Paul Blackburn might have been feeling the heat in the race to make the Mets rotation following strong starts by Tylor Megill and Griffin Canning. He responded with his best performance of the spring by far, throwing four perfect innings in the Mets 2-0 over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. Blackburn also had two strikeouts. “Anytime you go out there and put up zeros and have a good outing,...

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 • 1:05 PM Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium • Jupiter, FL RHP Paul Blackburn (0-1, 11.57) vs. RHP Miles Mikolas (0-0, 4.15) KMOX 1120 (Cardinals Radio) The Mets have three major battles in camp right now: the back of the rotation, the backup catcher, and super-utility. All three battles have been exasperated by injuries so far this spring. In Tuesday’s game, Hayden Senger...

Former Mets captain David Wright donned the orange and blue once again Wednesday. The longtime stalwart third baseman was the latest team alumnus to make his way to Port St. Lucie, and for the first time, in uniform as an instructor. “I feel more comfortable in (the uniform) for sure,” Wright said, saying this was probably his first time in a Met jersey since his famous farewell game...

The Mets claimed Luis De Los Santos from the Blue Jays in early November to provide infield depth. De Los Santos had been in the Blue Jays system since 2016 and finally made it to the majors in 2024. Over 13 games with the Blue Jays, De Los Santos hit .172/.226/.241 with a 34 OPS+. Over that short time, he played at third, first and in left field. He had a pretty solid batting line in Buffalo,...