Mets Fire Manager Carlos Mendoza

 

Mets Manager Carlos Mendoza (Photo Credits to Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets announced today that they have let go manager Carlos Mendoza according to Jon Heyman of the NY Post.

Andy Green is taking over as the interim manager. He had worked for the Mets as the senior vice president of player development and previously was the manager for the San Diego Padres.

This year was a difficult year for Mendoza and the Mets due to poor performances from the offense as well as starting rotation and a lot of injuries which all resulted in a 34-47 record.

Mendoza was hired by the Mets in November 2023 after working as the Yankees bench coach and helped the Mets advance to the NLCS in his first year in 2024.

Last year, he and his team got off to a 45-24 start on June 12, but it all took a downturn when Kodai Senga strained his right hamstring covering first base after 1B Pete Alonso made a high throw. The season was never the same again after Senga's injury and the Mets went 38-55 the rest of the way and were eliminated from the playoffs after the last day of the season. 

It will be interesting to see where owner Steve Cohen and President of Baseball Operations go from here as they try to rebuild this franchise going forward.

Mets Swept By Cubs 4-3 in 10 Innings For Sixth Consecutive Loss

 

Mets DH Juan Soto (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 4-3 tonight in 10 innings for their sixth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 34-47.

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta started out well with five scoreless innings and then was let down by his defense in the top of the sixth.

SS Ronny Mauricio made a throwing error to allow SS Dansby Swanson to reach first leading off the inning and then two batters later, Peralta gave up a RBI single to RF Michael Conforto.

Peralta then gave a RBI double to 3B Alex Bregman and RF Carson Benge made an error.

Peralta gave up a RBI single to the following hitter LF Ian Happ and walked 2B Nico Hoerner and was then taken out.

Peralta's final line was 5.2 innings, five hits, three runs,  (0 earned runs), one walk and five strikeouts.

RHP Austin Weaver came in next and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Luke Weaver followed in the top of the eighth and continued his dominant stretch striking out the side to extend his scoreless streak to 22 innings and lower his ERA to 2.12.

RHP Devin Williams appeared next and threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

LHP Brooks Raley came on in the top of the tenth and gave up a RBI double to CF Pete-Crow Armstrong.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first five innings until the bottom of the sixth after CF A.J. Ewing walked with one out and two batters later, pinch-hitter Eric Wagaman hit a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the seventh, 1B Jared Young led off with the game-tying homer.

The offense was unable to get any timely hits going 2-12 with runners in scoring position leaving 14 runners on base.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, June 26 at home at Citi Field for the first of a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10 p.m.

Game 81: Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

 Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Bo Bichette-3B

3. Juan Soto-DH

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. Francisco Alvarez-C

6. A.J. Ewing-CF

7. Ronny Mauricio-SS

8. M.J. Melendez-LF

9. Brett Baty-2B

The pitching match-up is RHP Freddy Peralta (5-6, 4.83 ERA) vs. LHP Matthew Boyd (2-1, 6.00 ERA)

Mets Trade David Peterson to Cubs

 

Mets LHP David Peterson (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets traded LHP David Peterson to the Chicago Cubs last night for minor league infielder Cole Mathis.

Peterson has had a difficult season with a 6.09 ERA and 63 strikeouts and 30 walks in 68 innings. He has appeared in 16 games with 8 starts. The Cubs are in need of pitching after losing Edward Cabrera and Ben Brown to the injured list.

Mathis was a second round pick for the Cubs in 2024. He is hitting .272 with 10 homers and 12 doubles over 182 plate appearances between Single-A and High-A. He is ranked as the number 9 prospect in the system by Baseball America.

Mets Lose to Cubs 10-5 In Second Game of Doubleheader After Committing Six Errors

 

Mets Catcher Francisco Alvarez (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 10-5 tonight at Citi Field in the second game of a doubleheader for their fifth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 34-46.

Mets LHP Sean Manaea had a scoreless top of the first, but in the top of the second, gave up back-to-back 2B Nico Hoerner and catcher Carson Kelly to bring in a run.

Manaea had a scoreless top of the third, but in the top of the fourth gave up a lead-off double to Hoerner and then second baseman Marcus Semien made a throwing error to allow Hoener to advance to third and Kelly reach base.

Manaea then gave up a RBI single to DH Pedro Ramirez and a RBI single to the following hitter SS Dansby Swanson.

Manaea then allowed CF Pete Crow-Armstrong to reach on an infield hit and was then taken out.

Manea's final line was 3 innings, six hits, four runs, (three earned runs), two walks and four strikeouts.

RHP Husacar Brazoban came in next and struck out the next three hitters he faced.

Brazoban stayed in for the top of the fifth and had a 1-2-3 inning.

LHP Brooks Raley came in next in the top of the sixth and gave up a lead-off double to Ramirez and a RBI triple to the following hitter Swanson.

Raley then walked Crow-Armstrong and gave up a RBI ground-out to LF Matt Shaw.

RHP Luke Weaver came in next in the top of the seventh and was able to overcome an error by 2B Marcus Semien by getting Kelly to ground into a double play.

LHP A.J. Minter came in next in the top of the eighth and once again the poor defense came back to haunt them after 3B Bo Bichette made an error on a grounder by Ramirez.

Later in the inning, 1B Mark Vientos made a throwing error which allowed Ramirez to score and Crow-Armstrong to advance to second.

RHP Devin Williams came on in the top of the ninth and retired the first two hitters he faced and then gave up a double to Hoerner and then Vientos made another fielding error to allow Kelly to reach first and Hoerner advance to third.

Williams then gave up RBI singles to Ramirez and Swanson.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, DH Francisco Alvarez hit a solo homer with two outs in the bottom of the second and DH Eric Wageman reached on an infield hit and CF A.J. Ewing followed with a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the fourth, Vientos homered to lead off the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, Bichette hit a solo homer with one out.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday, June 25 at home against the Cubs at 7:10 p.m.

Game 80 (Game 2 of Doubleheader): Mets vs. Cubs Starting Lineup and Pitching Match-Up

Mets Starting Lineup:

1. Carson Benge-RF

2. Francisco Lindor-SS

3. Bo Bichette-3B

4. Mark Vientos-1B

5. Marcus Semien-2B

6. Francisco Alvarez-C

7. Eric Wagaman-DH

8. A.J. Ewing-CF

9. Brett Baty-RF

The pitching match-up is LHP Sean Manaea (1-2, 4.64 ERA) vs. LHP Shoto Imanaga (4-6, 4.26 ERA) 

Mets Crushed by Cubs 10-3 After Nolan McLean Blows Three-Run Lead

 

Mets RHP Nolan McLean (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

The New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 10-3 this afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader for their fourth consecutive loss and dropped their record to 34-45.

Mets RHP Nolan McLean started out well with four scoreless innings, working out of jams and retired the first two hitters he faced in the top of the fifth on strikeouts before it all fell apart.

McLean gave up a single to CF Pete Crow-Armstrong and then gave up a RBI double to the following hitter former Met RF Michael Conforto.

McLean then gave up a two-run homer to the next hitter 1B Michael Busch.

McLean had more problems in the top of the sixth after he gave up a three-run homer to SS Dansby Swason and was taken out after the inning.

McLean's final line was six innings, seven hits, six runs, two walks and nine strikeouts.

RHP Jonthan Pintaro came in next and threw a scoreless top of the seventh, but in the top of the eighth gave up back-to back walks and a hit by pitch to load the bases.

It all imploded for Pintaro after that after he gave up a grand slam to Swanson.

RHP Adam Warren threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Met offense wasted a lead-off double by RF Carson Benge in the bottom of the first and then CF A.J. Ewing hit a deep fly ball to advance Benge to third with one out.

However, SS Bo Bichette and 1B Jared Young struck out to end the threat.

In the bottom of the second, they had another scoring chance after DH Francisco Alvarez and 3B Brett Baty walked to start the inning.

However, 2B Marcus Semien followed by grounded into a double play and LF M.J. Melendez struck out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the fourth, they finally broke through after SS Bo Bichette led off with a single and Young followed with a two-run homer. Alvarez followed with a homer of his own.

In the bottom of the sixth, they threatened to score again after pinch-hitter Mark Vientos and Alvarez walked to start the inning, but then pinch-hitter Eric Wagaman grounded into a double play and Semien flew out to right,

The Met offense was unable to come up with any clutch hits after they went 0-7 with runners in scoring position leaving five runners on base.

The Mets next game is tonight against the Cubs in the second game of a doubleheader beginning at 7:10 p.m.