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Steve Cohen’s $8 billion casino cleared a major hurdle after a USTA dispute was resolved, per Eric Fisher of Front Office Sports. Metropolitan Park provided a statement, “We have successfully signed our pre-development agreement with the City.” Read more at the link.
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Former Padres Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Jones, who finished his career with the Mets, passed away on Tuesday.
Andy Martino of SNY confirmed that Kodai Senga is definitely available: “It’s definitely true he’s being discussed in trade talks. There’s interest in Kodai Senga around the league right now because of his upside.”
The Mets announced the signing of new big league pitching coach Justin Willard. For the entire Mets 2026 coaching staff, click here.
The Mets lead the way with seven top-100 prospects on Thomas Nestico‘s list.
Latest MLB News
While there have been many bigger names rumored in the trade market, there have also been some smaller yet important trades going under the radar as the hot stove starts to heat up.
One trade saw a Mets division rival in the Atlanta Braves acquire utility man Mauricio Dubón from the Houston Astros, sending infielder Nick Allen in return, per Jeff Passan of ESPN. Dubón, who had a down season in 2025, could give the Braves more versatility and defensive upside as they also look to bounce back from a 2025 season that fell well below high expectations in Atlanta.
Major League Baseball says it will comply with a Senate committee’s request for documents detailing gambling investigations, per Ronald Blum of Yahoo Sports. This follows the indictment of Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz.
MLB struck a new TV deal with NBC, Netflix and ESPN, per Andrew Marchand of The Athletic. For more on this development, click here!
The Atlanta Braves are bringing back reliever Raisel Iglesias on a one-year, $16 million deal. Click here for more on this signing.
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MMO looks at four Mets who could be on the move.
On This Date in Mets History
2015: Howie Rose wins the Esurance MLB Award for Best Radio Call with the call “They’re timing [him] with a sundial.” He was referring to Bartolo Colon jogging into second with an RBI double.
2006: The Mets sign Moises Alou to a one-year, $7.5 million contract.
1967: Tom Seaver is the first Met to be named Rookie of the Year.
Born on This Date: Amed Rosario (1995), Lino Urdaneta (1979), Kevin Lomon (1971), Jackson Todd (1951).
