), the New York Mets are one of baseball’s most interesting teams heading into spring training. T

INSIDE SCOOP ON YANKEES PHENOM GARY SANCHEZ Gary Sanchez answered questions prior to the Thurman Munson Awards Dinner last week and I was able to attend the press conference and collect these notes for our readers. He started by saying that his 2017 goals are to stay healthy and to help the pitching staff. He emphasized that helping the pitching staff is really something that he wants to do this year. When asked about Spring Training, he acknowledged that he has always been a