
Rookie Ronny Mauricio belts long homer as Mets rip lowly Rockies
NY Post
DENVER — Ronny Mauricio is prone to chasing pitches and striking out, but the flip side is his explosive power.
The Mets were reminded Saturday why the 24-year-old rookie is so appealing, on another night when the team let opportunities escape with runners in scoring position.
Mauricio blasted his first major league homer since 2023 — a 456-foot rocket in the third inning — and was on base as part of another scoring rally in helping the Mets beat the Rockies, 8-1, at Coors Field.
The Mets finished 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position but hit three homers in beating the hapless Rockies for a fifth straight time.
The Mets will go for the season-series sweep Sunday.
“I feel like I hit it right on the barrel,” Mauricio said of his monster shot.

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












