Four Mets Minor League Hitters Off To A Hot Start In 2026

It may have not been the start the New York Mets wanted, but there still has been some good elsewhere in the organization. Below are some of the organization’s prospects who have gotten off to a strong start in 2026. A.J. Ewing (Double-A) A.J. Ewing is out to a phenomenal start for Double-A Binghamton. Entering the season Ewing was Metsmerized’s No. 4 prospect, and he is showing...

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Mets Minors Recap: Elian Peña Reaches Base Three Times

Only two games survived the treacherous rainstorms in New York and the northeast on Saturday afternoon, with Triple-A Syracuse being the only New York-based team to still play, and St. Lucie played down in Florida. It was a rough showing for the Syracuse Mets (Triple-A), being blown out by the WooSox, while the St. Lucie Mets’ bats more than held their own against the Palm Beach Cardinals....

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Morning Briefing: Red Sox Fire Manager Alex Cora

Good morning, Mets fans! Let’s play two. The Red Sox, off to a 10-17 start, are cleaning house. Boston fired manager Alex Cora Saturday along with hitting coach Peter Fatse, third base coach Kyle Hudson, bench coach Ramon Vazquez, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson and major league hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin. The team said Jason Varitek, the game planning and run prevention...

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2026 MLB Power Rankings: Week Four Update

Remember when nobody wanted Munetaka Murakami? The Japanese slugger was the most sought-after foreign free agent, then statistics came out that he couldn’t hit velocity, and he had to settle for a two-year, $34 million contract with the White Sox. Well, Murakami is proving just about everyone wrong, and currently is tied with Yordan Alvarez for the major league lead in homers with 11. Oh,...

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Middle Innings Bite Peralta Again in Loss to Rockies

Freddy Peralta turned in a solid outing in the Mets’ loss to the Rockies on Friday. But was it good enough? Peralta limited Colorado to two runs in 5 2/3 innings, striking out eight. He lowered his ERA to 3.90 through his first six starts for New York. The Mets’ big offseason pitching addition has been mostly good. But he hasn’t quite been able to hold things down for a full...

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Mets Minors Recap: Ewing, Peña Stay Hot

A.J. Ewing homered for the second straight night Friday in Double-A Binghamton’s 10-2 victory over Erie. (Watch it here.) The 21-year-old has hit safely in 13 of 16 games and is slashing a team-leading .345/.466/.552. He is the Mets’ No. 3 prospect on MLB Pipeline. Elian Peña, the Mets’ No. 8 prospect, kept hitting as well. The shortstop smacked his sixth double (see it here)...

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