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With the Binghamton Mets in the thick of a pennant race for the third straight season, B-Met skipper Pedro Lopez is taking a page from the Kansas City Royals in utilizing a bullpen rich in talent as a major asset. Lopez’s goal is for his starters to take each

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Seth Lugo continued a run of spectacular mound work for Binghamton throwing 7 scoreless innings as the B-Mets shutout Trenton, 8-0, at the Thunder’s Arm and Hammer Field. Over his last four starts Lugo has only allowed 1 earned run in 25 innings of work. The B-Met right-hander has

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Mark down the date. July 22, 2015. That’s the day the Binghamton Mets finally eked their way into first place of the Eastern League’s Eastern Division. Binghamton continued their winning ways sweeping New Britain in the Rock Cats home park, 9-5, to move ten games over .500 and one-half

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Strong pitching and timely hitting lifted Binghamton over New Britain as the B-Mets won their fourth game in a row to keep pace in a tight Eastern League pennant race. Reading downed Bowie to stay one-half game in front of Binghamton and a full game ahead of Trenton who

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In just his first five outings on the pitcher’s mound, Josh Smoker has made a positive impression on Binghamton baseball fans. Smoker, a first round 2007 draft pick of the Washington Nationals, used 11 pitches, 8 of them strikes, and a healthy dose of high heat to retire the

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One fan feature you have when attending a Binghamton Met baseball game is picking the Offensive Player of the Game. Before the game, B-Met fans can visit a station on the left field side of NYSEG Stadium and vote for the B-Met player they think will have the best

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The Flushing chorus clamoring for Binghamton leftfielder Michael Conforto to get the call to Citi Field will likely reach deafening decibel levels as Met fans learn the B-Met slugger’s two-run, fifth inning blast lifted the B-Mets past first place Trenton, 3-2, Saturday night. Conforto got all of a Jose

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“In early June the world of leaf and blade and flowers explode, and every sunset is different.” – John Steinbeck, The World of Our Discontent In Binghamton over the last two seasons, the popularity of baseball has exploded as Pedro Lopez and his B-Mets have hit their stride putting

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It was a draft pick viewed skeptically by many New York Met fans and openly derided by several more in the media when GM Sandy Alderson and his player development team selected Gavin Cecchini as their number one draft selection in the 2012 draft. Following a philosophy that favored

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During his time as Binghamton’s skipper, and with the help of pitching coach Glenn Abbott, Pedro Lopez has been able to develop a relief pitcher into an accomplished closer. Two seasons ago when Binghamton set a franchise record in regular season wins, Lopez called on Jeff Walters to shut

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