Good Morning. Happy Birthday Terry Leach and Johan Santana. Mets lose to Nats 4-1 as Quintana throws 4 scoreless, Jeff McNeil "making progress" and Mets showing interest in J.D. Davis and J.D. Martinez.
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3/12/2024 Spring Training Box Score: Nationals 4 Mets 1
Brandon Nimmo*; LF 1
for 3; 1 run scored; Stanley Consuegra; RF 0
for 1; 1 K; Harrison Bader; CF 0 for 3; Rhylan Thomas*; CF 0
for 1; 1 K; Pete Alonso; 1B 0 for 2; 1 walk; 2 Ks; JT Schwartz*; 1B 0
for 1; 1 K; Ji-Man Choi; DH 0 for 2; 1 walk; 1 K; Starling Marte; F 0
for 2; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Carlos Cortes*; LF 0
for 0; Jose Iglesias; 2B 0
for 3; Omar Narváez*; C 0
for 2; Tomás Nido; C 0 for 1; Zack Short; 3B 1 for 3; Yolmer Sahchez; SS 0
for 3; 1 K; José Quintana*; 4 innings; no runs; 2 hits; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Joey Lucchesi*; (L,
0-1)(BS, 1) 1.1 innings; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 4 hits; 1 walk; Nolan Clenney; 0.2 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K; Reed Garrett; 2 innings; no runs; 1 walk; 3 Ks;
José Quintana gets CJ Abrams on a broken bat dribbler and the bat shard gets stuck in the protective netting pic.twitter.com/2LYczNDj52
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 12, 2024
Brandon Nimmo gets Joey Meneses at third base! pic.twitter.com/2GiAzefvHn
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 12, 2024
Brandon Nimmo goes the other way for a knock pic.twitter.com/H6iNeBPjPv
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 12, 2024
A bases-loaded walk from Starling Marte brings in the first run of the game in the 4th inning pic.twitter.com/LI2zewxovh
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 12, 2024
Carlos Mendoza says Jeff McNeil is "progressing well" pic.twitter.com/qhtqp1kaWv
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 13, 2024
Joey Lucchesi evaluates his first spring outing:
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 13, 2024
"When I was done with my outing, I sat and thought 'oh man, I let that happen. I'm way better than that.' I understand what I did wrong and somewhat right in that outing. I'll be alright, I'll be good" pic.twitter.com/GI7AkT4M9c
José Quintana says everything "feels great" for him at this point in Spring Training pic.twitter.com/dXkjgbEdx6
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 13, 2024
José Quintana says the Mets' pitching staff has been working on their tempo this spring pic.twitter.com/sZEFLcFHKX
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 13, 2024
José Quintana was asked about the Mets' leading the league in ERA this spring:
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 13, 2024
"I'm really excited for our rotation. Just keep it going. I know it's just Spring Training but it's a great feeling to start the right way before the season" pic.twitter.com/yST02jNXw7
Pete Alonso signed autographs tossed down to him after being taken out of tonight's game in West Palm Beach.
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 13, 2024
A young fan didn't have anything for Pete to sign, so Pete signed his game-worn hat and MADE SURE he got the souvenir 💙🧡 pic.twitter.com/2UPxjpzwSS
MLB Trade Rumors: Mets Among Teams Showing Interest In J.D. Davis. "Seven Teams have shown interest since Davis was released by the Giants...The Mets are paying a 110% tax on spending, so a hypothetical $3MM salary for Davis would cost them around $6.3MM overall. He has over five years of major league service, so he’d return to the open market next winter assuming he signs a one-year contract."
NY Post:
- Mets talking to J.D. Martinez — and the interest is mutual. "The Mets like Martinez as a potential answer to solving a long-running lineup issue of protection for star cleanup man Pete Alonso, but other teams, including the Angels, remain involved for the hitting star."
- Mets already seeing signs of a Jeff McNeil revival during star’s behind-the scenes spring. " McNeil has inched closer to erasing the slide in his swing, to staying on top of the ball longer and, most importantly, to slashing line drives around the middle infielders, which helped unlock his 2022 breakthrough."
- Mark Vientos showing signs of life at plate as he looks to carve out Mets role. "Vientos had started slowly in spring training — hitting .143 entering the weekend — before stringing together a 3-for-7 stretch ahead of the Mets’ game Monday against the Marlins at Clover Park, when he was their designated hitter."
- Ex-closer Jorge Lopez believes he still has the ‘stuff’ to be key arm in Mets bullpen. Carlos Mendoza witnessed it firsthand when he was with the Yankees. The slider. The two-seam fastball. Jorge Lopez, in 2022, was the dynamic anchor of the Orioles’ bullpen, and six of his first 44 appearances — where 19 saves prompted an All-Star appearance — came against their AL East rival. But after the stretch, that version of Lopez disappeared...'I still have the stuff,' Lopez told The Post on Sunday. 'I believe it.'”
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- Merrill's breakout spring earns him a trip to Seoul
- After finishing strong in '23, Suzuki aims to be 'that bat' in '24
- Jobe touches 102, dazzles in tantalizing spring debut
- Judge taking break from swinging bat after getting MRI on abs
- Focused Cease (8 K's) cruises in latest start
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- Finally healthy, Story eager to contribute on both ends
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- Why Rays optioned No. 4 overall prospect to Minors
- Padres' 17-year-old SS phenom ready for Spring Breakout spotlight
- Healthy and signed, Altuve ready for big '24
MLB Trade Rumors:
- Rangers, White Sox Have Recently Discussed Dylan Cease
- White Sox Showing Interest In Michael Lorenzen
- Offseason In Review: Washington Nationals
- Shildt: Merrill Traveling With Padres For Korea Series
- Justin Wilson Opts Out Of Minors Deal With Dodgers
- Angels, Mets Remain Engaged With J.D. Martinez
- Offseason In Review: Oakland Athletics
- Taj Bradley To Undergo MRI Due To Pectoral Tightness
- MLBTR Chat Transcript
- Zaidi, Hannaford Discuss J.D. Davis Release
- Mariners’ Gregory Santos Suffers Lat Strain, Won’t Be Ready For Opening Day
- Report: Yankees Make New Offer For Dylan Cease
- Yankees Notes: Judge, Cole, Rotation
- Edward Cabrera Diagnosed With Right Shoulder Impingement
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- What we've learned from spring training: Breakout teams, surprise stars and key position battles
- Yankees say Cole unlikely to pitch Opening Day
- Strawberry: 'All is well' in heart attack recovery
- Judge, latest injured Yankee, says MRI was clean
- Shildt: Merrill will join Padres for opener in Korea
- Rays starter Bradley scratched with pec tightness
CBS Sports:
- MLB rumors: Mets have 'mutual' interest with J.D. Martinez as free-agent DH remains on the market
- Yankees make new offer in Dylan Cease trade talks with Gerrit Cole's injury status unclear, per report
- Mets legend Darryl Strawberry recovering from heart attack in hospital
- MLB Power Rankings: Baseball's top 10 best-looking ballparks entering 2024 season
- Gerrit Cole injury update: Yankees ace undergoing tests on elbow as team mulls other Opening Day options
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Born on this date:
- Al Luplow (1939)
- Gary Kolb (1940)
- Terry Leach (1954)
- Luis Aguayo (1959)
- Jorge Fabregas (1970)
- Johan Santana (1979)
- Gerson Molina (1996)
- Christian Tripp (1997)
Died on this date:
- Leroy Stanton (2019)
Transactions:
New York Mets traded Mardie Cornejo to the Detroit Tigers for Ed Glynn on March 13, 1979.
Detroit Tigers claimed Shane Halter of the New York Mets on waivers on March 13, 2000.
1979 | The Tigers and Mets swap relievers, with Detroit sending Ed Glynn to the Big Apple in exchange for Mardie Cornejo, who, after posting a 4-2 record as a rookie last season, will never play in another major league game. In contrast, the latest addition to the New York bullpen will make 84 appearances, compiling an ERA of 3.53 during the two years with his new club. |
2001 | Throwing 22 strikes out of 29 pitches over two innings of shutout ball in his surprise start against the Mets at Roger Dean Stadium, Rick Ankiel makes his first appearance since the 2000 playoffs, in which he lost his control, throwing seven wild pitches in three postseason appearances. |
2006 | Three pitches into the top of the seventh inning, the stadium lights at Tradition Field partially fail. With fifty percent of the lighting not functioning, the exhibition game ends, after a 15-minute delay, with the Mets leading the Nationals, 10-4. |
1969 - In addition to this year's lower mound and tightened strike zone, Major League Baseball tries an experimental ball with 10% more resiliency for a spring training game between the Mets and Tigers in Lakeland, Florida. It has an all-rubber center instead of a cork and rubber core, and the seams are higher than the regular ball. Mets pitcher Don Cardwell surrenders three home runs in the 4th inning to Dick McAuliffe, Norm Cash, and Gates Brown in the Tigers' 7 - 4 victory. Tomorrow, in Phoenix, Arizona, the same ball is used in the Giants' 13 - 1 win over the Angels, with Bobby Bonds hitting the only two homers off George Brunet. The players agree the ball is definitely livelier and sounds louder coming off the bat.
2001 - At spring training, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Rick Ankiel makes his first appearance since the 2000 playoffs in which he lost his control throwing seven wild pitches in three postseason appearances. Ankiel throws 22 strikes out of 29 pitches over two innings of shutout ball in his surprise start against the Mets, but his control problems will reappear within a short while.
3/13/1979 Johan Santana is born. After being traded to the Mets prior to the 2008 season, Santana led the majors with a 2.53 ERA and finished third in the NL Cy Young voting. In 2012, he threw the first no-hitter in Mets history.@johansantana pic.twitter.com/F1noxGFrk3
— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) March 13, 2022
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