PORT ST. LUCIE — Adam Ottavino was in the bullpen for Team USA’s game in the World Baseball Classic when he started receiving the news from teammates who had trickled out in the early innings after watching the scene unfold on TV. Edwin Diaz was not only injured, but had…
NORTH PORT, Fla. — Pete Alonso, in a sense, feels as if he spent the last two weeks adding to his postseason experience. Limited to three playoff games last year in his postseason debut because of the Mets’ early October exit, the first baseman savored playing for Team USA in…
PORT ST. LUCIE — Mets general manager Billy Eppler made his first call to the Cubs about David Robertson last April. The reliever wasn’t traded until the actual deadline, Aug. 2, to the NL East, though he went to the Phillies. It is not that relievers aren’t traded at this…
I have noticed that even most baseball folks have become a bit ashamed of the clichés circulating at this time of year. The three big ones: 1. Players claiming they “were in the best shape of their lives” (as if that should be award-worthy in an industry in which being…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — After a relatively calm first few weeks of camp, a finger, a hamstring and a rib have threatened to disrupt the Mets’ pitching staff before the middle of March. The Mets are hopeful that Kodai Senga (finger) and Brooks Raley (hamstring) will bounce back quickly,…
Imagine a manned spacecraft is five years from Pluto and it is iffy whether it has enough fuel to complete the mission (really, stick with me). If the ship doesn’t reach the destination, it is possible that the person who will invent the technology that will make completing such a journey…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The new rules are sure to create all kinds of quirks and unforeseen issues in MLB games this year. But we might be able to retire the irony award on the first day of the Grapefruit League. When asked about what concerned him most with…
PORT ST. LUCIE — Kodai Senga is getting to know the co-aces of the Mets’ rotation. After throwing a live batting-practice session Thursday, his second in spring training, the Japanese right-hander said he has begun communicating with Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer to get their input on topics ranging from…
Birthday celebrations just got a lot easier in the Scherzer household. Mets pitcher Max Scherzer and his wife, Erica May-Scherzer, welcomed Nikki — the family’s fourth child — on Jan. 30, which also doubles as Erica’s birthday. Scherzer announced the news in a tweet with two photos on Saturday, including…
When Steve Cohen bought the Mets in November 2020, he made his expectations clear. “One team wins the World Series every year, so that’s a pretty high bar,” Cohen said during his introductory press conference. “But if I don’t win a World Series in the next three to five years…
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