Former New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza famously hit the first MLB home run in New York after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In a Sept. 21 home game against the Atlanta Braves, Piazza stepped to the plate at Shea Stadium with the Mets down 2-1. However, Piazza smacked a Steve Karsay pitch to...
New York Mets legendary first baseman Ed Kranepool, who played all 18 years in MLB with the team since its inception in 1962, has died, the team announced on Monday. The Mets announced that Kranepool suffered a cardiac arrest in Boca Raton, Florida, on Sunday. He was 79 years old. “We are incredibly heartbroken to...
If it were up to Darryl Strawberry, Barry Bonds would be in Cooperstown. The 62-year-old eight-time All-Star was asked during a recent appearance on OutKick’s “The Ricky Cobb Show” if Bonds, among other players with ties to performance enhancing drugs, should be in the Hall of Fame. “I think if you look down the list...
Veteran sports radio talk host Mike Francesa didn’t hold back when discussing the New York Mets‘ decision to invite controversial internet personality Haliey Welch to throw out the first pitch in Thursday’s loss to the Athletics. Discussing the incident on “The Mike Francesa Podcast,” Francesa blasted the decision-makers for inviting Welch to appear on “Camp...
Haliey Welch, who rose to internet fame this summer after her viral “Hawk Tuah” remark, has responded to the overwhelming backlash the New York Mets received after she was selected to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Thursday’s game against the Oakland Athletics. Mets’ fans were less than impressed with the team’s decision to...
Haliey Welch, the social media star known as the “Hawk Tuah Girl,” threw out the first pitch at the New York Mets game Thursday at Citi Field against the Oakland Athletics. Welch’s fame skyrocketed earlier this summer thanks to a sexual reference she made in an interview. The Mets introduced Welch to the mound as...
The famed “Hawk Tuah Girl” was the New York Mets‘ special guest Thursday, throwing out the first pitch ahead of their game. “Hawk Tuah Girl” is Haliey Welch, a Tennessee native who went viral with her now-infamous phrase, which was her response when she was asked “what move” in the bedroom makes a guy go...
New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz is firing back at Oakland Athletics reliever Austin Adams, saying he “crossed the line” for mocking the team’s celebration based around teammate José Iglesias’s hit song, “OMG.” The Mets have been doing the “OMG” celebration since Iglesias’s song released in June — he even performed it at Citi Field...
Mike Cubbage, a journeyman infielder who played eight years in the majors and was a manager, coach and a scout for a few teams, died over the weekend after a battle with cancer. He was 74. Jerry Ratcliffe, a Virginia Cavaliers reporter, confirmed Cubbage’s death through the former player’s wife, Jan. Cubbage had been battling...
With the New York Mets on a heater, the return of ace Kodai Senga had fans raucous at Citi Field Friday night against the Atlanta Braves. But Senga’s return appears to be short-lived. Manager Carlos Mendoza said the high calf sprain he suffered in the top of the sixth inning will likely keep him out...
