Good morning, Mets fans! Lots of new Mets to meet. Rounds 5-20 of the MLB draft were held Sunday in Philadelphia and we were on it. Of the 16 Mets selections on Day 2 of the draft, 10 were college pitchers, led by RHP Luke McNeillie out of the University of Florida in Round 5. New York also grabbed two college outfielders, a shortstop and a catcher. From the high school ranks, the Mets selected...
The New York Mets entered Sunday in desperate need of a victory prior to the All-Star break. A crucial ninth-inning error by Francisco Lindor spoiled Zack Thornton’s gem resulting in an extra-innings 3-2 loss. Entering the All-Star break, the Mets own a 40-57 first-half record. The offense was sparse again for the Mets. Francisco Lindor provided the big hits, doubling home A.J. Ewing in the...
Sunday, July 12, 2026 • 1:40 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Payton Tolle (5-6, 3.14) vs. LHP Zach Thornton (0-1, 4.35) WPIX The New York Mets look to salvage the series against the Red Sox Sunday afternoon before heading into a long, All-Star break. New York is continually struggling to score, as has been the case the last two days. A win Sunday would mean the Mets have gone 3-3 in their last...
The 2026 MLB Draft unconventionally began on Saturday this year. Saturday, in Philadelphia, featured picks number one through 135. Meanwhile, the second day of the draft, which spans rounds five through 20, will be streamed on MLB.com, MLB TV, MLB+, beginning at 11:30 am ET. In all, the Mets have a total draft pool of $6,730,900 (third-lowest in the majors). This lower figure is largely because...
The experts weren’t the only ones surprised Saturday when the Mets took a chance on University of Arkansas pitcher Carson Wiggins with the 27th pick of the draft. “Did not see this coming at all,” Wiggins told SNY. “So I think the Mets taking a chance on me is very surreal to me and I’ve wanted this since I was a little kid.” Wiggins, 21, 6-foot-5 and 215...
If a team cannot score, they cannot win ballgames. On Saturday night, the Mets lost game two of a three game set against the Boston Red Sox by a score of 4-0. Freddy Peralta was, well, how he’s been in 2026. Not good enough, walked too many people, and threw too many pitches. However, the Mets did not help him in the slightest. The Mets managed just three hits against a Red Sox bullpen game that...
Jonathan Santucci allowed one earned run over six innings and struck out eight to earn the win in Double-A Binghamton’s 9-2 triumph Saturday over Hartford. The 23-year-old lefty leads the Eastern League in strikeouts with 101 in 80 innings. He allowed four hits, a walk and threw 57 of 88 pitches for strikes. He has given up two earned runs or less in 12 of his 17 starts. He is the...
Good morning Mets fans! MLB draft weekend is here. With their first-round pick at No. 27, the Mets selected Carson Wiggins, a right-handed pitcher from the University of Arkansas. With their third-round pick they went on to select an outfielder, Aiden Robbins, at No. 92 from the University of Texas. In the fourth round they selected left-handed pitcher Shane Sdao. Latest Mets News According to...
The Mets selected left-handed pitcher Shane Sdao with their fourth-round draft pick in the 2026 draft. Sdao is a native of Montgomery, Texas, and pitched for Texas A&M from 2023-2026. The lefty pitched to a 7.03 ERA in 2026, but struck out 83 batters in 71 1/3 innings. The former Aggie has a strong two-pitch arsenal. His fastball sits in the 92-94 range, but has touched 97 miles per hour....
One day after the New York Mets and their offense were held to 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position against Sonny Gray, the Mets continued their struggles with runners on base in Saturday’s 4-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Saturday was the ninth time this season they’ve been shut out. New York’s offense was held to just three hits, all singles, against Boston’s bullpen...
With the 92nd pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, the New York Mets selected Aiden Robbins, an outfielder out of the University of Texas. This was the Mets’ second pick of the draft after selecting Carson Wiggins out of Arkansas 27th overall. The Mets did not have a second-round pick after forfeiting it for the second straight year to sign a top free agent, first Juan Soto in 2025 and Bo Bichette this...
With the 27th overall pick in the draft the New York Mets have selected Carson Wiggins out of University of Arkansas. He is the younger brother of Cubs prospect Jaxon Wiggins. Wiggins has a low effort delivery from his 6′ 5″ frame and when healthy has plus velocity and plus spin. Wiggins was ranked 88 on Pipeline, 104 on Baseball America, and was unranked on Baseball Prospectus. He...
