Mets Spring Training, Clover Park, Port St. Lucie, Florida
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March 1, 2025

Gab’s Mets: Weekly Recap (2/22/25-3/1/25)

By Gabrielle Raucci
LGM , Mets , MLB , New York Mets , NYM , Port St. Lucie , Spring Training

Mets Weekly with Gab: Recapping the First Week of Spring Training Games

Spring Training is officially underway, and the Mets are off to a red-hot start. They’ve shown a mix of power, pitching, and just enough early-season excitement to keep things interesting. With a few statement performances and some promising debuts, it’s been an exciting first week in Port St. Lucie.

Let’s break down the action from the first week:

(W) Feb. 22, 2025: Mets 6, Astros 2

  • Starter: Clay Holmes
    • IP: 3.0 | H: 0 | R: 0 | ER: 0 | BB: 0 | K: 3
  • Key Moments:
    • Juan Soto [first AB] home run to left-center in bottom of the first (Distance: 425 ft. | Exit Velo: 106.2 mph)
    • Holmes perfection over 3.0 IP | Kick-change/4S/sinker looking strong
    • Pete Alonso successful strike-three overturn by ABS challenge

 

See More: Mets Win 6-4: Soto HR in first AB and perfection from Holmes to open Spring Training

(L) Feb. 23, 2025 *SS: Mets 6, Nationals 11

  • Starter: Ty Adcock
    • IP:  0.2 | H: 3 | R: 5 | ER: 3 | BB: 3 | K: 0
  • Key Moments:
    • Jesse Winker double in top of the first
    • Simon Juan home run in top of the ninth 
    • Grant Hartwig 2 Ks through 1.0 IP | Josh Cornielly 2 Ks through 1.2 IP

 

(T) Feb. 23, 2025 *SS: Mets 1, Marlins 1

  • Starter: Max Kranick
    • IP:  2.0 | H: 3 | R: 0 | ER: 0 | BB: 0 | K: 1
  • Key Moments:
    • Brett Baty double/scored on a balk in bottom of the fourth

 

(L) Feb. 24, 2025: Mets 4, Cardinals 7

  • Starter: Blade Tidwell
    • IP:  2.0 | H: 4 | R: 3 | ER: 3 | BB: 1 | K: 1
  • Key Moments:
    • Alonso RBI double in top of the third
    • Huascar Brazobán 2Ks through 1.0 IP
    • José Azocar home run to left-center in top of the fourth (Distance: 372 ft | Exit Velo: 108.5 mph)
    • Chris Williams home run in top of the seventh to left field (Exit Velo: 106 mph)

 

(L) Feb. 25, 2025: Mets 5, Astros 8

  • Starter: Brandon Waddell
    • IP: 1.1 | H: 2 | R: 2 | ER: 0 | BB: 1 | K: 0
  • Key Moments:
    • Winker RBI single in the top of the first
    • Jose Siri home run to left-center in top of the second
    • Baty home run to right-center in top of the third

 

(L) Feb. 26, 2025: Mets 1, Marlins 4

  • Starter: Paul Blackburn
    • IP:  1.0 | H: 0 | R: 0 | ER: 0 | BB: | K: 1
  • Key Moments:
    • Alonso RBI double in the top of the sixth
    • Jeff McNeil double in the top of the seventh
    • Génesis Cabrera 2 Ks in 1.0 IP | Daniel Juarez 2 Ks in 1.0 IP

 

(W) Feb. 27, 2025: Mets 5, Astros 0

  • Starter: Clay Holmes
    • IP: 3.0 | H: 1 | R: 0 | ER: 0 | BB: 1 | K: 2
  • Key Moments:
    • Holmes scoreless over (another) 3.0 IP
    • Griffin Canning 2 Ks over 1.2 IP
    • Ryan Clifford home run to right-center in bottom of the sixth (Distance: 378 ft | Exit Velo: 110.7 mph)
    • Baty home run (2) [of the week] to right field in bottom of the sixth (Distance: 340 ft | Exit Velo: 109 mph)

 

See More: Mets shut out Astros 5-0 in second Spring Training win

 

(W) Feb. 28, 2025: Mets 7, Nationals 0

  • Starter: Brandon Sproat
    • IP: 2.0 | H: 0 | R: 0 | ER: 0 | BB: 0 | K: 1
  • Key Moments:
    • Sproat perfect through 2.0 IP with fastball touching 99 mph
    • Luis Torrens RBI single in bottom of the first
    • Soto home run (2) [of the week] to left field in bottom of the first (Distance: 380 ft | Exit Velo: 106.1 mph)
    • Tyrone Taylor RBI single in bottom of the third
    • Azocar RBI single in bottom of the third
    • Luis Moreno 6 Ks over 2.o IP

 

See More: Mets blank Nationals: Sproat shines, Soto delivers

 

(W) March 1, 2025: Mets 10, Rays 1 

  • Starter: Blade Tidwell
    • IP:  2.0 | H: 0 | R: 0 | ER: 0 | BB: 0 | K: 5
  • Key Moments:
    • Winker double in top of the first
    • Tidwell 5 Ks over 2.0 IP—Tapping out at 99 mph
    • Siri (2) three-run home run to left field in the top of the third (Distance: | Exit Velo: )
    • Azocar RBI single in top of the fifth
    • Clifford scored on a wild pitch in top of the fifth
    • Donovan Walton RBI double in top of the fifth
    • Dom Hamel 3 Ks through 2.0 IP

See More: Mets dominate Rays 10-1 for third straight win, Tidwell deals in Port Charlotte

About the Author

Gabrielle Raucci
Content Lead/Head Writer, New York Mets

Gabrielle Raucci is the Content Lead/Head Writer for the New York Mets at ONNJ Sports, serving as your primary source for all coverage from Flushing, Queens.

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