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[New York Mets]

Mets and Brandon Nimmo enjoy grand finale in DC

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The Mets offense exploded behind two home runs by Brandon Nimmo.

The Nationals got “Nimmoized” according to Gary Cohen in the Mets 19-5 drubbing of Washington. One day after suffering a crushing walk-off loss, the Mets’ offense got their revenge and then some against the Nationals.

It was a close 3-0 ballgame until the team exploded for sixteen runs over the course of the sixth through ninth innings. Brandon Nimmo had an historic day at the plate with two home runs including a grand slam. His nine RBIs on the day tied a club record with Carlos Delgado for most RBIs in a single game.

Nimmo’s day overshadowed the rest of the offense that was almost as productive. They had 21 hits scattered throughout the lineup with other notable performances by Jeff McNeil and Mark Vientos. McNeil went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run, and three RBIs and Vientos went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a home run off of former-Met Amed Rosario.

Before the offensive deluge, the Mets faced old friend Trevor Williams on the mound and put up two quick runs in the second inning. Francisco Alvarez opened the scoring with a RBI double and then a sacrifice fly by McNeil brought the second run home. Williams did not give up much else until the fifth when McNeil launched a solo home run off of him.

Griffin Canning started opposite Williams and got into trouble nearly every inning of his start. His first and only inning without any baserunners was the fifth, which ended up being the last inning of his outing. While he was not at his best he pitched out of it and did not allow any Washington baserunners to score. His final line for the day was 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, and 5 K. He lowered his season ERA to 2.61.

Max Kranick entered after Canning and did not allow any runs in his one inning of work but José Ureña was not as lucky. Tasked with finishing the game, he gave up five runs in the eighth but managed to stumble to the finish line and shut the door in the ninth to pick up the three-inning save.

It was a nice bounce back win for the Mets who became the first team in the majors to win twenty games this season.

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Big Mets winner: Griffin Canning, +26.8% WPA
Big Mets loser: Francisco Lindor, -4.6% WPA
Mets pitchers: +28.3% WPA
Mets hitters: +21.7% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Francisco Alvarez double in second
Teh sux0rest play: James Wood walk in third

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/4...joy-grand-finale-in-dc-canning-mcneil-alvarez

 

[New York Mets]

The Mets return home for a mini-home stand with the Diamondbacks

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The Mets have three games at Citi before another trip west.

After a split series in our nation’s capital, the New York Mets (20-9) return to Queens for a brief three-game home stand with the Arizona Diamondbacks (15-13). After the Mets won seven games straight, the four game series against the Washington Nationals was one of whiplash, with the Mets suffering two walk-off losses to the Nats and winning two others handily, though only one will look such in the box score.

In Friday’s series opener in DC, the Mets battled back from an early deficit to take the lead in the eighth inning, only to see Ryne Stanek and A.J. Minter cough up the lead in the ninth. It must be said, however, that the Mets got a truly bad call on a “triple play” that clearly bounced, but was not a reviewable play, which, like literally any play made earlier in a game, could’ve seriously changed the outcome had it gone the other way. While the ball, hit by Jesse Winker, would likely have led to one, maybe two outs, it felt like a tonal shift in the game that it took the Mets a few innings to recover from.

In Game 2, the returning Francisco Alvarez hit an opposite field two-run dinger in the second to put the Mets up 2-0 after two rain delays. Due to an excellent Clay Holmes start and some much better bullpen-ing that the day before, that was all the Mets needed in a game that never really felt threatened.

Sunday was a different story, with the Mets jumping out to a 5-0 lead after batting around in the first, and eventually leading 7-1 going into the seventh inning when Tylor Megill - who had been pitching a gem until that point - and José Buttó both faltered and led to five runs in the bottom half of the inning. This was not helped by Stanek having his second bad appearance of the series, allowing a double, two singles, a walk, and an unfortunate throwing error by Pete Alonso to allow the Nats to claw back in a game they had no right winning.

The Mets finally had the laugher they were hoping for on Sunday one day later, when they battered the Nats to a 19-5 win, while etching Brandon Nimmo’s name in the history books alongside Carlos Delgado as the owner of the most RBIs in any Mets game with nine.

Even with those two losses, the Mets are the first team in MLB to reach twenty wins this season (and the only team still with single digit losses) and are four and a half up on the Phillies in the division race. The vibes are still good, and with Alvarez and Jeff McNeil back on the field, the offense looks like it may be inching towards some more consistency. Juan Soto is starting to hit a little more, collecting seven hits in his last five days, though only two of those have gone for extra bases.

The only real blemish from this series is the loss of Minter to a lat injury that saw him hit the injured list for an undetermined period of time. The Mets called up José Ureña to take his place and, despite getting the elusive three-inning save, gave up five earned runs, including two home-runs, in his Mets debut.

Because the Mets are in the midst of another 13 game stretch without an off-day, they need a spot starter for at least one game over the next week plus. The 68 pitches Ureña threw probably precludes him from making the spot start the Mets need on Wednesday, which means another roster shake-up is likely to happen after Tuesday night’s game.

The Diamondbacks play in one of the most competitive divisions in baseball, where their 15-13 record puts them in fourth place, ahead of just the lowly Rockies. The D-Backs have a positive run differential, and have been holding their own in a division with three teams off to incredibly hot starts.

However, after a hot streak that culminated in taking of seven of nine against the Orioles, Brewers, and Marlins, they’ve lost six of their last nine, dropping series to the Cubs, Rays, and Braves. Their pitching staff currently has a 4.38 ERA, 24th in baseball, and nearly two whole runs worse than the Mets’.

On the offensive side, Eugenio Suárez is currently leading the National League with ten home runs, while Corbin Carroll is leading the league in hits with 37, slugging percentage with .667, and total bases with 80. The Snakes are currently third in baseball in OPS, fourth in home runs, fourth in doubles, and third in triples.

With the Mets’ pitching staff being consistently good and the Diamondbacks hitting the cover off the ball, it should be an interesting series.

Tuesday, April 29: David Peterson vs. Eduardo Rodriguez, 7:10pm on SNY​

Peterson (2024): 27.1 IP, 28 K, 9 BB, 2 HR, 3.29 ERA, 3.06 FIP, 84 ERA-

Peterson, like the rest of his Mets’ starting pitching brethren, is off to a nice start to the season. In all but one start, he’s given up two or one earned runs and, aside from his first start in Miami, hasn’t surrendered a home run. His strikeouts are up this season, and he’s only allowed one walk in his last three starts. It looks like the adjustments he made in 2024 are real.

Rodriguez (2024): 28.2 IP, 34 K, 7 BB, 3 HR, 4.40 ERA, 2.79 FIP, 106 ERA-

Arizona has lost three of Rodriguez’s last four starts, although he has pitched more or less fine in them. In his last outing, Rodriguez was likely left in too long, giving up two runs in the seventh inning, which allowed the Rays to claw back and, eventually, win the game.

Wednesday, April 30: TBA vs. Corbin Burnes, 7:10pm on SNY​

Burnes (2024): 26.2 IP, 25 K, 12 BB, 4 HR, 4.05 ERA, 4.71 FIP, 98 ERA-

The Diamondbacks’ biggest move of the offseason was the signing of Burnes to a six-year deal, and so far, it has been a bit of a mixed bag. In five starts, Burnes has only had one start where he didn’t give up multiple earned runs, and only has two starts where he struck out more than three. No one is saying that this is all that Burnes is going to be for the Snakes, but thus far, he hasn’t had a very ace-like start to his first season in the desert.

Thursday, May 1: Kodai Senga vs. Zac Gallen, 1:10pm on SNY​

Senga (2024): 28.2 IP, 25 K, 9 BB, 1 HR, 1.26 ERA, 2.82 FIP, 32 ERA-

I don’t think anyone felt confident in what Senga was going to be in 2025. After a fantastic 2023 campaign and a 2024 that was all but erased due to injury, there seemed to be equal number of folks expecting Senga to go in either the ace or washed direction. Senga has been consistent thus far this season, albeit pitching a little differently than we saw in 2023. His strikeouts are way down thus far, as are his walks, but he’s getting lots of ground balls and has given up just four earned runs in 28 and two-thirds innings.

Gallen (2024): 32.1 IP, 35 K, 15 BB, 5 HR, 5.57 ERA, 4.39 FIP, 135 ERA-

In 2022 and 2023, Zac Gallen looked like one of the best starters in baseball, getting Cy Young votes in both seasons, racking up career high strikeout numbers, and making his first All-Star team. 2024 wasn’t a bad year for Gallen, but it saw him come back down to Earth a little bit, in part because of a higher walk rate. Thus far in 2025, Gallen has not looked like himself, aside from a fantastic start against the Yankees in which he struck out 13 and gave up just three hits in six and two-thirds innings. His worst start of the year came against the Cubs on April 19th, where he gave up six earned runs and two home runs.

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/4...eterson-rodriguez-burnes-senga-gallen-arizona

 

[New York Mets]

Mets 8, Diamondbacks 3: Mets get it done on both sides of the ball in clean victory

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The Mets put a hurting on Eduardo Rodriguez and played fantastic defense behind David Peterson to open the series with a win.

The Mets secured a commanding victory over the Diamondbacks 8-3 to open this mini-homestand at Citi Field. The Mets put up crooked numbers in back-to-back innings in the second and third to open up an early lead and played impeccable defense behind David Peterson.

The web gems began right away, as Pete Alonso made fantastic diving plays in both the first and second innings to help Peterson bounce back from a 23-pitch first inning for a quick second frame. The bats then got to work in the bottom of the second off Eduardo Rodriguez and most of the damage came with two outs. Luisangel Acuña laced a one-out single and then with two outs, Tyrone Taylor doubled down the left field line to get the Mets on the board. José Azócar followed with an RBI single and then Francisco Lindor went deep off the railing just beyond the left field wall to get the Mets out to an early 4-0 lead.

The Mets didn’t waste any time adding to their lead in the third. Pete Alonso walked to lead off the inning and then Starling Marte homered to extend the lead to 6-0. The Diamondbacks simply let Rodriguez wear it. With one out, Acuña dunked a bloop single for his second hit of the day and with two outs, Taylor drove him in yet again to give the Mets a seven-run lead.

In the top of the fourth, the Mets had possibly their best defensive inning of the season so far. Randal Grichuk hit a sharp grounder to third to lead off the inning that caromed off of Vientos’ glove, but Francisco Lindor made a fantastic play to snag the ricochet and throw Grichuk out at first base. Then Lordes Gurriel Jr. hit a fly ball to deep left center on which Tyrone Taylor fully laid out for the Superman catch. Finally, Eugenio Suárez hit another sharp grounder on which Lindor made another fantastic grab. To put the cherry on top, Pete Alonso hit a solo homer—the biggest blast yet on the night—to give the Mets an 8-0 lead in the fourth.

The Diamondbacks broke up the shutout in the fifth on a pair of singles by Gabriel Moreno and Pavin Smith and a Jorge Barrosa double. Juan Soto tried to make a diving play on Barrosa’s fly ball, but came up short. There was an uneasy moment where it looked like he may have messed up his shoulder on the play and the trainer came out to take a look at Soto, but he remained in the game. David Peterson bounced back to retire the next two batters and stop the bleeding, but unfortunately on a night when the Mets could have used some length, his pitch count had ballooned to the point where his night was done after five innings.

José Buttó came in the game in relief of Peterson and had a bounce back outing, pitching two scoreless, hitless innings with four strikeouts. Ryne Nelson pitched four scoreless innings in long relief for the Diamondbacks to soak up the remainder of the game and save the rest of their bullpen, walking two batters, but not allowing any hits in the outing. Newest Met New Jersey native Kevin Herget was tasked with finishing the game for the Mets. It was a busy eighth inning for Azócar in left, as all the outs were made via fly outs to left. With two outs, Azócar tried to make another play, leaping against the wall, but he was unable to secure the ball and Randal Grichuk was at second base safely with a double. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. then hit a grounder to third, but Pete Alonso was unable to dig out the throw from Mark Vientos, which he is usually so adept at doing. The ball bounced away from Pete instead and Grichuk crossed the plate with the Diamondbacks’ second run. Herget then got Eugenio Suárez to fly out to (you guessed it) left field to end the inning. Due to the error by Alonso, the run against Herget was unearned.

Herget gave up an additional run in the ninth and this one was earned. With one out, Pavin Smith hit a grounder to short on which Lindor made an off-balance, off-line throw to first that allowed Smith to reach safely with an infield hit. Garrett Hampson followed with a clean single and the runners advanced to second and third on a wild pitch. Jorge Barrosa then grounded out to second, which scored Smith. But Herget finally put the inning to bed after that, striking out Geraldo Perdomo to end the game. With the victory, David Peterson earned his second win of the season.

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What’s WPA?

Big Mets winner: Tyrone Taylor, +14.0% WPA
Big Mets loser: Francisco Alvarez, -3.3% WPA
Mets pitchers: +15.0% WPA
Mets hitters: +35.0% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Francisco Lindor’s two-run homer in the second, +13.6% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Geraldo Perdomo’s single to lead off the game, -3.6% WPA

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/4...una-taylor-marte-lindor-alonso-peterson-butto

 

[New York Mets]

Danny Young placed on IL, Brandon Waddell and Chris Devinski recalled

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Brooks Raley transferred to 60-Day IL.

The Mets announced a flurry of roster moves this evening ahead of their game with the Diamondbacks. In the most pressing news, Danny Young was placed on the 15-day Injured List with a left elbow strain. With A.J. Minter also on the Injured List, this leaves the Mets without a lefty in their bullpen. Veteran reliever Chris Devinski has joined the Mets’ bullpen in a corresponding move.

The Mets recalled 30-year old Brandon Waddell from Triple-A Syracuse to be the bulk man of a bullpen game this evening behind opener Huascar Brazobán. Waddell has not appeared in the big leagues since making appearances for the Twins, Orioles, and Cardinals in 2021. Waddell spent part of 2022 and all of 2023 and 2024 playing in Asia, both in the KBO and the CPBL. Waddell has made five starts for Syracuse this season, posting a 1.54 ERA over 23 and a third innings.

In a corresponding move, last night’s bullpen addition, Kevin Herget, was optioned back to Syracuse. The Teaneck, NJ native pitched two innings last night, striking out one and allowing one run on three hits.

Finally, with his contract now finalized, Brooks Raley was transferred to the 60-Day IL, which means that the earliest he would be available to join the big league club would late June. Raley is currently rehabbing from Tommy John Surgery and has begun to throw bullpen sessions.

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/4...list-spot-start-opener-sixth-starter-new-york

 

[New York Mets]

Open Thread: Mets vs. Diamondbacks, 5/1/25

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The Mets look to take the rubber game with the Snakes.

Mets lineup​

1. Francisco Lindor - SS
2. Juan Soto - RF
3. Pete Alonso - 1B
4. Jesse Winker - DH
5. Mark Vientos - 3B
6. Brandon Nimmo - LF
7. Luis Torrens - C
8. Jeff McNeil - 2B
9. Tyrone Taylor - CF

Kodai Senga - RHP

Diamondbacks lineup​

1. Corbin Carroll - RF
2. Geraldo Perdomo - SS
3. Pavin Smith - 1B
4. Josh Naylor - DH
5. Eugenio Suarez - 3B
6. Lourdes Gurriel - LF
7. Alek Thomas - CF
8. Tim Tawa - 2B
9. Jose Herrera - C

Zac Gallen - RHP

Broadcast info​

First pitch: 1:10pm

TV: SNY, MLB Network (out of market only)

Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...backs-lineups-open-thread-5-1-25-senga-gallen

 

[New York Mets]

Diamondbacks 4, Mets 2 - Two Soto dingers weren’t enough

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Aside from Soto, the Mets looked half asleep today.

The Mets dropped their second game in a row, and their first home series of 2025, to the Diamondbacks this afternoon, losing at Citi Field 4-2.

Zac Gallen started for the Diamondbacks and, despite having a poor start to his season, looked more like his old self. His knuckle curve was working today in a way that it hasn’t for most of 2025 thus far, and it led to him keeping the Mets off balance for most of the game.

Kodai Senga was on the hill for the Mets today, and while the results were fine, he labored throughout his appearance, throwing a lot of pitches and not looking comfortable.

The scoring began in the top of the fourth. After Senga walked Josh Naylor, Eugenio Suarez grounded into what was originally called a 5-4-3 double play, but the out at first was overturned upon review. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Alek Thomas had back to back singles, which led to Suarez scoring, and a poor throw by Jeff McNeil put runners on second and third with just one out. Tim Tawa then walked, loading the bases. An infield fly from Jose Herrera and a loud fly ball that was caught against the wall from Corbin Carroll ended the threat with just one run. However, after Senga threw 29 pitches in two consecutive innings, he was out after four frames.

Newly called up left-handed reliever Genesis Cabrera was first out of the bullpen for the Mets. After a one-out walk to Pavin Smith, Naylor hit a long fly ball that Juan Soto didn’t get a good look at and, despite the best efforts of Tyrone Taylor, hit off the very top of the wall for a one-out double. With men on second and third, Carlos Mendoza pulled Cabrera in favor of right-hander Max Kranick. A long fly ball from Suarez brought in the D-backs’ second run, but Kranick was able to get out of the inning with just the one run.

The Mets finally broke through against Gallen in the bottom of the sixth when, with one out, Soto drove a home run to left-center field to bring the Mets within one.

Kranick worked the seventh as well, and was stung by a solo home run from Geraldo Perdomo, putting the Mets down by two yet again. Ryan Thompson and Reed Garrett each pitched clean innings for their respective teams in the bottom of the seventh and top of the eighth.

However, against Kevin Ginkel in the eighth, Soto did it all again - a solo home run in the same spot, bringing the Mets again within a run. A walk to Alonso put the tying run on first. Jesse Winker was the benefit of a misplay on a long fly ball to right, putting runners on second and third with just one out.

However, strikeouts to Mark Vientos and Brandon Nimmo ended the threat and the Mets were still down by one as the game went into the ninth.

Garrett came back out for the ninth, and promptly gave up a lead-off home run to Towa to put the Snakes up again by two. After getting two batters out, Garrett was done, and Ty Adcock made his season debut for the Mets. The mustachioed Adcock allowed a single, a walk, and catcher’s interference on what would’ve been a second walk before Suarez strode to the plate attempting to break the game wide open. After a missed foul tip call, Suarez popped up to end the frame, and give the Mets a chance to battle back in the ninth.

Shelby Miller pitched the ninth for the Snakes, and got two Mets out on jus three pitches. Five pitches later, after a Taylor ground out, and the game was over.

The Mets travel to St. Louis for a three game series starting tomorrow night.

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Mets vs Diamondbacks WPA Chart, 5/1/25

What’s WPA?

Big Mets winner: Juan Soto, +25.1% WPA
Big Mets loser: Mark Vientos, -30.1% WPA
Mets pitchers: -12.5% WPA
Mets hitters: -37.5% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Jessie Winker’s 8th inning double, +24,3% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Alek Thomas’s fourth inning single -17.5% WPA

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...mondbacks-4-mets-2-senga-soto-new-york-gallen

 

[New York Mets]

This Week in Mets Quotes: Mets love playing at Citi, Pete loves New York City

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Lots of interesting, funny, idiotic, and insightful things were said by the Mets—and about them—recently. Here are some of our favorites.

Your 2025 New York Mets: There’s a lot of room for growth, but overall, it’s been...good.

“There’s a lot of room for growth, but overall, it’s been — I felt pretty good. And I think today was good — just like you said, you’re experiencing something new and having to deal with those things. But for me, a lot of it’s been relying on the people I have around me. … So in that regard, it hasn’t been all on me — I’ve been able to trust people around me, and I think it’s been a group effort.” -Clay Holmes [MLB]

While the Mets went 3-4 this week...

“It’s not always going to be like that. It’s not as easy as they’re making it look. It’s hard to hit at this level, but it’s good to see them performing.” -Carlos Mendoza [New York Daily News]

...their run differential was +16, and in all the losses, they were one big hit away from a win.

“We always feel like we’re gonna come back. We felt like we were rolling in the ninth, but even before the inning started, we thought we were gonna do it.” -Mark Vientos [New York Post]

It’s generally not a good sign when you have these many quotes with these many words from your setup guy; but, to give credit where it’s due, Ryne Stanek is accountable post-game.

“It doesn’t feel good that the last three times have not gone well results-wise. But I can’t look at one pitch I didn’t execute over the last three games. … They couldn’t have thrown the ball in a better spot. It sucks.” -Ryne Stanek [New York Post]

“You just go back to work. I mean, that’s the job. You go out there — I mean, they get paid to play ball, too. So like, you go out there and you execute your game plan and, yeah, a couple balls fall or squeak through or whatever happens like that — that’s out of your control. You go out there and you execute and you move on, go to the next day and execute the next day.” -Ryne Stanek [MLB]

“Obviously it’s tough, didn’t go the way I wanted. The tough part is you go out there and execute pitches, and I felt like I executed a lot of pitches. … The only thing I control is executing pitches, and I felt like I did an all right job of that.” -Ryne Stanek [MLB]

Carlos Mendoza prior to Juan Soto having a 2 HR game.

“We went through a stretch where he was hitting a lot of balls on the ground, even at 108 [mph], but it was ground balls. I see him now with some more line drives. We saw it against the Nationals. Yesterday, there was a couple of balls, one to center, one to left, against a lefty. There are some good signs.” -Carlos Mendoza [New York Daily News]

“He’ll be alright.” -Carlos Mendoza [New York Daily News]

Parkman does his little shimmy at the plate. Drives the women here in Cleveland crazy!

“It’s going to come out one day. It just depends — I just gotta feel it.” -Juan Soto [New York Times]

/Oprah voice/ You get a catcher with a broken hand, you get a 33-year-old utility guy...

“We’ve got Alvy, we’ve got Jeff, and you can feel the impact and how deep it makes our lineup.” -Carlos Mendoza [New York Daily News]

...but, seriously, I have my doubts, but if McNeil can be somewhat cromulent in CF, his ROS ZiPS of 105 wRC+ will play real well.

“I talked to them, and they told me to be ready for anything and I’ll continue to get reps out there, and feel more and more comfortable up there and see what happens.” -Jeff McNeil [MLB]

The Conversation was not easy, but The Decision def was.

“(The conversation was) not an easy one. Especially with the way both of [Baty and Acuna] played.” -Carlos Mendoza [NJ]

Everyone cannot emphasize enough that they did not think this was a home run off the bat.

“I got really inside the ball there, and the ball was able to kind of straighten out and it didn’t tail off [foul]... I didn’t know it was a home run off the bat. I saw that there was somebody at first, so I had to bust it out of the box there.” -Francisco Alvarez [MLB]

“When he’s able to hit a ball out like that, pretty impressive. I didn’t think — off the bat, I didn’t think that ball was going to go. And it just kept going. He’s got the ability to use the whole field and drive the ball with authority, and that’s what makes him a special player.” -Carlos Mendoza [MLB]

36k fans on a Thursday, May 1 day game. The tide is turning.

“It’s always electric here, man. We love playing here. I can speak for everybody on that.” -Tyrone Taylor [MLB]

Love Nimmo, but with five years after this one on his contract, really would be nice for him to start putting it together.

“We started seeing the Nimmo that we all know. Pretty good player, and it was good to see him go out there and have that type of performance.” -Carlos Mendoza [MLB]

The difference between Nimmo reacting to being told he tied the Mets franchise record for RBIs in a game...

“You have an idea. There’s definitely a part of you that is keeping track, especially when [first-base coach Antoan Richardson] came up after the double — the last time I got on base — and he was like, ‘Well, nine RBIs, that’s got to be a career high, right?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, that definitely is.’ … I think before this, my career high was like five, and that was an amazing day as well.” -Brandon Nimmo [MLB]

“It was told to me right after the game. And I had no idea. … I was thinking, ‘Oh man, it’d be really cool to get double-digit RBIs in a day,’ when I was coming up before Swaggy [Mark Vientos] hit the three-run homer. And I was like, ‘Oh man, yeah, this would be sweet if I could get a couple more out of it.’” -Brandon Nimmo [MLB]

“It’s been a little bit frustrating and you never know, days like today might happen — obviously, tying a franchise record in RBIs, that obviously doesn’t happen every day. But even just getting balls in the air, hitting balls hard — it doesn’t always work out like that. So really just enjoyed today. -Brandon Nimmo [MLB]

...versus Pete being told he’s getting closer to the Mets all time home run record.

“Oh, sick. That’s awesome. Hell yeah. We’ve had such a tremendous amount of guys come through this organization who were just absolute ballers. To be on that list, that’s really cool.” -Pete Alonso [MLB]

Just solid life advice too.

“One of the biggest things that I’ve learned is just, if you try to suppress that feeling, or if you try to, like, pretend that you’re not nervous or have a little bit of anxiety, or — everybody has a little bit of doubt — if you acknowledge it and say, ‘All right, I know that you’re there, but like, I am going to execute and I’m going to succeed.’” -Reed Garrett [MLB]

Sandy Alderson must be fuming with the way the Mets’ defense is playing.

“I’ve never seen anything like that.” -David Peterson [MLB]

“I shocked myself a little bit [adding that pitcher David Peterson hugged him three times in thanks for the effort.]” -Tyrone Taylor [MLB]

Mets Tweet of the Week

New York will always be home to Pete Alonso: “I just love playing for this city so much. I take so much pride in it. It’s a dream come true for me and my family. And I couldn’t be more excited for this team to continue to grow together, and for us to give our fans even more… pic.twitter.com/JNcQHPoCVO

— The Players’ Tribune (@PlayersTribune) April 26, 2025​

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...es-alonso-taylor-soto-mendoza-peterson-stanek

 

[New York Mets]

Saturday game postponed due to weather, split doubleheader set for Sunday

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Enjoy your baseball-free Saturday.

The Cardinals have been unable to stop the Mets all season, but the weather can, as today’s game in St. Louis has been postponed due to rain. A split doubleheader has been scheduled for tomorrow, with the first game set to start at 1:15 PM and the second game beginning at 6:15 PM Eastern Standard Time.

While the Mets would no doubt prefer to play today and keep the good times against the Cardinals rolling (and also thereby avoiding a late departure for Arizona after the game), the postponement does have some positive influence on the team’s roster machinations. Pitching prospect Blade Tidwell is scheduled to make his debut tomorrow, and the Mets were going to have to send someone down to make room for him on the active roster. Now the team has the option of simply naming him the 27th man for the doubleheader, thereby avoiding the need to send a reliever packing. Tylor Megill—who had been scheduled to start today’s game—will presumably start the other of the two games tomorrow.

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...ader-st-louis-cardinals-baseball-new-york-mlb

 

[New York Mets]

Open thread: Mets vs. Cardinals, 5/3/25

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Tylor Megill takes the mound as the Mets look to keep their perfect 2025 record against the Cardinals intact.

Mets lineup​

1. Francisco Lindor - SS
2. Juan Soto - RF
3. Pete Alonso - 1B
4. Brandon Nimmo - LF
5. Jesse Winker - DH
6. Mark Vientos - 3B
7. Luisangel Acuña - 2B
8. Luis Torrens - C
9. Tyrone Taylor - CF

Tylor Megill - RHP

Cardinals lineup​

1. Lars Nootbaar - LF
2. Masyn Winn - SS
3. Brendan Donovan - 2B
4. Nolan Arenado - 3B
5. Willson Contreras - DH
6. Alec Burleson - 1B
7. Jordan Walker - RF
8. Pedro Pages - C
9. Victor Scott - CF

Erick Fedde - RHP

Broadcast info​

First pitch: 2:15 PM ET
TV: SNY
Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...d-tylor-megill-new-york-st-louis-baseball-mlb

 

[New York Mets]

Cardinals 5, Mets 4 - Mets strand ten and drop the second half of the doubleheader

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Tylor Megill couldn’t get it done today.

The Mets had a bad day twice over in St. Louis, dropping the second game of their double header 5-4 in a game where they stranded ten men on base.

Tylor Megill started game two for the Mets, and ran into trouble fairly early. In the bottom of the second inning, Megill allowed a leadoff single to Nolan Arenado and, one out later, a two-run home run to Alec Burleson.

The Mets battled back in the top of the third against Cardinals’ starter Andre Pallante. The inning led off with singles by Tyrone Taylor and Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto pushed the runners over on a ground out. Taylor scored on a single by Pete Alonso, followed up by a walk to Mark Vientos. Lindor and Alonso both scored on a Starling Marte single later in the inning, as did Vientos on a Francisco Alvarez single, putting the Mets up 4-2.

Megill couldn’t keep the lead, however, as in the bottom of the third the Cardinals bounced back. Megill walked two, and both scored on singles by Arrenado and Wilson Contreras to knot the game up at 4.

Marte was pulled from the game after the fourth inning, simply because the Mets wanted to limit his time in the field, not due to an injury concern.

Neither team would score again until the bottom of the sixth, at which point Max Kranick had relieved Megill. A broken-bat single by Yohel Pozo put one on with one out. Victor Scott then split the outfielders and saw the slow-footed Pozo scoring when the relay throw from Taylor wasn’t caught. The Cardinals went up 5-4 and never looked back.

Michael McGreevy came in the game in the fourth for the Red Birds, and was excellent. The rookie turned in a fantastic long relief appearance, closing out the game with five and two-thirds innings of one-hit relief. It was on his last batter of the eighth that Arrenado made a fantastic catch which ended on him, through the netting, sitting on a kid and making her cry. It was that kind of game.

After Ryne Stanek worked around some Edwin Díaz had not pitched in eight days, and so was brought in to pitch the eighth inning, instantly giving up a hit. Díaz gave up a hard-hit double to the most Star Wars-named person in the majors, Lars Nootbaar, but kept the Cardinals off the board in the eighth.

The Mets couldn’t solve McGreevy, and went quietly in the ninth to finish off the rough trip to Missouri. With that loss, the Mets were swept in the double header and have now lost their last two series. They travel to Arizona for a three-game series starting tomorrow. Griffin Canning and Ryne Nelson face off in the series opener.

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Mets vs Cardinals 5/4/25 Game 2

What’s WPA?

Big Mets winner: Starling Marte, +19.8% WPA

Big Mets loser: Brandon Nimmo, -32.5% WPA

Mets pitchers: -24.0% WPA

Mets hitters: -26.0% WPA

Teh aw3s0mest play: Starline Marte’s two-run single, +20.5% WPA

Teh sux0rest play: Victor Scott’s go-ahead double, - 19.8% WPA

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...inals-5-mets-4-megill-mcgreevy-marte-arrenado

 

[New York Mets]

Brett Baty rejoining the Mets ahead of Diamondbacks series

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The third baseman has been in the minors for approximately two weeks.

According to multiple reports, Brett Baty is rejoining the major league roster ahead of tonight’s Mets game with the Diamondbacks. While the corresponding move has not been announced, it appears that Jesse Winker will be hitting the injured list, and the timing looks to coincide.

Baty began the season on the MLB roster, and hit .204/.246/.352 with four extra base hits in 58 plate appearances. Baty’s season started off slow, collecting just three hits in his first 26 at-bats, but his bat began to perk up as April rolled on. Since being demoted on April , Bat played in just three games for Triple-A Syracuse, as he has been experiencing some issues with his toe. In those three games, Baty has collected three hits - two doubles- and three RBIs.

Baty will likely pick up some of the at-bats left by Winker’s injury, though he will also likely see some time and second and third base.

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...-a-diamondbacks-third-base-second-base-winker

 

[New York Mets]

Mets 5, Diamondbacks 4: The Mets bats’ out-blast their bullpen in a shaky win

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They snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

The Mets were looking for a bounce back after dropping both sides of the double header in St. Louis on Sunday. They had been scuffling a little as of late, with only four wins in their last ten games. The Mets had Griffin Canning on the mound against Ryne Nelson, who was taking Corbin Burnes’ spot in the rotation after Burnes was sidelined with shoulder inflammation.

The Mets were first up and it was a quiet inning. Juan Soto got on with a one-out walk, but he was erased by a Pete Alonso double play that ended the inning. Corbin Carroll led off for the Diamondbacks with a solo home run, putting the Diamondbacks up by one run early. They threatened more with Ketel Marte hitting a single with no outs, but Canning got a strikeout and a double play to cut things off before they got worse.

In the second, both teams got a baserunner (Brandon Nimmo walked, Eugenio Suárez singled) but were subsequently stranded. Tyrone Taylor got a one-out triple in the third, but Lindor flew out to shallow right field and Taylor was thrown out trying to score. Canning had a clean third inning with two strikeouts.

Soto led off the fourth with a walk, and finally a Mets baserunner paid off when Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead two-run home run to flip the lead in the Mets favor. Nimmo drew a one-out walk and Mark Vientos hit a single to put runners on the corners, but they were left on the bases without crossing home plate. The Diamondbacks again had a baserunner in the bottom of the inning, with Josh Naylor hitting a one-out single, but he was also left on base to keep the Mets lead at one.

The Mets got another one-out baserunner in the fifth when Francisco Lindor was hit by a pitch, which chased Ryne Nelson from the game, being replaced by José Castillo. He got a double play to end the inning before Lindor could score. The Diamondbacks threatened in the bottom of the inning, with back-to-back two-out singles by Geraldo Perdomo and Carroll to put runners on first and second, but Ketel Marte grounded out to end the inning and strand the pair.

Juan Morillo replaced Castillo in the sixth, and other than yet another walk (of Starling Marte this time) he had a clean inning. In the bottom of the inning Pavin Smith drew a leadoff walk, which was the end of Canning’s night. Huascar Brazobán came in to pitch, and he got a double play to erase the base runner and a strikeout to end the inning.

Ryan Thompson came in for the Diamondbacks in the seventh, and he had a rough go of it. Francisco Alvarez led off with a single, and after Jeff McNeil got the first out on a strikeout, Taylor hit a double to put two runners in scoring position. Then Lindor hit a towering three-run home run to give the Mets a wide four run lead. Soto hit a double that was the final nail in the coffin for Thompson, and he was pulled in favor of Tommy Henry. Alonso singled to put runners on the corners, but Starling Marte grounded into a double play to end the inning. Brazobán had a perfect inning in the bottom half of the inning to keep the good times rolling.

Henry pitched a perfect inning in the top of the eighth, keeping the Mets bats quiet after the offensive outburst the inning prior. In the bottom of the eighth, Dedniel Núñez made his first appearance in the majors since his forearm injury last season, and it wasn’t pretty. He walked Perdomo, threw a wild pitch to move Perdomo to second, then walked Carroll and walked Ketel Marte to load the bases, ending his appearance without a single out. Reed Garret came in to try and clean up the mess left in his hands. Garrett got a strikeout to start his appearance, but a one-run Josh Naylor single and two-run Suárez single cut the Mets lead to one. Garrett tightened up after that, getting a strikeout and foul pop out to end the inning with the Mets still ahead, but they had three more outs to get before they could secure a win.

Henry was still pitching for the Diamondbacks in the ninth. Luisangel Acuña, in for Jeff McNeil, was hit by a pitch to start the inning. He moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Taylor, and to third on a groundout by Lindor, but another groundout by Soto ended the inning before Acuña could come in to score. The Mets had to get three outs behind Edwin Díaz to win the game. Alek Thomas reached on a ground ball to Alonso that he wasn’t able to get to Díaz in time for the out. But Thomas was thrown out trying to steal second, and Díaz got two more outs to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

The Mets won a volatile game with about every up and down one could imagine. The Mets’ bats did just enough to overrule the shaky bullpen performance, and they won their twenty-third game of the season, still second best in the National League. They have also yet to lose three games in a row this season. They have two more in Arizona before they come back to Queens.

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What’s WPA?

Big Mets winner: Edwin Díaz, +20.4% WPA
Big Mets loser: Dedniel Núñez, -17.9% WPA
Mets pitchers: +38.3% WPA
Mets hitters: +11.7% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Alek Thomas thrown out trying to steal in the ninth, +22.4% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Eugenio Suárez’s two-run single in the eighth, -16.5% WPA

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...r-canning-nunez-garrett-diaz-new-york-arizona

 

[New York Mets]

Open Thread: Mets at Diamondbacks, 5/7/25

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The Mets look to take the rubber game in Arizona.

Diamondbacks lineup​

1. Corbin Carroll - RF
2. Geraldo Perdomo - SS
3. Pavin Smith - 1B
4. Josh Naylor - DH
5. Eugenio Suarez - 3B
6. Lourdes Gurriel - LF
7. Alek Thomas - CF
8. Tim Tawa - 2B
9. Jose Herrera - C

Merrill Kelly - RHP

Mets lineup​

1. Francisco Lindor - SS
2. Juan Soto - RF
3. Pete Alonso - 1B
4. Brandon Nimmo - DH
5. Luis Torrens - C
6. Brett Baty - 3B
7. Luisangel Acuna - 2B
8. Jeff McNeil - LF
9. Tyrone Taylor - CF

Kodai Senga - RHP

Broadcast info​

First pitch: 3:40 PM EDT
TV: SNY
Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App 92.3 HD2

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...st-info-lineups-senga-kelly-tv-radio-new-york

 

[New York Mets]

Mets 7, Diamondbacks 1 - Senga, Soto lead Mets to victory in the desert

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The Mets take two of three in Arizona.

After dropping the second game of their trip to Chase Field last night, the Mets rebounded in the matinee, trouncing the Diamondbacks 7-1 in their season finale.

Kodai Senga had one of his best starts of the young season today, tossing six innings of scoreless ball, giving up just two hits while walking five and striking out four. It is rare that a performance that features five walks also features no runs scored, but sparkling defense and timely execution helped Senga escape without a blemish on his ledger this afternoon. With this performance, he lowered his season ERA to 1.16.

Merrill Kelly started for Arizona and kept the Mets off the board early, despite doubles from Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor. But in the sixth Kelly faltered, allowing a Juan Soto solo home run to break the tie and put the Mets on the board.

In the seventh, the wheels came off for Kelly, allowing a double to Luis Torrens, who came around to score on a Luisangel Acuna single two batters later. Jeff McNeil then tripled, scoring Acuna but came into third limping. He would be pulled for Jose Azocar.

Max Kranick pitched the seventh and part of the eighth for the Mets and surrendered the only run of the day for the Mets’ pitching staff, a solo home run to Corbin Carroll. But by that point, Soto had homered again against reliever Jalen Beeks, so even after Carroll’s dinger, it was still 4-1 Mets. When Kranick started to falter, Huascar Brazoban came in to get the Mets through the eighth.

A pair of walks to Azocar and Tyrone Taylor put two on for Lindor, who doubled both home and then scored on a Soto sac fly to put the Mets up 7-1, the score they’d eventually win by. Ryne Stanek pitched a solo inning in relief to put the game in the books and send the Mets back to Queens happy.

After an off-day, the Mets welcome the Cubs into Citi Field this weekend. Clay Holmes and Jameson Taillon square off in the series opener.

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What’s WPA?

Big Mets winner: Kodai Senga, +37.1% WPA

Big Mets loser: Tyrone Taylor, -6.5% WPA

Mets pitchers: +44.0% WPA

Mets hitters: +6.0% WPA

Teh aw3s0mest play: Juan Soto’s sixth inning home run, +16.9% WPA

Teh sux0rest play: Corbin Carroll’s sixth inning single, - 6.3% WPA

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...diamondbacks-1-senga-soto-kelly-lindor-mcneil

 

[New York Mets]

Maybe Tylor Megill is for real this time

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Megill ranks fourth among qualified pitchers in ERA right now.

Seven starts into his 2025 season, Tylor Megill is looking better than ever before. Among starting pitchers who have thrown at least 30 innings, he ranks 20th out of 124 with a 2.50 ERA, one spot behind rotation-mate Griffin Canning and one spot ahead of former Mets ace Jacob deGrom.

Early-season success is nothing new to Megill, of course. In regular season games in March and April, Megill has a career 2.31 ERA, but he’s typically seen his ERA go up significantly from that point through the end of a season. Despite those strong starts, though, Megill had a cumulative 4.72 ERA over the 263.1 innings he threw in the big leagues between 2021 and 2023.

Last year, however, was different, as Megill didn’t fade as the season went on. He didn’t pitch all that much at the major league level early in the year, but after bouncing between the Mets and Triple-A Syracuse in the first half, he put together one of the most impressive stretches of his career to finish the season. Over his final eight starts, Megill had a 3.00 ERA and a solid-if-unspectacular 3.76 FIP.

Since the beginning of that eight-start stretch on July 27 last year, Megill has been one of the very best pitchers in baseball. It’s an extremely arbitrary point to use for the comparison since it’s centered on him, but among the 104 pitchers who’ve thrown at least 70 innings since then, Megill ranks thirteenth with a 2.76 ERA. If there’s a knock on him, it’s been the relative brevity of his outings as a starter. Megill’s innings totals don’t quite have him qualified to be listed among league leaders either this year or over the stretch that dates back to his call-up in late July of last season.

The longer stretch of success is certainly encouraging, though, and ERA estimators suggest that what he’s doing right now isn’t a massive fluke. Megill has a 2.81 FIP and a 3.27 xFIP according to FanGraphs, and Statcast has him at a 3.07 xERA. Baseball Prospectus isn’t as kind with a 3.80 DRA, but even if Megill were to end up seeing his ERA finish around there, that wouldn’t be a bad outcome by any means.

Megill’s past couple of starts haven’t been his best this year, and if there’s a slight cause for concern, it might be that he’s surrendered his first and second home runs of the year in each of those starts, respectively. Still, Megill’s strikeout and home run rates are the best of his career thus far, and with the continued absences of Sean Manaea, Frankie Montas, and Paul Blackburn, he’ll continue to get opportunities to prove that he belongs at the big league level.

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5/8/24401849/mets-tylor-megill-era-stuff-pitch-mix-data-new-york

 

[New York Mets]

This Week in Mets Quotes: Hefner shows tough love to Megill, Alonso on being named NL player of the month

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Lots of interesting, funny, idiotic, and insightful things were said by the Mets—and about them—recently. Here are some of our favorites.

Your 2025 New York Mets: Overall, we did a pretty good job.

“I think we did a really good job of getting guys on. Unfortunately, we didn’t come through with the big base hit, but overall we did a pretty good job.” -Juan Soto [New York Post]

The Mets went 3-3 for the week but with a +7 run differential, which lines up with the vibes.

“We had chances and hit balls hard — it didn’t go our way today.” -Carlos Mendoza [New York Post]

“Sometimes it can be a little frustrating but there’s nothing you can do about it. We have got to keep doing what we’re supposed to be doing, which is controlling the strike zone and hitting balls hard.” -Carlos Mendoza [New York Post]

Jeremy Hefner showing that part of ‘soft skills’ is ‘tough love.’

“[After Megill hit a batter to start an inning] That’s not what aces do.” -Jeremy Hefner [New York Times]

“If I was pitching like shit, I wanted [Hefner] to yell at me.” -Tylor Megill [New York Times]

“That’s a real thing you have to work through, but as much as you can, ignore that and just really focus on what you can control, and that’s being nasty, holding yourself to a high standard. Holding his feet to the fire from my end, trying to do a better job of that to help him reach his potential.” -Jeremy Hefner [New York Times]

Hoping for Megill that he becomes a regular in the rotation instead of the always inevitable answer to a ‘TBD’ start.

“I want to be here, I want to stay. There are a lot of positive things going on here in the future. And with the way we’re playing right now, it’s only going to keep looking up for the Mets organization.” -Tylor Megill [New York Times]

Only five more years after this one having to think about the state of Brandon Nimmo legs/feet.

“For the most part I think we dodged a bullet, so that’s great. I felt it hyperextend when I went over to break down to get the ball and fortunately was able to get off it pretty quickly and prevent any more damage from being done.” -Brandon Nimmo [New York Post]

I know beat writers/fans are trying to force the Beltran/Lindor bad first season narrative, but the guy is running a 144 wRC+.

“For two weeks now, he’s continuously had really good at-bats, day in and day out, and finally it’s good to see him [get results]. Going dead center, and then the left on left there, that was impressive.” -Carlos Mendoza [MLB]

“I feel the same [as when I wasn’t getting results]. I’m seeing the ball well and making good decisions, and now I’ve been squaring up a couple balls and finding a couple gaps.” -Juan Soto [MLB]

/Marge Gunderson passive aggressive voice/ That’s some real nice detective work there, Torey.

“I don’t want to give away any of our secrets but we identified that their closer, we could potentially steal some bases off of him. And you know, there’s a time and a trigger. … We just got a late jump, a super, super late jump.” -D-backs manager Torey Lovullo [MLB]

The Mets were more inclined to give Alvy the credit than a ‘super, super late jump.’

“Unreal. Not an easy [play] at all. From Alvy not giving up when the runner gets a huge jump, and then Lindor not only picking the baseball but sticking his nose in there and applying the tag, pretty unbelievable.” -Carlos Mendoza [MLB]

“The ball caught me. I just went over there and stayed down with it, and the ball hit my glove. Credit to Alvy, he was the one who made the throw. I just went and got it. It was almost like a diving play.” -Francisco Lindor [MLB]

Tim Britton talks to David Stearns about his Knicks fandom, and my favorite answer is how Stearns really is one of us.

“Does your job here affect the way you watch other sports?” -Tim Britton

“No, not at all because I’m not familiar enough with the inner workings of an NBA front office to really have educated, concrete opinions as to what should or should not be going on. So I’m really just able to watch it for the entertainment of the sport and my rooting interest. And that’s really frankly why I enjoy it and why it’s relaxing. I get to appreciate how incredibly talented these athletes are.” -David Stearns [New York Times]

Another Tim Britton banger where he went to Brooklyn to talk hitting lab with the fun lineup they have right now.

“I had a talk with some of the higher-ups right when spring training ended, and they told me I was going to repeat St. Lucie. I told them, ‘I’m going to make your life hard to keep me there.’ So yeah, it feels good.” -A.J. Ewing [New York Times]

“[2024] was the hardest year of my life, by far. I was constantly reinjuring it during the rehab. Once I was back, it was really hard to get back to the mindset of being able to play and trusting my body fully without thinking, ‘Is my hamstring going to give out?’ This offseason of putting in the work and trusting that has let me go on the field and just play baseball.” - Jacob Reimer [New York Times]

“Our hitting director, coordinators and coaches are all top-notch now. I trust every one of the hitting guys at any level. It’s realizing that they’re not trying to mess with you as much as they’re there when you need them. They like you to do you. It’s not just one core belief. They have a set of beliefs, obviously, but they want you to find your own special way to do that, and I love that. That’s baseball.” - Jacob Reimer [New York Times]

“I’m tall and lanky, so it’s about understanding how to fully use everything I’ve got. Understand that my base wasn’t working the way it needed to work. Using my hips a little more. Staying in my base through my whole swing.” -Eli Serrano [New York Times]

“Honestly, [the hitting lab] was a lot of stuff I didn’t understand. They’ve got to dumb it down for all of us. It tells you everything about your swing you need to know. It helped me understand some things about my swing to work on and keep going.” Eli Serrano -Eli Serrano [New York Times]

Really fun turn around that ‘This Week in Pete Alonso’ discourse has changed from constant contract talk to just how much his smashing the ball.

“He’s so deserving of that, Player of the Month. It’s just another exclamation mark on all the work he’s done this offseason. It seems like he’s in an amazing spot to me. It’s not just a flash in the pan. This is sustained success.” -Brandon Nimmo [MLB]

“It’s not doing something new, it’s just cleaning up and making things more efficient that makes things like that happen.” -Pete Alonso [MLB]

“His ability to control the strike zone is probably the best I’ve seen it. We know the power’s there. We know he’s a good hitter. But he gets in trouble when he starts chasing. I feel like now, he’s taking his walks, and he’s getting his pitches to hit and he’s not missing them.” -Carlos Mendoza [MLB]

“I never really, truly feel that it’s ever going to be perfect but I just want to strive for that perfection.” -Pete Alonso [MLB]

Nice to see that while it didn’t go how you want it, Blade was still upbeat about making the majors.

“It was awesome, indescribable, really. It is everything I hoped for and more.” -Blade Tidwell [New York Post]

“We saw flashes of his potential, especially with the life on the fastball but we also saw there’s room for development, especially with the secondary pitches. At this level you are going to need secondary pitches to put hitters away, but also to get back in counts.” -Carlos Mendoza [New York Post]

This Week in Mets Tweet

Blade Tidwell is from Loretto, Tennessee. Population: 1,739. It’s a mere six-hour drive from St. Louis.

“I think half of my hometown is coming (Sunday),” Tidwell said.https://t.co/GW4vGwSBH2

— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) May 3, 2025​

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