Good morning, Mets fans! For the first time in over a decade, MLB is moving back to a swing format for the 2026 MLB Home Run Derby, per Evan Drellich and Johnny Flores Jr. of The Athletic. While not officially announced by MLB yet, this will be the first time the Derby will go on without a timer format since 2014. Hitters will have 20 swings in the first round and 15 swings for the semifinal and...
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After the New York Mets offense struggled to score runs in the first two games of their series with the Cincinnati Reds, the offense used two-out hitting in the third inning as part of a nine-run, 15 hit game in a 9-1 win to prevent a sweep. Pitching-wise, the Mets didn’t get much out of Tobias Myers and Kodai Senga in the first two games, but Nolan McLean had his best outing in a bit with...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2026 • 12:40 PM Great American Ball Park • Cincinnati, OH RHP Nolan McLean (3-4, 4.01) vs. LHP Nick Lodolo (2-1, 5.21) SNY June has been a month of déjà vu. For the third week in a row the Mets have lost the first two games of a series. Seattle. St. Louis. Now Cincinnati. The Mets were able to salvage the series in Seattle and at home against the Cardinals. Then the Mets...
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It tells you how far the expectations have fallen for Kodai Senga that Tuesday’s night’s performance in the Mets’ 5-3 loss to the Reds can be looked at as mildly encouraging. He walked the first two batters he faced, then Sal Stewart hit an 88 mph sinker 410 feet to left field to give the Reds (35-37) a 3-0 lead. Three batters later in the first, Spencer Steer hit a 95 mph...
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Outside of Binghamton, the Mets minor league offenses played well today, even in games they lost. St. Lucie was the star of the day scoring ten runs while Syracuse had the best pitching performance. Triple-A Syracuse (35-35) 6, Norfolk (26-44) 3 Box Score CF Nick Morabito: 1-for-3, R, RBI, BB 1B Ryan Clifford: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI SS Grae Kessinger: 1-for-4, HR, R, RBI The Syracuse Mets did not lay...
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Good morning, Mets fans! On Tuesday, the Mets fell into an immediate hole when Kodai Senga struggled through the first inning, walking the first two hitters before Sal Stewart launched a three-run homer. Spencer Steer added another homer later in the frame, putting New York down 4–0 before its offense had time to settle in. The Mets kept chipping away. Bo Bichette’s RBI single in the third and...
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