Mets Spring Training Highlights - 1 Year ago today - March 4th

 

We all miss Spring Training.  We all miss the Mets.  To help with the withdrawal here are some of the highlights from Mets Spring Training one year ago today.

Mets 8 Nationals 4 (Box Score). Brandon Nimmo 2 for 2, HR, RBI, 1 walk, 1 run scored; Jeff McNeil 0 for 2, 1 K; Dominic Smith 0 for 3, 2 Ks; Pete Alonso 1 for 3, Grand Slam HR, 4 RBIs, 1 run scored; James McCann 1 for 2 with a walk; Jonathan Villar 0 for 2; Luis Guillorme 0 for 2; Khalil Lee 0 for 2 with a K; Drew Ferguson 1 for 2, run scored, 1K; David Peterson  2 scoreless innings, 1 hit; Jeurys Familia 1 inning, no runs, 2 walks; Aaron Loup 1 inning, no runs, 1 hit, 1 K; Dellin Betances (W, 1-0, BS, 1) 1 inning, 2 hits, 2 walks, 4 runs – all earned;  Trevor May: 1 scoreless inning, 1 walk; Robert Gsellman 1 inning, no runs, 2 hits, 1 walk; Stephen Tarpley., 1 inning, no runs, 1 walk; Sean Reid-Foley 1 inning, no runs, 1 walk, 1 hit. 

Brandon Nimmo with an absolute LASER. pic.twitter.com/8BpqhqNazU

— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) March 4, 2021

FOLKS, it is Pete Alonso grand slam szn

112.6 mph
428 ft pic.twitter.com/af1JtLqPLN

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) March 4, 2021

Ronny Mauricio showing he can do it on both sides of the ball. pic.twitter.com/4O0CQpqZjC

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) March 4, 2021

Dellin Betances gave up an opposite-field, three-run homer to Ryan Zimmerman, earning boos from the crowd at Clover Park.

The positive: Betances averaged 92 mph with his four-seamer and topped out at 93.5, which is up several ticks from where he was this point last year.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) March 4, 2021

Pete Alonso's grand slam was a "birthday bomb" for his mom, who was at the game today. pic.twitter.com/ToBpNWBvnC

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 4, 2021

"I felt like last year was a good taste for me," Mets starter David Peterson said, "but I wanted to come into camp better." pic.twitter.com/pQNeEOZR89

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) March 4, 2021

Jeurys Familia on his expectations for this season:

"This is the sport that I love, I have no other option but to be good" pic.twitter.com/VlEm6JxoTj

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 4, 2021

Asked about Sandy Alderson's in-game assessment that some of the Mets were not "defensive geniuses," Luis Rojas reiterated, as he has almost daily in camp, how the Mets must improve: pic.twitter.com/rDksZkt4zH

— Tim Britton (@TimBritton) March 4, 2021

.@TheRealSmith2_ caught a foul ball while live with @ESPN. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/5WLC9fryZE

— MLB (@MLB) March 4, 2021