The Mets made a surprising move on Saturday, calling up infielder Mark Vientos after Starling Marte got placed on the bereavement list. Vientos shined this past weekend in limited action, going 3-for-4 with a walk-off two-run home run on Sunday to lift the Mets to their only win of the weekend.
The New York Mets will have to stay productive without the services of Starling Marte and Drew Smith in the lineup for the short term. Marte has a shorter timetable for return than Smith.
The shorthanded will be without two more important players after putting reliever Drew Smith on the 15-day injured list and right fielder Starling Marte on the bereavement list Saturday.
Neither of the moves was expected coming into the day. The Mets have placed Starling Marte on the bereavement list, placed Drew Smith on the injured list with shoulder inflammation, and called up Mark Vientos and Dedniel Núñez to take their places on the active roster.
Starling Marte led the New York Mets to a statement 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. The Mets came into the game winners of six straight and eight of their last nine games after starting the year off slow.
Starling Marte hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the sixth inning and the visiting New York Mets increased their winning streak to six games by holding on for a 6-4 victory Saturday afternoon over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Starling Marte cracked a three-run homer in the sixth inning to break up a 2-2 tie and send the Mets on their way to a 6-4 win over the Dodgers Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles.
Starling Marte and Harrison Bader each hit two-run homers to power the Mets to a 9-1 win over the Pirates and a sweep of the three-game series. The Mets have now won four in a row, six of the last seven and 10 of their last 13.
Fumbled catches in the outfield, multiple stolen bases allowed, and errant throws were the story for the New York Mets in their 11-7 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.
Royals catcher Salvador Perez suffered hip and groin injuries after he was hit in the midsection by Mets baserunner Starling Marte on Sunday.
It’s no secret how much trouble the Mets have had hitting here early in the 2024 season. We hope that the team can turn it around sooner rather than later.
New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns seems to like what he’s seeing from outfielder Starling Marte, who missed a ton of games in the 2023 MLB season due to health issues.
New York Mets outfielder Starling Marte is done for the season, manager Buck Showalter confirmed Wednesday. Marte has been on the 10-day injured list since Aug.
The outfielder has been on the injured list with a groin strain since early August.
Injured Mets outfielder Starling Marte is going through incredible lengths to return to the Mets before the team's ship sinks completely in a few weeks.
The New York Mets are in an interesting scenario with outfielder Starling Marte. Being a team out of the playoffs by its admittance after selling off at the deadline, they have options of what to do for the last two months of the season.
The New York Mets placed right fielder Starling Marte on the 10-day injured list Thursday due to migraines. The designation is retroactive to Monday and no corresponding roster move was immediately announced.
Starling Marte, 34, hasn’t played in a game since Sunday, and the veteran is struggling through arguably the worst season of his career.
Starling Marte will take another crack at one of his favorite ballparks when the New York Mets visit the Oakland Athletics on Saturday afternoon for the second game in a three-game interleague series.
Starling Marte was hit in the head by a 93 MPH pitch in Sunday's Grapefruit League matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays.
New York Mets' outfielder Starling Marte's status going into Spring Training remains up in the air. According to Andy Martino of SNY, the Mets are unsure whether Marte will still be rehabbing or a full participant when Spring Training begins next month.
The Mets are facing a number of high-profile free agents as the offseason looms. Among them is center fielder Brandon Nimmo, who’s easily the best non-Aaron Judge free agent option at the position.
Marte was listed on the roster just three days after manager Buck Showalter said Marte had improved, but "not to the point where he can play in a game."
The Mets received some encouraging news about their injured All-Star outfielder. Starling Marte underwent a CT scan on his fractured right middle finger, which showed improved healing.
Despite the New York Mets flying high as of late, they have had to play with a few guys down at various points this season. Right now, they are without star outfielder Starling Marte, who fractured his finger while the team was playing the Washington Nationals during Labor Day weekend.
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