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Grapefruit League action commences this afternoon at one on SNY and 880 AM. Here are the first 2025 Mets who will say hi to Houston in Port St. Lucie.

Lindor SS
Soto RF
Alonso 1B
Alvarez C
McNeil 2B
Torrens DH
Baty 3B
Azocar CF
Ortega LF

Clay Holmes to pitch, followed by others.

G-Fafif wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 10:27 am Lindor SS
Soto RF
Alonso 1B
Alvarez C

This is must-see TV for me here.

Not loving the SOTOOMG sign. Enough with that

Soto HR ,wow

Pete challenges a strike call and ABS agrees with him. Pitcher then walks him, I don't think I like it

Alvarez is set up a lot more closed than he was last year. I think that’s a good approach.

metirish wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 1:19 pm
Soto HR ,wow

Nice way to start.
Later

If anyone is DVR'ng, the Lindor interview in the 4th inning is good.

kcmets wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:24 pm If anyone is DVR'ng, the Lindor interview in the 4th inning is good.

He echoes Lili Von Shtupp.

An Omar de Los Santos sighting. And there's Alex Ramirez!
These games are fun.

Later

And my adoptee Trey McLaughlin!
Use this as a learning experience, kid.

Later

Early in the game Gary talked about how to a man each of Sean, Pete, Ryan and Jesse told him that in free agency they absolutely never wanted to be elsewhere, take that with a pinch of salt, but i think the way this org is run now is night and day , players get paid no matter , I would think being in a good organization and clubhouse with a chance to win has to mean a whole lot too

So who won?

Mets won 6 -2

metirish wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 5:51 pmMets won 6 -2

FUCK yeah

Really hard to ask for more. Clay Holmes goes three perfect innings in his first start. Alonso takes walks in both of his trips. Soto hotos in his first time at the plate.

Baty even got a knock. The biggest downside is Kevin Parada whiffing both times up.

Soto hotos will be a good battle cry.

DiComo says this was the second largest spring opener ever at Clover Park , 7,394 , behind Matt Harvey's return from TJ surgery in 2015 ( 7,444)

kcmets wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2025 2:24 pm If anyone is DVR'ng, the Lindor interview in the 4th inning is good.

It’s been isolated for YouTube

It's Sunday baseball...


Tyrone Taylor (R) CF
Francisco Alvarez (R) DH
Jesse Winker (L) LF
Luis De Los Santos (R) 3B
Nick Madrigal (R) SS
Ryan Clifford (L) 1B
Jett Williams (R) 2B
Luke Ritter (R) RF
Jakson Reetz (R) C

Ty Adcock (RH) P

That's a split squad game.
Some regulars are in the other one.
I saw the lineup on FB but can't find it now.
Later

Ah!


Luisangel Acuña (R) SS
Mark Vientos (R) 3B
Brett Baty (L) DH
Jose Siri (R) CF
Luis Torrens (R) C
Jared Young (L) 1B
Donovan Walton (L) 2B
Alex Ramírez (R) RF
Nick Morabito (R) LF

Max Kranick (RH) P

Gotta say I do not like these uniforms , I especially don't like the New York script

Can't believe they kept Max Kranick. We still might get to see him during the regular season after being teased last year.

Baty has three hits.
Everything else is meh.
Oh, and it looks like there are three players with a last name of De Santos.
I thought they only had two.
Later

Was fun to be there with my Dad and surrounded by Mets fans. Defense was crisp with at least three double plays. The only run came on a balk. Acuna was the only big prospect to play. I don’t know if Alex Ramirez counts as a prospect anymore. Ended with a 1-1 tie. Clover Park looks fantastic with the renovations.

Plus I won a Carlos Beltran Bobblehead.