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We are getting right into the most heated part of the MLB season as there is about a month remaining before the playoffs. Division and Wild Card races are heating up as teams desperately try to get into playoff position. It’s a fun time of year, and the next couple months of baseball will be […]

After a sluggish start, the season seemed to be slipping away from the New York Mets. The team even contemplated moving slugger Pete Alonso at the MLB trade deadline. However, the Mets started to turn things around in the middle of June. The team is 12-8 since the All-Star break and in the thick of […]

The New York Mets have been the hottest team in baseball for six weeks. They have posted the best record since June 12 and launched themselves into a playoff spot. After Thursday night’s dramatic win over the Atlanta Braves, some clarity has come to their MLB trade deadline picture from SNY’s Andy Martino. “I asked […]

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso could be the biggest name dealt at the MLB trade deadline. The slugger is an unrestricted free agent after the season and has not performed to his career averages this year. Alonso’s OPS of .767 is his lowest ever and below his career OPS by 89 points. Despite […]

The future of New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is up in the air as he is approaching free agency this winter, and he addressed his future during his media session at the 2024 MLB All-Star Game in Texas. “I’m super happy to be a Met, super proud to be a Met,” Pete Alonso […]

There are a few beliefs around the Home Run Derby that keep some of the best sluggers in baseball from returning year after year. Some say it messes with their timing, others prefer the extra day of rest, and some just don’t see the draw after doing it once and crossing the item off their […]

There are a lot of reasons to love baseball, but the long ball will forever remain the most exciting part of the sport. Now, eight of the best home run hitters in MLB will face each other in the 2024 Home Run Derby as a part of All-Star Week. The winner will be crowned the […]

For the third year in a row and fourth overall in his career, New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso is going to play in the MLB All-Star Game after getting selected as a reserve behind Philadephia Phillies star Bryce Harper. “I am so honored to be selected as an All-Star and represent the @Mets!” […]

If the season ended today, the Seattle Mariners would win the AL West and make their second postseason in three years. Of course, the season doesn’t end today and the Mariners have 73 more games to play. That’s a long time to stay afloat on the strength of an excellent starting rotation with a dearth […]

The New York Mets are in the midst of an uneven season, and the team is facing some tough choices ahead of the MLB trade deadline. The Mets have looked to move infielder Pete Alonso, but that approach may be changing. New York will reportedly move Alonso if the team isn’t within five games of […]

The Chicago Cubs are back to being cellar dwellers in the National League Central which has fueled speculation of a team revamp this offseason or at the trade deadline Sunday. Manager Craig Counsell and the Cubs could find themselves in the midst of a bidding war for New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso by […]

The New York Mets (36-39), with the help of McDonald’s mascot Grimace, have inserted themselves back into the wild-card race. Now, New York’s NL representative finds itself in a precarious position as the MLB trade deadline approaches. The Mets could be both buyers and sellers this summer, via The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. Will the Mets be buyers […]

Up until the last couple of weeks, “grimace” was indeed a familiar term for the New York Mets. It was a reaction made by the repulsed fanbase in Queens, along with the team itself, after they finished the first two months of the season at 24-33. But now, the term “grimace” has gone from a […]

The MLB trade deadline is roughly six weeks away, which gives teams like the New York Mets until July 30 to figure out what, if any, moves they want to make. While the Mets are likely out of contention for a playoff spot, they may want to push the reset button and look to stock […]

The New York Yankees have had a promising start to the 2024 season. However, the team is rumored to be eyeing moves ahead of the MLB trade deadline. The major developments in New York’s interest surround the improvement of their bullpen and Mets first baseman Pete Alonso. With a 50-22 record, the Yankees have a […]

The New York Mets are caught between a rock and a hard place when it comes to first baseman Pete Alonso. The MLB trade deadline is quickly approaching, and Alonso could be one of the biggest names on the market. That’s if the Mets decide to trade him. Apparently, New York is waffling back and […]

The Seattle Mariners are expected to be very active in the coming weeks before the MLB trade deadline with reports noting that they are almost definitely going to add a big bat to their roster. “The question isn’t whether they’re going to add offense. It’s whom they’re going to add,” Jeff Passan of ESPN wrote […]

Many are expecting the New York Mets to move first baseman Pete Alonso by the the July 30 MLB trade deadline, but could the Mets trade the slugger and then attempt to re-sign him in free agency next offseason? Apparently, it’s a strategy New York may employ, via Jim Bowden of The Athetic. The Mets […]

The Seattle Mariners have been labeled as a prime trade destination for New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, and with the July 30 MLB trade deadline inching closer and closer, Alonso trade speculation will continue to grow. But could the Mariners employ an interesting strategy in their potential attempt to swing a deal for […]

The Seattle Mariners have taken control of the AL West! A large power vacuum formed in the division with the collapse of the Houston Astros and the defending champions Texas Rangers. With both teams struggling, Seattle has stormed into the playoff picture. Their record isn’t exactly stellar (36-30, compared to the other division leaders’ 40+ […]

If the New York Mets decide to go nuclear and blow things up at the MLB trade deadline, first baseman Pete Alonso will likely be the most high-profile player they move. The Mets are still technically in the thick of the National League Wild Card hunt, but that says a whole lot more about the […]

The New York Mets are not exactly having a great 2024 campaign, leading to speculation that they could ultimately trade first baseman Pete Alonso before the MLB trade deadline as a result. But why would the Mets trade their most popular slugger? Well, Alonso is set to be a free agent after the season, so […]

The New York Mets are in the midst of another horrible season, sitting at 24-34 and 16.5 games out of first place in the National League East. The playoffs already feel like a serious longshot and we’re not even at the All-Star break. There have already been trade rumors surrounding this ball club due to […]

After a miserable month of May that saw them go just 9-19, the New York Mets fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-5 on Saturday. The Mets did their best to rally, scoring four runs in the ninth inning. That included a Pete Alonso home run, which was his 13th of the season. Alonso was sarcastic […]

The New York Mets’ disappointing season took another scary turn on Wednesday as Pete Alonso left the game after being hit by a pitch. However, the Mets received some encouraging news on the Alonso injury front on Thursday, per a report from Jon Heyman. ‘Pete Alonso has a bone bruise, no break was found.’ Andy […]

The New York Mets are amid an intense matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the team is being hit with untimely woes. After putting Edwin Diaz on the injured list from a shoulder ailment, the Mets have lost Pete Alonso’s services from a right hand injury, per David Lennon. Alonso exited the game to […]

The New York Mets have placed star closer Edwin Diaz on the 15-day injured list, the team announced Wednesday. Diaz is dealing with a shoulder impingement. The Mets also announced that left-handed pitcher Josh Walker was recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding move. Diaz and the Mets have struggled throughout the 2024 campaign, and now […]

With the New York Mets in turmoil, the future of star first baseman Pete Alonso is uncertain. If the Mets were to put Alonso on the trade block, the Seattle Mariners would be poised to make a run at him. At least Vegas thinks so, as the Mariners are the favorites (+300) to be Alonso’s […]

Trade rumors for Pete Alonso are still rumbling as the New York Mets put on another miserable season. They’re going nowhere fast and it may be their best course of action to trade Alonso and restock the farm system. Alonso will hit free agency this winter after six seasons with the Mets. They have yet […]

With Pete Alonso set to become a free agent after the 2024 season, the star first baseman has been involved in countless trade rumors. But with the trade deadline in the distant future, Alonso is trying to block out the noise. New York has been unable to come to terms with Alonso on a contract […]

The New York Mets are struggling, and there are rumors the team is now looking to move a few players. The Mets are rumored to be exploring trades for Pete Alonso and J.D. Martinez, per USA Today. The Mets are likely to make both players available in talks before the July 30 trade deadline. Alonso […]

Steve Cohen’s New York Mets are reeling, having lost five of their last six games to fall to 19-23. They have dropped the first three games of a four-game set to the Philadelphia Phillies, with the last matchup of the series coming on Thursday night. Mets fans are beginning to get frustrated, and after Wednesday’s […]

If you’re a New York Mets fan, the biggest worry you have right now is the future of slugger Pete Alonso. The superstar first baseman will hit free agency this offseason, and while he’s expressed his desire to stay with the Mets, it feels likely he hits the open market. Owner Steve Cohen even said that […]

As fascinating and unexpected as the 2024 MLB offseason was, next year’s break might be even more so. At the center of it once again will be superagent Scott Boras, the representative of several stars who are set to become free agents at the end of the season. Among them is New York Mets first […]

Will a Subway Series be upon us come October time? It’s too early to make any sort of prognostications regarding the playoffs, but at this point, both the New York Yankees and New York Mets are playing very good baseball. The Yankees have started off the season well, winning 13 of their first 19 games […]

Coming in with the highest of expectations last season, the New York Mets were nothing but a big fat dud by season’s end. They finished fourth in the NL East, with a 75-87 record, obscenely far from their projected win total and nowhere near the playoffs. The only thing larger than the Mets’ expectations last […]

The New York Mets and Detroit Tigers played a doubleheader on Thursday to make up for their rainout on Wednesday and New York had a historic performance. After being shut down for the back half of the first game, a 6-3 Tigers win in 11 innings, the Mets were no-hit for the first seven innings […]

Just six days into a brand-new season, the mood at Citi Field was akin to a funeral. The New York Mets were 0-5, coming off their second-straight extra innings loss to the Detroit Tigers while being one-hit in the second game of a doubleheader, which was only happening because the weather in New York had […]

The New York Mets made a massive addition to their offense when they signed designated hitter JD Martinez. Now backing up Pete Alonso in the lineup, the Mets are hoping to see more balls fly over the Citi Field wall in 2024. New York signed Martinez to a one-year, $12 million contract. After the signing, […]