Mets Soar Into Stratosphere On Daniel Murphy's Unearthly Bat
Heading into a World Series matchup that opens in Kansas City or Toronto on Tuesday, it seems as if it is in the stars whenever the Mets are successful.
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Heading into a World Series matchup that opens in Kansas City or Toronto on Tuesday, it seems as if it is in the stars whenever the Mets are successful.
Here are five of the top bars you should head to for viewing the World Series in New York City.
The Mets are headed to the World Series for the first time in 15 years and that means die-hard fans are already hitting the stores where championship gear went on sale early Thursday morning.
One fan couldn't contain his excitment and showed off his moves behind CBS2's Steve Overmeyer during a report at Citi Field.
Entering the Game 4 against the Cubs, Duda was hitting just .125 in the postseason with no homers and one RBI. He had struck out in more than half his at-bats.
The New York Mets are bringing the National League Championship Series to Flushing for the first time in years! If you were lucky enough to snag tickets to the Citi Field games, read on for the best studium tips, tricks and eats.
Indeed, it's been a special year (so far) for fans of the Mets, Jets and Islanders.
He might be the biggest and most high-profile Mets fan on the planet.
In a sport long-saturated with steroids and juiced-up behemoths that synthesized the record books, the Mets have returned the game to its ancestral order.
Mets center fielder Yoenis Cespedes left Game 4 of the NL Championship Series on Wednesday night with soreness in his left shoulder, and said he expects to be ready for the World Series.
To summarize Jerry Recco's first update Thursday morning, it went a little something like this: Mets, Mets and more Mets.
One final, charmed swing by Daniel Murphy, and the New York Mets finished a playoff sweep of the Chicago Cubs. A new generation of Amazins is heading to the World Series.
This postseason has its own take on Murphy's law: If something can go right for Daniel Murphy, it will. Often, right over the outfield fence.
The 'lets go Mets' chants were going non-stop all night. Even before the game was over, fans started celebrating and counting this one as a win.
The Mets are World Series-bound. Here are all the best images from the Amazins' victory over the Cubs in Game 4 of the NLCS on Wednesday night.
The Mets briefly got ahead of themselves on their website Wednesday, showing off National League championship gear when there was still at least one more game to go.
Thirty-five teams have been down 0-3 in a Major League Baseball playoff series. Only one -- the 2004 Boston Red Sox -- have come back to win the series.
If Murphy were to decline the offer, New York could still negotiate with him. If he ended up signing with another club, the Mets would receive draft-pick compensation.
According to CBSSports.com/WFAN baseball insider Jon Heyman, Mets manager Terry Collins has told friends that he'd be pleased with a two-year deal after the season.
The Mets lead the Cubs 3-0 in the NLCS, and though history is on their side, comebacks as difficult as the one Chicago will have to make have happened before.
Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy homered for the fifth consecutive postseason game on Tuesday night, matching the major league record.
You didn't expect the Mets to breeze to three wins in three games. You didn't expect their gifted but neophyte pitching to smoke the most sizzling collection of bats in baseball. But they sure have.
The Mets defeated the Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday and now sit just one win from their first World Series berth in 15 years. Here are some of the best images from the NLCS Game 3 victory.
Given the type of postseason he's had so far, it's hard to believe that Daniel Murphy may well end up playing his way out of Flushing. Believe it, though.
Daniel Murphy homered for a record-tying fifth straight game in the postseason, sending Jacob deGrom and the Mets over the Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday night for a 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.
The Koh-i-Noor diamond was given to Queen Victoria in 1849 as part of a war treaty. It has a long, controversial history and is heavily contested by other countries.
As part of his four-day trip to the U.S. to commemorate America's 250th birthday, King Charles III is taking part in a series of events in New York City.
Have you ever wondered what happens to a restaurant's leftover or unsold food at the end of the day? Food access advocates say it could make a big difference if it were served to the community.
The parents of Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman, killed in a Chicago shooting in March, vowed "we will get justice for our daughter" after her accused killer pleaded not guilty.
New York City's famed Park Avenue is poised to get its park back.
The Koh-i-Noor diamond was given to Queen Victoria in 1849 as part of a war treaty. It has a long, controversial history and is heavily contested by other countries.
As part of his four-day trip to the U.S. to commemorate America's 250th birthday, King Charles III is taking part in a series of events in New York City.
Have you ever wondered what happens to a restaurant's leftover or unsold food at the end of the day? Food access advocates say it could make a big difference if it were served to the community.
New York City's famed Park Avenue is poised to get its park back.
Delays are still lingering after a Long Island Rail Road train hit debris Wednesday morning in one of the East River tunnels.
Some residual showers may linger into early Sunday morning, but the majority of the rainfall should be over by sunrise.
Amtrak announced Thursday it is suing Metro-North for allegedly blocking nonrevenue trains on a portion of the busy Northeast Corridor for over two months.
The Tri-State Area has the dirtiest air in the U.S. east of Texas, according to The American Lung Association's newly released "State of the Air" report.
Colder weather returns to the New York City area this week with sub-freezing temperatures in the suburbs.
New York City's balmy weather proved to be record-breaking for the date of April 15.
Keyport residents say they're on edge because of dozens of cancer cases over the years in a neighborhood near the former Aeromarine landfill.
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, is set to be dissolved as a massive legal settlement resolving thousands of lawsuits takes effect.
Ruth Benjamin, 81, was seated at a table near the front of the Ivy Hill Laundromat in Newark, N.J., when two vehicles crashed into the business Monday.
New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has been absent from Congress for more than six weeks due to a medical issue, he said.
A woman was killed when two vehicles crashed into a laundromat at a strip mall on Irvington Avenue in Newark on Monday afternoon, officials said.
Delays are still lingering after a Long Island Rail Road train hit debris Wednesday morning in one of the East River tunnels.
Diana Kutateladze had nearly twice the legal limit of of alcohol in her system when she caused a deadly, high-speed six-car wreck on the Southern State Parkway in Hempstead, prosecutors said.
We're in for a mild weather day in NYC Friday, but a First Alert Weather Day is right around the corner, with rounds of rain on tap for Saturday.
Sister Francis Piscatella, New York's oldest person, celebrated her 113th birthday and Pope Leo XIV sent a blessing from the Vatican for the occasion.
A father and son were arrested after police said they found chemicals to make explosives at their home on New York's Long Island.
The Koh-i-Noor diamond was given to Queen Victoria in 1849 as part of a war treaty. It has a long, controversial history and is heavily contested by other countries.
New York City's famed Park Avenue is poised to get its park back.
The Supreme Court rule 6-3 in a decision that has implications for the scope of the landmark Voting Rights Act.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla are arriving in New York City on Wednesday as part of their four-day visit to the United States.
The budget battle between New York City and New York state lawmakers is intensifying.
Keyport residents say they're on edge because of dozens of cancer cases over the years in a neighborhood near the former Aeromarine landfill.
The B.R.O. Experience Foundation uses cognitive behavioral therapy, mentorship and creative expression to support men of color navigating identity.
Travelers at Newark Airport may have been exposed to an individual with measles, New Jersey health officials warn.
The Tri-State Area has the dirtiest air in the U.S. east of Texas, according to The American Lung Association's newly released "State of the Air" report.
The 16th Annual Lustgarten Foundation New York City Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research was held Sunday in Battery Park City.
Megan Thee Stallion has decided to end her run with "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" early, the Broadway show announced on Monday.
The woman accusing Harvey Weinstein of raping her at a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 took the stand Monday in the third trial of the disgraced movie mogul.
Ticketmaster will be rereleasing tickets for Harry Styles' upcoming concerts in New York City that were originally purchased by scalpers, the company says.
The upcoming fashion exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art includes 25 mannequins based on real bodies.
A previously unreleased song is one of many ways Prince is being honored a decade after his death.
The New York Knicks routed the Atlanta Hawks 126-97 on Tuesday night for a 3-2 lead in the first-round playoff series.
The New York Mets breezed to an 8-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.
Two former Fordham basketball players were permanently banned by the NCAA on Tuesday for their roles in a point-shaving scheme.
Federal prosecutors charged 34 defendants across two indictments, alleging sports betting and mafia-linked rigged poker games.
Aaron Judge and Ben Rice had the first back-to-back homer for the Yankees this season, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. also went deep as AL-best New York beat the Texas Rangers 4-2.
Have you ever wondered what happens to a restaurant's leftover or unsold food at the end of the day? Food access advocates say it could make a big difference if it were served to the community.
A new report finds a shortage of courts, fields and swimming pools in some New York City neighborhoods.
Residents living near New York City's busiest airports say the noise overhead has escalated from a nuisance to a health concern.
Construction began Tuesday on a major redesign of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn.
On April 22, state lawmakers have passed their sixth extension to buy more time to settle the state budget. With the April 1 deadline already long gone and the clock still ticking, leaders and patients at community health centers in Harlem are worried about funding.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dr. Amanda Foreman explains that the king and queen's visit to the United States is important because America have few international allies during this time.
CBS News New York's Alice Gainer talks about the king's visit to the 9/11 Memorial. The king and queen met with the victims' families during the visit.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla spoke with New York and New Jersey politicians at the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla were seen with former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum commemorating 25 years since the horrific attacks.
CBS News New York's Tony Sadiku says the Tri-State Area will see about a half inch before the system moves out. Expect Thursday to be partly sunny with temperatures in the low 60s.
