Once we get past the distraction of some other major league news, we begin our ramp up to the 2025 draft in earnest.
Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system.
In case you missed it, there was some other notable major league news on Sunday night; we couldn’t help ourselves and spend our first 20 minutes talking Rafael Devers trade. Our conclusion? Having dumb teams in the league makes it more fun, and we’re glad...
Lindor suffered a broken pinky toe when he was hit by a pitch during the June 4 game against the Dodgers.
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Your Monday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.
Meet the MetsFor the first time this season, the Mets were swept. Tampa Bay came to New York, made a position player pitch, won 9-0 on Sunday, and left.
Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, Faith and Fear in Flushing, NY Post, MLB.com, Daily News, Newsday.
Mark Vientos will start his rehab assignment tomorrow while Sean Manaea made his third rehab start to not-great results.
Brett...
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Catch up on all the Mets prospects in yesterday’s minor league action!
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (29-40)SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 8, SYRACUSE 6 (BOX)
Syracuse made a go at it, scoring four in the top of the ninth. That might’ve been enough to overcome Blade Tidwell’s poor outing, but Dom Hamel allowed two insurance runs to cross in the eighth, and those proved to be the difference.
LF Travis Jankowski: 0-4, R, BB CF Drew Gilbert: 1-2, 2 RBI, BB, SB...
Think you can figure out what Mets player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.
Hello Mets fans! We’re back for another day of the Amazin Avenue In-5 daily trivia game. The objective is to guess the correct active OR retired Mets player in as few guesses as possible. Full game instructions are at the bottom. Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form.
Today’s Amazin Avenue In-5 GameIf you can’t see the game...
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The six runs allowed by Canning were insurmountable for the nonexistent Mets offense.
The Mets came into Sunday looking for a win. They were staring down the barrel of a sweep at the hand of the Tampa Bay Rays. Griffin Canning, who had struggled some in his last start against the Nationals, was starting for the Mets. Shane Baz was starting for the Rays, in the midst of a disappointing season.
Both teams had similar first innings. Josh Lowe led off with a...
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The Mets did some more roster churning before their series finale against the Rays today.
Ahead of their series finale against the Rays this afternoon, the Mets optioned right-handed relief pitcher Justin Garza to Triple-A Syracuse and called up fellow right-handed reliever Ty Adcock to take his place on the active roster.
The Mets picked up Garza in a trade with the Giants in exchange for cash a little over a week ago and added him to their major league...
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Griffin Canning takes the Mound as the Mets looks to avoid a sweep.
Mets lineup Francisco Lindor - DH Brandon Nimmo - LF Juan Soto - RF Pete Alonso - 1B Jeff McNeil - 2B Tyrone Taylor - CF Brett Baty - 3B Francisco Alvarez - C Luisangel Acuna - SSGriffin Canning - RHP
Rays lineup Josh Lowe - RF Brandon Lowe - 2B Junior Caminero - DH Jonathan Aranda - 1B Jake Mangum - LF Jose Caballero - 3B Kameron Misner - CF Danny Jansen - C Taylor Walls - SSShane Baz -...
MLB can and should do more.
Grace is back as the good times continue to roll in Queens. The Mets are doing great, and it’s very fun, both on TV and in person as Grace recently found out. There have been some sad happenings (including one right before the episode’s recording), but on the whole it’s a good time.
Grace then turns her attention to yet another Lou Gehrig Day disappointment. There’s so much the league and teams can do, and yet they continue to choose to do the bare minimum...
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Your Father’s Day dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.
Meet the MetsThe Mets lost to the Rays 8-4 on a soggy Saturday afternoon at Citi Field where the start of the game was delayed by almost an hour. Tylor Megill had a disastrous fourth inning that saw a 2-1 Mets lead turn to a 6-2 advantage to the Rays, thanks in part to an error by Megill himself on a bunt play, resulting in three of the runs that crossed the plate in the inning being...
It mostly has been a charmed year for the New York Mets. Their stars generally have played like stars, and their starting pitching unexpectedly has been excellent, allowing them to compile the best record in the National League.
Catch up on all the Mets prospects in yesterday’s minor league action!
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (29-39)SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 5, SYRACUSE 1 (BOX)
The RailRiders have had Syracuse’s number all season and the domination continued. Syracuse dropped their seventh game in a row- not just against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but in general!- wasting a decent effort by Nolan McLean, who gave up three runs (two earned) over six innings on four hits and three walks.
RF Travis Jankowski: 1-4, R, K CF...Think you can figure out what Mets player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.
Hello Mets fans! We’d like to introduce you to our brand new Amazin Avenue In-5 daily trivia game. The objective is to guess the correct active OR retired Mets player in as few guesses as possible. Full game instructions are at the bottom. Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form.
Today’s Amazin Avenue In-5 GameIf you can’t see the game...
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When will my Sean Manaea return from the injured list?
No one would ever confuse me for Tylor Megill’s biggest fan. I have long been a critic of the tall right-hander given his past performance, but I found myself coming around following his strong April showing. However, Megill has come crashing down to earth, and another rough outing has put his rotation spot in jeopardy. With the Mets falling to the Rays 8-4 on a rainy Saturday afternoon in Flushing, in large...
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The Mets look to bounce back from a loss last night with Tylor Megill on the mound today.
Mets lineup Francisco Lindor - SS Brandon Nimmo - LF Juan Soto - RF Pete Alonso - 1B Jeff McNeil - CF Starling Marte - DH Brett Baty - 2B Luis Torrens - C Ronny Mauricio - 3BSP: Tylor Megill (RHP)
Rays lineup Josh Lowe - RF Brandon Lowe - 2B Yandy Diaz - 1B Jonathan Aranda - DH Junior Caminero - 3B Jake Mangum - LF Matt Thaiss - C Kameron Misner - CF Taylor Walls...Flying Squirrel BreakingT | BreakingT.com
The former batting champ is hitting like one again.
After a couple of down years, the past few weeks have seen Jeff McNeil hitting like the McNeil of old. And it is in that spirit that BreakingT releases their newest Mets shirt celebrating McNeil, our own ‘Squirrel.’
BreakingT.comSince May 15, McNeil is hitting .284/.386/.568 with five home runs, 15 RBIs, and a wRC+ of 165. With a reasonable BABIP (.246) and an ISO of .284, this seems more...
Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns and manager Carlos Mendoza each provided several injury updates when speaking with reporters.
Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns and manager Carlos Mendoza each provided several injury updates when speaking with reporters.
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The Mets get some good injury news.
After a brutal loss to the Rays on Friday night, the Mets got some good news: Kodai Senga has only a Grade 1 hamstring strain, and will be re-evaluated in 14 days. Grade 1 is the least severe strain possible, and the Mets look to have dodged their ace missing too much time.
Senga strained his hamstring in the series finale with the Nationals on Friday afternoon. Here is how our Vasilis Drimalitis described the injury shortly after...
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Catch up on all the Mets prospects in yesterday’s minor league action!
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (29-38)SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 10, SYRACUSE 3 (BOX)
Frankie Montas was shellacked for eight runs in 1 2?3 innings in what was supposed to be a rehab outing in which he pitched five innings. That’s certainly not what the Mets wanted to see and he’ll likely need at least one more rehab start before returning to the Mets’ rotation, where his role is now uncertain.
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