Jacob deGrom New York Post 5 hours ago
2023 NL win total odds, predictions: Fade Dodgers, Mets after shaky offseason
If the excitement of Opening Day is hindered by the feeling of lost opportunity in the futures market, fear not: there’s still time to attack some of the remaining values in the MLB win totals market. To nobody’s surprise, the Dodgers open the 2023 season with the highest preseason win total (96.5) in the National...
New York Post 6 hours ago
Mets’ Edwin Diaz-less bullpen passes first test in Opening Day win over Marlins
A battle of Cy Young award winners on Opening Day turned into a bullpen shootout the Mets were better equipped to win.
Amazin Avenue 6 hours ago
Mets 5, Marlins 3 - The historically best team on Opening Day wins on Opening Day
Photo by Megan Briggs/ The Mets took out the reigning Cy Young winner in a 5-3 win. When Justin Verlander’s strained teres major was announced just a few hours before first pitch, the air was effectively let out of an entire fanbase. Thankfully, the team itself was able to put the injury behind them, as they continued their historic success on Opening Day with a 5-3 victory over the Marlins in Miami. Early on, Max Scherzer was simply electric who, after giving up an opposite-field single to Luis Arraez, the first batter he faced, dug in and reminded folks that the...
Amazin Avenue 10 hours ago
Open Thread: Mets at Marlins, 3/30/23
Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via The Mets kick off the 2023 season in Miami. Mets lineup Brandon Nimmo - CF Starling Marte - RF Francisco Lindor - SS Pete Alonso - 1B Jeff McNeil - 2B Mark Canha - LF Daniel Vogelbach - DH Eduardo Escobar - 3B Omar Narvaez - C Max Scherzer - RHP Marlins lineup Luis Arraez - 2B Jean Segura - 3B Garrett Cooper - 1B Jazz Chisholm - CF Jorge Soler - DH Avisail Garcia - RF Bryan De La Cruz - LF Jacob Stallings - C Joey Wendle - SS Sandy Alcantara - RHP Broadcast info First pitch: 4:10 PM EDTTV: SNYRadio: WCBS 880, 1050 ESPN...
Amazin Avenue 11 hours ago
Justin Verlander has a low-grade teres major strain and will start the season on the injured list
Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports Verlander emphasized that the injury is minor and will continue to throw. In the meantime, Tylor Megill will take Verlander’s place in the Mets’ rotation. In a surprise, unfortunate Opening Day announcement, the Mets are placing Justin Verlander on the injured list with a low-grade teres major strain. Verlander will continue throwing, according to Billy Eppler, and the Mets will provide an update in a week. While Verlander is sidelined, Tylor Megill will take his place in the Mets’ rotation, pitching the third game of the opening...
