Good Morning. Happy Birthday Cookie Rojas. Mets beat Cards 7-1, Senga makes Mets debut, Pete and Lindor go deep, Quintana has left side tightness, and David Peterson gets good news on CT scan.
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Box Score: Mets 7 Cardinals 1 Brett Baty 3B 2 for 2, double - hitting .471 this Spring; Francisco Lidor SS 1 for 3, HR (#2), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 K - .389 Spring batting avg.; Pete Alonso 1B for 3, HR (#3), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 K - .286 Spring avg.; Tim Locastro CF 2 for 3, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored - .353 Spring batting avg.; Kodai Senga 2 innings, 1 run - earned, 1 hit, 1 HR, 2 walks, 2 Ks; Jose Quintana 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 K; Brooks Raley 1 inning, no runs, 1 hit, 1 K; Bryce Montes de Oca 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 2 Ks;
Mets.com: Senga debuts for Mets, 'excited to be in a real game'. "...this was the 30-year-old right-hander’s first Spring Training outing, and there was a horde of Japanese media on hand to record it. In addition to the usual Mets contingent, there also was that new pitch timer constantly reminding him how much time he had to deliver each pitch."
Tim Healey Newsday: Kodai Senga struggles with pitch clock in Mets debut. "He blamed the timer — 15 seconds with the bases empty, 20 seconds otherwise — for the early difficulty, including walking his first two batters, before he settled in. His final line included 42 pitches (24 strikes) in two innings in the Mets' 7-1 exhibition win over the Cardinals."
NY Post: Kodai Senga breaks out ghost pitch in successful Mets spring debut after wild start. "After a wild start, Senga used his ghost forkball to record a strikeout, touched 98.6 mph with his fastball...The only hit Senga surrendered was a second-inning home run to St. Louis’ Tres Barrera, who hammered a hanging curveball."
SNY.TV: Mets Injury Tracker: Jose Quintana will get tests for left side tightness Monday, David Peterson day-to-day with left foot contusion. Mets GM Billy Eppler said Sunday during the team's spring training game that LHP Jose Quintana exited with left side tightness after one inning of work and will get imaging done on Monday.
NY Post: Jose Quintana injured in final Mets outing before World Baseball Classic. "Hours after the injury, the 34-year-old from Colombia announced he will not be able to represent his home country in the tournament. 'Now all I need is to get completely recovered and try to be ready for the beginning of the 2023 MLB season,' Quintana wrote in Spanish on Instagram."
NY Post: David Peterson listed as day-to-day with foot contusion as Mets avoid the worst. "they avoided a scare with David Peterson, who was diagnosed with just a left foot contusion after taking a comebacker in his appearance on Saturday. After undergoing an X-ray that was 'inconclusive,' according to Buck Showalter, the left-hander had a CT scan that showed the contusion and he is day-to-day."
NY Post: Mets’ Brett Baty keeps racking up hits in spring training — and errors. "With two more hits — including a double...Brett Baty leads the Mets with eight hits in the Grapefruit League.…And so do the errors. Baty also made another error at third base, his third of the spring."
NY Post: Mets’ Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso look locked in as they leave for WBC.
Game Highlights from MLB.com:
Mets YouTube Channel: Kodai Senga on his first Grapefruit League Start.
SNY on YouTube: Francisco Lindor talks Kodai Senga's debut for Mets pitch clock adjustments, WBC preparation.
New York Post Sports on YouTube.
Pete Alonso reflects on his spring so far and what he's looking forward to at the World Baseball Classic:
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 5, 2023
"I feel like I'm in a pretty decent spot and that I'm swinging at the right stuff, but hopefully I can help the United States win a championship." pic.twitter.com/kaUIdcsCcT
"It's going to be a dogfight until the very end, so it should be a fun ride."
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 5, 2023
- Pete Alonso on the NL East pic.twitter.com/SDv8xYg4cy
Buck Showalter was asked his opinion on Kodai Senga not being entirely happy with his start today and the fact that he is always chasing perfection:
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 5, 2023
"We live in a very imperfect world and obviously a sport that you're not going to be perfect in, but you got to chase it." pic.twitter.com/uoLhVDugm4
Mets.com:
- 30 prospects who have turned heads this spring For the Mets, it is Ronny Mauricio: "It’s not easy to be hotter than Mauricio, who hit three home runs in his first seven Grapefruit League at-bats...4-for-9 over the first week of spring games, with all four hits going for extra bases...if Mauricio continues to hit like this, the Mets will find a place for him."
- Ranking baseball's Top 10 lineup duos for 2023 - Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor come in at #10 on the list.
Rising Apple:
- 3 NY Mets free agent targets we'll be grateful they didn't sign, 2 we wish they did - writer Tim Boyle thinks the Mets should have signed a couple of Andrews - Chafin and McCutchen but happy they didn't sign Jameson Taillon.
- NY Mets News: Kodai Senga ghost fork claim Cardinals prospect as its first victim
- Top 50 NY Mets players ranked by how valuable they are for the franchise
- NY Mets News: Stephen Nogosek pulling ahead of his Opening Day roster competition
- 3 NY Mets contracts we were happy to see end, and 2 we're still eager to see expire
- 3 NY Mets relievers off the 40-man roster most likely to see MLB action this year
- 3 NY Mets players with big cleats to fill this season
Mets360:
- Examining the old and the young for the Mets in Grapefruit League action Brian Joura looks at the Spring stats and as always comes up with many great observations including this about Ronny Mauricio: "The guy hits 26 HR in Double-A and then wins the MVP in the Dominican Winter League. Yet somehow the Mets seem unexcited. They stubbornly continue to view him as a shortstop, even though there’s zero chance he’ll unseat Francisco Lindor. Why he isn’t being utilized in the outfield and being groomed to be Mark Canha’s replacement in 2024 makes no sense to me." (Subscription required)
LoHud.com: NY Mets: Francisco Alvarez, Kevin Parada growing as catchers. Mets Catching Coach "Sherlock called Parada 'a sponge' with a great work ethic"...the article also had this quote from Francisco Alvarez: "I’m open-minded to whatever the team wants me to do," Alvarez said. 'If the team decides at a point, ‘Hey, you’re going to Triple-A,’ it’s great...I’m open to doing whatever to become the best player that I can possibly be.'"
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MLB.com:
- DomÃnguez delivers go-ahead HR in Yanks' 8-run 9th
- Old-school Bumgarner likes pitch timer, new rules
- Healthy Acuña to bring excitement to Classic
- These players used the Classic to prep for greatness
- Rockies add veteran slugger Moustakas
- Why Arenado has a specific age in mind for retirement
- Adames hyped for Classic: 'It's like the World Series in spring'
- López impressing Twins with first outings of spring
- The greatest slugger in Classic history wants more
- Injuries: Guerrero, Soto, deGrom, Flaherty, Cutch
- This backup catcher is raking like a star in spring
MLB Trade Rumors:
- AL West Notes: A’s, Ragans, Taveras
- NL East Notes: Quintana, Peterson, Kieboom
- Giants Notes: Luciano, Wade, Pederson
- AL Notes: Astros, Kahnle, Abreu
- Austin Martin Shut Down With UCL Sprain
- Tigers Sign Trevor Rosenthal To Minor League Deal
- MLB Completes Mike Clevinger Investigation, No Discipline Forthcoming
- MLBTR Chat Transcript
- Rockies To Sign Mike Moustakas
- Twins’ Nick Gordon Diagnosed With High Ankle Sprain
- Angels Hire Kurt Suzuki For Special Assistant Role
- Rays Radio Broadcaster Dave Wills Passes Away
- Cardinals Notes: Walker, Flaherty, Wainwright
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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Cookie Rojas (1939)
- Vincent Perozo (2003)
Transactions:
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Rick Wilkins of the New York Mets as a free agent on March 6, 1999.
New York Mets signed free agent Tony Tarasco on March 6, 2001.
New York Mets signed free agent Orber Moreno on March 6, 2003.
2016 - The Commissioner's office overturns the two-game suspension handed to Dodgers IF Chase Utley for a dangerous slide that injured the Mets' Ruben Tejada in last year's NLDS. The decision is because the rules regarding sliding at the time were too vague; they have since been strengthened.
3/6/2016 Major League Baseball drops Chase Utley’s two-game suspension. Utley was initially suspended for breaking Rubén Tejada’s leg in the 2015 NLDS but MLB chief baseball officer Joe Torre stated that “there wasn't anything clear-cut to say that play violated a rule.” pic.twitter.com/AjW7k83nww
— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) March 6, 2022
March 6, 1986 - Mookie Wilson, was hit alongside the right eye during a base-running drill in the Mets' training camp and shattered his eyeglasses. #Mets #LGM #LGSM #MetsTwitter @NYMhistory https://t.co/PZHxchHHUE pic.twitter.com/aY2PgdNIpx
— John From Albany (@JohnFromAlbany) March 6, 2022
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