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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Spring Training Game Chat: Cardinals vs. Mets, 1:10 PM

Friday, March 20, 2026 • 1:10 PM Clover Park • Port St. Lucie, FL RHP Andre Pallante (0-0, 2.57) vs. RHP Tobias Myers (1-1, 1.86) SNY • MLBN The New York Mets play the St. Louis Cardinals for the sixth and final time in spring training this afternoon, but it’s not the last time the two teams will face off in March! The Mets will open the regular season with a three-game set at home against the...

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MMO Roundtable: Celebrating Howie Rose

By now, we all know that Mets broadcaster and Mets Hall of Fame inductee Howie Rose will retire after the 2026 season. As Howie’s about to officially “put it in the books,” we here at Metsmerized want to celebrate our legendary play-by-play man. Here are some of our favorite Howie memories, and also some words on what he means to us as Mets fans. Allison Waxman I am depressed....

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Kodai Senga Dominates Astros in Final Start of Impressive Spring

New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga allowed three hits over four scoreless innings Thursday in a 6-2 win over the Houston Astros, lowering his spring ERA to 1.80. Senga struck out four and walked one on 63 pitches, navigating a veteran Houston lineup with a fastball that touched 97.3 mph and a forkball that generated five swings and misses. “Just to see him this early, pretty much it...

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