Brandon Waddell proved to himself on Wednesday night that he still has major league innings in that left arm of his. Called up by the New York Mets from Triple-A Syracuse earlier in the day, Waddell followed opener Huascar Brazobán to the mound against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
On Wednesday night, the New York Mets lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks, dropping their season record to 21-10 through 21 games. Despite a valiant effort in the ninth inning, the Mets were unable to match the Diamondbacks in the final frame.
The bats came alive too late and bullpen gave up one too many runs. The Mets were riding high, winning eight straight home games and having had a real offensive windfall the night before.
It had been four and a half years since Brandon Waddell had appeared in a Major League game. He last pitched in the United States on July 9, 2021, before the Mets called him up and gave him the ball on Wednesday to face Corbin Burnes and the Arizona Diamondbacks in game two of their series at Citi Field.
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.
The New York Mets have assembled the best pitching staff in the Majors this season. New York currently leads all of baseball in team ERA, with a 2.60 mark.
An overworked bullpen group is getting even thinner as the New York Mets placed another key lefty reliever on the injured list on Wednesday. As first reported by Newsday’s Tim Healey, the Mets have placed southpaw reliever Danny Young on the 15-day injured list with a left elbow sprain retroactive to April 27th.
Some in the baseball community were critical of the New York Mets for their strategy when it came to acquiring starting pitchers this past offseason. Specifically,
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 • 7:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Corbin Burnes (0-1, 4.05) vs. RHP Huascar Brazobán (1-0, 1.56) SNY • MLBN The Mets look to win the series against the Diamondbacks tonight in Queens!
Brandon Waddell is readying for his first appearance in the major leagues in almost four years after being called up by the New York Mets from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday.
The New York Mets' hot start this season has an ironic twist. Although they signed superstar outfielder Juan Soto to the biggest contract in sports history over the winter, he isn't the reason for their MLB-best 21-9 record.
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The New York Mets took the opening game of a series with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Citi Field, winning 8-3. The win moves New York to 21-9 through its first 30 games.
Brandon Waddell‘s path to returning to the major leagues is one that’s becoming increasingly common. After making 11 big league appearances over two years with four different teams, the lefty decided to go overseas to help refine his craft.
The end of April has arrived and the New York Mets are as well positioned to make the playoffs as any team in baseball. While there is still a long way to go between now and October, the Mets enter the day with the best record in the majors and a chance to break the National League record for most wins in the month of April.
The New York Mets stayed red-hot on Tuesday, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 at Citi Field. With the win, New York is now 21-9 while the loss drops Arizona to 15-14.
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said "there's a lot to like about the offense right now" after his team scored 27 runs in lopsided wins Monday and Tuesday night.
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Francisco Lindor, Starling Marte and Pete Alonso homered as the host New York Mets remained red-hot with an 8-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.
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