It appears something physical has been impacting New York Mets struggling closer Edwin Diaz lately, as the team placed him on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a right shoulder impingement. Diaz has blown three saves in his last five appearances, and four over his nine outings in May, which is uncharacteristic for the two-time All-Star reliever. Diaz owned a …
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Mets plan to DFA pitcher who threw glove into stands, called team ‘worst’ in ‘whole f—ing MLB’: report
The frustrations are starting to boil over for the New York Mets. They lost again Wednesday, their 25th loss in their last 35 games after being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers. LA scored six runs in the eighth inning after entering the frame tied 3-3. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Jorge Lopez #52 of the New …
Read More »Mets broadcasters perfectly sum up team's massive struggles during latest meltdown: 'Good grief'
The New York Mets are the definition of reeling right now, as they entered Sunday in MLB’s worst stretch with a 9-22 record over their last 31 games. And once again, it was a late-inning meltdown that led to the team losing on Saturday afternoon. The team’s broadcasters perfectly summed up how every Mets fan is feeling at the moment …
Read More »Mets pitcher Jake Diekman launches water cooler in dugout meltdown after disappointing outing
An unlucky water cooler in the dugout caught the ire of New York Mets pitcher Jake Diekman during Tuesday night’s loss to the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians. Tensions reached a boiling point for Diekman, 37, after he allowed a home run in his second consecutive appearance, this time during a 7-6 loss to the Guardians and the Mets’ second straight …
Read More »Mets owner Steve Cohen deletes X post that seemed to reveal team's trade deadline plans
Despite a sky-high payroll again, it is yet another struggle for the New York Mets. The Amazin’s won 101 games in 2022, but things came crashing down last year when they won 75 last season – right now, they are 19-23. Last year’s Mets had the highest payroll of all-time, making the Mets, arguably, the biggest disappointment in baseball. CLICK …
Read More »Mets' JD Martinez breaks Cardinals' Willson Contreras' arm in freak accident on catcher's interference
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras will miss six to eight weeks with a broken arm he suffered in a freak accident from a catcher’s interference. In the top of the second inning, J.D. Martinez was at the plate for the New York Mets when he swung at an 85 mph breaking ball from Miles Mikolas. In his swing, though, …
Read More »Rays' Ryan Pepiot struck with 7th hardest-hit ball in MLB this season, forced to leave game
New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte smoked the seventh hardest-hit ball in MLB this season, but unfortunately, it hit Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Ryan Pepiot, and he had to come out of the game. During the second inning, Marte found the barrel on Pepiot’s 89 mph slider and sent it flying right back to where it came from. Luckily, though, …
Read More »Boxers pulled from throwing first pitch at Mets game after earlier altercation at Empire State Building
The lead-up to the Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia fight at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center has led to numerous promotional events throughout New York this week, but two have already gone awry. Haney and Garcia were originally slated to fight for the WBC junior welterweight title Saturday night, but Garcia weighed in three pounds over the maximum 140-pound limit. The fight is still …
Read More »Pirates' Aroldis Chapman suspended 2 games after heated argument with umpire leads to ejection
MLB announced veteran reliever Aroldis Chapman has been suspended two games after his heated argument with a home plate umpire who ejected him. “Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Aroldis Chapman has received a two-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his inappropriate actions in the bottom of the eighth inning of Monday night’s game against the New York Mets at Citi Field,” …
Read More »Jerry Grote, World Series-champion catcher with the Mets, dead at 81
Jerry Grote, a two-time All-Star catcher who won a World Series with the New York Mets, died on Sunday at a hospital in Texas, a team spokesman said. He was 81. Grote was a part of the 1969 Miracle Mets that stunned Major League Baseball to sweep the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series and then defeat the …
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