2025 Mets Pitching Preview: Max Kranick

Max Kranick had a phenomenal spring training, earning him a spot in the bullpen on the Opening Day roster.   Kranick threw 12 1/3 innings across eight games during the spring, striking out 15 batters and posting a WHIP of only .811 with a 1.46 ERA. Although the sample size was small, Kranick’s numbers were rather impressive. Kranick, who grew up a Mets fan, was drafted in the 11th round by the...

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Mets Minors Game Chat: Triple-A Syracuse Celebrates Opening Day

Friday, March 28, 2025 • 3:05 PM Polar Park • Worcester, MA RHP Blade Tidwell (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Robert Stock (0-0, -.–) MiLB.TV A day after the major league club rung in the new season, Triple-A Syracuse will follow suit in a road bout with the Worcester Red Sox, who if it wasn’t already clear are an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Blade Tidwell, who ranked No. 15 on MMO’s top...

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Wrapping Up Mets’ Top 30 Prospects for 2025

With the minor league season starting on Friday and getting in full swing on April 4, we’ve wrapped up our Mets Top 30 prospect preseason countdown for 2025. The Mets’ farm system has improved in recent years in terms of talent and in developing talent, in part thanks to Steve Cohen’s commitment to spending money, whether it’s paying money down in trades to get better...

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Clay Holmes Struggles With Command in First Mets Start

The birthday boy is supposed to get gifts, not give them out. Clay Holmes, starting on his 32nd birthday, walked four, hit a batter and took the loss Thursday in the Mets’ 3-1 Opening Day defeat in front of 42,305 fans in Houston. He gave up three runs (two earned) on five hits over 4 2/3 innings. “I think the big thing were the walks,” Holmes told reporters after his Mets...

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Juan Soto Impresses in Mets Debut Despite Sour Ending

Juan Soto’s much-anticipated debut with the New York Mets finally arrived on Opening Day, giving fans their first real look at the biggest offseason acquisition in franchise history. New York would ultimately fall by a score of 3-1 to the Houston Astros at Daikin Park, with Soto striking out in a crucial ninth inning at-bat. Despite the loss, the 26-year-old superstar showcased exactly why the...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Drop Opening Day Duel with Astros

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets have now lost on Opening Day in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1999 and 2000, as they dropped a 3-1 contest to the Houston Astros at Daikin Park. Juan Soto reached base three times in his regular season debut for the team, though he struck out to end the game with two runners on against Josh Hader, while Clay Holmes allowed two earned runs and...

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