Good Morning. Happy Birthday Eric Valent and Ronny Mauricio. Mets Open at Citi Field today, Syracuse falls 5-1, Mets add a pitcher on minor deal.
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Today's Game: Fri., April 4 RHP Kevin Gausman (1-0, 3.00) vs. RHP Tylor Megill (1-0, 1.80) 3:10 p.m. (SNY, Audacy 880 AM, 92.3 FM HD2)
PRESS RELEASE METS TO HOST HOME OPENER APRIL 4 VS. BLUE JAYS "The New York Mets will host their home opener at Citi Field Friday, April 4, at 3:10 p.m. vs. the Toronto Blue Jays...Ahead of the game, the Empire State Building will be lit blue and orange beginning at 7:30 p.m. on April 3 and will continue through the evening...In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the 2000 National League Championship team and the 10th anniversary of the 2015 National League Championship team, teammates John Franco & Al Leiter and Bartolo Colón & Juan Lagares will participate in the ceremonial first pitch."
Juan Soto News:
- The Juan Soto of it all at center of baseball’s lineup protection debate (New York Post)
- Juan Soto’s $765 million Citi Field spectacle is finally here (New York Post)
- Juan Soto spent 3 weeks with his minor-league host family. Memories endure 7 years later (The Athletic)
Other Mets News:
- Here's where Mets' top prospects will open the 2025 season (MLB.com)
- Change your stance: 8 hitters moving in the box (MLB.com)
- 1 prospect prediction for each organization (MLB.com)
- Mets bolster scouting presence in Japan, Pacific Rim (Newsday)
- Buffed-up Mr. Met ready to flex guns for home opener, pose for thirst-trap mascot pics (New York Post)
- Mets bullpen’s excellent start masking rotation injuries (New York Post)
- Why the Mets are at baseball’s forefront in reviving the sinker (New York Post)
- Pete Alonso set for ‘awesome’ Citi Field return after tense winter free agency (NYDN)
- Mets legend caught on hot mic during game: ‘Piss-poor hitting’ (NJ.com)
- Mets star gets snubbed from early MLB All-Star predictions list (SI.com)
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"Pete Alonso is back and I was wrong for ever doubting him!"@sal_licata on the strong 2025 start for Pete on Baseball Night in New York
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 3, 2025
▶ Tri-State @Cadillac pic.twitter.com/lguScMosn7
"Pump the brakes a little bit for now, it's only April"
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) April 3, 2025
On Baseball Night in New York, @WillSammon discusses the potential availability of Sandy Alcantara pic.twitter.com/KUHhbGKqrY
On @Honda SportsNite, @johansantana joins @ErikaWachter to discuss the setback in Sean Manaea's oblique and the need for caution, as well as the importance of starter length this early in the season pic.twitter.com/w7EAdojjEa
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) April 4, 2025
The Mets are signing pitcher Jose Marte to a two-year minor-league contract, source says. Marte, who posted a 2.33 ERA in 14 games with the Angels last season, is recovering from shoulder surgery he underwent last September.
— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) April 3, 2025
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- Syracuse Game Recap: Celestino homers but Mets fall to RailRiders, 5-1, on Thursday night
- 4/3/2025 - Box Score: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 5 Syracuse Mets 1
- Donovan Walton*; 2B 0
for 4; Jose Azocar; CF 2 for 4; double; 2 Ks; Stolen
Base; Joey Meneses; DH 0
for 3; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Stolen Base; Luke Ritter; 1B 0 for 4; 4 Ks; Jakson Reetz; C 0
for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Luis De Los Santos; SS 0
for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Gilberto Celestino; RF 2
for 4; HR; Double; 1 run; 1 RBI; Diego Castillo; 3B 0
for 3; Rowdey Jordan; LF 0
for 3; Blade Tidwell; (L,
0-1) 3.1 innings; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 4 hits; 1 HR; 3 walks; 4 Ks; Tyler Zuber;
1.2 innings; no runs; Dedniel Núñez; 2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Génesis Cabrera*; 0.2 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 walk; Kevin Herget; 1.1 innings; no runs;
- Syracuse Mets Game Notes - 4/3/2025
- Today's Syracuse Mets Lineup - 4/3/2025
- Richard Nelson - Photos from the Syracuse Mets 2025 Home Opener - 4/1/25
- Syracuse Mets Game Highlights 4/3/2025
Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Brooklyn Cyclones and the St. Lucie Mets all start play tonight.
- Donovan Walton*; 2B 0 for 4; Jose Azocar; CF 2 for 4; double; 2 Ks; Stolen Base; Joey Meneses; DH 0 for 3; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Stolen Base; Luke Ritter; 1B 0 for 4; 4 Ks; Jakson Reetz; C 0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Luis De Los Santos; SS 0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Gilberto Celestino; RF 2 for 4; HR; Double; 1 run; 1 RBI; Diego Castillo; 3B 0 for 3; Rowdey Jordan; LF 0 for 3; Blade Tidwell; (L, 0-1) 3.1 innings; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 4 hits; 1 HR; 3 walks; 4 Ks; Tyler Zuber; 1.2 innings; no runs; Dedniel Núñez; 2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Génesis Cabrera*; 0.2 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 walk; Kevin Herget; 1.1 innings; no runs;
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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Gil Hodges (1924)
- Ron Locke (1942)
- Jim Fregosi (1942)
- Tom Herr (1956)
- Eric Valent (1977)
- Cameron Maybin (1987)
- Ronny Mauricio (2001)
Died on this date:
- George Bamberger (2004)
Transactions:
New York Mets traded Joe Nolan to the Atlanta Braves for Leo Foster on April 4, 1975.
New York Mets signed free agent Wayne Twitchell on April 4, 1979.
Atlanta Braves claimed Phil Lombardi of the New York Mets on waivers on April 4, 1990.
New York Mets signed free agent Jenrry Mejia on April 4, 2007.
Milwaukee Brewers claimed Josh Stinson of the New York Mets on waivers on April 4, 2012
1966 | On the nationally-televised Hullabaloo, a program which showcases rock and roll groups, host Soupy Sales is joined by his two sons, Tony and Hunt, to perform Meet the Mets, with the unlikely tune also accompanied by the show's go-go dancers halfway through the song (Video link here). The Sales' children were on the program as guests musicians, featuring their rock and roll band, Tony and the Tigers. |
1988 | In a 10-6 victory over the Expos, Kevin McReynolds and Darryl Strawberry each hit a pair of home runs, helping the Mets to establish an Opening Day record with six homers. The 'Strawman's' second shot, estimated at 525 feet, hits above the dome's light rim and is believed to be the longest dinger ever stroked at Olympic Stadium. |
1994 | On Opening Day at Wrigley Field in the Cubs' 12-8 loss to New York, Tuffy Rhodes, who has hit only five round-trippers in his first 280 major league at-bats, becomes the first player to homer in his first three at-bats of the season. The three solo home runs, all off Mets right-hander Dwight Gooden, will account for nearly half of the outfielder's total for the year when he finishes the campaign with only eight round-trippers. |
1994 | Before the Cubs' 12-8 Opening Day loss to the Mets at Wrigley Field, Hillary Clinton becomes the second first lady to throw out the ceremonial first pitch of the baseball season. Bill's wife then joins Harry Caray in the broadcast booth and sings "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" with the beloved announcer during the seventh inning stretch. |
2003 | The Coneheads stage a reunion at Shea Stadium as David Cone returns to the mound after taking a year off and hurls an impressive five innings of shutout ball in the Mets' 4-0 victory over the Expos. In memory of one of the founders of this unique idea which started in 1988, the group hangs a banner featuring a picture of Scott Saber, who was killed during the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, smiling in his Conehead. |
2018 - Major League Baseball experiments with a new medium as today's game between the Phillies and Mets is broadcast live exclusively on "Facebook Watch", a new application recently launched by the social media giant. Reviews are mixed, as viewers complain about the size of the graphics relative to that of most laptop or tablet screens and the invasive nature of streaming comments by users (which can be turned off, although this possibility is not readily apparent to many viewers, it seems). This is clearly an attempt to interest some younger viewers who have tuned out traditional media in watching a live game. But some of the kinks will need to be worked out before it can dethrone the well-regarded MLB.TV, which already provides live and delayed game coverage on a huge variety of connected devices.
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