Before every season, the Mets hold a “What’s New” event at Citi Field. This season won’t feature any drastic ballpark experience changes, such as a giraffe from the Bronx who mysteriously loses every race. But it will add numerous new food items, beverages, promotions, and transportation routes for the 2026 season. The headlining addition came via Mookie Wilson and his...
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Hopefully, this was a glimpse of what’s to come. Bo Bichette is expected to hit third this season behind Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto, meaning he will probably get a lot of RBI opportunities. He was batting third Tuesday (behind Lindor and Marcus Semien) and made the most of his chances with runners on base. Bichette doubled in two with a shot (104.2 mph exit velocity) down the...
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A dozen Marlins up, a dozen down. Sean Manaea hurled four perfect innings Tuesday, struck out four, but still faced questions from the media afterward about his velocity. “It’s low, but at the end of the day I feel good,” he said after the Mets tied the Marlins 5-5 in front of 3,416 in Jupiter, Fla. “I’m not concerned about it whatsoever. I know when I get up to...
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Nolan McLean’s first start of the World Baseball Classic didn’t go as planned. He gave up a pair of home runs and was pulled after just three innings, getting charged with the loss in Team USA’s 8-6 defeat at the hands of Italy. On Tuesday night, McLean took the mound with a chance to give the Americans a gold medal, and while the team fell short, his results were encouraging....
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Good morning, Mets fans! The World Baseball Classic has come and gone. Team Venezuela beat Team USA Tuesday night in a 3-2 thriller to win the championship. Bryce Harper hit a dramatic two-run homer to tie it in the eighth, but Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead RBI double in the ninth to win it for Venezuela. Read our recap here. Focus now shifts back to the Mets, who play a game that counts eight...
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Team Venezuela is the 2026 World Baseball Classic champion. Venezuela struck first in the top of the third. After McLean gave up a single to Salvador Perez and a walk to Ronald Acuna Jr., a wild pitch allowed the runners to advance into scoring position. Maikel Garcia then took advantage and hit a sacrifice fly to center field that drove in a run and made it a 1-0 lead for Venezuela. McLean...
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