Mets News and Morning Links 5/14/2025

 

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5/13/2025 Box Score: New York Mets 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Francisco Lindor#  SS 0 for 4; 3 Ks; Juan Soto  RF 1 for 2; 1 run; 2 walks; Pete Alonso  1B 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Brandon Nimmo*  LF 1 for 4; double; 1 RBI; Mark Vientos  3B 1 for 3; Luisangel Acuña  2B 0 for 0; Jeff McNeil*  DH 0 for 3; Francisco Alvarez  C 0 for 3; 2 Ks; Brett Baty*  2B-3B 2 for 3; HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; Tyrone Taylor  CF 0 for 3; 1 K; Kodai Senga   5.2 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 6 hits; 2 walks; 7 Ks; Reed Garrett  (BS, 2) 0.1 inning; no runs; 2 walks; Max Kranick  (W, 3-1) 1 inning; no runs; 1 K; Ryne Stanek  (H, 3) 1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 2 Ks; Edwin Díaz  (S, 9) 1 inning; no runs; 1 walk; 1 K; 

Mets 2 Pirates 1 Post Game Notes - 5/13/2025

• Brett Baty (2-3, HR, RBI, R): Lined a solo home run to left field in the seventh inning to give the Mets a 2-1 lead...He has five home runs in his last five home games with a plate appearance at Citi Field...Has a.333/.366/.821 (13-39) slashline with eight extra-base hits (5 HR, 2 2B, 3B) in his last 12 starts...Was his second career go-ahead RBI in the seventh inning or later (also: 5/25/24 vs. SF, solo HR).

MLB YouTube Channel: Mets 2 Pirates 1 Game Highlights - 5/13/25

Mets YouTube Channel: Brett Baty, Kodai Senga Post Game Reactions - 5/13/25

Carlos Mendoza Post game Press Conference - 5/13/25

Mets Calendar Classics - Mets Games Played On This Date - Mays Mets Debut: May 14th

Willie Mays’ first Mets Game – First Mets HR, Patrick Mazeika a game winning homer, Mets set team record with 7 stolen bases and a walk off win in 1989.  

Mets Daily Clips:

Mets Defeat Pirates, 2-1

• Baty hits tiebreaking homer in 7th inning to send Mets past punchless Pirates 2-1 (AP) 
• Brett Baty's latest home run leads Mets to win over Pirates (Newsday)
• Red-hot Brett Baty belts another big homer to lead Mets past Pirates (New York Post)
• Mets sneak past Pirates on another Brett Baty home run (NJ.com) 

 

Brett Baty News:

• Go-ahead homer continues Baty's renaissance with Mets (MLB) 
• Brett Baty's breakthrough was a long time coming, but he always knew it was possible(The Record)
• Why Mets’ Brett Baty’s breakout is real deal: ‘That’s a sign of a good hitter’ (NJ.com) 
• Brett Baty finally displaying 1st-round bat with Mets (AP) 
• Brett Baty keeps blasting away for Mets: ‘Big-league power right there’ (The Athletic) 
• Mets legend David Wright praises Mark Vientos, Brett Baty's resiliency (SI.com)

 

Carlos Mendoza News:

• Mets manager Carlos Mendoza on Oswaldo Cabrera's injury: 'It made me sick to my stomach' (Newsday)
• Carlos Mendoza ‘devastated’ by his former Yankees charge Oswaldo Cabrera’s grisly injury (New York Post)
• Mets Notebook: Carlos Mendoza reacts to Pete Rose news, Yankees’ Oswaldo Cabrera injury (New York Daily News)

 

Kodai Senga News:

• How Kodai Senga learned to distill more data into a better scouting report (The Athletic) 
• How Kodai Senga has returned to form for the Mets(SI.com)
• Brett Baty homers, Kodai Senga battles in Mets win over Pirates (New York Daily News)

 

Other Mets News:

• Mets' baserunning motto matches philosophy: 'Let's boogie' (Newsday)
• State Assembly passes bill clearing the way for Mets owner Steve Cohen’s Citi Field casino (New York Post)
• Mark Vientos’ holey mitt nearly proves costly for Mets (New York Post)
• How the Mets have turned a weakness of stopping opposing base-stealers into a strength (The Record)
• How Mets ‘burner’ played unsung hero in scappy win over Pirates (NJ.com)
• Mets’ David Wright intrigued by this unique baseball opportunity (NJ.com) 
• Mets’ Juan Soto not sweating upcoming Subway Series against Yankees (NJ.com) 
• MLB season’s 10 biggest surprises, from Tigers’ start to Mets’ rotation to Mariners’ offense (The Athletic) 
• New York Mets’ Ronny Mauricio assesses rehab process (SI.com)
• Pete Alonso gets honest about Mets’ resilience (SI.com)
• Mets' dominance against top teams set for crucial stretch (SI.com)
• New York Mets continue to stay on top thanks to great depth, young talent (SI.com)
• Paul Skenes sends blunt message about Mets offense (SI.com)
• Mets catcher opens up about need for change after brutal groin shot (SI.com) 

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Dick Tidrow (1947)
• Dave LaRoche (1948)
• Takashi Kashiwada (1971)
• Brian Lawrence (1976)
• Marco Vargas (2005)

Died on this date:

• David West (2022)

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New York Mets purchased Jerry May from the Kansas City Royals on May 14, 1973.

New York Mets signed free agent Ced Landrum on May 14, 1993.

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1972	After twenty-one seasons with the Giants, 41 year-old Willie Mays makes a dramatic return to New York in his debut with the Mets when he hits a game-winning home run off Don Carrithers to defeat his former team, 5-4. The 'Say Hey Kid's' 647th career homer in the fifth breaks a 4-4 deadlock.
2006	On Mother's Day, with his mom in the stands, Bill Hall hits a walk-off home run to beat the Mets at Miller Park, 6-5. The Milwaukee center fielder, joining many other major league players, uses a pink bat in MLB's effort to raise public awareness of breast cancer.
2009	The Mets collect a franchise-record seven stolen bases in their 7-4 victory over the Giants at AT&T Park. Ironically, the team sets the club mark without the help of a sidelined Jose Reyes, New York's all-time career leader in thefts.

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2014 - Masahiro Tanaka pitches his first major league shutout as the Yankees defeat the Mets, 4 - 0. The Japanese off-season signee is now 6-0 with a 2.17 ERA after 8 starts in the majors. The Yankees' win follows 6 straight losses to the Mets, dating back to last season.

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