Category: Baseball

Bichette-Led Mets Struggling at Plate

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With the their New York rivals, the Yankees, off to a great start batting with runners in scoring position — they are #7 with a .289 batting average, the New York Mets have resumed their old ways. They are ranked 27th with a .193 average. That’s below the Mendoza line.

Last night they wasted a strong pitching effort by Kodai Senga, who gave up two runs and four hits in six-innings. In comparison, in nine innings the Mets scored zero runs on three hits.

Among the Mets’ bats that have yet to awaken are Lindor’s, who’s hitting .176, Bichette’s, who’s struggling at .091, and Semien’s at .125.

Can you even name their current hitting coach?

Bo Bichette was hitting so poorly in the opening series at CitiField it seemed like the fans renamed him Boo Bichette.

While I’m waiting for Carlos Mendoza to do something to ignite the Mets’ bats, I’m still hoping the 70’s temperatures in St. Louis today might heat up the Mets’ plate struggles, but then, it’s April Fools Day.

Mets fans at Citi Field booing Bo Bichette’s slow start

Mets RISP Woes Continue

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What the team needs is a solution. They have two hitting coaches, only one of four teams doing that, but two seems to be either too many or too few.

What’s your take on the problem? Can you suggest something that might help them?

Mets team batting overall

  • BA: 15th in MLB
  • OBP: 8th
  • SLG: 10th

Mets team batting with runners in scoring position

  • BA: 29th in MLB
  • OBP: 23rd
  • SLG: 22nd

The team’s .212 batting average with runners in scoring position is its third-lowest (in a season) in its history, and it hasn’t been below .220 since 1981. That 44 years!

In 2024, the Mets hit .268 with runners in scoring position.

Its OBP of .310 isn’t as bad. The last time the Mets finished a season at or below .310 was in 2016, and they ended that season with an 87-75 record.

Nine Has Not Been the Mets Lucky Number in 2025

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It appears that the Mets have been struggling when facing the other team’s ninth-inning pitcher, often likely their closer, so far in 2025. As a group, they are batting just .176 in that situation with Mark Vientos having the most trouble getting on base.

Juan Soto has a .600 OBP despite not getting a single hit. Tyrone Taylor is their hits’ leader in the table with three though he’s hitting just .239 overall.

Despite the ninth-inning struggles, the Mets are tied with the Dodgers for the most wins, 27.

In the same ninth-inning scenario, the Dodgers are hitting .216 with eight hits in 37 at-bats. While better than the Mets, it is not close to the Diamondbacks’ average of .344.

Overall, the MLB average is .125.

The Mets were much better in 2024.

Almost Perfect

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Binghamton Mets starter Jonah Tong was one out shy of a perfect game when the team’s manager, Reid Brignac, pulled him from the game.☹️

One away! 1️⃣‼️

❓Several more pitches would have made that big a difference?🤷‍♂️ (Tong threw 13 pitches to get the first 2️⃣ outs in the final inning.)

Quote within article authored by Tim Britton

Joe DeMayo wrote this about Tong in his article, “Probably the biggest thing that has helped him is his openness to learn and continuously be challenged,” Mets pitching and performance integration coordinator Kyle Rogers told SNY.”

Jonah Tong / George Napolitano/Brooklyn Cyclones

Tong is the Mets 6th-ranked prospect and the third pitcher — behind Brandon Sproat and Nolan McLean, per mlb.com.

Learn more about Tong in DeMayo’s article — “Jonah Tong discusses his journey from Canada to rising Mets pitching prospect.”