Before Friday’s game at Oracle Park, former San Francisco Giants DH Joc Pederson, now with Arizona, dubbed the evening’s starting pitchers “the matchup of the left-handed late-comers,” but the Boras Battle also might have worked. Blake Snell, the last of the Giants’ major additions, has yet to flash his 2023 NL Cy Young form after signing only four days before the end of spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz. He gave up five runs Friday in San Francisco’s 17-1 loss and surrendered nine hits in 4⅔...
After a tumultuous free agency period, Montgomery is back on the bump.
Friday marked the fourth time in five games the Mets scored two runs or
Carlos Mendoza got just a little bit of a thrill from finally — finally! —
The next time a Mets lineup card is submitted, it’s expected J.D. Martinez’s name will be included.
J.D. Martinez made a solid debut and drilled his first few hits with the Mets, but he could not flip a switch for the offense against the Cardinals.
The Mets officially activated J.D. Martinez, which meant they had to create roster space. Zack Short became the odd man out, designated for assignment before the Mets began a series with the Cardin
Jordan Montgomery and Blake Snell got late starts to this season after waiting for better offers in free agency. Montgomery has fared much better than Snell under the circumstances.
Ketel Marte had four hits, Blaze Alexander belted his first grand slam and Jordan Montgomery won his Arizona Diamondbacks debut in a 17-1 victory over the host San Francisco Giants on Friday night. The Diamondbacks' 22 hits tied a franchise record set in 2013, when they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 12-7 in an 18-inning game. Marte went 4-for-6 with an RBI and a run in the leadoff spot and Alexander finished 3-for-5 with five RBIs and scored twice. Christian Walker went 3-for-6 with three...
Martinez singled twice and drove home a run in his Mets debut
J.D. Martinez watched from Port St. Lucie as the Mets got off to an 0-5 start and had one thought as he tried to get back to the majors: “Hurry up.”
The New York Mets are adding veteran slugger J.D. Martinez to their roster