Good morning, Mets fans! It’s the end of an era. After 21 seasons in the major leagues, Detroit Tigers starting pitcher and former Met Justin Verlander walked off the mound for the final time at Comerica Park on Saturday and stepped into retirement from baseball. The final numbers on his career: The final numbers from Justin Verlander’s 21-year Hall of Fame career: Record: 266-159Games started:...
Jonah Tong made his last start of the season, both in the minors and majors, on Saturday against the Washington Nationals in what has been a year full of trials. Tong was called up briefly earlier in the season and had his ups and downs in Triple-A Syracuse. Manager Andy Green challenged him leading up to his last start of the season, and Tong responded. A nine-strikeout performance, helped by...
Saturday, September 26, 2026 • 12:35 PM Nationals Park • Washington, DC RHP Jonah Tong (2-2, 4.21) vs. LHP Connelly Early (7-5, 3.44) SNY With the loss last night, the Mets have locked themselves into a last-place NL East finish. Disappointing for sure, but also an opportunity to have quite the glow-up next season. Despite playing better the last two months, they just had too many losses and...
Carson Benge may actually have a real case to win Rookie of the Year. Benge continued to shine Friday, becoming the first rookie in Mets’ franchise history to record a 20/20 season. His 20th home run — a solo shot in the fifth inning of the Mets’ 7-6 loss to the Nationals — was just one of four times Benge reached base. He went 2-for-2 with two walks overall in another productive...
Good morning, Mets fans! MLB’s jersey sales for 2026 were announced on Friday, and Mets superstar Juan Soto ranked No. 10 on the list. He was the only Met to crack the top 20. Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr. made up the top five. Latest Mets News The Mets (73-87) fell 7-6 to the Nationals (76-84) in the first game of the final series...
The Mets (73-87) took on the Nationals (76-84) in the first game of a three-game set at Nationals Park. The Mets began the final series of the year looking to avoid finishing in last place in the NL East. Unfortunately, that dream is no more, as the Mets lost 7-6 in a back-and-forth game. The Mets’ offense got going in a hurry, with Juan Soto hitting an infield single, Bo Bichette...
Friday, September 25, 2026 • 6:45 PM Nationals Park • Washington, DC LHP Jefry Yan (2-1, 4.34) vs. LHP Andrew Alvarez (2-6, 3.17) WPIX The Mets head to D.C. for the final series of the 2026 season. It’s been a disappointing season for the Mets, who started the year with World Series aspirations. Things fell apart fairly quickly, but since the trade deadline, the Mets have been playing better...
The final weekend of the MLB regular season has arrived! While the drama and chaos will take place elsewhere, the New York Mets (73-86) will still be in action for three more games. They will face the Washington Nationals (75-84) following a series win over the Texas Rangers earlier this week. Let’s take a look at some notes ahead of the three pitching matchups this weekend. PITCHING...
Going into 2026, Zac Thornton wasn’t one of the Mets’ blue-chip prospects. But after he spent most of the first half of the year in the minors, he got called up in July and proved down the stretch why he belongs. Thornton’s final start of the year was another solid one. He allowed two runs over five innings against the Texas Rangers on Thursday, giving up four hits while walking one...
Good morning, Mets fans! Mets attendance at Citi Field dropped 14.8% this season, according to Anthony Rieber of Newsday. The Mets had just one sellout throughout the season, which came on Opening Day. The Mets fell 3-1 to the Rangers on Thursday, with Kumar Rocker holding New York to one run over five innings against the team that drafted but never signed him. Carson Benge drove in Francisco...
Kumar Rocker got his revenge against the former team he never actually played for. The Rangers starter, who the Mets drafted in the first round of the 2021 draft but didn’t sign, helped Texas (79-80) beat the Mets (73-86) 3-1 on Thursday to avoid the sweep. The Mets jumped out to a first-inning lead against Rocker on a Carson Benge RBI single to score Francisco Lindor. But Texas took the lead...
Friday, September 28, 2026 • 2:35 PM Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX LHP Zac Thornton (5-5, 3.40) vs. RHP Kumar Rocker (5-11, 4.47) SNY The Mets look to complete the sweep of the Rangers this afternoon! The Mets took the lead first Wednesday night thanks to a Juan Soto home run. The Rangers eventually tied it before Marcus Semien put the Mets ahead again with a solo shot of his own. Then Brett...
