Despite finishing a long road trip 5-4, the Mets return home with a 15-25 record on the year. After showing some progress against Anaheim and Colorado, New York dropped two out of three to the Diamondbacks.

At this point, it is fair to wonder if we’re just destined for a long, tough season full of more losing than winning. We’re 35 games in, and this team doesn’t look capable of turning things around.

Time to strap on our big boy pants and recap yet another tough weekend in the latest edition of 3 Up, 3 Down …

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3 UP

BOUNCING BACK

After lasting just four innings in his previous start, Nolan McLean looked more like himself against the Diamondbacks on Friday. The righty tossed six innings, allowing just one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out six. Admittedly, McLean didn’t have his best stuff, and he did face some traffic. However, he gutted it out and did his job to ensure that three runs were enough to win the series opener.

CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE

We’re over 30 games into the 2026 season, and Clay Holmes continues to be the Mets’ best and most reliable starter. And while he didn’t get the result he wanted in his latest start on Saturday, he was still impressive. He was able to limit the damage by allowing just two runs on five hits across 5.2 innings with six strikeouts. Sadly, the offense managed just one run. As a result, another solid Holmes start was wasted. Regardless, Holmes now owns a stellar 1.86 ERA on the year. Talk about a bright spot.

GOOD RELIEF

You can’t blame the bullpen for the Mets losing two out of three in Arizona. Across the three games, the relief pitching was money. Luke Weaver, Brooks Raley, Devin Williams, and Tobias Myers combined for four scoreless innings of relief in the opener. Austin Warren and Craig Kimbrel also tossed scoreless innings on Saturday. And on Sunday, the bullpen was let down by bad defense. However, both Myers and Sean Manaea went scoreless over an inning each. All in all, the pen more than did its job.

Apr 26, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets third baseman Bo Bichette (19) talks with catching coach J.P. Arencibia (68) following a 3-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

3 DOWN

ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACKWARDS

There is enough of a sample size now to suggest that the Mets are just a bad baseball team. They are the worst team in baseball and can’t get out of their own way. The Diamondbacks series was emblematic of that. After winning back-to-back series on the road, New York dropped two sloppy games to finish the trip on a low note. There is just no consistency with this team. Furthermore, the same old mistakes just keep on being repeated. At this point, it is hard to envision anything but another embarrassing, failed season.

CALAMITY CITY

The Mets keep on finding new ways to lose baseball games. Just look at Sunday. The team committed three errors, two of which came from Andy Ibáñez. The result? Three unearned runs were scored in the sixth inning, effectively sealing the loss. You can’t commit errors on routine throws and expect to win baseball games. Sunday also highlighted once again just how flawed this roster is. Too many pieces don’t fit, especially defensively, and it is hard to see how that will improve in-season.

STARS GONE MISSING

The offense was woeful yet again during this series. As a result, the Mets have the fourth-lowest OBP (.287) through 40 games in franchise history. They are also averaging the second-fewest runs (3.48) in baseball, and rank last in several other categories. Across the three games, the offense scored just five runs and recorded a measly 12 hits. Of course, it didn’t help that Juan Soto went a combined 0-for-10 against Arizona. Bo Bichette also went 0-for-10. If the best hitters on the team can’t record even one hit, then that isn’t going to help an already horrific offense. Given their statures, Soto and Bichette need to wake up and start carrying this lineup on their backs.

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Position: 3B B/T: R/R
Age: 33 (7/18/1991)
Contract Status: Free Agent after 2025 season

2025 Traditional Stats: 391 PA, .250/.320/.569/.889, 87 H, 31 HR, 78 RBI, 25 BB, 105 SO
2025 Advanced Stats: 142 wRC+, 142 OPS+, 26.9 SO%, 6.4 BB%, .258 BABIP, .348 xwOBA, 2.8 fWAR, 3.0 bWAR

Rundown

Eugenio Suárez has had a remarkably underrated career, despite accumulating 307 home runs and a .794 OPS throughout 12 seasons. With those numbers, you’d think he’d be one of the most decorated players in baseball over the last decade. The fact of the matter is, Suárez has only been named to two All-Star teams, including his selection to the National League roster this year, and he’s never won a Silver Slugger award. Now 33 years old and soon to be 34, Suárez is in the midst of arguably his best season yet.

Suárez enters the All-Star break as one of the best players this season in the National League, ranking first in the league in RBIs, second in home runs, second in slugging percentage, and ninth in OPS. His value is clearly in his bat and his ability to mash, and he ranks among the league leaders in barrel percentage (86th percentile) and hard-hit rate (85th percentile).

The slugger is not without downsides at the plate, including a worse-than-league-average chase rate (25th percentile) and a whiff rate (10th percentile) that is also below average. He’s also striking out a lot (13th percentile) and drawing few walks (26th percentile). This suggests some regression may be possible in the second half, but he has been consistently excellent all year, with his lowest OPS for a month being .791 in May.

Suárez has excelled against righties this year with a slash line of .268/.331/.562/.893, hitting 21 of his 31 home runs against right-handed pitchers. He hasn’t seen lefties as well, but the power numbers are there. He’s batting .193/.286/.590/.876 with 10 home runs in just 83 at-bats against southpaws.

Suárez has been a negative defender this year (-4 OAA), but is coming off two straight seasons (9 OAA in 2023 and 2 OAA last year) of being a good defender at third base.

The Arizona third baseman will be one of the most sought-after bats on the trade market as the deadline approaches. There will be some trepidation from teams, considering his age and a good chance of regression, but Suárez’s longevity and excellent play this year will enthrall teams looking for a middle-of-the-order bat.

Package

Many teams could use Eugenio Suárez, including the Yankees, who are not shy in expressing their need for a third baseman. The Mets, though, could use him too, with none of their young third basemen performing exceptionally well.

Proposed Deal

METS RECEIVE

• Eugenio Suárez

DIAMONDBACKS RECEIVE

• 3B Ronny Mauricio
• LHP Jonathan Santucci (No. 11 prospect per MLB Pipeline)
• RHP Brendan Girton (Not ranked per MLB Pipeline)

Recommendation

The Mets currently have a four-headed monster at the top of their lineup in Brandon Nimmo, Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, and Pete Alonso. Why not add another head to the monster?

In this scenario, Suárez would immediately become the everyday third baseman and likely slot in fifth in the batting order behind Alonso. And with Suárez set to be a 34-year-old free agent in the offseason, Vientos and Baty would still be in line to be the team’s third baseman of the future if they can prove they’re still capable.

This scenario has the Mets dealing from their plethora of young third basemen, sending Ronny Mauricio to Arizona to likely become the Diamondbacks’ starting third baseman for at least the rest of the season. Mauricio has a .719 OPS in 29 games this year.

The Mets would also have to part with two 2024 draftee pitchers in second-rounder Jonathan Santucci and 10th-rounder Brendan Girton. Santucci has a 3.42 ERA between High-A and Double-A, but has been pitching lights out after a brutal start to the year, while Girton owns a 2.69 ERA in 16 games at High-A.

The deal includes a ton of risk, especially with Santucci dealt away. The Mets, however, will have to outdo whatever the Yankees, or any other team, offers for Suárez’s services, meaning they’ll pay more than what they’d like to. It may not work out, but good teams need to be aggressive and continually improve in any way possible. Eugenio Suárez could give the Mets a boost à la Yoenis Céspedes in 2015. If that’s the case? They should pull the trigger.

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The Mets entered the eighth inning with a seemingly comfortable 5-1 lead, but Dedniel Núñez was called on to pitch for his 2025 debut and did not look comfortable. Núñez worked a full count to and walked each of the first three batters to load the bases and bring the tying run to the plate. That prompted Carlos Mendoza to turn to Reed Garrett, a magician with runners on the bases this year, for his most difficult act yet.

Garrett couldn’t fully deliver, striking out Pavin Smith but then surrendering back-to-back base hits to bring the Diamondbacks within a run. Fortunately, bad baserunning by Josh Naylor kept the Diamondbacks from tying the game or taking the lead, and Garrett was able to get the final two outs of the inning with the Mets clinging to a 5-4 lead.

The Mets’ lead was built on two big home runs from Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor. Alonso’s home run came in the fourth inning and turned a 1-0 deficit, created by a Corbin Carroll leadoff home run in the first, into a 2-1 lead. Alonso added a hard-hit single later in the game to bring his average on the year up to .349 and his OPS to 1.143.

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The Mets’ lead remained 2-1 when Lindor launched his deep ball in the seventh to open up the game and put the Mets ahead 5-1. The home run came against Ryan Thompson, a righty sidearm thrower who stymied the Mets and earned a save his last time out on April 30, but Lindor was able to get the better of him this time to provide some insurance runs, which would prove to be massive just an inning later.

Before the Núñez debacle in the eighth inning, Mets pitching had looked great. Griffin Canning looked sharp despite immediately putting the Mets in a hole after Corbin Carroll hit a home run on the second pitch he threw. That was all he gave up, though, as he allowed just one run in five-plus innings. Following Canning, Huascar Brazobán tossed two perfect innings in the sixth and seventh innings, recording a strikeout in the process.

The Alonso and Lindor home runs, the strong performances from Canning and Brazobán, and the messy eighth inning set up Edwin Díaz for a save opportunity up one in the ninth inning. The play of the game occurred when the speedy Alek Thomas, who reached on a softly hit leadoff infield single, attempted to steal second base, but Francisco Lindor laid down a beautiful tag, just nicking Thomas’ foot to make him out.

Díaz then worked back from down 3-0 on Geraldo Perdomo to induce a flyout to left field before Corbin Carroll struck out to end the game. The game was relatively mellow for the first seven innings before the eighth and ninth innings reached uncomfortable levels of anxiety for the Mets, but they will take the win, which snaps their two-game skid.

Stat of the Game: Canning Breaks a Seven Year Drought

With his win, Griffin Canning became the first Mets pitcher to record a win in five straight starts since Zack Wheeler in 2018. Somehow, Jacob deGrom never achieved that feat, and neither did any other Mets pitcher over the last seven years. Yet Griffin Canning, just seven starts into his Mets career, has now recorded a win in five straight starts. The former Angel, who entered this season with a career 4.78 ERA, is now 5-1 with a 2.50 ERA.

Player of the Game: Francisco Lindor

Lindor’s three-run homer and potentially game-saving tag in the ninth inning made all the difference for the Mets. He continues to be invaluable for the Mets in every facet of the game, and this win is a prime example of why he’s a game-changing player. Lindor is batting .289 on the year with seven home runs, 22 RBIs, and a .830 OPS after Monday’s victory.

On Deck

The Mets will continue their series with the Diamondbacks on Tuesday, with the first pitch scheduled for 9:40 p.m. ET. David Peterson (2-1, 3.06 ERA), who made his last start against Arizona, allowing one run in five innings, will take the mound for New York with Zac Gallen (2-4, 4.93 ERA), who held the Mets to one run over six innings his last time out, going for the Diamondbacks. The game will air on SNY.

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Atlanta was supposed to rely on Chris Sale, the National League Cy Young Award favorite, to save their season in the second game of the doubleheader, but the Braves received a major scare when it was announced between games that Sale was scratched with back spasms.

That put Atlanta’s season on the back of Grant Holmes (2-1, 3.56 ERA), who has had a great rookie season but is by no means Chris Sale. In the matchup between Lucchesi and Holmes, it was more of a pitchers’ duel than you’d expect, and it resulted in a 3-0 Braves win. With the doubleheader split, that means both the Mets and Braves are in the postseason, leaving the Diamondbacks out of it after winning the National League a year ago.

The Braves win secures them a series in San Diego, while the Mets will travel back to Milwaukee for a best-of-three set with the Brewers.

New York understandably came out in game two looking like a team that was ready to get on the plane to wherever their destination for the Wild Card round might’ve been. Grant Holmes looked a lot like Chris Sale early, tossing four perfect innings with seven strikeouts. He started to falter, though, in the fifth inning when he allowed a leadoff single and a walk. That was the end of the line for him, as the Braves pivoted to Daysbel Hernández.

Hernández entered the game with a one-run lead, as Gio Urshela had opened up the scoring against Joey Lucchesi with an RBI single in the second inning. Hernández saved Holmes by retiring the three batters he faced in the inning, recording two strikeouts and a groundout to keep Atlanta’s one-run lead intact heading to the bottom of the fifth.

The Mets again threatened to score the following inning, when Brandon Nimmo hit a two-out single off of lefty reliever Dylan Lee to advance Eddy Alvarez to third base. Pete Alonso, though, grounded out to third on the first pitch he saw to keep the Mets down a run.

Joey Lucchesi did a fantastic job of keeping the Mets in the game as he finished off six strong innings of one-run ball. It was Lucchesi’s first start at any level since July 31 for the Syracuse Mets, when he allowed six runs in 2 1/3 innings and was subsequently moved to the bullpen. But baseball is baseball. Against an Atlanta Braves team in desperate need of a win, he held them to just one run on three hits in six marvelous innings.

Because Lucchesi kept the Mets in the game late, the Braves went to perhaps their best weapon, starter Reynaldo López, to start off the seventh inning. He eased through a 1-2-3 inning, tossing 15 pitches before he received insurance in the bottom of the seventh. Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run single with two outs and runners on second and third, giving the Braves a 3-0 lead and moving them closer to a postseason berth.

Because the Braves received a two-run boost, they opted for Joe Jiménez in the eighth inning, and he also set the Mets down 1-2-3 before Raisel Iglesias came on for the ninth. Iglesias allowed a leadoff hit to Jose Iglesias, who extended his hitting streak to 22 games. Other than that, though, the Mets failed to score and fell 3-0.

Normally, a shutout is nothing to be happy about, but the Mets will gladly head to the visiting clubhouse at Truist Park and celebrate before heading off to Milwaukee tonight.

Player of the Game

Joey Lucchesi not only pitched six innings of one-run ball against the Braves’ A-lineup, but he also stepped in and saved the Mets bullpen from having to get legitimate outs a day before their postseason starts. Regardless of his performance, the length he provided and the Mets only needing to use the bullpen for six outs was huge. The Mets opted to go with Huascar Brazobán and Adam Ottavino to record the final six outs.

On Deck

The Mets are set to begin their Wild Card series with the Brewers at 5:32 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The game will be broadcast on ESPN. The pitching matchup is shaping up to be Luis Severino (11-7, 3.91 ERA), who is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA in three career starts against Milwaukee, against Freddy Peralta (11-9, 3.68 ERA), who is 3-0 with a 2.60 ERA in three career starts against the Mets.

The Mets’ second game of the series will begin at 7:38 p.m. ET on Wednesday, and if the series goes to three games, that final game will be played at 8:38 p.m. ET on Thursday.

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A postseason that hasn’t had many exciting moments received its fair share of excitement on Friday night, as both the Astros and the Diamondbacks won their League Championship Series matchups in comeback fashion.

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In the ALCS, the Rangers took a 4-2 lead into the ninth inning but José Altuve provided yet another iconic postseason moment as he launched a three-run homer into left field, putting the Astros ahead for good. The 5-4 Astros victory puts the team ahead in the series 3-2 and within one win of a World Series berth.

Later in the night, the Phillies held a 5-2 lead over the Diamondbacks in the seventh inning, threatening to move within one win of a World Series berth as well. The Diamondbacks didn’t give up, though, as they scored a run on a walk in the bottom of the seventh, and then added on three more in the eighth via a pinch-hit two-run homer by Alek Thomas and an RBI single by Gabriel Moreno. That put Arizona up 6-5, which would remain the score for the rest of the game. Suddenly, a Diamondbacks team that looked outmatched in Philadelphia now has the series all knotted up at 2-2.

Latest Mets News

The Mets placed six players on outright waivers, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Anthony Kay, Vinny Nittoli, Michael Pérez, Rafael Ortega, Jonathan Araúz, and Danny Mendick were all released to clear space on the 40-man roster.

Latest MLB News

Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports that the belief is that the Giants will not be outbid for any free agents that they aggressively pursue.

According to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe, former Giants’ manager Gabe Kapler interviewed for the Red Sox’ general manager role.

In another Giants-Red Sox connection, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Giants asked permission to interview Red Sox coach Jason Varitek for their managerial opening. Sherman later confirmed that the Red Sox granted the Giants permission to talk to Varitek.

The Guardians interviewed Dodgers’ first base coach Clayton McCullough for their manager job.

Per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, the Marlins fired their director of amateur scouting, D.J. Svihlik.

Max Stassi and his wife, Gabrielle, shared the story of their son, Jackson, on Instagram and all he has gone through. Jackson was born premature and continues to battle several diseases and conditions during his stay in the NICU.

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Patrick Glynn graded the performance that Pete Alonso put on during the 2023 season, giving the star first baseman a B+.

Jorge Eckardt analyzed the Mets’ organizational depth chart at the second base position.

Jack Ramsey wrote about the report that Kim Ng is unlikely to join the Mets.

Andrew Tripaldi wrote about the report that Rangers’ associate manager Will Venable declined a request to interview for the Mets’ vacant manager role.

On This Date in Mets History

1973: The Mets and Athletics played Game 7 of the 1973 World Series, and it was the A’s who got to hoist the trophy at the end of the night after winning the game 5-2. Jon Matlack allowed four runs in the third inning and the Mets were unable to recover in their win-or-go-home game.

2000: The Mets and Yankees played the first game of the 2000 World Series, with the Yankees taking the game 4-3 in 12 innings. Al Leiter allowed just two runs in seven innings but the Yankee bullpen of Jeff Nelson, Mariano Rivera, and Mike Stanton shut down the Mets late in the game to give the Yankees a win.

Birthdays: José Lobatón (39), Danny Herrera (39), Jim Henderson (41)

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Mike Vasil made his third appearance (second start) for the Peoria Javelinas in the Arizona Fall League, shutting down the Mesa Solar Sox over four innings.

Vasil retired the first six batters he faced with three strikeouts and a couple fly outs before running into trouble in the third.

A single, fielder’s choice and single put men on first and second with one out, but the 22-year-old was able to induce a strikeout from lead off hitter Ronny Simon and get Zack Gelof to fly out to end the threat.

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He ran into trouble again the in fourth, with a double and two walks loading the bases. A line out and fly out kept the shutout intact, though, before Vasil handed the ball to the bullpen.

It was an improvement from his last start, when he gave up three runs in 2 1/3 innings. Overall, Vasil has allowed five runs across 9 1/3 AFL innings. He posted a 3.53 ERA across the 2022 minor league season playing mostly for Low-A St. Lucie and High-A Brooklyn.

The Javelinas ended up facing former Mets prospect J.T. Ginn, who gave up two runs in three innings off four hits and a walk.

Other Mets prospects who appeared in the game include:

• Brandon McIlwain: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 SB, 1 K
• Luke Ritter: 0-for-3, 2 K

The Javelinas won the game 4-0. They play again Saturday before having Sunday off.

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The Peoria Javelinas kicked off their 2022 season with a victory on Monday afternoon, defeating the Glendale Desert Dogs by a score of 5-3.

Box Score

Two Mets prospects were featured in the starting lineup, but no pitchers made an appearance.

• 2B Kevin Kendall: 1-for-3, R, BB
• 3B Luke Ritter: 0-for-4, SO

Kendall was the Javelinas’ leadoff hitter and reached base twice, scoring the team’s first run of the game in what eventually turned into a decisive five-run ninth inning. Ritter was the team’s nine-hole hitter and went hitless in four at-bats.

There were no hits in the game until the bottom of the fifth inning when Javelinas reliever Cade Smith ran into trouble by walking the first two batters. Terrell Tatum drove in the first run for the Desert Dogs with an RBI single, and the following batter Alex Isola reached on an error by first baseman Robert Perez Jr., allowing a second run to score. Ritter was also charged with an error on the play for an errant throw.

The Javelinas were shut down on offense up until the ninth inning, where Kendall kicked off an explosive rally with a leadoff walk. The Javelinas finally got on the board on a Robert Hassell III sacrifice fly, driving in Kendall.

Alberto Rodriguez drove in the second run for the Javelinas with an RBI single. The final blow was dealt by Perez Jr., who launched a three-run homer to put the Javelinas up 5-3.

Ritter made the last out of the inning on a flyout, but the Javelinas took their first lead of the game into the bottom of the ninth. Juan Then was brought in for the save, working around a bases-loaded jam to secure an Opening Day victory.

The Mets have seven other prospects on the Javelinas roster who have yet to make their debut:

• Outfielders Brandon McIlwain and Stanley Consuegra (taxi squad)
• Right-handed pitchers Christian Scott, Franklin Sanchez, Grant Hartwig, Mike Vasil, and Troy Miller (taxi squad)
• Left-handed pitcher Josh Walker (a late addition to the roster)

The Javelinas play their next game on Tuesday night against the Surprise Saguaros, with first pitch scheduled for 9:35 p.m. ET.

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It proved to be “second time’s the charm” for David Peterson in Arizona on Friday.

After giving up five runs and failing to get out of the first inning during his first career start in Arizona in 2021, Peterson banished those particular demons with a solid start against the Diamondbacks as the Mets eventually won 6-5 in extra innings.

Filling in for the injured Taijuan Walker in the rotation, Peterson held up his end of the bargain by contributing yet another superb outing from a group of starters that have led the way in MLB in the opening weeks of 2022.

His night started off well as he worked a one-two-three inning in the first with Cooper Hummel lining out before Ketel Marte and Matt Davidson both grounded out, before Peterson breezed through the second as he forced all three batters to ground out.

Peterson was cruising, retiring the first six batters he faced and leaning on his 4-seam fastball, using that particular pitch 38% of the time while touching 95.9 mph at one point.

The lefty also had some success with his slider, going to that pitch 28% of the time and eliciting an impressive 40% whiff rate.

The slider also played some part in helping Peterson to get out of a jam in the bottom of the third inning. After giving up a leadoff double to Pavin Smith, Peterson used his slider exclusively to strike out Daulton Varsho and get one out, but the trouble didn’t end there.

Peterson then gave up a single to Jose Herrera and a grounder from Hummel allowed Smith to score the first run of the game, with the starter responsible for the run being scored after being late to cover first base. However, the 26-year-old went back to a combination of the slider and fastball, with a curveball thrown in, to get Marte out to end the inning and escape any further damage.

One run was all Peterson would allow as he put together another one-two-three inning in the fourth, again having great success with his slider to strike out Seth Beer, and Varsho lined out into a double play to end the fifth inning after Smith was walked.

Going into the sixth, all was going to plan as Herrera and Hummel both grounded out to present Peterson with another one-two-three inning opportunity, but his night came to a close after he gave up a double with Marte with Drew Smith coming into the game.

However, despite that last pitch, Peterson enjoyed another good night at the office as he continues to try and prove that his struggles in 2021 were nothing more than a sophomore slump.

He finished his second start of 2022 with one earned run on three hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched, striking out three and walking one.

As a result, Peterson lowered his ERA to 0.64 this season, while also lowering the collective ERA of Mets starters to an MLB-best 2.07.

Having now allowed just one run over 10 innings in two starts against the Diamondbacks this season, coupled with pitching four shutout frames against the Phillies in relief, Peterson is showing signs of being the starter that wowed in his rookie year in 2020.

And Mets manager Buck Showalter was left impressed by how Peterson was able to settle into the game and reach another level.

“I tell ya, after the seventh or eighth pitch, it was like he had another level,” Showalter said. “He and (Tylor) Megill, both of their velocities have jumped a little bit.”

Showalter wasn’t the only one singing the praises of Peterson, with catcher James McCann talking about the adjustments the starter has made to his game in order to start off 2022 hot.

“He threw the ball extremely well, really well,” McCann said. “I don’t know how many pitches he threw, but I felt like he was just as strong when he came out of the game as when he started the game… I definitely think his confidence level is really good right now. He’s made some key adjustments and tweaks to his mechanics and just his approach.”

“There’s just a huge difference for me in what I see out of him this year compared to last year, and it’s really shown up too,” McCann added.

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Mets fans, the all-new MMO Weekly Youtube show is here!

The ‘Get Metsmerized’ podcast duo take their talents to Youtube for an all-new show recapping the series that was previewing the series ahead for the Amazins and highlighting some of the best prospects in the Mets minor leagues.

This week Mike and I recap the fantastic home opener, Pete Alonso‘s big weekend at DH, Chris Bassitt, and Carlos Carrasco‘s great starts on the mound, and how the Mets can settle their struggling bullpen.

With the San Francisco Giants in town this week, we preview the epic pitching matchup’s on tap and how the Mets stack up against the reigning NL West Division Champions.

Finally, we look at the Mets’ minor leagues and dive into Francisco Alvarez’s red hot start in Double-A.

Tune every week this season for the latest series recaps and previews by your favorite MMO team!

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Good morning Mets fans!

The Mets took the rubber game of a three-game set from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday by a score of 5-0. David Peterson continued New York’s historic run of work from starting pitchers.

Today, the 7-2 Giants come into town as the two teams start a four-game series. It will be Tylor Megill (2-0, 0.00) up against Alex Cobb (1-0, 3.60).

Latest Mets News

Read a full recap of yesterday’s shutout win.

The Mets announced that they have dedicated their press box to the great Jay Horowitz.

Latest MLB News

Perennial MVP candidate Ronald Acuña Jr. will start a rehab stint with the Gwinnett Stripers, the Triple-A affiliate of MLB’s reigning champion Braves.

Mike Trout, who left yesterday’s game after being hit in the hand, is considered day-to-day after negative X-rays.

A 20-year-old phenom from Japan, Rosi Sasaki, followed up his perfect game last week with another eight innings of perfection on Saturday night. That’s 52 batters retired consecutively.

Buck Martinez, broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays, announced that he is battling cancer and will be stepping away from the booth for the time being. We wish Buck all the best.

Rich Hill will start today against the Twins, on Boston Marathon Monday, about a week after the passing of his father, who ran the marathon 37 times.

Latest on MMO

Patrick Glynn wrote about Jon Heyman’s report that the Mets are not a realistic suitor for Aaron Judge come free agency.

On This Date in Mets History

Birthdays: Rico Brogna (52)

Let’s go Mets!

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