Mets News

Morning Briefing: Mets to Honor Jerry Koosman With 2027 Uniform Patch

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets will honor franchise legend Jerry Koosman throughout the 2027 season, announcing Thursday that the team will wear a memorial patch on the sleeves of both its home and road uniforms. Koosman was an integral part of the organization’s early history and helped lead the club to its unforgettable 1969 World Series championship. The team shared the announcement on X....

Mets Thoughts

Free Agent Profile: Kaima Taira, SP/RP

Kaima Taira, SP/RP Position: SP/RP B/T: L/R Age: 26 (11/15/1999) 2026 Traditional Stats (NPB): 12-5, 1.36 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 146.0 IP, 141 SO, 45 BB, 23 GS 2026 Advanced Stats (NPB): 24.8% K%, 7.9% BB%, 2.28 FIP, 2.83 xFIP Rundown Kaima Taira stands at 5-foot-8, which puts him just one inch taller than former Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman. Despite his height, he is able to generate...

Mets Minors

Winter Ball Recap: Reimer Doubles in Puerto Rico

Jacob Reimer, looking to rebound from a disappointing season in the minor leagues that was complicated by a groin injury, went 1-for-4 with a double and two strikeouts in Leones de Ponce’s 4-1 Opening Day loss Wednesday in the Puerto Rican Winter League. Reimer, 22, hit .232/.335/.384 with eight homers in 80 games with Double-A Binghamton this year. He started the year as MMO’s No. 6...

Interviews

Exclusive: Mets’ 2025 Third-Round Pick Antonio Jimenez

Antonio Jimenez is one of a kind. The Mets had never drafted a player from the University of Central Florida before the fifth round. That changed in 2025 when the opportunity to add Jimenez to their organization came along. The club poached the draft-eligible sophomore with their third-round pick, 102nd overall, in the 2025 MLB Draft, inking him to a bonus worth $564,000. Jimenez joined UCF...

Fan Shot

Fan Shot: A 2026 Mets Postmortem

This is a Fan Shot by Billy Heller There are certainly a lot of negatives that can be said about the Mets’ 2026 season. But I’ll start my look back with a positive note: It’s over. And we can move on with our lives. We all know that last off-season’s work by President of Baseball Operations David Stearns to remake the Amazin’s turned out to be less than amazing. So let’s go back to the...

MLB News

MLB Proposes Salary Cap, Floor, Phase-In Period

As the owners prepare to lockout the players in the coming weeks to gain leverage in the collective bargaining agreement negotiations, they continue to make their desire for a salary cap part of the discussion. This is despite, per CBS Sports, Orioles owner David Rubenstein stating publicly that owning a baseball team is incredibly profitable and the owners “making more money than...

Podcasts

MMO Weekly 2026 Ep. 153: Pete Alonso Returns To Citi Field

On this episode of MMO Weekly, Sal, Mathias Altman-Kurosaki, and Chris Bello discuss the return of Pete Alonso to Citi Field, the reaction, the result, and more! Check out the latest episode above, subscribe to our YouTube channel, and find us on any listening platform, like Apple...

Mets History

Mourning Jerry Koosman, ’69 Champ & All-Time Great Met

On Sunday, November 1, we heard of the passing of Mets Hall of Famer Jerry Koosman. Koosman had been ill for about one year and died surrounded by his family in Wisconsin. He was 83. Jerome Martin Koosman was born in Appelton, Minnesota on December 23, 1942. He pitched 12 seasons for the Mets, posting a 140-137 record, with an ERA of 3.09 and an ERA+ of 113. He struck out 1,799 hitters over...