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Lucas Duda will be the Mets' first baseman on Monday. Three other players have started at three different positions on Opening Day for the Amazin's.
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Lucas Duda will be the Mets' first baseman on Monday. Three other players have started at three different positions on Opening Day for the Amazin's.
Darling sees the Mets winning around 87 games and competing for a wild card -- so there's that...
You can't deny it. If you are a fan of baseball, it doesn't get much better than Opening Day.
The New York Mets will start the season with an eight-man bullpen, leaving only four position players on the bench for manager Terry Collins.
Anthony Recker hit a grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning and the New York Mets pulled out a 4-4 tie against the Texas Rangers on Saturday in the final exhibition game for both teams.
Jacob deGrom pitched four sharp innings in his final spring tuneup, David Wright had a perfect night at the plate and the New York Mets shut down the Texas Rangers for a 5-0 victory Friday.
Asked during an ESPN profile about the Wilpon family and whether he thinks they want him to buy a house in the Connecticut suburbs, get a station wagon and get married, Harvey said: "I have one father, basically."
New York is home to two mediocre major league baseball teams which means the Yankees and Mets could meet in the World Series.
Harvey capped an exemplary spring training by striking out four in four innings Thursday as the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals played a 0-0 tie in their Grapefruit League finale.
The new deal adds salaries of $2.5 million in 2016, $4.5 million in 2017, $6.5 million in 2018 and $9 million in 2019. The Mets have a $9.5 million option for 2020 with a $500,000 buyout.
While discussing the clever promotion, Boomer and Craig veered off a little and the discussion concluded with a fictitious Mt. Rushmore being constructed.
People were packed into the auction area at Sotheby's to bid and watch people bid on items in the "New York Sale."
Carlos Martinez pitched six scoreless innings and Jhonny Peralta drove in two runs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 5-4 Wednesday.
Citi Field food is taking it up a notch this baseball season.
Lagares, 26, is one of the best defensive center fielders in baseball. He's expected to lead off for New York in 2015.
Chris Christie may never get to live out his dream of being the general manager of the Mets, but he can now live vicariously through his son.
A day after being traded from the Washington Nationals to the New York Mets, left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins found himself facing slugger Bryce Harper.
"I am satisfied that the New York Mets have a very strong desire to be successful on the field, and that they're making decisions directed at being successful on the field."
Even before the first pitch of the 2015 season is thrown, an eye-popping baseball record will be set.
Montero continued to bolster his case on Monday, allowing two hits in six scoreless innings against the Marlins. He struck out six and didn't issue a walk.
"The question now is whether we're going to carry three, and we like Gilmartin enough to strongly consider that," general manager Sandy Alderson said.
The Mets shored up their bullpen on Monday, trading for left-handed relief pitchers Alex Torres and Jerry Blevins.
Michael Cuddyer hit his sixth home run this spring and Lucas Duda homered, doubled and drove in five runs as the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 7-1 on Monday.
Mets owner Fred Wilpon wouldn't divulge what he said during a rare address to his team on Monday. Neither would captain David Wright. But word is that he delivered quite the positive punch.
The New York Post reports that Duda's agent has been negotiating with the Mets in camp. But if a deal is not finalized by opening day next week, the talks will be put on hold until after the season.
