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Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports The most exciting part of the game was the pregame ceremony. After a nice pregame ceremony honoring Gary Cohen, Howie Rose, Howard Johnson, and Al Leiter, the game itself was subpar and the team dropped their second in a row to the Blue Jays this time by a score of 2-1. Tylor Megill got the start for the Mets, and while he wasn’t sharp, he managed to work out of trouble all day. Buck Showalter pushed him into the sixth inning which perhaps was not the best idea. Megill immediately got into trouble and Brooks Raley allowed the tying run...

Photo by Matthew Stockman/ Tylor Megill looks to give the Mets a win on HoF day. Mets lineup Brandon Nimmo - CF Francisco Lindor - SS Jeff McNeil - 2B Pete Alonso - 1B Brett Baty - 3B Starling Marte - RF Daniel Vogelbach - DH Mark Canha - LF Tomas Nido - C Tylor Megill - RHP Blue Jays lineup George Springer - RF Bo Bichette - SS Vladimir Guerrero - 1B Brandon Belt - DH Matt Chapman - 3B Whit Merrifield - 2B Daulton Varsho - LF Alejandro Kirk - C Kevin Kiermaier - CF Jose Berrios - RHP Broadcast Info First pitch: 4:10 ETTV: SNY, MLB Network (out of market only)Radio:...

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Your Saturday afternoon dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links. Meet the Mets The Mets mustered just four hits in a 3-0 loss to the Blue Jays. Chris Bassitt hurled 7 2⁄3 shutout innings against his old club to pick up the win. George Springer’s leadoff homer on the second pitch of the game from Justin Verlander was all Toronto would need. Choose Your Recap: Amazin’ Avenue, MLB, Newsday, Faith and Fear in Flushing Last night’s game was the second-largest crowd of the year at Citi Field, next to the Home...

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Catch up on all the Mets prospects in yesterday’s minor league action! Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (20-35) ROCHESTER 6, SYRACUSE 4 / 12 (BOX) Rochester ran out to a 2-0 lead before a Nick Meyer single in the third inning cut the lead in half. Rochester would add a run, but a Jonathan Arauz triple and a Lorenzo Cedrola single tied the game at three. That score would hold until extras, where an Arauz sacrifice fly in the 12th would put the Mets ahead, but Rochester would score three in the bottom of the frame to walk it off. LF...

Photo by Mike Stobe/ The rain washed away productive at bats. After a rain delay of over an hour the Mets offense dried up as they were shutout by the Blue Jays 3-0 to open the series. Chris Bassitt pitched into the 8th inning and gave up just three hits against his former team. As for Justin Verlander, he was greeted rudely by George Springer with a leadoff home run in the first, but other than that was solid. His night ended with an emphatic strikeout in the sixth inning after he loaded the bases. It was a good bounce back outing for their other ace from his struggles...

Photo by Mike Stobe/ Justin Verlander and the Mets look to keep the good times rolling as they open up a series against the Blue Jays. Mets lineup Brandon Nimmo - CF Francisco Lindor - SS Jeff McNeil - 2B Pete Alonso - 1B Brett Baty - 3B Starling Marte - RF Mark Vientos - DH Mark Canha - LF Francisco Alvarez - C Justin Verlander - RHP Blue Jays lineup George Springer - RF Bo Bichette - SS Vladimir Guerrero - 1B Brandon Belt - DH Matt Chapman - 3B Whit Merrifield - 2B Daulton Varsho - LF Alejandro Kirk - C Kevin Kiermaier - CF Chris Bassitt - RHP Broadcast Info First...

Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Lots of interesting, funny, idiotic, and insightful things were said by the Mets—and about them—recently. Here are some of our favorites. Your 2023 New York Mets: There’s a lot of good things happening. “You never know when it’s going to click. There’s a lot of good things happening, so I think we just kind of keep our heads down and keep this intangible vibe — whatever we’ve got going on here, it’s a good thing.” -Mark Canha [MLB] Buck knows Mark Canha has pride. “Mark [Canha] is low-maintenance,...

Photo by Steve Mitchell/ June 2, 2013: Harvey once again meets his new nemesis, the Miami Marlins. Here at Amazin’ Avenue, we’re marking the 10-year anniversary of Matt Harvey’s transcendent 2013 season by spending the year looking back at each of Harvey’s amazing 26 starts that season, one by one, on the anniversary day of each start. We’ll re-live one of the best pitching seasons in Mets history, start-by-start, from its zenith to its tragic end. We continue today with his 12th start on the road against the Marlins. You can read about his last start...

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The Mets come into this series as winners of eight straight games at home. The Mets (30-27) welcome their neighbors to the north, the Blue Jays (30-27), down to New York for a three-game series. Toronto last came to New York in 2021, and the Mets took two out of those three games. Overall, New York have dominated the all-time series, winning 22 against 13 losses. The Mets come off winning their series against the Phillies. The series kicked off with a dominant outing from Kodai Senga in a 2-0 victory on Tuesday. The right-hander was...

2023, Home Run Applesauce This week, we look to the improvements we’ve seen over the last week or so.  Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Jack McLoone fills in for Chris to discuss the starting pitching’s steep improvement, the beginning of Mark Canha summer 2023, and the fact that the Mets might actually keep Francisco Álvarez on the roster for the remainder of the season. Jack’s Music Pick: boygenius - the record Brian’s Music Pick: Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend You can...

Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Your Friday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links. Meet the Mets The Mets completed a sweep of the Phillies, winning the final game of their three game series at Citi Field 4-2. The Mets were in a 2-0 hole early in part due to a defensive miscue by Francisco Álvarez, but Max Scherzer held the fort after that, pitching seven strong innings in which he struck out nine Phillies hitters. Mark Canha had his second straight good day with the bat, hitting a go-ahead two-run homer in the fourth inning. Jeff...

Photo by Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Catch up on all the Mets prospects in yesterday’s minor league action! Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (20-34) ROCHESTER 4, SYRACUSE 3 (BOX) Syracuse did their best to claw their way back in this one. They erased a 2-1 deficit in the 6th on Luis Guillorme’s first home run of the year. Then, down 4-2 in the ninth, the Mets put the tying run on base with nobody out. Unfortunately, a run scoring double play short circuited the rally, and Ronny Mauricio flew out as the go-ahead run at the plate. Ironically, it was an RBI from former...

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports The suddenly hot Mark Canha homers for a second straight game as the Mets sweep Philadelphia. The Mets first inning woes continued in the series finale against the Phillies Thursday afternoon. With one out, a Trea Turner single to left was followed by a walk to Bryce Harper. When the two attempted a double steal, Francisco Alvarez’s throw to third sailed into left, bringing Turner around to score and moving Harper up to third. Nick Castellanos would follow with a sacrifice fly to deep center, putting the Mets in an early 2-0 hole. The Mets...

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The Mets look for a sweep of the Phillies behind Max Scherzer in an afternoon content in Queens. Mets lineup Brandon Nimmo - CF Francisco Lindor - SS Jeff McNeil - 2B Pete Alonso - 1B Brett Baty - 3B Starling Marte - RF Daniel Vogelbach - DH Mark Canha - LF Francisco Alvarez - C Max Scherzer - SP Phillies lineup Bryson Stott - 2B Trea Turner - SS Bryce Harper - DH Nick Castellanos - RF Kyle Schwarber - LF Brandon Marsh - CF Kody Clemens - 1B Edmundo Sosa - 3B Garrett Stubbs - C Taijuan Walker - SP Broadcast info First pitch: 1:10...

Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports Catch up on all the Mets prospects in yesterday’s minor league action! Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (20-33) ROCHESTER 6, BINGHAMTON 1 (BOX) RF Danny Mendick: 0-4 REHAB ALTER: C Omar Narvaez: 2-4, 2B, K SS Ronny Mauricio: 2-4, E (12) 1B Tyler White: 0-4, K 2B Luis Guillorme: 0-3, BB DH Jaylin Davis: 0-2, R, 2 BB, 2 K 3B Jonathan Arauz: 2-4 LF Carlos Cortes: 0-2, K, HBP PH Nick Meyer: 1-1, RBI CF Lorenzo Cedrola: 0-4, E (2) LHP Joey Lucchesi: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, L (3-1) RHP Dylan Hall: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K RHP John...