Author Archives: Jack

They were running out of pitching. Well, they really had run out of pitching, since an injury to Edwin Díaz had forced Carlos Mendoza to tap into the “absolutely not using them on Wednesday” portion of the bullpen.  That was Max Kranick, who responded by getting the biggest outs of the game in the top […]

On one occasion, the Phillies regretted taking a chance against Juan Soto. On two occasions, they did not bother. None of these three involved Soto in the batter’s box. The Mets did not make Soto their $765 million man because of his left arm, but that throwing arm still helped them win a game. “I […]

CLEVELAND — When Cody Bellinger was piling up the hits across the Grapefruit League this spring, Aaron Boone joked that he should pace himself for the regular season. Of course, it is not that simple, but almost a month into the season, Bellinger is still trying to settle into a groove at the plate. “Obviously […]

The Mets are riding high — and their owner wants the team and the fans to enjoy it while the going is good. The Amazin’s won their seventh straight game on Wednesday afternoon with a dramatic walk-off win in the 10th inning to sweep the Phillies at Citi Field. Steve Cohen, in the hours after […]

On Wednesday morning, manager Carlos Mendoza surveyed the fringes of the Mets position-player group and acknowledged, “It’s not going to be an easy decision” regarding who leaves when Jeff McNeil returns, which is expected Friday. By Wednesday afternoon, Brett Baty had made that already-hard decision a little bit more difficult. In what essentially amounted to […]

CLEVELAND — Aaron Boone had wanted to get Paul Goldschmidt a day off during the Yankees’ 13-day, 13-game stretch that came to an end on Wednesday. The veteran’s bat would not allow it. So Boone compromised by making him the DH on Wednesday and Goldschmidt just kept hitting, racking up three hits in the 5-1 […]