The New York Mets (13-11) and the St. Louis Cardinals (11-14) square off at Citi Field on Friday at 7:10 PM ET, starting a three-game series. The Mets will give the nod to Jose Butto against the Cardinals and Miles Mikolas (1-3).
After finding out their improved level of play does indeed travel well, the visiting New York Mets will take a five-game winning streak into a Saturday afternoon game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The New York Mets live; after a 0-5 start to the season that had fans seeing flashbacks of their nightmare 2023 season, they have now won seven of their past 10 games, including a series win over the Atlanta Braves.
After failing to score a run in four straight innings with at least two runners on base, the Mets scored twice in the eighth inning and held on for a 2-1 win over the Royals Sunday afternoon at Citi Field.
The New York Mets (6-8) take on the Kansas City Royals (10-5) at home on Sunday at 1:40 PM ET. The Royals will call on Cole Ragans (0-1) against the Mets and Jose Butto.
Back in the middle of March, there was a piece here called, “Jose Butto should be in the rotation over Adrian Houser.” It was a good piece because it was a real opinion backed up with facts.
In December, the Mets acquired Adrian Houser and Tyrone Taylor from the Brewers for an injured minor league pitcher. The Brewers were looking to cut salary and the Mets took advantage, bringing in two players for their Opening Day roster.
So, Kodai Senga will open the year on the IL, making this the fifth straight year that the Mets will begin the year with one of their five starting pitchers sidelined.
When discussing pitching, Hall of Fame legend Bob Feller once said, “Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures
Rookie Jose Butto combined with four relievers on a six-hitter and recorded his first career win Tuesday night for the host New York Mets, who beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 in the second game of a four-game series.
September will be a month of evaluation for the New York Mets. They'll use the final month of the regular season to see which of their young prospects could be franchise pieces for the future.
This comes as a bit of a surprise. The Mets have optioned replacement starter Jose Butto to Triple-A Syracuse. The expectation was that Butto would start one of the games in the Mets' doubleheader with the Atlanta Braves on Monday.
The New York Mets will look to snap a three-game losing streak on Wednesday, when they will host the Washington Nationals in the middle game of a three-game series between the National League East rivals.
NEW YORK - The Mets have made a roster move. The team has placed reliever Edwin Uceta on the IL with an ankle sprain and recalled starting pitcher Jose Butto from Triple-A Syracuse. Butto will start for the Mets on Tuesday night at Citi Field against the Washington Nationals.
The struggling Oakland Athletics, losers of nine of their past 10 games, got some good news after their loss to the New York Mets on Saturday. They won't have to face three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer.
Santana had struggled to a 7.04 ERA 7 2/3 innings for the Mets this season, striking out an impressive 28.6% of batters but walking 14.3% after being claimed off waivers from the Twins in March.
If there’s a silver lining for the Mets, it’s that even through all of the turnover in the rotation, they’ve managed to maintain a solid amount of depth beyond the projected Opening Day.
Every year, pitchers come to spring training with new toys, whether that be increased velocity, added strength and durability, or a new pitch. In Jose Butto’s case in 2023, his new toy is a cutter.
11:30am: Tim Britton of The Athletic relays the full slate of moves. Fisher has been selected while Jose Butto has been recalled. To make room on the active roster, Zastryzny was optioned, righty Stephen Nogosek was placed on the 15-day IL with a left oblique strain and lefty Sam Clay was designated for assignment.
With Taijuan Walker unable to make his start on Sunday due to a bulging disc in his back, the Mets will turn to a youngster in a series deciding matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Jose Butto, arguably the best pitching prospect in the New York Mets farm system, is reportedly in line to make his MLB debut on Sunday versus the Philadelphia Phillies.
Triple-A stars Francisco Alvarez, Mark Vientos and Jose Butto are all on the cusp of being called up. Let’s take a look at the odds of either of these players being promoted this year.
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