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Edwin Diaz's Mets outing was worrying in every way
PHILADELPHIA — The 2019 version of Edwin Diaz resurfaced Sunday night, and only a favorable video review and a game-ending bailout by Jeurys Familia spared him and the Mets from...
Mets finally bust out in doubleheader sweep
A pulse could be detected from this Mets lineup over its final seven innings at the plate Tuesday, spanning two games, and that carried the day. Jonathan Villar delivered a...
Mets confident two key pickups will rebound after ugly debut
PHILADELPHIA — It took exactly one game for the Mets’ biggest concern leaving spring training to become exposed. Simply, the bullpen. The worries in camp mostly focused on the depth...
Mets reliever's spring training is getting ugly
Observations from the Mets' 3-1 exhibition loss to the Nationals at Clover Park on Thursday. Louie, Louie Luis Guillorme earned applause from pitcher Marcus Stroman after a sliding stop on...
Pair of veteran Mets relievers get off to rocky start
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Two veteran Mets relievers endured rocky first spring training outings Thursday. Dellin Betances wasn’t helped by an inning that got extended on a misplay in...
Luis Rojas watched these Mets pitchers from unusual spot
PORT ST. LUCIE — From beyond the center-field fence at Clover Park, Marcus Stroman and Jeurys Familia looked just fine. Mets manager Luis Rojas watched from that angle as both...
Mets looking to unload veteran arms ahead of spring training
As Mets officials canvass the free-agent market for potential bullpen upgrades, they also are trying to quietly move pieces. Most notably, the team has been shopping Jeurys Familia and Dellin...
The role Jacob deGrom's Cy Young chase will play for Mets
The biggest concern is keeping the Mets’ miniscule postseason chances alive, but Jacob deGrom will also have a National League Cy Young Award race to consider. DeGrom will return to...
This is always the culprit behind Mets heartbreak
Bart Giamatti once wrote of baseball, “It breaks your heart,” and just think, the late commissioner published that 31 Mets bullpens ago. If it’s a Mets gut-punch loss, it must...
Seth Lugo gives Mets just what they need
The Mets have enough problems filling a rotation that includes Seth Lugo. Without Lugo’s transition from the bullpen, this starting pitching mess would be piled higher and deeper. Saturday night...
Mets' return from coronavirus hiatus an utter disaster
After spending the weekend cooped up inside their homes following a player and coach testing positive for COVID-19 last Thursday, the Mets resumed their season Tuesday. They were quickly reminded...
The only way Mets can save their season
Many of them know the journey. Now all they must do is carve a radically different route. Think of it like opting for the alternate course on Google Maps. The...
Mets veteran struggles in return to rotation
Nearly three years later, Robert Gsellman is returning to the rotation. Though Walker Lockett appeared to be the favorite to fill Wednesday’s vacancy against the Nationals, Luis Rojas gave Gsellman...
Mets reliever returns in style
Robert Gsellman immediately got tested in a high-leverage situation and emerged a bullpen hero for the Mets on Saturday. In his first appearance since Aug. 11 of last season, the...
Mets veteran reliever's reinvention beginning to pay off
WASHINGTON — Jeurys Familia’s reinvention of himself in the offseason is producing solid early dividends. The Mets reliever has emerged as an early trusted option for manager Luis Rojas, who...
Mets season preview: Shaky bullpen will make or break playoff chances
Rewind to early March, when life still seemed mostly normal and the countdown was underway to the Mets opening the 2020 season. At the time, the Mets didn’t resemble a...
How Mets reliever set himself up to bounce back
After a disastrous 2019 season, Mets reliever Jeurys Familia made it a point in the offseason to lose weight. The coronavirus lockdown didn’t change those plans. “I was able to...
Mets hoping right-hander can become force in bullpen
Part 11 in a series about the New York Mets The Mets’ bullpen will enter the season with more questions than the team would like, from Edwin Diaz and Jeurys...
Mets reliever dropped 30 pounds and is ready to step up
Part 10 in a series about the New York Mets The tone for Jeurys Familia’s 2019 season was set when he arrived at spring training out of shape after not...
Mets trio could turn a 2019 problem into a 2020 strength
PORT ST. LUCIE — Keep calm, Mets fans, and hope the bullpen big three perform this season like they did on Wednesday at Clover Park. Dellin Betances, Jeurys Familia and...