Good Morning. Happy Birthday Mike Hessman. Mets 8 Nationals 4 as Pete Alonso hits Grand Slam, Seth Lugo talks to the Press, and MLB.com names Brett Baty Mets top Slugging Prospect.
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Mets 8 Nationals 4 (Box Score). Brandon Nimmo 2 for 2, HR, RBI, 1 walk, 1 run scored; Jeff McNeil 0 for 2, 1 K; Dominic Smith 0 for 3, 2 Ks; Pete Alonso 1 for 3, Grand Slam HR, 4 RBIs, 1 run scored; James McCann 1 for 2 with a walk; Jonathan Villar 0 for 2; Luis Guillorme 0 for 2; Khalil Lee 0 for 2 with a K; Drew Ferguson 1 for 2, run scored, 1K; David Peterson 2 scoreless innings, 1 hit; Jeurys Familia 1 inning, no runs, 2 walks; Aaron Loup 1 inning, no runs, 1 hit, 1 K; Dellin Betances (W, 1-0, BS, 1) 1 inning, 2 hits, 2 walks, 4 runs – all earned; Trevor May: 1 scoreless inning, 1 walk; Robert Gsellman 1 inning, no runs, 2 hits, 1 walk; Stephen Tarpley., 1 inning, no runs, 1 walk; Sean Reid-Foley 1 inning, no runs, 1 walk, 1 hit.
Mets are off today Jacob deGrom expected to pitch Saturday.
Brandon Nimmo with an absolute LASER. pic.twitter.com/8BpqhqNazU
— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) March 4, 2021
FOLKS, it is Pete Alonso grand slam szn
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) March 4, 2021
112.6 mph
428 ft pic.twitter.com/af1JtLqPLN
Ronny Mauricio showing he can do it on both sides of the ball. pic.twitter.com/4O0CQpqZjC
— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) March 4, 2021
Dellin Betances gave up an opposite-field, three-run homer to Ryan Zimmerman, earning boos from the crowd at Clover Park.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) March 4, 2021
The positive: Betances averaged 92 mph with his four-seamer and topped out at 93.5, which is up several ticks from where he was this point last year.
Mets.com:
As Betances, Familia go, so does Mets' 'pen. “Early results have been
mixed. Combined, Familia and Betances threw 54 pitches on Thursday…Familia
delivered 31 of them, managing a scoreless inning despite two walks and a fly
ball to the warning track. (The inning went so long that team president Sandy
Alderson, during an interview with the ESPN booth, quipped: “You guys are
killing me, and so is Jeurys.”) Betances threw 23, allowing a Ryan Zimmerman
three-run homer and recording only two outs before the Mets used this year’s
flexible game rules to prematurely end the inning.”
Takeaways from today's game.
— Mack (@JohnMackinAde) March 4, 2021
1.ESPN sucks.
2. A hard decision needs to be made re: Betances
3. Peterson isn't gong to give up the SP5 slot without a fight.
4. Here comes Reid-Foley.
5. Did I say that ESPN sucks?
Pete Alonso's grand slam was a "birthday bomb" for his mom, who was at the game today. pic.twitter.com/ToBpNWBvnC
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 4, 2021
"I felt like last year was a good taste for me," Mets starter David Peterson said, "but I wanted to come into camp better." pic.twitter.com/pQNeEOZR89
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) March 4, 2021
SNY.TV:
Mets' Luis Rojas breaks down what will set pitchers apart in competition for
fifth rotation spot. “Execution of pitches. Command. Just something
different from the pitcher that we know we have because everyone we have in
camp is talented,” he told reporters on Thursday via Zoom. “All those arms we
have, everyone’s pretty good. There’s competition and sometimes the guy is
better than the other in executing in camp. Sometimes the other pitcher needs
to work on something to get to the point where he’s been before. It’s the
execution part.”
Jeurys Familia on his expectations for this season:
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 4, 2021
"This is the sport that I love, I have no other option but to be good" pic.twitter.com/VlEm6JxoTj
Asked about Sandy Alderson's in-game assessment that some of the Mets were not "defensive geniuses," Luis Rojas reiterated, as he has almost daily in camp, how the Mets must improve: pic.twitter.com/rDksZkt4zH
— Tim Britton (@TimBritton) March 4, 2021
"It makes me sad not seeing Pedro Gomez ... Hugs and kisses to his family."
— ESPN (@espn) March 4, 2021
Francisco Lindor remembers the late Pedro Gomez ❤️ pic.twitter.com/prXwmXIUqL
.@TheRealSmith2_ caught a foul ball while live with @ESPN. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/5WLC9fryZE
— MLB (@MLB) March 4, 2021
On BNNY presented by Tri-State @Cadillac, @DougWilliamsSNY, @Anthony_Recker, @SteveGelbs & @HannahRKeyser discuss why we should keep an eye on Pete Alonso's spring stats, and look ahead to what he'll bring in 2021 https://t.co/rVqXTmTBNx pic.twitter.com/NUGlM5Y3VG
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 5, 2021
🚨🍪 COOKIE CLUB SEASON 2 IS HERE! 🍪🚨@SteveGelbs. @TheRealSmith2_. @JDDavis26. The boys are back.
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 4, 2021
FULL EPISODE: https://t.co/6ccR6S0NlU
➡️ @insomniacookies pic.twitter.com/P14DthYLNU
Dom Smith has already taken new Mets prospect Khalil Lee under his wing:
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 4, 2021
“Dom is a guy that kinda came in the locker room, talked to me a lot. Seems like he's gonna be kind of like a big brother to me already." https://t.co/yiGxaxqtGM pic.twitter.com/td3cdMdxWK
LIVE: Seth Lugo speaks from Port St. Lucie https://t.co/ggNNw1Cs46
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 4, 2021
NY
Post.com: Mets’ Seth Lugo ‘on track’ in rehab from elbow surgery. “I don’t
know that answer. I’m just going one day at a time right now,” Lugo said at a
Zoom news conference. “I’m just going to take it slow for now.”
MLB.com: 1
of these aces will be the '21 strikeout king. “Jacob deGrom -- RHP, Mets. 2019 total: 255 / '20
total: 104 Duh?... you
can’t top the 32-year-old deGrom’s ridiculous 98.6 mph average four-seam
fastball … or his 92.5 mph average slider with its 44.6 percent whiff rate … or
his 91.4 mph average changeup that comes with a 42.9 percent whiff rate…”
MLB.com: Here
is each team's top future slugger. Mets: Brett Baty, 3B (MLB No. 94). “The Mets chose
to overlook that Baty was on the older side at 19 for a prep bat in the 2019
Draft and took him 12th overall precisely because of his power potential. The
third baseman provides plus power from the left side and earns extra marks for
his ability to drive the ball the other way. He hit seven homers and slugged
.452 in 51 games across three levels in 2019…”
Opening Day is just 4 weeks away!!
— Greg Harvey (@BetweenTheNums) March 4, 2021
I have created an interactive timeline of the .@Mets All-Time Hits Leaders since their inception in 1962.
Find your favorite players throughout this graphic and see different eras of Mets baseball! #LGM 🍎 pic.twitter.com/uHVMeAOf8m
Thanks to @greg_prince of #FAFIF for blessing us with his Metsian Divine...talked Nimmo, Villar, Pillars galore...bullpen, lineups & even 1974. Along w @THE_SamMaxwell @BTB_MikeII & @Metfanrich, great ep...LISTEN NOW! https://t.co/FFfIK72u95 #Mets #LGM #LFGM #SpringTraining
— A Metsian Podcast with Sam, Rich and Mike (@AMetsianPodcast) March 5, 2021
Happy Tuesday all! Today on the blog we have a "missing" 1976 card for former @Mets pitcher Nino Espinosa: https://t.co/OLw8dTbsiG @70sBaseball pic.twitter.com/cnHGjkUuoU
— Gio/wthballs blog (@wthballs) March 2, 2021
MLB
and SportSpyder NL East and MLB Links:
Some of yesterday's Spring Training Highlights:
Bobby Witt Jr. put his 60-grade speed on display as he raced around the bases tonight.
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 5, 2021
More on the #Royals five-tool prospect: https://t.co/8ZKBqCFHIi pic.twitter.com/9SugKoeaT3
Josiah Gray struck out a pair in his first Spring Training outing.
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 5, 2021
Here's more on the #Dodgers prospect: https://t.co/WiqgeEeStN pic.twitter.com/MQvj6bfD5O
Here is yesterday's Spring Training Scoreboard.
🤔
— MLB (@MLB) March 4, 2021
(win totals via @BetMGM) pic.twitter.com/Cef0N6Ilv9
Get to know Todd Frazier!@FlavaFraz21 | @CampingWorld pic.twitter.com/nOuZfGs9MZ
— Pirates (@Pirates) March 5, 2021
MLB.com:
MLB News
10 pitchers who impressed in their 2025 debuts
May's emotional return from life-threatening ordeal fuels LA's record start to season
MLB.TV is back for 2025 -- new local packages available as well
'Good brand of baseball': Complete team effort leads Padres to 6-0 start
All Eugenio Suárez does is hit home runs -- and the latest was grand
Eovaldi blanks Reds on 99 pitches for 2025's first Maddux
Young Yanks help Bombers make more homer history
Tucker HRs in 4th straight, keeps wowing new Cubs teammates
A short start but a successful one for Sandy, who earns 1st 'W' since '23
MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB Trade Rumors
Max Scherzer Receives Cortisone Injection To Treat Thumb Injury
Padres, D-Backs In Discussions To Play Mexico City Series In 2026
Phillies Re-Sign Buddy Kennedy To Minor League Deal
Offseason In Review: Tampa Bay Rays
Reynaldo Lopez To Undergo Arthroscopic Shoulder Procedure
Angels Trade Michael Petersen To Braves
Yahoo Sports:
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games
Dustin May makes his triumphant return as Dodgers extend perfect start to season
Yankees Notes: Will Warren's 'exciting' first start, Clarke Schmidt's expected return set
Jokes abound as Dodgers' Freddie Freeman misses 2nd game while recovering from shower slip and fall
Mets pitcher Sean Manaea shut down from throwing after setback in recovery from oblique injury
Mets Notes: Francisco Lindor shoulders blame; Max Kranick a weapon out of bullpen
Kodai Senga ‘lacked a bit of calmness’ in first outing for Mets of 2025 season
Yankees' bullpen implodes, drop first game of season in 7-5 loss to Diamondbacks
Sloppy fielding, quiet bats sink Mets in 4-2 loss to Marlins
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton weighs in on torpedo bats: 'You're not going to get the story you're looking for'
Phillies' Matt Strahm proposes batters keep torpedo bats, if pitchers get their own advantage back
ESPN:
www.espn.com - MLB
Stanton won't blame ailing elbows on torpedo bats
Dodgers' 7-0 start ties 1933 Yanks as May returns
Rangers' Eovaldi gets season's 1st complete game
FOX Sports:
FOX Sports Digital
Angels vs. Cardinals Highlights | MLB on FOX
The Dodgers have yet to use torpedo bats. But that could change soon.
Giants vs. Astros Highlights | MLB on FOX
CBS Sports:
CBSSports.com Headlines
Dodgers improve to 7-0 vs. Braves, matching best start to season by World Series champion in MLB history
White Sox starters finally allow earned run vs. Twins after historic four-game stretch to open season
Reynaldo López injury: Braves starter to undergo arthroscopic surgery as winless Atlanta suffers another loss
SportsSpyder:
Today
in Mets History Per
Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Larry Elliot (1938)
- Les Rohr (1946)
- Kevin Brown (1966)
- Mike Hessman (1978)
|
1972 |
Jim
Fregosi, obtained by the Mets from the Angels in the off-season for
future Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, breaks his right thumb during a spring
training workout. The All-Star infielder will suffer through an agonizing
season, batting only .232 in 101 games, after being touted as the team's
solution to its revolving door at third base. |
First @Mets Sports Illustrated Cover: March 5, 1962: https://t.co/zpGouBC1a5 #MetsRewind #LGM #Mets pic.twitter.com/02bRcDMoTb
— @MetsRewind (@metsrewind) March 5, 2021
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