Mets News and Morning Links 3/15/2021

 

Good Morning.  Mets 7 Cardinals 5 as Luis Guillorme is amazing again with a 22 pitch at-bat, Carlos Carrasco thinks he can be ready for opening day, and Jeff McNeil homers off Taijaun Walker in the B-Game.

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Mets 7 Cardinals 5 (Box Score). Brandon Nimmo CF 1 for 2, 1 walk, 1 HBP, 2 runs scored; Francisco Lindor SS 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk; Michael Conforto RF 3 for 3, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored; Pete Alonso 1B 1 for 3, 2 RBIs; Dominic Smith LF 1 for 2, 1 RBI; J.D. Davis 3B 0 for 3, 1K; James McCann DH 0 for 3 with 1 K;  Luis Guillorme 2B 0 for 1, 2 walks, 1 run scored; Caleb Joseph C 0 for 1 with a K, 1 HBP; David Peterson 4 innings, 5 hits, 3 runs – all earned, 2 walks, 1 K; Aaron Loup 1 inning, 2 hits, 1 run – earned, 1 K; Arodys Vizcaino 1 inning, 1 walk, 1 K; Corey Oswalt 2 innings, no runs, no hits, no walks, 5 Ks; Yennsy Diaz 1 inning, 1 hit, 1 run – earned, 1 walk, 1 K;

No Spring Training game for the Mets today.

Luis Guillorme with the 🔥 diving stop pic.twitter.com/I1bYtpH98R

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 14, 2021

Francisco Lindor makes everything look so easy 🙌 🙌 pic.twitter.com/tQu24tmoQ2

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 14, 2021

Michael Conforto gets the Mets on the board with a rope to right field 💥 pic.twitter.com/v3RN1NvLAZ

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 14, 2021

Dom Smith drives in Michael Conforto and we're tied at 2 💪 💪 💪 pic.twitter.com/Ta5pHd3uDM

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 14, 2021

Luis Guillorme drew a 22-pitch walk in the 5th inning. Relive the entire at-bat right here 😤 😤 😤 pic.twitter.com/cS57po7ulf

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 14, 2021

"I'm just happy I ended up with the walk because if I would've gotten out that would've been not fun for me, all that work for nothing"

- Luis Guillorme on his 22-pitch walk pic.twitter.com/JxtRdlr2x6

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 14, 2021

This now may be the second greatest thing Luis Guillorme has done. pic.twitter.com/HKxqogJTFq

— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) March 14, 2021

Which moment did Luis Guillorme think was better: the 22-pitch walk or the bat catch from a few years ago?

"I think the bat catch is always gonna top everything honestly at this point" pic.twitter.com/r73KWNBoB3

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 14, 2021

Luis Rojas talks about Luis Guillorme's 22-pitch walk:

"Never seen anything like it. It was impressive for sure" pic.twitter.com/mAnmxAGtHE

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 14, 2021

Luis Guillorme talks about his spring training so far:

"I've been feeling pretty good on both sides of the ball. I feel really comfortable at the plate" pic.twitter.com/gjQkT25xfg

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 14, 2021

"I think I started doing that last year...I feel like I'm in a good position"

- David Peterson on what he's shown the team this spring pic.twitter.com/gSPsWgR71O

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 14, 2021

In the first at-bat of this simulated game, Jeff McNeil homered off Taijuan Walker. pic.twitter.com/dYn301Q2pW

— Justin Toscano (@JustinCToscano) March 14, 2021

Carlos Carrasco threw today. Says his plan is to be ready for the start of the regular season.

— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) March 14, 2021

Does Carlos Carrasco think he'll be ready for his first turn in the rotation after Opening Day?

"Oh yes. I will be ready" pic.twitter.com/VEefrGSMqq

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 14, 2021

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Some of yesterday's Spring Training Highlights:

Buddy Reed prevented the reigning AL MVP from going yard: https://t.co/QuNDgcLTWf pic.twitter.com/hng1hSz4Sf

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 14, 2021

Alek Manoah has a fix on the strike zone: https://t.co/cem0mf7Iah pic.twitter.com/XNzqIgc0x8

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 15, 2021

#BlueJays prospect Alek Manoah vs. the Yankees today:

3 IP • 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
• 44 pitches, 29 strikes

— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) March 14, 2021

Gilberto Celestino robs Chad De La Guerra of his first spring dinger 👀

See where all the #MNTwins prospect's tools rank here: https://t.co/b1QXe01ktv pic.twitter.com/II9glIxwch

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 14, 2021

Wander's got wheels.

Baseball's top prospect Wander Franco legged out an infield single on this rope up the middle for the #Rays. pic.twitter.com/iyXYyWOynF

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 14, 2021

Kiké recording the OF assist in style. 😎 pic.twitter.com/SduAUtL2KY

— Red Sox (@RedSox) March 14, 2021

.@Royals prospect @BwittJr is ballin' out this spring 🔥 pic.twitter.com/2AyrDPt7Zm

— MLB (@MLB) March 15, 2021

Here is yesterday's Spring Training Scoreboard.

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Born on this date:

• Frank Valentino (1995)

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• Ed Charles (2018)

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