Author: David Melendi

Senga Strong, Strikes Out Nine in Season Debut

After the way Kodai Senga finished 2025, he entered this season with something to prove. He passed his first test. Senga hurled six innings of two-run ball Tuesday night in the Mets’ 3-0 loss to the Cardinals. He struck out nine, walked three and gave up four hits. The first pitch he threw was a 97.9 mph fastball. The last pitch he threw, his 92nd, was a 98 mph fastball that caught Nathan...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Head to St. Louis for First Road Trip

Good morning, Mets fans! To send or not to send? The Mets lost their first game of the season Sunday, 4-3, to the Pirates in 10 innings. A key play came in the bottom of the 10th when Francisco Lindor, the potential tying run, was thrown out at home on a Juan Soto double with nobody out. Carlos Mendoza told reporters after the game that he was OK with third-base coach Tim Leiper’s...

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Mets Minors Recap: Jonah Tong Fires Four Scoreless

Jonah Tong started his season with Triple-A Syracuse on Friday the same way he finished it last year: with a scoreless performance. The 22-year-old tossed four innings (one hit, two walks, four strikeouts) to help the Mets to a 3-1 road victory over Worcester on Opening Day at Polar Park. He threw 42 of 73 pitches for strikes. Ronny Mauricio stole a base and scored a run. Syracuse will play...

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Mets Add Pham on Minor League Deal

Just hours before the first pitch of Opening Day, the Mets and 38-year-old outfielder Tommy Pham agreed to a minor-league deal, a source told Jorge Castillo of ESPN. The deal is pending a physical, per Will Sammon of The Athletic. Pham slashed .245/.330/.370 with 10 homers and 52 RBIs in 449 plate appearances for the Pirates last season. He has played for 10 teams, including 79 games with the...

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It’s Time for Francisco Alvarez to Put it All Together

In what may be an unprecedented feat, Francisco Alvarez homered on March, got married the next day and was back in the lineup on the day after that (0-for-3 with three strikeouts, understandable). He is a man dedicated to his wife and baseball. He pulled this off from March 10-12. Alvarez went 9-for-25 this spring with that homer and three doubles after an offseason where he said he lost 10...

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