Three-time Cy Young Award winner (and future Hall of Famer) Max Scherzer to make a rehab start with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Don't be late for the game.
On this fateful day 35 years ago, a passionate New York Mets' fan was spit on by a player on the team, causing controversy about who launched the magic loogie.
Since that season, he's had a combined record of 25-53 for five different MLB teams including the Mets, along with having his name tarnished by the shared drug use with Skaggs, which would ultimately claim the young pitcher's life.
A snippet from The New York Times in 1976 showed prices of food and drinks at New York's baseball stadiums, and painted a vivid picture of a simpler time in sports.
On Monday at 4pm, Major League Baseball teams have to reduce their rosters to 26 from 28. The first place New York Mets were wrestling with different scenarios. The first move was painful but easy. Relief pitcher Sean Reid-Foley was put on the Injured List on Saturday. The pitcher that replaced him for Sunday's game was Yoan López.
The New York Mets are rolling. Going into Tuesday's double-header with the San Francisco, the Amazin's are off to a great start under new skipper Buck Showalter with an impressive 7-3 record. Timely hitting and great pitching are the perfect formula for success. However, the veteran manager of over two decades in the dugout knows that simple things can derail a great team. One of those things is chemistry.
From Jerry Seinfeld to 50 Cent and beyond, New York baseball fans have seen it all when it comes to ceremonial first pitches, including these memorable ones.
When you buy peanuts at a ballpark, you're supposed to buy Cracker Jacks, too. Entering 2022, there's a new face on the classic snack at New York ballparks.
Back in November, when New York Mets owner Steve Cohen and general manager Billy Eppler decided on Buck Showalter as the next Mets manager, deciding on who would be the Opening Day starter for the New York Mets, seemed like a problem for a later date. Well, the day has come and circumstances not foreseen a week ago, have clouded the skipper's choices.
Just a week ago, the news broke that the law that effects Kyrie Irving with also effect the Yankees and the Mets. No offense to the Nets, but the Yankees and the Mets carry a bit more political weight in the Big Apple. Now, it looks like the Brooklyn Nets will get their star for the rest of their games, home and away.