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Meet the Mets
It had to end sometime. They gave up runs, they left men on base, and at the end of it all, the 2024 Mets made their last out.
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It didn’t take him very far, but Starling Marte was wearing a new good luck charm from a fan in the final games of the NLCS.
After reaching a career high in both innings and games started across the regular season and postseason, Sean Manaea hit a wall.
With the 2024 season officially over, one of the first questions looking forward is who is starting games for the 2025 Mets.
For his part, Sean Manaea told the press after the game that he’d love to be back with the Mets next season.
Count Jesse Winker as another player who expressed a desire to be back in New York in 2025.
Surprise! Jose Iglesias said the same thing.
Though he didn’t reach the mountaintop with the Mets, Jose Quintana was inspired by the run and would like to keep his career going and get himself a ring.
If this really is the end of the line for Pete Alonso, he ends his time as a Met with nothing but good memories.
A few years from now, Carlos Mendoza is expecting the 2024 Mets to be one of many teams to bring late October baseball to Citi Field.
Unique when it comes to Mets postseason exits, the 2024 team doesn’t really have anything to regret or feel bad about.
There won’t be any ring or banner raised, but Gary Cohen is one of many who won’t be forgetting the 2024 Mets.
Around the National League East
The rest of the National League East sat silently and watched the Mets. It’s a moral victory.
Around Major League Baseball
The Dodgers won the National League pennant and will face the New York Yankees in the World Series starting Friday night.
The meeting between the two teams will be the 11th in World Series history and the first in 43 years, which is a long time but not quite the longest.
Tommy Edman etched his name into Irritating Mets History and won himself the NLCS MVP award.
Comrade Rob Manfred is looking for ways to nationalize baseball broadcasts and eliminate blackouts once and for all.
This Date in Mets History
On this date in 2015, the Mets swept the Cubs in the NLCS and won the pennant.