フロリダ州ポート・セントルーシーで、フレディ・ペラルタは2度目のグラペフルーツ・リーグ登板で堅実なパフォーマンスを披露する前に、遊び心あふれる一面を見せた。新加入のメッツ投手はクラブハウスでのバスケットボールゲームでチームメートのルイス・ガルシアを破り、その後ヤンキース戦10-4の勝利で3イニング2失点した。チームメイトとカルロス・メンドーサ監督はペラルタの前向きな態度とマウンド上の才能を称賛した。
フレディ・ペラルタは日曜日、フロリダ州ポート・セントルーシーのメッツ春季トレーニングクラブハウスで軽快なひと時を過ごした。登板の2時間弱前に、この投手は同僚投手のルイス・ガルシアと乱暴なバスケットボール対決を繰り広げ、ミニホップでシュートを決めた。ペラルタが勝利し、賞品として「誰かコーヒーを持ってきてくれ」と笑顔で語ったところを思い浮かべると微笑ましい一幕だった。
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Ronny Mauricio delivered a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the New York Mets a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field. The game featured a dramatic fifth-inning rally by Arizona after an overturned strike call and a late tying run by New York in the eighth. Mets starter Freddy Peralta kept Arizona scoreless for over four innings before inefficiency led to three runs charged to him.
José Caballero hit a home run during the New York Yankees' 6-4 loss to the Mets in Grapefruit League play. The 29-year-old infielder believes he has untapped power potential despite modest career statistics. Caballero is poised to start at shortstop while Anthony Volpe recovers from surgery.
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Francisco Lindor took a step toward recovery by playing four defensive innings in a minor league game on Tuesday in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 at Clover Park, more than two weeks before their Opening Day on March 26. Lindor, recovering from hand surgery, expressed optimism about his readiness for the season.
Sandy Alcantara, the Miami Marlins' ace pitcher, expressed relief and confidence after staying with the team amid trade rumors. Reporting for Spring Training in Jupiter, Florida, on Wednesday, he looks forward to his sixth Opening Day start. The 2022 National League Cy Young winner aims to build on his late-2025 resurgence following Tommy John surgery.
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Tampa Bay Rays reliever Edwin Uceta is recovering from a right shoulder injury and threw his first bullpen session since early Spring Training, though he will not be ready for Opening Day. Manager Kevin Cash expressed encouragement about Uceta's progress, which could see him return to the bullpen in early April. The Rays also secured a 9-6 win over the Minnesota Twins in a Spring Training game featuring several bullpen candidates.
Outfielder Mike Tauchman pulled himself from a Mets spring training game against the Astros after showing discomfort in his left knee during the middle innings. The Mets lost 7-5 at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Manager Carlos Mendoza said Tauchman underwent an MRI, with results pending.
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Max Fried completed his final Grapefruit League start for the New York Yankees, allowing three runs over five innings in a 5-4 victory against the Baltimore Orioles at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The performance comes ahead of his first Opening Day start with the Yankees on March 25 against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. Fried views the outing as a valuable tune-up despite not being at his sharpest.