There has been much debate throughout spring training about who will make the opening day as the opening day right fielder, with the leading candidates likely being Carson Benge and Mike Tauchman. But is it truly one or the other? Can both make the roster? What Would the Playing Time Look Like? The 2026 Mets are not likely to be a team where every player plays 162 games. Per Anthony Dicomo of...
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Mets broadcaster and Mets Hall of Fame inductee Howie Rose will retire after the 2026 season. He has called Mets games as the play-by-play man since 1995 and, in recent years, has had to cut back his workload due to health issues. Before serving as the “voice of the Mets,” Howie hosted the Mets Extra pre- and post-game shows and worked in the Mets’ television broadcast booth...
Read MoreNew York Mets reliever Huascar Brazobán threw four dominant hitless innings in the World Baseball Classic, striking out seven batters and walking only one. This included striking out Will Smith, Roman Anthony, and Brice Turang of Team USA. Additionally, he has thrown three scoreless innings so far in spring training, allowing just a hit and a walk. So is this just a nice seven-inning stretch, or...
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Per Eric Logenhagen of FanGraphs, Major League Baseball will be testing several potential future rule changes in the minors this year, including one that fans may recognize from spring training: starting pitcher reentry. Starting Pitcher Re-Entry This new rule would allow a pitcher to re-enter the game after being removed. There are three important caveats to this rule: Only the starting pitcher...
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February 10, 2025, the New York Mets released their spring training roster. Two absent names that may surprise readers were starting pitcher Nolan McLean and outfielder Carson Benge. Benge did get into one spring training game on March 7, 2025, where he played four innings in center field and was struck out by Evan Reifert in his sole at-bat. McLean did not make it into a spring training game....
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