Jordany Valdespin

They said it: Quotes from around baseball

2013-05-18 17:50:00

"I want him to play 100 miles an hour with his hair on fire." — Washington Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo, to the Washington Post, rejecting suggestions that Bryce Harper should play cautiously in the outfield after injuring himself crashing...

Matt Kemp can't enjoy first homer, Mets win with grand slam, 7-3

2013-04-24 22:28:00

NEW YORK — Matt Kemp waited a long time to hit his first home run of the season — 75 homerless at-bats, plus the two minutes and 29 seconds he spent standing at third base while the umpires reviewed video of his opposite-field blast. But...

Dodgers let one get away as Mets rally in ninth, get slam in 10th

2013-04-24 20:19:00

And here the Dodgers were looking like they were going to bring in such a nice, little victory Wednesday. Instead of this: Allowing the Mets to tie the score with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and then watching reliever Josh Wall’s...

Jordany Valdespin incident still an issue for Terry Collins as Mets lose to Cardinals again

2013-05-15 02:44:02

The Mets have much bigger problems than how to handle a middling utilityman with a penchant for irritating his own teammates. And they showed it in a 10-4 loss to the Cardinals last night in which starter Dillon Gee lasted just four innings and the Mets...

Jonathon Niese struggles as Mets routed by Pittsburgh Pirates on Banner Day

2013-05-12 00:44:03

For the Mets, there is Matt Harvey, and there is everybody else. And on what should have been a festive occasion Saturday, the Pirates showcased the massive drop-off that takes place when anybody but Harvey takes the mound. The Mets absorbed an 11-2...

Newsday David Lennon column

2013-05-12 00:44:03

Jordany Valdespin acted just like everyone expected he would Saturday when Pirates reliever Bryan Morris drilled him on the right forearm with a retaliatory 94-mph fastball. He carried the bat with him halfway down the first-base line, which always...

Mike Baxter a walk-off hero again for Mets

2013-05-10 08:44:02

Mike Baxter extended his arms, turned his body toward the dugout, and waited for the wave of teammates to crash into him. He stood near first base for only half a second before they arrived en masse to celebrate his latest heroics. For the second time...

Whispers: Rodriguez comeback casts light on Biogenesis

2013-05-04 13:57:00

Given his connection to the under-investigation Biogenesis Clinic, Alex Rodriguez is probably the last player Major League Baseball would want to be ahead of schedule in his recovery from injury. But the Yankees have cleared him to begin baseball...

Pinch Homer By Valdespin Lifts Mets Past Marlins, 7-6

2013-05-01 12:56:03

MIAMI Jordany Valdespin hit a three-run, pinch-hit homer to help the New York Mets rally past the Miami Marlins, 7-6, Wednesday afternoon before 16,188 fans at Marlins Park. David Wright had three hits, including a solo homerun, John Buck had three...

Marlins need 15 innings to topple Mets | Video

2013-04-29 22:47:00

addCustomPlayer('rby3u08mqfse1mfrl63vaxnd3', '', '', 550, 510, 'perfrby3u08mqfse1mfrl63vaxnd3', 'eplayer14'); MIAMI The score would suggest the first-ever Jose Fernandez-Matt Harvey meeting was the pitchers' battle it promised to be. It proved more a...

Terry Collins wants someone to win an outfield job

2013-04-29 00:14:02

When it comes to the Mets' outfield, no one has been outstanding in his position this season. "We're trying to get somebody to step up and take the job," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "So far, we haven't found that guy." Among them are Mike Baxter,...

Phils sweep Mets; Hamels gets first win

2013-04-28 16:35:47

NEW YORK — Despite home run numbers that are sluggish by his standards, Ryan Howard said Friday night that his power is still there. It's getting closer to showing up in the box scores. Howard's pinch-hit two-run double to the deepest part of Citi...

Mets center fielder Jordany Valdespin celebrates as he leaps toward home plate after hitting a game-winning grand slam off Dodgers reliever Josh Wall (46) in the 10th inning Wednesday night in New York.

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Mets' Jordany Valdespin rounds third base after hitting a home run off of Carlos Marmol during the ninth inning.

2012-07-06 00:00:00

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters , right, watches as the New York Mets ' Lucas Duda , center, celebrates with Jordany Valdespin after Duda's two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning at Citi Field .

2012-06-19 00:00:00