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New York Post
07-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Starling Marte's knee is latest Mets injury concern after rare start in field
Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Try it free Starling Marte had three more hits Sunday, but suffered an injury scare to his troublesome right knee in the bottom of the ninth that could sideline him. Carlos Mendoza said Marte's knee 'flared up' and he was clearly in discomfort after taking a pitch during an at-bat against Devin Williams in a 6-4 loss to the Yankees at Citi Field. Advertisement He stayed in the game after a visit from the training staff, but only jogged slowly to first base when he grounded out to third for the second out of the inning. Marte was going for tests Sunday night. The 36-year-old, whose season ended almost exactly a year ago due to a right knee injury, said he was 'not really' worried about the knee's status. Starling Marte made a rare start in the outfield during the Mets-Yankees game on July 6, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Advertisement But when asked if he thought he'd be able to stay off the IL, Marte said, 'I don't know yet.' After the knee limited Marte to 94 games last season, he was also hobbled during spring training. But he'd come on over his previous 29 games heading into Sunday, with an OPS of .832 over that stretch and followed it up with a third straight multihit game. Advertisement Marte also started in the outfield for just the fifth time this season — and first time since June 1 — on Sunday, when he was in left, with Brandon Nimmo as the DH. Marte said he felt good on defense and it wasn't until that final at-bat — after he'd singled three times and stolen a base (also his first since June 1) — that he felt discomfort. Mostly limited to DH duties this season, Marte has been used as a right-handed leadoff hitter, with Francisco Lindor bumped down to the No. 2 spot in the lineup, and has hit well there. Starling Marte (R.) flexes his right knee during the Mets-Yankees game on July 6, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Advertisement The Mets figured to have some roster decisions to make before the All-Star break, with Jesse Winker — sidelined for over two months with an oblique strain — on a rehab assignment and likely due to return to the lineup this week. Marte is in the final year of a four-year, $78 million deal. CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND METS STATS After the Mets failed to off-load Marte in the offseason, he initially had difficulty adjusting to a role in which he didn't play every day. His production has improved, and with the Mets dealing with injuries, Marte's resurgence has been a welcome one, but it may be halted if his knee doesn't respond well.
New York Post
05-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Mets' Brett Baty has chance to solidify place in lineup after clutch homer
Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Try it free The Mets' new-look top of the order has settled in and is showing potential few teams can match. The bottom of the order, though, has been a problem. The Mets' various young options who have been given chances at third base have not yet run with the job. So if Brett Baty can keep hitting like this, maybe two Mets issues could be solved. Batting out of the 7-hole, the young infielder did his part in drilling a home run in the Mets' 6-5, Subway Series-opening comeback victory over the Yankees at Citi Field on Friday. Baty's RBI from that home run was the only one collected by the Mets' Nos. 6-9 hitters. Brett Baty hits a home run during the Mets-Yankees game on July 4, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Brandon Nimmo has looked natural at the top of the lineup; Francisco Lindor has shown signs of breaking out of his slump; Juan Soto is on a tear; Pete Alonso is powerful; and Jeff McNeil, the hero of the day, can hold down the fifth spot. Baty entered his fourth-inning at-bat in an 0-for-14 skid. But he first smacked a single through the left side and, two innings later, stepped up against righty Ian Hamilton. In the sixth, Baty saw a first-pitch slider well and laid off a pitch that slid out of the strike zone. The next slider crossed the middle of the plate and Baty 'just let it rip,' he said, in lasering his ninth homer of the season and first since June 14 over the right field wall to bring the Mets to within one run. Baty was happy to help his team but did not feel as if he were representing the bottom of the order. Brett Baty celebrates during the Mets-Yankees game on July 4, 2025. Getty Images 'I think we're all just one unit,' Baty said. 'I think, honestly, every single one of us at any point can do damage.' The 25-year-old can do damage, as he demonstrated during his huge May, but his results (and the club's results) were not there in June. Ronny Mauricio has not hit much and is piling up strikeouts. Mark Vientos has gone 2-for-19 since returning from the injured list. CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND METS STATS The Mets would love for someone to step up, and perhaps Baty — who is the best third baseman in the mix — is creeping his foot forward. For his part, Baty has felt his at-bats — even while he couldn't find a hit — have been strong. 'Especially this past week and in the Milwaukee series, I feel like I hit three or four balls over 100 [mph], and just none of them fell,' said Baty, whose OPS sits at .685. 'So I think it's just staying within myself and just keep doing the same thing, try to hit the ball hard.'
New York Post
05-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Reed Garrett emphatically breaks out of funk to save Mets' exhausted bullpen
Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Try it free The Mets had nowhere else to turn. All things considered, they had to be content with Justin Hagenman and Austin Warren surviving a combined six innings while allowing five runs. They received excellence from Huascar Brazobán in a three-strikeout seventh inning. They could not signal for Ryne Stanek, who had pitched in back-to-back games; did not want to ask for a third straight day from Edwin Díaz; wanted to stay away from Brandon Waddell, who is expected to start Sunday; their remaining relievers consisted of the just-called-up Rico Garcia and Chris Devenski, the just-re-signed Richard Lovelady and a slumping — probably from overuse — Reed Garrett. Reed Garrett pitches during the Mets-Yankees game on July 4, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Carlos Mendoza opted for Garrett, who then ensured Mendoza would not have to use a fifth pitcher on the day. Garrett — who had been lit up by the Brewers on Wednesday and who had allowed eight runs in his past 3 ¹/₃ innings — shook off the funk and the fatigue to somehow record the final six outs of the 6-5, Subway Series-opening Mets victory at Citi Field on Friday. 'I think we've shown a lot over the last month of just who we are as a team. I think if you back us into a corner, we're going to find our way out of it,' said Garrett, who was talking about the Mets but could have been talking about himself. He lugged a right arm that has tied with Brazobán for the most appearances by a Mets pitcher this season and had burned 21 pitches in Wednesday's meltdown and entered in the eighth inning, minutes after Jeff McNeil's home run had given the Mets a one-run edge. Garrett needed 14 pitches to survive Giancarlo Stanton, Jazz Chisholm Jr. (who singled), Paul Goldschmidt and Ben Rice, and returned to a dugout and a conversation he did not want to have with Mendoza. 'I was trying to walk away so he couldn't take me out of the game,' Garrett said with a smile. Reed Garrett reacts during the Mets-Yankees game on July 4, 2025. Robert Sabo for NY Post Garrett told Mendoza he physically was fine and could keep going. His manager told him they would go one batter at a time. 'Give me everything you got,' Mendoza said of Garrett, who obliged. The presence of Aaron Judge loomed throughout the ninth, the superstar set to hit if one Yankee could reach base against Garrett. CHECK OUT THE LATEST MLB STANDINGS AND METS STATS Trent Grisham (who flew out), DJ LeMahieu (who was robbed by a tremendous diving stab and throw from McNeil) and Jasson Domínguez (ground out) could not. As Domínguez's ground ball reached McNeil, Garrett took a few hops in anticipation. When Pete Alonso caught the throw from McNeil, Garrett pumped his fist, which reflected 1) that the teams, too, care about the Subway Series and 2) that this meant a little bit more considering his recent stretch and a woefully thin bullpen around him. 'To get the last six, it was big for me,' Garrett said after his third save of the season and a 29-pitch outing that tied for his most in a game this year. 'A little subtle reminder to keep going, keep fighting.' Asked what he would have done if Garrett could not return to the mound for the ninth, Mendoza laughed and offered, 'I'm glad I didn't have to make that decision.'
New York Post
04-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Juan Soto puts his boo-filled Bronx return in the past with electric Subway Series homer for Mets
Juan Soto's slow start reached one of its low points during the first Subway Series of the season, when he was constantly booed during his return to The Bronx and went just 1-for-10 — with zero extra-base hits — across the three games. He didn't waste any time moving past those struggles when the rivalry series resumed at Citi Field. Soto crushed a two-run homer in the first inning off Marcus Stroman on Friday, ensuring his historic June carried over into July and tying the game at two. Juan Soto hits a home run during the Mets-Yankees game on July 4, 2025. X / @SNY Juan Soto hits a home run during the Mets-Yankees game on July 4, 2025. X / @SNY His 21st blast of the season produced the response the Mets needed after Yankees outfielders Jasson Domínguez and Aaron Judge went back-to-back to start the top of the frame. Soto had hit .320 with a 1.153 OPS since June 1 entering Friday.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Calls Mount for Umpire's Immediate Firing After Rangers-Rays Game
Calls Mount for Umpire's Immediate Firing After Rangers-Rays Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Congratulations are in order for veteran umpire Laz Díaz, who quietly set an MLB record earlier this week. Advertisement Unfortunately for Díaz, as well as anyone against the Automated Ball-Strike System, we never said it was the good type of history. Those watching Tuesday's Texas Rangers-Tampa Bay Rays game saw Díaz call a third strike on Rays left fielder Jake Magnum. Anyone watching likely immediately noticed the ball was well outside the strike zone. How egregious was Díaz's call? The Umpire Auditor X/Twitter account found that Rangers pitcher Tyler Mahle's pitch missed outside by 6.83 inches. 'With that call,' Umpire Auditor wrote, 'Laz Diaz has taken the crown from Angel Hernández for the worst called strikeout in Umpire Auditor history.' Advertisement Hernández previously set the record in April 2024, in a game ironically also featuring the Rangers. Texas designated hitter Wyatt Langford struck out on a pitch that was 6.78 inches outside the strike zone. 'I'm so serious this should be grounds to finally fire Laz Diaz,' wrote one X/Twitter user. Added another: 'Now that Angel is gone, we gotta put our time and effort getting Laz Diaz off the [expletive] field.' MLB umpire Laz Díaz in 2024Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images Thankfully for the Rays, they survived Díaz's strike zone to win 5-1. Diaz previously turned heads in April after a heated viral argument with Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Luvollo. Advertisement "The MLB has to pressure Laz Diaz into retiring the same way they did with Angel Hernández," an X user argued. "He's just as bad (if not worse!) but never had the infamous popularity for some reason as Angel." Hernández retired in May 2024 after 34 seasons. Diaz has been a full-time umpire since 1999 and became a crew chief in 2022. "If you know the ump's name, chances are he [expletive] sucks at his job," one commenter suggested. Related: Fans Outraged at Umpire Over Calls in Phillies-Athletics Related: Fans Outraged Over What Umpire Did in Mets-Yankees This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
