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Yahoo
3 hours ago
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MLB Sends Strong Message Before Dodgers-Mets Series
MLB Sends Strong Message Before Dodgers-Mets Series originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Mets entered the MLB offseason with renewed optimism after finishing with an 89-73 record and advancing to the National League Championship Series (NLCS) with playoff wins over the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies. Advertisement Building on that run, the Mets have taken 2025 by storm, currently owning a 37-22 record, leading the NL East by one game over the Phillies. Across the country, the 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers claimed the NL West with a 98-64 regular-season mark, then navigated the playoffs with victories over the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series and the Mets in the NLCS before going on to capture its eighth World Series title over the New York Yankees. In 2025, the Dodgers have maintained their status as the team to beat in the National League, holding a 36-23 record, leading the NL West by two games over the Padres. Now, two of the best teams in baseball will meet for a four-game series starting on Monday night, a moment the MLB took little time to celebrate, posting on Instagram with the caption, "The stars are out for an epic clash in Los Angeles ⭐ The @mets and @dodgers meet for a four-game set starting TONIGHT!". New York is led by the heavy-hitting of Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and Juan Soto, who each have 49+ hits, 28+ RBIs and 10+ home runs on the 2025 season. Advertisement Despite missing Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas for extended periods, the pitching rotation has thrived as well, thanks to contributions from Kodai Senga, Tylor Megill and newcomers Clay Holmes and Griffin Canning. New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) and right fielder Juan Soto (22).© Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Though Dodgers' star Shohei Ohtani has been held out of the pitching rotation as a precaution while recovering from a 2023 Tommy John revision, his impact with the bat is undeniable: he ranks among league leaders with a .293 average, a 1.045 OPS, a .655 SLG and 22 home runs, the second most in the MLB. The Dodgers' offense leads the National League with 343 runs scored, 97 home runs and a .268 average. Advertisement With both the Mets and Dodgers firing on all cylinders, the stage is set for an epic showdown between two clubs who look poised for a deep October run. Related: MLB Reacts to Major Mike Trout News on Friday Related: Braves Dealt Major Pitching Staff Loss on Friday This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
USA Today
12 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Mets vs. Braves Tickets, First Pitch Time for Wednesday, June 25
Mets vs. Braves Tickets, First Pitch Time for Wednesday, June 25 The New York Mets and Francisco Lindor will hit the field against the Atlanta Braves and Matt Olson on Wednesday, June 25 at 7:10 p.m. ET (on SNY and FDSSO). Buy Mets Tickets on SeatGeek Buy Mets Tickets on StubHub Mets vs. Braves Game Info Game day: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Game time: 7:10 p.m. ET 7:10 p.m. ET TV channel: SNY and FDSSO SNY and FDSSO Live Stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply) Watch LIVE with Fubo! Location: Queens, New York Queens, New York Stadium: Citi Field Citi Field Mets Starter: TBA TBA Braves Starter: TBA Mets vs. Braves Tickets For Sale Mets vs. Braves offensive insights The Mets have hit 67 homers this season, which ranks 10th in the league. Hitters for New York rank sixth in the majors with a combined .414 team slugging percentage. The Mets have a team batting average of .246 this season, which ranks 15th among MLB teams. The Braves are 12th in baseball with 62 home runs. They average 1.1 per game. So far this year, Atlanta is 17th in baseball, slugging .389. The Braves have the 15th-ranked batting average in the league (.246). Watch MLB on Fubo Mets' top hitters Lindor is batting .282 this season, with a .846 OPS (.354 on-base, .491 slugging). He has 13 home runs and 34 RBI, plus 38 runs scored and 10 steals on 12 attempts. His strikeout rate is 17.5%, and his walk rate is 8.2%. So far this season, Pete Alonso is hitting .288, with a .927 OPS (.384 on-base, .543 slugging). His strikeout rate is 21.3%, and his walk rate is 11.6%. He has 12 home runs and 46 RBI, plus 32 runs scored. Juan Soto's current batting average is .233, and he has 10 home runs and 28 RBI, plus 38 runs scored and seven steals on seven attempts. His strikeout rate is 16.2%, and his walk rate is 17%. He has a .363 on-base percentage, and a .429 slugging percentage. Also for the Mets, Brandon Nimmo's batting average is .231, with a .292 on-base percentage and a .417 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 18.7%, and his walk rate is 7.8%. He has nine homers and 29 RBI, plus 24 runs scored. Braves' top hitters Marcell Ozuna, who owns a .284/.427/.474 slash line this season, has piled up 27 runs, 25 RBI, and 10 home runs in 241 PAs. His walk rate is 19.9%, and his strikeout rate is 22.4%. In 252 plate appearances this year, Olson is batting .239/.333/.459 with 12 home runs, 31 RBI and 32 runs. He's striking out at a 23.4% clip and walking 12.3% of the time. So far this season, Ozzie Albies, who has a .235/.304/.350 triple slash line, has piled up 30 runs, 22 RBI, and six dingers in 250 plate appearances. As a basestealer, he's snagged six steals on seven tries. His walk rate is 8.4%, while his strikeout rate is 15.6%. At the dish, Austin Riley, who has a .275/.335/.445 triple slash, has piled up 31 runs scored, 33 RBI, and 10 homers in 257 plate appearances. His walk rate is 7%, while his K rate is 27.6%. Mets' injuries Jose Siri: 10 Day IL (Shin), Jesse Winker: 10 Day IL (Side), Paul Blackburn: 15 Day IL (Knee), Drew Smith: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sean Manaea: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Frankie Montás: 60 Day IL (Lat), Christian Scott: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brooks Raley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), A.J. Minter: 60 Day IL (Lat), Danny Young: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Nick Madrigal: 60 Day IL (Shoulder) Braves' injuries Stuart Fairchild: 10 Day IL (Finger), Joe Jimenez: 60 Day IL (Knee), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60 Day IL (Calf/elbow), Ignacio Alvarez: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Reynaldo López: 60 Day IL (Shoulder) Buy Mets Tickets on SeatGeek Buy Mets Tickets on StubHub
New York Times
15 hours ago
- Business
- New York Times
This Week in Mets: What might New York need at the trade deadline?
'We create without turning, without looking back, without ever really knowing we create.' — 'The Apple Tree,' Galway Kinnell A baseball season, most front-office folks will tell you, is traditionally broken down into three parts. In the first third of the season, you're feeling out what kind of team you have, up through about Memorial Day. In the second third, you're figuring out how to improve that team by the trade deadline. In the final third, you learn whether you were right. Advertisement After a weekend sweep of the Rockies, the Mets are formally into that second third — 59 games down, 50 to go before the deadline on July 31. With a big series on the way this week in Los Angeles, let's examine what the Mets will be trying to figure out between now and the trade deadline. The Mets have arrived at the first week of June in first place despite an offense that hasn't performed up to expectations. They currently average 4.41 runs per game, a shade above the major-league average of 4.33, and only good for ninth in the National League. There's reason to believe that will change. Juan Soto, of course, has not yet hit like Juan Soto. Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso took steps in May. (Pretty much nobody outside of Brett Baty and Jeff McNeil had strong Mays for New York.) Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez should be better, though their youth and shorter track records render them larger question marks than they'd otherwise be. If those players pick up the pace, as you'd expect, then the Mets will enter the second half of July pretty comfortable with their offense. If they're still sitting ninth in the NL in scoring by then, it will be time for an upgrade. Where that upgrade needs to happen is unpredictable; it could be at second base, third base, catcher, designated hitter, etc. (No, no, no, it will not be in right field.) The Mets are where they are with that offense because of the way their pitching staff has performed. New York's rotation has finally fallen behind the Rangers for the best ERA in baseball, but its 2.91 ERA is still the best in the NL by more than half a run. The Mets have proven in these first two months that they possess enviable starting depth: Griffin Canning and Tylor Megill were supposed to fight it out for the sixth spot in the rotation, and instead they've both pitched exceedingly well every fifth day. The question is how good the top half of the Mets' rotation can be. Advertisement In other words, who do the Mets want to trust come October? As good as New York's rotation pitched down the stretch and into the early rounds last year, it wasn't up to the task against the Dodgers' star-studded lineup in the NLCS. Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea should return before the All-Star break, and by then, the Mets will have a better read on the sustainability of what Kodai Senga, Clay Holmes, David Peterson, Canning and Megill have done. No, right here, right now, it doesn't look like the Mets will be in the market for an ace at the deadline. (It's also up in the air how many purported aces will be on the market.) But the Mets should be in position to start contemplating the best playoff roster they can build, and the top part of the rotation could be in that conversation. The bullpen has been even better than the rotation, though its ERA is only good for second-best in the NL behind San Francisco's relief corps. Edwin Díaz has looked sharper than he did at any point last season, Reed Garrett has been lights out for two months, and Huascar Brazobán has been a revelation as a high-leverage innings-eater. At some point, they're going to hit a snag — the way they did when A.J. Minter and Danny Young went down for the season days apart. New York has other options built in: Ryne Stanek has rebounded well from his rough period in late April, Dedniel Núñez should come back to the majors eventually, and Brooks Raley can help out from the left side in the season's second half. But the likelihood is the Mets seek out assistance for the pen, whether it's just another left-handed arm or a fresher arm for the back half of the pen. Remember, Stanek was Díaz's primary set-up man in the postseason last year, and he was a mop-up man in August and September. Things change quickly down there. Advertisement The Mets swept the Rockies at home to finish a 7-2 homestand. New York, 37-22, retook first place in the National League East from the Phillies. The Dodgers couldn't finish a sweep of the Yankees on Sunday night. Los Angeles is still in first in the NL West at 36-23. The Rockies had a winless week after being swept by the Cubs and Mets. Their record is 9-50 as Colorado finishes its trip with three in Miami before a day off Thursday. at Los Angeles RHP Paul Blackburn (season debut) vs. RHP Dustin May (3-4, 4.20 ERA) RHP Tylor Megill (4-4, 3.52) vs. RHP Ben Casparius (4-0, 2.72) RHP Griffin Canning (5-2, 3.23) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (0-0, 4.91) LHP David Peterson (4-2, 2.69) vs. RHP Tony Gonsolin (3-1, 5.23) at Colorado RHP Kodai Senga (6-3, 1.60) vs. RHP Antonio Senzatela (1-10, 7.14) RHP Clay Holmes (6-3, 3.07) vs. LHP Carson Palmquist (0-4, 8.50) RHP Tylor Megill vs. RHP Germán Márquez (1-7, 7.13) A chart I made for fun: Red = 60-day IL Orange = 15-day IL Blue = 10-day IL • Blackburn is back after a lengthy rehab stint to make his season debut against the Dodgers on Monday night. • Montas is two starts into what is likely to be a monthlong rehab assignment. The next time the Mets need a sixth starter is around June 23. Montas should be an option by then. • Manaea hasn't started his rehab assignment, which is also likely to last about a month. So the first two weeks of July, just ahead of the All-Star break, look like the right time to expect Manaea. • Jose Siri still hasn't gotten to 100 percent in his running progression. Manager Carlos Mendoza said Siri wasn't all that close to a return late last week. Triple-A: Syracuse vs. Buffalo (Toronto) Double-A: Binghamton vs. Somerset (New York, AL) High-A: Brooklyn at Wilmington (Washington) Low-A: St. Lucie vs. Dunedin (Toronto) Advertisement • Inside the Mets' new outfield ritual, sparked by Juan Soto • Brandon Nimmo on staying sane while hitting at Citi Field • How Francisco Lindor leads • The Mets' superpower as a pitching staff is limiting extra-base hits That's right, I'm on a poetry kick. Reading Galway Kinnell for the first time, and have enjoyed both 'The Book of Nightmares' and 'Mortal Acts, Mortal Words.' Garrett has a 0.70 ERA through 25 2/3 innings. Only two pitchers in Mets history have posted an ERA below 1.00 in more than 30 innings at the All-Star break. One is Kevin Kobel in 1978, whom I'll admit I had never heard of. The other did it in 1984. He was a member of the '86 champion Mets, though he seldom pitched in games that team won. Who is it? (I'll reply to the correct answer in the comments.) (Photo of Clay Holmes pitching Sunday against the Rockies: Jim McIsaac / Getty Images)
CBS News
a day ago
- General
- CBS News
Mets blast 3 home runs in win over lowly Rockies, take over 1st place in NL East
Francisco Lindor once again homered in a victory and Clay Holmes threw a career-high seven innings Sunday as the New York Mets completed a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-3 win. Pete Alonso hit a three-run shot and Juan Soto also went deep as the Mets won for the seventh time in eight games to finish a 7-2 homestand. They regained sole possession of first place in the NL East, moving a game ahead of Philadelphia. The Rockies lost their eighth straight and fell to 9-50, the worst record through 59 games of any major league team in the modern era (since 1901). They have been swept 10 times in 20 series -- tied for the most sweeps through 20 series with the 1962 Mets, the 1970 Milwaukee Brewers and the 1994 Oakland Athletics. Alonso homered in the fourth before Lindor snapped a 3-all tie an inning later. The Mets have won the last 26 games in which Lindor has homered, the second-longest streak in big league history behind the 29-game run authored by Carl Furillo and the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1951-53. Soto connected in the eighth to make it 5-3. Holmes (5-3) gave up three hits, including Orlando Arcia's first-inning solo homer and Tyler Freeman's two-run shot in the fifth. He struck out three and walked none. The right-hander, who entered this season with 300 consecutive relief appearances dating to 2019, has lasted at least six innings in six of his last eight starts. Reed Garrett and Edwin Díaz tossed a scoreless inning apiece, with Díaz earning his 13th save. Rockies rookie Carson Palmquist (0-3) gave up four runs in 4 2/3 innings but struck out eight -- two more than he'd fanned in his first three starts combined. KEY MOMENT Lindor's homer came just after Freeman's tying shot in the fifth. KEY STAT The Rockies haven't held a lead at the end of consecutive innings since they led for the final four innings of their most recent win, a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees on May 23. UP NEXT Rockies RHP Germán Márquez (1-7, 7.13 ERA) starts Monday in Miami against RHP Max Meyer (3-4, 4.53). Mets RHP Paul Blackburn is scheduled to make his season debut Monday night at Dodger Stadium in the opener of a four-game series. Blackburn has been rehabbing from right knee inflammation.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
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Mets Turn Heads with Major Francisco Lindor Announcement
Mets Turn Heads with Major Francisco Lindor Announcement originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Mets are off to a strong start in the 2025 season. Heading into Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies, they were tied with the Philadelphia Phillies atop the National League East. The Mets had already taken the first two games of the three-game series by a combined score of 12-4. Advertisement A big reason for their hot start has been the offense, and Francisco Lindor has been right in the middle of it. In the fifth inning of Sunday's game, Lindor launched a solo home run to give the Mets a 4-3 lead. It was his 13th homer of the season, but it also carried historic weight for his career. Shortly after the blast, the Mets shared a milestone on social media: "With his 5th inning home run, Francisco Lindor is now 4th all-time in home runs by a Shortstop!" The stat got fans buzzing: "Better than jeter," posted this fan. A similiar response: "That officially makes him the best SS in the history of New York. I don't make the rules." Advertisement This poster likes what he sees: "HOF." "Lindor is better than Jeter," another fan responds. "Best SS in the last 25yrs HOF Met," said here. "Erasing A Rod history." says this fan. New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12).© Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Lindor's accomplishment puts him within 10 home runs of Hanley Ramirez for third all-time among shortstops. He also has a chance to catch Miguel Tejada in second. The top spot is still 170 home runs away, but at Lindor's pace, and age at 31, even that doesn't feel out of reach. Since joining the Mets in 2021, Lindor has been a cornerstone of the franchise. He debuted in 2015 with the Cleveland Indians and has since earned four All-Star selections, won two Gold Gloves and taken home four Silver Slugger awards. He also helped Puerto Rico win a silver medal in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Advertisement On the mound, the Mets have been just as impressive. Heading into Sunday, New York's pitching staff was allowing only 3.3 total runs per game — the lowest in Major League Baseball. After wrapping up the Rockies series, the Mets head west for a four-game series in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. Then they'll travel to Denver for a three-game rematch with Colorado. Related: Shohei Ohtani's Behavior During Dodgers' Blowout Over Yankees Catches Attention Related: Justin Turner Sends Clear Message After MLB Player's Retirement Decision This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
