Paul Sewald

Getting booed by the fans at Citi Field is nothing new for Paul Sewald. That is why shutting them up on Friday night felt so good.  Sewald, who was drafted by the Mets in 2012 and spent his first four seasons in the big leagues playing for them, returned to Citi Field on Friday night with the Mariners. He entered the game in the seventh inning to boos from the Mets’ fans and, with runners on second and third in a 1-1 game, got Starling Marte to strike out. He returned in the eighth inning after the Mariners took a 2-1...

NEW YORK — Paul Sewald had been waiting for this moment since the New York Mets cut him after the 2020 season."They gave up on me, so it was pretty nice to get a little revenge today," the Seattle reliever said.Sewald relieved Marco Gonzalez with runners at second and third and struck out Starling Marte to escape a seventh-inning jam and keep the score tied. Ty France followed with a go-ahead single in the eighth, Sewald got three straight outs in the bottom half and the Mariners beat New York 2-1 Friday night in their first game at Citi Field."The Mariners...

Former Mets pitcher Paul Sewald picked up the win against his former team on Friday night: “They gave up on me, so it was pretty nice to get a little revenge.”

Sewald (2-1) was credited with the win in a victory over the Mets on Friday, firing 1.1 perfect innings during which he recorded two strikeouts. The right-hander got a bit of redemption against his old Mets squad, serving as an effective bridge to Drew Steckenrider in the ninth inning following a sharp start by Marco Gonzales. Sewald had uncharacteristically allowed four earned runs over a pair of recent appearances preceding Friday's, but the pristine effort brought his ERA down from 3.86 to 3.38.

After earning a win on Friday night against his old club, Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Paul Sewald proudly proclaimed how good it felt to beat the New York Mets because they gave up on him. It’s certainly an interesting take for Sewald. And while it’s unfair to ever tell a...