Nate Lavender is back with the Mets! Lavender had back-to-back dominant seasons in the minor leagues for the Mets in 2022 and 2023. In 2022, Lavender had a 1.70 ERA, 1.217 WHIP with a 12.7 K/9 over 47 2/3 innings between St. Lucie and Brooklyn. In 2023, he had a 2.98 ERA, 1.196 WHIP with a 14.2 K/9 over 54 1/3 innings between Binghamton and Syracuse. Lavender’s strong 2023 across Double-A and...
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The Mets off-season strategy in 2026 was to collect all the infielders. There are nine players on the Mets 40-man roster that can play infield. On top of that, there are six non-roster players in camp who primarily play in the infield. Christian Arroyo is one of those players who the Mets signed for infield depth, and he has a lot of competition to make the Mets roster this season. Arroyo was a...
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Kevin Parada is still with the Mets. That wasn’t a given in 2026. The Mets left Parada off the 40-man roster in December, leaving him vulnerable in the Rule 5 draft. Even though Parada hasn’t developed in the way that a lot of scouts originally projected, leaving a former first round pick vulnerable in the Rule 5 draft is a risky move. Ultimately, other teams passed on Parada, and he entered...
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Daniel Duarte has spent most of the winter being unhittable. The 29-year-old righty absolutely tore up the Mexican Winter League over 25 games (24 innings), not allowing a single earned run. He allowed only 20 hits, four walks and one unearned run while striking out 23 batters. That’s good for a 0.583 WHIP and a 3.8 H/9. In a couple of weeks, we’ll see if his strong winter will carry over to the...
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Sunday, September 28, 2025 • 3:10 PM loanDepot Park • Miami, FL LHP Sean Manaea (2-4, 5.80) vs. RHP Edward Cabrera (7-7, 3.66) SNY It all comes down to the last game of the season for the New York Mets. A loss Sunday eliminates New York. A win, and a Cincinnati Reds loss would clinch the Mets a playoff berth. Saturday, the Mets got one of the best performances they have all season from Clay...
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