The Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown will announce its latest inductees on January 26th, 2026. It’ll be an interesting ballot with Carlos Beltran looking to be the one sure thing. If Beltran gets in, he expects to go in as a New York Met. Then, of course, there’s David Wright, who will be a debatable name as long as he’s on the ballot. Then there’s...
Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Citi Field on Saturday played host to the Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico. Both Carlos Beltrán and Carlos Delgado were at Citi Field for the matchup between the two teams. Beltrán spoke with Chelsea Sherrod of SNY and said that the Mets’ top priorities this offseason are retaining Edwin Díaz and Pete Alonso, plus improving the team’s defense. In...
The New York Mets are the first team to 20 wins in Major League Baseball. It was an up-and-down series for the Mets in Washington – a four-game set featuring a slew of crushing lows and exhilarating highs. Yes, April baseball really can be entertaining and frustrating in equal measure. The Mets dropped their first real clunker of 2025 on Sunday, thanks to a horror show by the bullpen. They...
After melting down in epic fashion on Sunday, the Mets (20-9) responded accordingly with a laugher by defeating the Nationals (13-16) 19-5 in Monday’s series finale. It was the exact kind of game that was needed from this team after they blew a six-run lead the previous day. The Mets were powered by Brandon Nimmo, who delivered a monster game. He went 4-for-6 with two home runs and nine...
Good morning, Mets fans! While this free agent class is overshadowed by the big fish on the market, Juan Soto, there is still a future first ballot Hall-of-Famer on the marker. On Wednesday, it was reported that the Houston Astros are “having conversations” with Justin Verlander on a potential return to Houston in 2025, per Astros GM Dana Brown on ESPN’s Baseball Tonight...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday afternoon, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns addressed the media for his post-season press conference. While there were plenty of quotes regarding pending free agents, including the mention of wanting to bring back both Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker, Stearns also gave updates regarding injured Mets. First was right-handed relief pitcher...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, one of the great first basemen of the 21st century officially hung up his cleats. In an Instagram post where he gave thanks to all those that helped him during his career, longtime Red Joey Votto called it a career. Votto played all 17 of his major league seasons in Cincinnati since being called up in 2007, racking up six All-Star appearances, one Gold...
On August 8, 2008, the New York Mets defeated the Florida Marlins 3-0 at Shea Stadium before more than 50,000 paying customers. The win pushed the Mets’ record to 61-54, good for second place in the Eastern Division of the National League. Oliver Pérez took the mound for the Mets that night, and tossed seven innings of two-hit ball, allowing just two hits while striking out eight and...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets placed RHP Drew Smith on the 15-day IL, retroactive to June 24, with a right elbow sprain before Wednesday’s game. Smith left Sunday’s game against the Cubs after coming in for Edwin Díaz ,who was ejected and suspended 10 games for having a foreign substance on his hand. Smith would go on to get two outs prior to leaving the game after being checked...
After their upset of the 2000 Mets, the 2019 Mets took on the 2006 Mets—perhaps the best Mets team this century—in the latest Mets Madness series. The ’19 team, managed by Allison Waxman, looked on their way to another shocking series win, but David Wright and the ’06 Mets, managed by myself, turned their real-life Game 7 woes around. The ’06 Mets ultimately took the series in...
The 2006 Mets are the team since 1986 squad that fans really thought had a chance to win it all. But while their real-life season ended in misery, their run to the Mets Madness championship got started with a bang. The core of the 2006 team–managed impeccably by myself–overpowered the 1985 rotation, which in real life was a year away from bringing the championship to Queens. Some...
After the 2004 season, the Mets made an effort to sign Carlos Delgado as a free agent. They were unable to land the first baseman, who signed with the Marlins for four years. On November 24th, 2005, the Mets obtained Delgado in a trade. Following the 2005 season, the Marlins went through one of their trading phases, this time shedding veterans Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell, and Delgado. The Mets...
