The most surprising developments for each team
There has been no shortage of surprising developments in the 2024 season. Whether they are good or bad developments, or on the player or team-wide level, there are plenty of trends that have already shifted the arc of this season. With the help of each club's MLB.com beat writer, here
Mets-Cards finale postponed; makeup on Aug. 5
ST. LOUIS -- At around the time Wednesday’s series finale between the Mets and Cardinals was due to start, a smattering of Mets players spilled out of the dugout to catch a peek at the darkening sky. One of them, Jake Diekman, considers himself a tornado enthusiast; he used to
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Alonso escapes slump, crushes double and HR
ST. LOUIS -- Few players in baseball needed a hit more than Pete Alonso. As Alonso stepped to the plate in the fifth inning Tuesday at Busch Stadium, he was deep in a 1-for-32 slump that had dragged his average down to .201. His slugging percentage had fallen more than
Potential future closers -- one for each team
Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of
Watch Mets prospects at Double-A play FREE tonight
Once again in 2024, baseball fans can watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and At Bat subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games will be available on MiLB.TV, on the web
The Mets' electric prospect arm few saw coming
This story was excerpted from Anthony DiComo’s Mets Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. ST. LOUIS -- During one of Jonah Tong’s final starts for Single-A St. Lucie, Mets director of player development Andrew Christie was taking in
Here are the top 10 prospects in the Complex leagues
The Rookie-level Arizona Complex and Florida Complex leagues began play last Saturday, a month earlier than they did a year ago. The changes mean that the circuits will be populated more by players making the jump from the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League the season before and less by guys coming
Nimmo-stradamus? OF's hot streak prediction quickly coming true
ST. LOUIS -- Late last week after a potential go-ahead blast died on the Citi Field warning track, Brandon Nimmo stood in front of his locker and spoke at length about his season-opening slump. Outside of a spate of rotten luck, Nimmo had little explanation. He was hitting the ball
Here are the weirdest stats and plays from the past month in the Minors
After a multi-season hiatus, Crooked Numbers returns with a heaping portion of Minor League Baseball on-field oddities and absurdities. This edition, covering the start of the season through the end of April, has a disproportionate number of items from the Triple-A level. As for why that is, who knows? Maybe
Prospects Williams, Gilbert hoping for late May returns
ST. LOUIS -- Neither Jett Williams nor Drew Gilbert, the two highest-ranked players in the Mets’ farm system, has taken the field in recent weeks. Both are dealing with injuries that will continue to sideline them for some time, though both are also recovering with an eye toward returning as
'New York is home': Strawberry on heart attack, number retirement
ST. LOUIS -- Two months after suffering a heart attack that grounded him at home in St. Louis and nearly prevented him from attending longtime teammate Dwight Gooden’s number retirement ceremony, Darryl Strawberry showed up to Busch Stadium on Monday feeling healthy and looking fit. The legendary Mets outfielder has
'We're having a hard time': Mets can't solve Trop woes
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Mets were swept out of Tropicana Field, saying a quick goodbye to a building where they haven’t won since 2015. They’ve known all sorts of frustration here. But it never reached quite the level of the body blows they absorbed on Sunday afternoon. They were one
'It was awesome': Scott delivers scintillating MLB debut
ST. PETERSBURG -- For Mets right-hander Christian Scott, it seemed larger than a Major League debut. It was more like a premiere, uncommon poise under the bright lights, the promise of some really big things. The inevitable headlines -- Great Scott! -- might sound like a cliché. But they won’t
Mets' No. 10 prospect sets career high in season-best outing
Returning to Double-A Binghamton for 2024, Blade Tidwell has opened the year sharp. The Mets’ No. 10 prospect carved through 21 1/3 innings in April, posting a 1.69 ERA with 27 strikeouts, but his first outing of May almost threw him off track in his torrid start.
Offensive outburst can't salvage Quintana's tough start
ST. PETERSBURG -- For starters, it was not close to the pitching outing needed by the Mets on Friday night. Left-hander Jose Quintana couldn’t escape the third inning. The damages: 2 2/3 innings, 10 hits and eight earned runs allowed. Making matters worse, it wasted a great night of production
No. 5 prospect Scott joins Mets on eve of MLB debut
ST. PETERSBURG -- Right-hander Christian Scott, the Mets’ top pitching prospect, will make his Major League debut on Saturday night, and manager Carlos Mendoza says that will make it a lot more than just another game. “It’s obviously a big deal for the organization,’’ Mendoza said before Friday night’s series
Nimmo trusting process amid tough-luck start
This story was excerpted from Anthony DiComo’s Mets Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. NEW YORK -- As Brandon Nimmo watched yet another ball die at the warning track Monday night at Citi Field, he did something uncharacteristic,
What to expect from Mets No. 5 prospect Scott
Spoiler alert: Christian Scott is joining MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list on Saturday, the same day he’s headed to The Show. The Mets are calling up their top pitching prospect to debut against the Rays at Tropicana Field, the club confirmed Thursday night. That first outing comes when Padres
Lindor goes from out sick to off-the-bench walk-off hero
NEW YORK -- For days, Francisco Lindor had been feeling ill. But the situation worsened enough on Wednesday evening for Lindor to ask out of the game. “I was going to throw up at shortstop,” Lindor said. “Or do No. 2 at shortstop.”
See who Mets land in 2024 mock draft
You know it’s really Draft season when the first mock draft is out. Between now and July 14, when the 2024 Draft begins, Jim Callis and I will be providing prognostications of the first round on a fairly regular basis with the hope that our final mocks the night before
Mets fall to Cubs on disputed play at the plate
NEW YORK -- For the Mets, eight innings of frustration were about to melt away. Stymied throughout Wednesday evening by Shota Imanaga and the Cubs, the Mets found an opening when they put two men in scoring position with one out in the ninth. Jeff McNeil followed with a fly
Here is the hottest hitting prospect in each organization
Pitchers are meant to be ahead of hitters. Sluggers need at-bats to get into the rhythm of the season, and that takes time. Or at least that’s how the popular belief goes. But some Minor League hitters are proving they don’t need time at all to come flying out of