Meet the Mets
Sorry, we all used up our Good Extra Inning Victory coupon on Saturday, so we were left to suffer through 2026’s first of what we can only hope is very few Bad Extra Innings Losses.
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With his five innings of work on Sunday, Nolan McLean is officially no longer prospect eligible.
Bo Bichette’s reaction to Mets fans booing him can be summed up in his very relatable thought of “what took them so long?”
Sean Manaea made his regular season debut in relief and there were some positives and some negatives. In conclusion, Sean Manaea is a land of contrasts.
Around the National League East
The Phillies were struck down by home runs from the Rangers’ Brandon Nimmo and Andrew McCutchen in an 8-3 loss, but only Andrew McCutchen was nice enough to apologize for doing it.
A night after being saved by a former Met in Dominic Smith, the Braves were doomed by a former Met as Seth Lugo made his season debut for the Royals with a scoreless start in a 4-1 game.
Joey Weimer is literally hitting 1.000/1.000/2.333 through his first eight trips to the plate this year, and that’s why the Nationals won the series 2-1 and the game against the Cubs, 6-3.
Down to their last strike, Owen Caissie delivered the Marlins a victory with a two-run walkoff home run to complete a sweep of the Rockies and give Miami sole possession of first place in the NL East.
Around Major League Baseball
The White Sox’s biggest move of the offseason is already paying off in historic statistics, if not wins, as Munetaka Murakami has homered in each of his first three games in the major leagues.
Folks, we have our first ejection due to an argument about ABS! Thank you, Derek Shelton.
There is no better time to overreact to small sample sizes than the conclusion of baseball’s first weekend of games.
Nico Hoerner officially signed his six-year extension with the Cubs and even got a press conference prior to Sunday’s game out of the deal.
Eugenio Suarez hit his first home run back with the Cincinnati Reds, providing every one of their runs in a series-clinching 3-2 victory over the Red Sox.
This Date in Mets History
On this date in 2015, the Mets acquired Jerry Blevins from the Washington Nationals.
