Mayer: Brett Baty Will Be Recalled on Friday

September is near, and the Baby Mets can finally reunite. After news came out Wednesday evening that Ronny Mauricio would get his long-awaited call up to the majors, Brett Baty—who was sent down to Triple-A a couple of weeks ago—will return to the Mets along with Mauricio for the Mets’ series Friday, according to MMO’s Mike Mayer. With Maurico’s call up and Baty’s return,...

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Mets Fire Director of Player Development Kevin Howard Among Others

Sources tell MMO that the New York Mets have fired director of player development Kevin Howard and multiple others who held director roles in the organization. The Mets have also fired director of pro player evaluation Jeff Lebow, director of baseball development Bryan Hayes, and director of performance Jim Cavallini. Michael Marino assisted with my reporting. Howard joined the Mets in 2021 as...

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Developing the “Right” Breaking Balls: A Wilkin Ramos Deep Dive

Wilkin Ramos is off to a great start to his career with the Mets after being taken in the minor league phase of last year’s Rule 5 draft. He breezed through High-A and has a 2.61 ERA in Double-A since his promotion. He has an elite fastball and has had a successful breaking ball this year but he has some easy additions he could make to his pitch mix to improve walk numbers and increase...

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3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Walk-Off Rangers To Avoid Sweep

For the second time in less than a week, the New York Mets avoided a series sweep thanks to some walk-off heroics. While Rafael Ortega was the hero on Sunday against the Angels, it was DJ Stewart who took center stage on Wednesday with a monster night against the Rangers. The unlikely hero continued his power surge with a pair of home runs before clinching the series finale with a hit-by-pitch...

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Martino: Mets Not Expected to Trade Pete Alonso

Updated Post: August 31, 12:00 In a rebuttal to Bob Nightengale’s report that Pete Alonso is expected to be traded this offseason, Andy Martino of SNY reports that “the Mets’ strong expectation today” is that Alonso stays with the Mets for the 2024 season. Martino notes that outside of being blown away by a deal for the slugger, the Mets will likely keep Alonso and won’t...

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