ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – The Los Angeles Angels bolstered their bullpen Thursday, agreeing to an $8 million, two-year deal with Japanese left-hander Hisanori Takahashi. Caption: Hisanori Takahashi has gotten a two-year deal from the Angels for $8 million. (The Associated Press) Takahashi appeared in 53 games this year with the… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – The Mets have been forced to release reliever Hisanori Takahashi after the sides failed to agree to a new contract. Takahashi was 10-6 with eight saves and a 3.61 ERA in 12 starts and 41 relief appearances last season, taking over as closer after Francisco Rodriguez… Read More →
Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com has a great breakdown of what the Mets will encounter in the off-season. Here are some of the highlights: What to do with potential free agents Jose Reyes, Hisanori Takahashi, Pedro Feliciano, Henry Blanco, Fernando Tatis, Elmer Dessens and Kelvim Escobar What to do with arbitration-eligible… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – With the Mets braced for a management shakeup, Josh Thole homered in the 10th inning Friday night to begin the final series of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals. Thole connected against Tyler Clippard (11-7), hitting a one-out drive into the right-field… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Prince Fielder hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for an 8-7 victory over the Mets tonight after squandering a six-run lead in the first game of a doubleheader. Pinch-hitter and former Met Carlos Gomez walked, stole… Read More →
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The plastic hanging at the top of the lockers in the Phillies clubhouse remained unfurled. Philadelphia will have to wait at least one more day to celebrate a return to the playoffs. Lucas Duda hit a three-run double in the Mets’ five-run seventh inning, and New York… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Angel Pagan capped New York’s seven-run fourth inning with a tiebreaking two-run single and the Mets handed the Pittsburgh Pirates another road loss with an 8-7 victory Wednesday night. Jose Reyes hit his 10th homer in the sixth inning for the Mets, who have won three… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Pinch-hitter Nick Evans singled home the winning run off Chan Ho Park in the 10th inning, giving the New York Mets a 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Evans, with three hits in 11 at-bats this season, drove in Ruben Tejada, a .188… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Mike Pelfrey allowed six hits in eight dominant innings and the Mets took advantage of the wildness of former teammate Nelson Figueroa to end the Houston Astros’ five-game winning streak, 2-1 on Friday night. Pelfrey (13-7) pitched at least seven innings for the fourth straight start,... Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Luis Castillo hit a game-ending single with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the New York Mets to a 6-5 victory over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday night. Castillo, a late-inning replacement, looped a hit to the opposite field off Will Ohman (0-2) to score… Read More →
HOUSTON (AP) – Carlos Beltran homered and the New York Mets took the lead in the ninth inning on a wild pitch by Houston closer Matt Lindstrom in a 3-1 win over the Astros on Monday night. Hisanori Takahashi worked a perfect ninth for his first save, filling in as… Read More →
NEW YORK (AP) – Melvin Mora hit a go-ahead grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Wednesday night. Angel Pagan hit a two-run homer in the first for the Mets and Jonathon Niese hung on to the… Read More →
The Mets squandered yet another solid outing by a starting pitcher, this time in the form of Hisanori Takahashi who shook off his last bad outing to allow only two runs in seven innings. The Mets offense was stagnant once again as they fell to the Dodgers 2-0. The Mets… Read More →
The Mets could not capitalize on the worst bullpen and one of the worst teams in the majors as they fell to the Diamondbacks 4-3 in 14 innings. It was their sixth loss in seven games on this road trip. Jon Niese only last five innings, allowing three runs on… Read More →
The Mets squandered another great pitching performance by one of its starters, this time Jon Niese, by failing to score a single run. Niese bent but didn’t break, except for the fourth inning when he walked Aubrey Huff and gave up a double to rookie catcher Buster Posey. Huff scored… Read More →