In what could be his final appearance of spring training, Clay Holmes threw four solid innings in the Mets’ 4-3 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday. He managed to work around some traffic on a couple of occasions, allowing one earned run on three hits and one walk. After throwing 57 pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays earlier in the week, Holmes reached 63 pitches against Houston. With...
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After a quiet showing from an offensive point of view Saturday against the Miami Marlins, the New York Mets flipped the switch Sunday. They hit four home runs in a 6-4 win over the New York Yankees, with the dagger being a three-run shot from JT Schwartz. But the scoring started with a solo home run from Jared Young off Luis Gil in the top of the second inning. He connected with an elevated...
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Starting pitching has been a big talking point all offseason. The rotation’s inconsistencies were one of the main reasons the Mets failed to make the playoffs in 2025. Their starters combined for a 4.13 ERA, up from a 3.91 ERA the season prior. The Mets’ rotation also averaged 4.91 innings per start, the third-worst mark in baseball. It was clear this area needed drastic improvement,...
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Center field in the National League East is a position that has a good mix of new faces and younger guys who have been around for a couple years. One of the newcomers happens to be a former All-Star who has landed in New York. Could he find himself at No. 1 on this list? Here is our NL East rankings for center field entering the 2026 season. First base Second base Third base Catcher Bullpen...
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MacKenzie Gore, SP Position: SP B/T: L/L Age: 26 (02/24/1999) 2025 Traditional Stats: 30 G, 30 GS, 159.2 IP, 5-15, 4.17 ERA, 1.353 WHIP, 185 SO, 64 BB 2025 Advanced Stats: 98 ERA+, 4.33 xERA, 3.74 FIP, 3.78 xFIP, 27.2% SO%, 9.4% BB%, 2.9 fWAR RUNDOWN Coming into this offseason, it was clear the New York Mets had a glaring need at the top of their rotation. Nolan McLean is on a path towards...
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