Carlos Mendoza on Monday announced the Mets have shut down their new veteran righty Frankie Montas for at least six to eight weeks with a high-grade right lat strain suffered during his first bullpen session of the spring. After that recovery time, he will need a full spring-training style progression to rehab back before taking a mound for the 2025 season. With Montas down, it is now “next man...
Updated Post: Dec. 6 at 5:14 p.m. The Mets officially announced that they have signed outfielders Edward Olivares and Alex Ramírez as well as right-handed pitcher Grant Hartwig to minor league deals with invitations to major league spring training. Olivares hit .224/.291/.333 with five home runs in 55 games as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2024. He’s appeared in a total of 285...
The New York Mets made official decisions on all eight of their arbitration-eligible players, whose salary estimates for 2025 are listed below, ahead of Friday’s non-tender deadline. RHP Paul Blackburn ($4.4MM): Tendered LHP David Peterson ($4.4MM): Tendered OF Tyrone Taylor ($2.9MM): Tendered OF Jose Siri ($2.3MM): Tendered RHP Tylor Megill ($2.1MM): Tendered LHP Alex Young ($1.4MM):...
Mike Vasil had his best outing of the season, going seven strong innings, and Saul Garcia struck out nine over four innings in relief of Grant Hartwig in a St. Lucie win on Tuesday. Triple-A Columbus Clippers (49-52) 1, Syracuse Mets (62-40) 7 BOX SCORE SS Luisangel Acuña: 2-for-5, R, RBI (35), 2 K, (.666 OPS) 2B Luke Ritter: 3-for-3, R, 2B, HR (20), RBI (70), 2 BB (.874 OPS) 3B Brett...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets announced that reliever Grant Hartwig had left knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus on Friday. He is expected to be out 6-8 weeks as he recovers. Hartwig had a 6.75 ERA in a small sample size with the Mets this season but was much better in Syracuse where he had a 2.31 ERA in 23 1/3 innings. Hartwig has had stints with the Mets each of the past two seasons and...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets have hit another lull as of late and are falling behind in the division at a rapid pace as they continue to fall to division foes. Despite Brandon Nimmo heroics salvaging the final game of a three-game set against the Braves, the Amazins have found themselves losers of five of their last six to their division rivals. After the Mets were shut out and no-hit for...
The merry-go-round continues for the New York Mets bullpen. The team announced four roster moves Monday ahead of its three-game series with the San Francisco Giants. RHP Michael Tonkin (1-2, 6.00), who started the season with the Mets, pitched for Minnesota and then returned to New York, has been designated for assignment. Lefty Josh Walker was called up from Triple-A Syracuse. Walker threw...
Updated Post: April 21, 7:00 pm ET – After the Mets 10-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, manager Carlos Mendoza provided some clarity on reliever Brooks Raley’s injury. Mendoza confirmed Raley’s MRI showed no structural damage and he is only expected to miss the 15-days he is slated to spend on the injured list. This is good news for the Mets as they continue their...
Good morning, Mets fans! The White Sox are close to a minor league deal with outfielder Tommy Pham. The 36-year-old split time between the Mets and Diamondbacks in 2023, batting a solid .256/.328/.446 (111 OPS+) 16 homers, 27 doubles, and 22 steals over 481 plate appearances. Pham also went 8-for-19 with a homer and three doubles in the World Series. After Dwight Gooden’s jersey retirement...
Sunday, April 14, 2024 • 1:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Cole Ragans (0-1, 2.60) vs. RHP Jose Buttó (0-0, 1.50) SNY The New York Mets offense looks to keep rolling for one more game against the Kansas City Royals as the Mets seek to clinch a series win. Yesterday, the Mets were able to score seven runs, fueled by Pete Alonso’s two home run and three-hit day, but everything else fell apart...
Here’s everything you need to know about how the New York Mets bullpen will look heading into the 2024 season.
The Mets announced on Friday that outfielder Taylor Kohlwey, RHP Chad Smith and LHP Nate Lavender were reassigned to minor league camp. Kohlwey joined the Mets in December after spending parts of eight seasons in the San Diego Padres organization and went 2-for-11 this spring with a walk and three strikeouts. Smith also signed with the club in December and appeared in 10 games at the major...
