DENVER (AP) — The New York Mets on Saturday placed pitcher Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list with a left oblique strain.
The move is retroactive to Thursday.
Scherzer left his start on Wednesday night after experiencing tightness in his side.
NEW YORK (AP) — Hours after the Mets learned Max Scherzer will join fellow ace Jacob deGrom on the injured list, Pete Alonso kept New York rolling with a two-run homer in the 10th inning for a 7-6 win over the St.
NEW YORK (AP) — There are two constants to the Mets' season: injuries and wins.
They learned Thursday that Max Scherzer will join fellow ace Jacob deGrom on the injured list for a lengthy stretch.
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets pitcher Max Scherzer is expected to be sidelined for six to eight weeks with a strained oblique muscle in his left side, the latest blow to a New York pitching staff already missing ace Jacob deGrom.
NEW YORK (AP) — Max Scherzer had a four-run lead in the sixth inning and everything was rolling right along for the New York Mets — same as all season.
Until the three-time Cy Young Award winner signaled to the dugout he was done.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Turner hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied past the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Wednesday to complete a four-game sweep tha extended their winning streak to five.
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets ace Max Scherzer removed himself from a start Wednesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals with discomfort in his left side.
Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins dodged a major problem this past week.
There were initial concerns that Correa might have a broken finger after Thursday night's game at Baltimore, but instead it was only bruised.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pete Alonso homered twice, had three hits and drove in five runs to lead the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game for a doubleheader split Sunday.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For the second straight day, the game between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies was postponed due to rain. Saturday's game will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Sunday.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The game between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies scheduled for Friday night was postponed because of rain in the forecast and will be made up Aug. 20 as part of a split-admission doubleheader.
All-Star aces Max Scherzer, Shane Bieber and Gerrit Cole all got early showers Friday.
So did many other players after six games were rained out, the most Major League Baseball postponements in a day because of inclement weather since 2018.
It was only a matter of time before baseball's next no-hitter, and the way it unfolded was somewhat appropriate.
The New York Mets — one of the game's biggest April success stories this year — blanked Philadelphia on Friday night. And it wasn't a sterling performance by Max Scherzer or Jacob deGrom, but rather a team effort that required five pitchers and 159 pitches.
NEW YORK (AP) — Three teams, two seasons — Max Scherzer simply won't lose.
Sometimes it just takes a little help from his friends.
Dominic Smith went 4 for 4 with three RBIs to back an inconsistent Scherzer, and the New York Mets won their seventh straight series to begin the year by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 10-6 on Sunday night.
NEW YORK (AP) — Last season, dwindling batting averages put baseball in a panic and prompted a midseason change in the enforcement of rules banning sticky stuff by pitchers.
The crackdown was awkward — remember Gerrit Cole stumbling over a question on Spider Tack?
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith hustled for an infield single that drove in two pivotal runs, and the New York Mets capitalized on an uncharacteristic error by Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado to rally for five runs with two outs in the ninth inning of a 5-2 victory over the St.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith hustled for an infield single that drove in two pivotal runs, and the New York Mets capitalized on an uncharacteristic error by Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado to rally for five runs with two outs in the ninth inning of a 5-2 victory over the St.
NEW YORK (AP) — Max Scherzer pitched no-hit ball into the sixth inning of his anticipated home debut and the New York Mets rode their $130 million ace to a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night for a doubleheader sweep.
NEW YORK (AP) — The way Max Scherzer stalked around the end of the New York Mets' dugout during a no-hit bid Tuesday night struck manager Buck Showalter as practically equine.
“He's like a colt bouncing around," Showalter said.
NEW YORK (AP) — The average salary in the major leagues rebounded to $4.4 million on opening day, boosted by a frenzy of free agent signings before and after the 99-day lockout, according to a study of baseball contracts by The Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Max Scherzer finally could pitch with all his strength now that his right hamstring wasn't bothering him anymore.
It took a bit for him to figure that out, but when he did, he looked back to his Cy Young self.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mets star Franciso Lindor was face-down in the dirt near home plate, his helmet no longer atop his blue-dyed curly hair, his jaw smarting after being plunked — the fourth time a pitch struck a New York player in a span of 1 1/2 games against the Washington Nationals.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Baseball players and fans are familiar with rain delays. Even, in recent times, replay review delays. The Washington Nationals and New York Mets waited through a lights delay on Friday night.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Max Scherzer declared himself “good to go” for his New York Mets debut in Friday's second game of the season against the Washington Nationals, the club he helped win the 2019 World Series.
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Cy Young Award winners Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer unavailable for opening day, second-year right-hander Tylor Megill was given the Game 1 starting assignment for the New York Mets against the Washington Nationals.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets ace Max Scherzer says his hamstring is feeling much better and that he's ready to pitch Friday night against Washington in the second game of the season.
The Mets haven't yet said who would start on opening day Thursday at Nationals Park.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — While the New York Mets wait to see when Max Scherzer will pitch, fellow ace Jacob deGrom admitted to being blindsided by the diagnosis that he won't throw for a while.
“I’m really frustrated,” deGrom said Sunday, two days after an MRI revealed a stress reaction and inflammation around his right shoulder blade.
NEW YORK (AP) — By pairing Max Scherzer with Jacob deGrom, the New York Mets figured they aced their offseason.
Then spring training dealt them a dreaded hand — when both got injured during the final week of camp.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Mets ace Max Scherzer is dealing with a hamstring issue and isn't sure when he'll pitch next, another frustrating setback for the top of New York's heralded but suddenly fragile rotation.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The New York Mets will be without one of the sport's most dominant pitchers to start the season.
Jacob deGrom will miss significant time because of inflammation in his shoulder area, a huge blow to a team that heavily invested in making a deep run this season.
NEW YORK (AP) — When they paired Max Scherzer with Jacob deGrom, the New York Mets all but aced their offseason.
Maybe they finally hold a winning hand.
Boasting a 1-2 pitching punch that's combined for five Cy Young Awards, the Mets carry enormous expectations (and a soaring payroll) into 2022 after their latest winter overhaul — on the field and off.