Jonah Tong’s Tough Spring Concludes

Jonah Tong, who the New York Mets recently confirmed would start at the Triple-A level, struggled in his final spring outing of the season as the Mets dropped their final game at Clover Park 7-5 to the Houston Astros. Tong threw 4 1/3 innings, giving up three runs on six hits and struck out four. He has now pitched seven innings in spring training games, giving up six earned runs allowing nine...

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Morning Briefing: Former Mets Learn Roster Fates

Good morning, Mets fans! As Opening Day nears, some former Mets learned their roster fates recently. Right-handed pitcher and former Met dealt in the Freddy Peralta trade, Brandon Sproat, made the Brewers’ roster. Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reported that the Chicago Cubs have added Michael Conforto to their Opening Day roster. The Nationals announced that they released Drew Smith. Per Scott...

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Tauchman Injured in Mets 7-5 Loss, Plus Notes From Split-Squad Loss to Nats

The Mets’ offense rolled in their 7-5 loss to the Astros Saturday. Unfortunately, the positives were lost when Mike Tauchman exited the game in the fifth with left knee soreness. The 35-year-old appeared injured first after grounding out in the third inning. He took the field in the fourth, where he went back on a ball in right field and looked even more noticeably in pain after failing to...

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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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