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Holmes, Soto and Acuna lead Mets 5-1 win - Mets News and Morning Links - 4/15/2025

 


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday to Jeromy Burnitz, Adeiny Hechavarria, and Daniel Zamora. Clay Holmes pitches, Acuna sparkles and Soto homers in Mets win, Francisco Alvarez to head to Binghamton and Jose Siri to miss significant time.

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4/14/2025 Box Score: New York Mets 5 Minnesota Twins 1

Francisco Lindor#  SS 1 for 5; double; 1 K; Juan Soto  RF 1 for 4; HR; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 K; Pete Alonso 1B 2 for 2; 1 run; 1 RBI; 2 walks; Brandon Nimmo*  LF 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Mark Vientos 3B 1 for 4; double; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; Jesse Winker  DH 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Luis Torrens  C 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Tyrone Taylor CF 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Luisangel Acuña 2B 2 for 3; double; 2 runs; 1 walk; Clay Holmes (W, 2-1) 5 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 2 walks; 8 Ks; Huascar Brazobán (H, 2) 2 innings; no runs; 1 walk; 1 K; Reed Garrett  1 inning; no runs; 2 Ks; Ryne Stanek  1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 2 Ks;  


Brian Joura Mets360: Clay Holmes combined with three relievers on a three-hitter, as the Mets opened their three-game series with the Twins with a 5-1 victory Monday night in Minnesota. The Mets are now 11-6 on the year.


James O'Connell NY Daily News: Juan Soto homers, Clay Holmes delivers in Mets series-opening win over Twins. "The Amazins opened up a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins with a 5-1 victory to keep their strong start rolling. Clay Holmes was the latest to carry the torch for the Mets’ dominant rotation. The right-hander tossed five innings allowing just one run on two hits while striking out eight. The reliever-turned-starter walked just two batters as his season ERA lowered to 3.66."


Tim Healey Newsday: Luisangel Acuna's dynamic game sparks Mets' win over Twins."In a 5-1 win over the Twins on Monday, Luisangel Acuna served as a catalyst from the bottom of the lineup, going 2-for-3 with a little bit of everything: a double, a walk, a steal, a bunt single and two runs scored...“He’s such a dynamic player,” said Pete Alonso, who went 2-for-2 with two walks and his team-leading 19th RBI. “He had a phenomenal game.”


Mike Puma NY Post: Juan Soto ends home run drought with mammoth blast as Mets rout Twins to stay hot. "Stuck on one homer and four RBIs as Monday’s play began — but owning a .409 on-base percentage — the Mets star told The Post he hasn’t been pitched the same as last season, when he had Aaron Judge hitting behind him with the Yankees...On this night, after the Mets had built a 3-1 lead in the seventh inning, Soto got a pitch to hit, driving a Jorge Alcala changeup deep over the fence in right-center to end his drought of 13 games without a homer." 


Mike Puma NY Post Sports+: Juan Soto opens up to The Post about pitchers’ new approach without ‘the best hitter in baseball’ behind him. “It’s definitely different,” Soto told The Post before the Mets faced the Twins. “...I was getting more attacked and more pitches in the strike zone, less intentional walks and things like that. I was pitched differently last year.” (subscription required)


Jon Heyman NY Sports+:Juan Soto should have kept his comments about Aaron Judge, Mets’ lineup protection to himself. "At these prices, shouldn’t Juan Soto think he’s the best hitter in the game? Or at the very least, not publicly suggest he misses having the “best hitter in the game” hit behind him, as he told our Mike Puma on Monday?" 


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Today's Game:

Tue., April 15 RHP Tylor Megill (2-1, 0.63) vs. RHP Bailey Ober (0-1, 7.11) 7:40 p.m. (SNY, Audacy 880 AM, 92.3 FM HD2)

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Tim Healey Newsday: Mets outfielder Jose Siri has a broken tibia.  Tim added these other updates: Francisco Alvarez (left hand surgery) will join Double-A Binghamton, not Triple-A Syracuse, on Tuesday because of weather...Jeff McNeil (right oblique strain) will continue with Low-A St. Lucie on Tuesday and Thursday before moving up, probably to Syracuse...Ronny Mauricio (recovery from a December 2023 torn ACL) is DHing in extended spring training games with low-level minor-leaguers.

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  • Syracuse is home this week against Buffalo for a 1:05 Start, RHP Blade Tidwell (0-2, 6.23) the scheduled starter.

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  • Binghamton is in Reading to take on the Fightin' Phils at 6:45 PM, Jonathan Pintaro the scheduled starter.

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  • Brooklyn plays in Aberdeen with Jonathan Santucci on the mound, 7:05 PM start.

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  • St. Lucie begins a homestand Vs. Tampa at 6:05.  Wellington Aracena the starter.

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New York Mets traded Mac Scarce to the Cincinnati Reds for Tom Hall on April 15, 1975.

New York Mets signed free agent Jose Oquendo on April 15, 1979.

New York Mets signed free agent Alberto Castillo on April 15, 1987.

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1968

The Astros defeat the Mets in 24 innings, 1-0, making it the longest scoreless game in major league history. The six-hour and six-minute contest, in which each team had 79 at-bats and 11 hits, ends when Bob Aspromonte's grounder goes through the legs of shortstop Al Weis, scoring Norm Miller from third base with one out.

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Major league baseball begins the tradition of Jackie Robinson Day, an annual celebration commemorating the day in 1947 when the Dodger infielder broke the color line. At big league venues across the country, ceremonies are being held to honor the ground-breaking historical event, including baseball commissioner Bud Selig and Jackie's widow Rachel Robinson attending the festivities at Shea Stadium.

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1947 - 28-year-old Jackie Robinson makes a historic debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first African-American to play major league baseball in the 20th century. Robinson goes 0 for 3 in his debut, but scores the deciding run in a 5 - 3 victory over the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field. He handles 11 chances at first base, a new position for him. Coach Clyde Sukeforth, interim manager and the man credited with first scouting Robinson, guides the Dodgers to two victories before stepping down. Robinson is the first black player to appear in the majors since 1884.

1958 - Major League Baseball comes to California as the transplanted Giants and Dodgers play the first game on the Pacific Coast. The Californian contest at San Francisco's Seals Stadium sees Ruben Gómez blanking Los Angeles and Don Drysdale. Daryl Spencer hits the first home run and Orlando Cepeda also homers in the Giants' 8 - 0 victory in front of 23,448 fans.

1997 - The 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breaking the color barrier in major league baseball is celebrated before 54,047 at Shea Stadium during a game between the Mets and the Dodgers. U.S. President Bill Clinton and Jackie's widow, Rachel Robinson, both speak during the 35-minute presentation, but the surprise of the evening occurs when acting Commissioner Bud Selig announces that Robinson's number 42 will be retired in perpetuity for every team. On the field, the Mets beat the Dodgers, 5 - 0.

1998 - The first-ever American League-National League doubleheader ends up a good day for New York. The Yankees are forced to come to Shea Stadium after a beam fell into the stands at Yankee Stadium on April 13th. They earn their first victory in Queens in 22 years as they defeat the Angels, 6 - 3. Former Mets star Darryl Strawberry, the all-time home run leader at Shea, adds to his total with a shot into the left field bleachers. In the regularly-scheduled night game, the Mets beat the Cubs, 2 - 1. The Yankees, who played at Shea in 1974 and 1975 while Yankee Stadium was renovated, draw a crowd of 40,743, a dramatic contrast to the gathering of 16,012 who show up for the Mets game at night.

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