Tag Archives: Buck Showalter

With the loss of Jacob deGrom to the Texas Rangers, the Mets seemed to be in dire straights. Losing the best pitcher of his era (when healthy) would seemingly crush any franchise, especially when said pitcher talks about their exciting vision and goal of winning the World Series at his …

The New York Mets had been floundering for the last month despite having the second-highest payroll in Major League Baseball. Despite having had a 10+ game lead over the Atlanta Braves going into the end of June, the Mets fumbled their lead. New York was ultimately swept by the Braves …

In December, the New York Mets announced the hiring of Buck Showalter as their manager. Showalter was one of three finalists in the hiring process and came away with the job because of his past experience. Previously, Showalter managed the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers and most recently, …

The Toronto Blue Jays advanced to the American League Division Series with a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday night. The two teams were neck and neck, but a walk-off home run ended it all. The Jays opened scoring in the AL Wild Card matchup at Rogers Centre with a …