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The New York Mets collapsed and blew a late lead against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, and tensions boiled over in the clubhouse afterwards. With one out in the bottom of the eighth and the Mets up 3-2, and the Cubs put two men on with Javy Baez coming …
If nothing else, you have to give Mickey Callaway credit for his honesty. New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom threw a gem on Tuesday, going 8.1 innings, striking out 10 batters, and allowing just two earned runs in a 10-2 win over the Atlanta Braves. …
Manager Mickey Callaway took responsibility for pulling Noah Syndergaard from his start prematurely on Tuesday night in the New York Mets’ 9-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants in extra innings. Syndergaard was pulled from his start with two …
One tweet sent by a New York Mets reporter on Thursday highlighted the disconnect within the team. Newsday Mets reporter Tim Healey tweeted prior to the team’s series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers about closer Edwin Diaz’s …
The New York Mets have lost five straight after being swept by the lowly Miami Marlins over the weekend, and they could soon be looking for a new manager if the current trend continues. But if the team’s ownership group plans to micromanage the …
For the second time in three days, New York Mets star Robinson Cano is taking heat for failing to run out a ground ball. On Friday, Cano blamed the scoreboard for misleading him on the number of outs, resulting in him not running out a double play …
Mickey Callaway’s job is safe, at least for another day. Yahoo Sports New York Mets reporter Matt Ehalt said on Twitter Saturday that Callaway would not be fired that evening and the team is not prepared to make a change during the road trip. A …
The New York Mets are not performing as they expected to, but it will not yet threaten manager Mickey Callaway’s job, according to reports. Mets COO Jeff Wilpon summoned Callaway and general manager Brodie Van Wagenen for a meeting on Friday, …
Even with the regular season weeks away, we know which MLB teams are facing heightened expectations in 2019. While much was made of a very slow offseason, the truth is there were certain teams that invested and will now have the expectation of …
As the playoff race heads to the final stretdch, teams on the other end of things are facing other concerns. A number of managers must be feeling their seats getting warmer, be it because their contracts are coming to an end with no guarantee of …
The New York Mets have been dealing with a lot of injuries this season, but even in that context, manager Mickey Callaway’s explanation for how the team handled Yoenis Cespedes is a strange one. Cespedes, currently struggling to recover from a …
The New York Mets are in a bad place right now, and their manager’s latest words may not inspire much confidence. Mickey Callaway saw his team drop a fourth consecutive game on Sunday and their 11th of the last 14, and he thinks the …
The New York Mets have struggled to score runs while losing 10 of their last 13 games, and even their own manager has no answers for how the team can turn things around. After his team scored just one run in a 14-inning loss to the Chicago Cubs on …
After a strong start to the season, the New York Mets have crashed back to earth in spectacular fashion, going 16-27 after an 11-1 start to the year. Friday’s 7-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs was enough for rookie manager Mickey Callaway, who held …
Jerry Blevins can’t seem to get anybody out this season, and the Internet is baffled as to why Mets manager Mickey Callaway continues to use him. Blevins, the veteran reliever, pitched for his third consecutive day on Sunday, entering the …
Matt Harvey may have left the New York Mets, but his old manager is still rooting for him. Mets manager Mickey Callaway said Saturday that he texted Harvey after his solid four-inning debut with the Cincinnati Reds and sent him an encouraging …
