Mets News

Morning Briefing: Alex Cora Will Not Manage Phillies in 2027

Good morning, Mets fans! The psychopaths earned honors. Non-psycho Nolan did, too. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Alex Cora told the Phillies he’s not going to manage in 2027. The Phillies also tried to hire Cora in April when they fired Rob Thompson, but Cora said he was going to spend time with family. The Phillies narrowly avoided an epic collapse in the final week of the...

Mets Thoughts

MMO Roundtable: Three Biggest Surprises From the Mets’ 2026 Season

Yes, we know, the Mets’ 2026 season was full of disappointments. We already shared those with you. But now, let’s try to be a bit more positive. There were some surprises during this season. Here are the ones that we think were the biggest. Robert Colonna My three biggest surprises this season are Zac Thornton, A.J. Ewing and Nate Lavender. Zac Thornton was a big surprise for the...

Mets Minors

Calvin Ziegler and Boston Baro Shine in First AFL Game

After minor league seasons largely spent working back from injury, both Boston Baro and Calvin Ziegler appeared in the October 4 Arizona Fall League game. Baro roped a 99.7 mph single to drive in a runner while Ziegler threw a scoreless inning in relief. Boston Baro was taken in the eighth round of the 2023 Draft as an over-slot high school signee. He is an athletic defender with a good hit tool...

Interviews

Exclusive: Mets’ 2025 Third-Round Pick Antonio Jimenez

Antonio Jimenez is one of a kind. The Mets had never drafted a player from the University of Central Florida before the fifth round. That changed in 2025 when the opportunity to add Jimenez to their organization came along. The club poached the draft-eligible sophomore with their third-round pick, 102nd overall, in the 2025 MLB Draft, inking him to a bonus worth $564,000. Jimenez joined UCF...

Fan Shot

Fan Shot: A 2026 Mets Postmortem

This is a Fan Shot by Billy Heller There are certainly a lot of negatives that can be said about the Mets’ 2026 season. But I’ll start my look back with a positive note: It’s over. And we can move on with our lives. We all know that last off-season’s work by President of Baseball Operations David Stearns to remake the Amazin’s turned out to be less than amazing. So let’s go back to the...

MLB News

2026 NLDS Game Thread: Game 2 Sunday

The 2026 division league series got underway on Saturday. All eight remaining teams were in action. On Sunday, only the National League teams play with the American League teams getting a rest. In the American League, the Chicago White Sox shutout the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 and the Tampa Bay Rays shutout the New York Yankees 1-0 on Saturday. With the division league series only being...

Podcasts

MMO Weekly 2026 Ep. 153: Pete Alonso Returns To Citi Field

On this episode of MMO Weekly, Sal, Mathias Altman-Kurosaki, and Chris Bello discuss the return of Pete Alonso to Citi Field, the reaction, the result, and more! Check out the latest episode above, subscribe to our YouTube channel, and find us on any listening platform, like Apple...

Mets History

Mets Minors Recap: Jorge Polanco Plays Three Innings At First Base In Rehab

On Saturday, Jorge Polanco continued his rehab start for Binghamton (Double-A), playing three innings in the field. Meanwhile, the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones had a very rare offensive outburst on Saturday en route to victory. Unfortunately, Jack Wenninger posted his second straight poor outing for Syracuse (Triple-A) in what has otherwise been a sensational season. Triple-A Rochester Red...