Split Squad Game Chat: Mets @ Nationals (1:05 PM), Astros vs Mets (1:10 PM)

Saturday, March 21, 2026 • 1:05 PM CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches • West Palm Beach, FL RHP Joander Suarez (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Cade Cavalli (0-1, 0.00) There are two days and three games left of spring training! Over the last few days, a few things have become clearer for the Mets. The Mets will start the season with a five-man rotation consisting of Freddy Peralta, David Peterson, Nolan...

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Mets Announce Starting Rotation to Begin 2026 Season

Carlos Mendoza and the Mets have announced the rotation to open the 2026 season. Freddy Peralta will start opening day across from Paul Skenes this upcoming Thursday, followed by David Peterson, Nolan McLean, Clay Holmes, and Kodai Senga. Peralta getting the opening day nod is confirms news that broke three weeks ago. Mendoza reported that the former Brewer would take the bump February 27, first...

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Carson Benge Staying Productive as Opening Day Nears

Carson Benge seems like he’s just about a lock to make the 2026 Opening Day roster. The young outfielder had another productive showing at the plate Friday, reaching base twice in three plate appearances. Benge has shown really strong contact skills this spring. He’s 14-for-34, good for a .412 average. His hit on Friday was some lefty-on-lefty crime, as he fought off a sinker on the...

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Morning Briefing: David Peterson Likely to Start Second Game of Season

Good morning, Mets fans! Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the Mets are likely to start David Peterson in the second game of the season against the Pirates despite the lack of a formal announcement. Freddy Peralta has already been named the Opening Day starter, and Nolan McLean is expected to start the third game of the season. Latest Mets News The Mets lost to the Cardinals 4-3 in Grapefruit...

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Mets Top 50 Prospects for 2026: 20-16 Features High-Upside Bullpen Arms

To kick off our rankings of the Top 50 Mets prospects for 2026, we first took a look at a few arms who could potentially help the Mets this season in the 50-46 range, and then the 45-41 group was heavily mostly on young talent from the Dominican Summer League. The 40-36 contingent highlighted right-handed pitchers as well as some versatile bats. The 35-31 group was dominated by right-handed...

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Carson Benge Continues Strong Spring as Mets Lose to Cardinals

Carson Benge and the New York Mets (12-10-2) lost to the St. Louis Cardinals (15-9) by a score of 4-3 in Grapefruit League action from Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. Tobias Myers began the afternoon by striking out JJ Wetherholt, MLB Pipeline’s No. 5 prospect in baseball. Despite allowing a home run to the next batter, he worked around a walk by picking Jordan Walker off at first to end...

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