Carlos Mendoza on Monday announced the Mets have shut down their new veteran righty Frankie Montas for at least six to eight weeks with a high-grade right lat strain suffered during his first bullpen session of the spring. After that recovery time, he will need a full spring-training style progression to rehab back before taking a mound for the 2025 season. With Montas down, it is now “next man...
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Friday marked another day of spring training for the Mets down in Port St. Lucie, FL. Pitchers and catchers are in full swing and more position players are beginning to arrive to camp as well. Here are the updates from today: Mark Vientos As excitement continues to build in anticipation of Juan Soto putting on the blue and orange, Mark Vientos discussed what it means to go out on the field with...
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The final domino of free agency has fallen. After nine seasons with the Houston Astros, Alex Bregman is headed East, agreeing to a three-year, $120 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, Chandler Rome of the Athletic reported Wednesday night. The contract includes two opt-outs after 2025 and 2026. Bregman was drafted by the Astros with the second overall pick in the 2015 MLB draft out of...
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In his first press conference of spring training 2025, David Stearns made it seem quite certain that the Mets will be moving on from free-agent infielder Jose Iglesias, also known to many as “Candelita.” In talking about the toughness of the situation, Stearns described not bringing Iglesias back as a chance to open up opportunities for younger players and not have a locked roster of player...
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Mets manager, Carlos Mendoza spoke with the media for the first time in spring 2025 from Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. With one day until the official report date of pitchers and catchers, he gave updates on players, where some of the positional competitions stand and briefed the media on the Mets offseason and what things look like coming into spring training 2025. Re-Signing of Pete Alonso...
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