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Is It Pete, Or The Polar Bear?
Todd Frazier saw Pete Alonso come into Spring Training in 2019 and simply said the young first baseman “looked like a polar bear.” Alonso has leaned into his nickname, and the Mets had fun with this r ...
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Just Batty for Baty
Brett Baty was a top prospect who made quite an impact in his MLB debut. Baty homered on his first swing in the big leagues, driving a pitch out to right field for a two-run home run. Baty also played ...
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Kooz Gets His Due
Jerry Koosman, the steady lefty, was a two-time All-Star pitcher and a key part of the Mets 1969 World Series Champion and 1973 NL pennant-winning teams. Koosman’s bobblehead night came with the Brook ...
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Lindor Stomps the Snakes
Francisco Lindor homered twice to lead the Mets to a 10-3 win on Opening Day in New York over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The photo was after one of Lindor’s home runs where he was congratulated by Edua ...
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Lindor’s Smiling Gnome
Superstar shortstop Francisco Lindor was brought to New York before the 2021 season and immediately became a team leader both on and off the field. Known as “The Smile,” Lindor’s infectious personalit ...
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Mad Max Makes His Mets Debut
In his Mets debut, Max Scherzer tossed six strong innings against his former team in a 7-3 win over the Washington Nationals on the road. Scherzer used this ball as part of a strikeout of Dee Gordon i ...
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McNeil’s Silver Bat
Jeff McNeil finished the season strong with a 10-game hitting streak to raise his batting average from .314 to an NL-best .326, or one point better than Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers. McN ...
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Playoff Win over the Padres
Jacob deGrom struck out eight in six innings as the Mets defeated the San Diego Padres at home, 7-3, to even their National League Wild Card Series at 1-1. Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso each homere ...
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Swaggy V Plays Angry
Mark Vientos likes to play angry. “I want to win. … I am confident. … I play the game hard. … If I’m not the best player out there, I want to believe that I am. And I feel like I use a lot of my anger ...
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The Flying Squirrel Goes High
Jeff McNeil had three RBIs and made two outstanding defensive plays to help the Mets to a 7-6 win in 10 innings over the St. Louis Cardinals at home. The leaping grab into the foul territory was turne ...