The Mets placed Jorge Polanco on the 10-day Injured List due to his right wrist contusion, retroactive to April 15. Before the move, Polanco had also been dealing with left Achilles bursitis. The injury wasn’t bad enough to place the switch-hitter on the IL. Polanco was slashing .179/.246/.286 with one homer in 14 games. The Mets recalled Hayden Senger from Triple-A Syracuse as the...
Juan Soto’s early-season injury has raised an important question: Which position players are in line for promotions when the Mets call on their minor league depth in 2o26? It’s not a fun topic, but it’s a necessary one. For pitching depth, it’s pretty clear. There are a handful of starters on call in Syracuse, and the same goes for the relievers. For the hitting depth,...
It’s time for the first Mets Minors Weekly Report of the season! Each of the Mets’ four full-season minor league affiliates is now underway in their 2026 campaigns. Last year was a resounding success for the Mets’ minor league affiliates, with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies and Brooklyn Cyclones each winning their respective league championships. We’ll see if that success...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Tuesday, the St. Louis Cardinals traded right-hander Sonny Gray to the Red Sox for pitching prospect Brandon Clarke and Richard Fitts, as first reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post. ESPN’s Jeff Passan later added that St. Louis will kick in $20 million in the deal. Gray’s contract will also be slightly modified, likely as a reward for waiving his full...
Right-handed starting pitcher Kodai Senga accepted an option to Triple-A Syracuse and catcher Francisco Alvarez will return to the Mets from his rehab assignment, the club announced on Friday ahead of a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds. Senga, 32, has pitched to a 6.56 ERA since the All-Star break, and after his last outing, manager Carlos Mendoza said, “we’ll see...
Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News On Sunday, prior to Game 3 against the Phillies, the New York Mets announced that they optioned catcher Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A Syracuse and recalled catcher Hayden Senger as the corresponding roster move. More on that here. Meanwhile, two of the Mets’ top prospects, Carson Benge and Jacob Reimer, are being promoted to Double-A Binghamton....
The New York Mets announced prior to Sunday’s game that they’ve optioned catcher Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A Syracuse and recalled catcher Hayden Senger to replace him. Alvarez has struggled mightily in 2025. He is slashing just .236/.319/.333 with a minuscule .652 OPS. The power is just not there, as he only has six extra-base hits, thus the .333 slugging percentage. His defensive...
The Mets signed veteran outfielder Travis Jankowski Tuesday to a minor-league deal, and he will report to Triple-A Syracuse. In a separate move, Francisco Alvarez was placed on the paternity list and catcher Hayden Senger was called up from Syracuse. Jankowski, 33, has already played for the White Sox and Rays this year, hitting .244/.286/.289 in 49 plate appearances combined for the two clubs....
It is official – the New York Mets are the best team in Major League Baseball. At 18-7, the Mets own the best record in baseball and are red-hot right now. They swept the Phillies to go a perfect 7-0 on the homestand. The last time (and only other) New York was perfect at home? April 2015, when that year’s team went 10-0. Furthermore, the Mets are 12-1 at Citi Field in 2025, marking...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Padres, who have had several questions concerning their financial status, were able to lock up one of their young stars on Wednesday. San Diego’s center fielder, Jackson Merrill, had an All-Star campaign in his rookie year, slugging 24 home runs with a .292/.326/.500 slash line. Merrill agreed with the club on a nine-year, $135 million contract extension which...
And just like that, spring training has come to a close. The Mets took the field for their final spring training game on Monday afternoon in a showdown against the Yankees. Ryne Stanek started a bullpen game for the Mets, while Marcus Stroman took the mound for the Yankees. It was a close game all the way through, ending in a 6-6 tie. The Mets trailed the Yankees 6-3 late, but a three-run homer...
Prior to Saturday’s spring training game against the Washington Nationals, manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed several more cuts. One of the most notable name not confirmed to be a cut was catcher Hayden Senger. With the injury to Francisco Alvarez, Senger is on track to make the New York Mets’ Opening Day roster. That is, if the team does not make any additional external addition...
