On a day when the New York Mets honored two franchise greats, Bobby Valentine and Lee Mazzilli, the team defeated the Miami Marlins 6-1 on Saturday afternoon, led by another good Christian Scott performance. For Scott, it was the first win of his major league career, and the Mets’ offense gave him some backup with six runs. The bullpen had another strong day and got the remaining 12 outs...
Saturday, May 30, 2026 • 4:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Tyler Phillips (0-0, 1.07) vs. RHP Christian Scott (0-0, 3.20) SNY It wasn’t easy, but the Mets have won back-to-back games! The Mets scored four runs in the first inning last night, and the Marlins slowly clawed back throughout the game. In the eighth inning, the Marlins tied the game 7-7. In the bottom of the 10th, MJ Melendez hit...
It has been a strange season for MJ Melendez. There was a point during the Mets’ most extreme struggles where he was neck-and-neck with Juan Soto for the best OPS in the starting lineup. He’s since played so poorly that he’s no longer a mainstay in the lineup at all. His offensive production took such a downturn that his roster spot even started to come into question. But he...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are optioning Tobias Myers, Will Sammon of The Athletic reported Friday night. Sammon cited the Mets’ need of a fresh pitcher even after a day off on Thursday. Myers has a 4.05 ERA in 20 games for the Mets this season. He was one of seven pitchers used Friday, allowing two runs in an inning of work. Latest Mets News The Mets (24-33) defeated the Marlins...
The Mets found a way to beat the Marlins. MJ Melendez stunned Miami with a two-run, walk-off homer in the 10th inning on an 0-2 pitch from Pete Fairbanks to give the Mets a 9-7 victory at Citi Field. Austin Warren (1-1) stranded the free runner with a perfect 10th to earn the win. Last weekend, the Mets couldn’t score (two runs in three games) as they were swept by the Marlins. On Friday,...
Friday, May 29, 2026 • 7:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Max Meyer (5-0, 2.52) vs. RHP Freddy Peralta (3-4, 3.52) WPIX The Mets finally snapped their five-game losing streak and welcome the team that started that streak to town for a three-game set. The Marlins swept the Mets last weekend behind strong pitching and the Mets’ quiet (almost silent) bats. The series ended with the Marlins...
President of baseball operations David Stearns and manager Carlos Mendoza met with the media today to discuss the state of the organization. The Mets’ Rotation Mendoza confirmed David Peterson is moving to the bullpen starting Sunday. He will not be available until then. This situation is fluid and will be dictated by performance. The Mets recognize that the longer he is a reliever, the...
If they weren’t already, the New York Mets (23-33) are in a pivotal stretch of their season. They enter this weekend 7 1/2 games out of the third Wild Card spot in the National League. It’s now or never if the Mets want to turn their season around. Injuries have been a major factor, but that isn’t an excuse. The Mets need to start playing better collectively, and soon. They...
Good morning, Mets fans! Jesse Rogers from ESPN reports that Major League Baseball (MLB) has proposed a hard salary cap to officials from the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) as part of the upcoming Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). Starting in 2027, the salary floor for teams would be set at $171.2 million, which includes player benefits, with a ceiling of $245.3 million....
The Mets have a night off, but three of their minor league affiliates are in action this evening. Kodai Senga will make his second rehab start, this time for Triple-A Syracuse. R.J. Gordon will try to build on an encouraging outing for Binghamton, while Jose Chirinos hopes to continue his strong start to the season for St. Lucie. Earlier today, Brooklyn dropped its game with Wilmington, 7-5,...
For one night, nine years after they were drafted two rounds apart, Eric Wagaman and Jared Young made for a dynamic duo at designated hitter. Wagaman went 1-for-2 with a 415-foot solo home run in the second inning off Reds lefty starter Andrew Abbott. Young, pinch-hitting when the Reds brought in righty Zach Maxwell, delivered a single in the seventh and scored on Carson Benge’s two-out...
The Mets, a mess of their own making for much of the week, finally scraped together a win on Wednesday evening, avoiding a sweep at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds. The man taking home the win on the stat sheet? That would be 22-year-old right-hander Jonah Tong, making just his second major league appearance of the season. The Mets once again rolled with their increasingly common opener...
