Good morning, Mets fans! Former Mets hitting coach Jeremy Barnes announced on LinkedIn that he is joining the Nationals as the director of baserunning, game play and defense. Barnes spent 2022-2025 on the Mets’ major league staff, serving this past season as co-hitting coach with Eric Chávez. The Mets replaced Barnes and Chávez with Troy Snitker. Latest MLB News Former White Sox...
Good morning, Mets fans! Viewership for Mets games on SNY was up 23% in 2025 compared to 2024, while live game streaming minutes were up 78%. This is no surprise with the hype surrounding the Mets entering 2025 and the increase in attendance at Citi Field. Fans still tuned in despite poor performance down the stretch, and the Mets will need to convince fans to remain just as engaged in 2026....
Updated Post: Oct. 3 at 12:31 p.m. EST A big day of changes on the Mets’ coaching staff continues. According to MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo, pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes will not be with the team in 2026. Hefner, a right-handed pitcher who played for New York in both 2012 and 2013, joined the club’s staff as their pitching coach in...
The Mets lineup might look different next season. Per Tim Healey of Newsday.com, the Mets are considering moving Brandon Nimmo down in the lineup, and the outfielder is open to the possibility. “I’m not supposed to that being changed at all. I’m not stuck on that I have to be a leadoff hitter,” Nimmo told Newsday. “We didn’t really reach the expectations that...
Jeff McNeil has suddenly hit a hot streak after three months of futility. What’s changed for the Mets’ best pure hitter, and can he sustain this success?
Brett Baty has struggled so mightily in his rookie season that he’s heading back to Triple-A. What happened to him, and how can he fix it?
In the 2021-22 offseason, one of the hottest topics surrounding the New York Mets was “Should they trade Jeff McNeil?” The Mets chose not to and were rewarded with a batting title in a rebound season. McNeil earned a four-year, $50 million extension for his efforts. Fast forward five months, and that deal looks completely different. McNeil has been lost at the plate. He has an...
Heading into Steve Cohen’s press conference yesterday, many New York Mets fans were ready to eviscerate him, almost regardless of what he said. Short of firing Billy Eppler, Buck Showalter, Jeremy Barnes, Jeremy Hefner, and the food vendors for the Brooklyn Cyclones, it was bound to be a bloodbath. However, in an unusually candid (for an owner) interview, Cohen laid forth his direction for...
After spending his first seven big league seasons with the Oakland Athletics, Mark Canha was ready for a change. Following the 2021 season, the California native was entering free agency for the first time in his career and was ready for new opportunities. After being drafted by the then-Florida Marlins in the seventh round of the 2010 Draft, Canha was selected in the 2014 Rule 5 Draft by the...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets announced a few shakeups to their coaching staff, according to the NY Post’s Jon Heyman. Eric Chavez has been promoted to bench coach while assistant hitting coach Jeremy Barnes will take over as the primary hitting coach. Former bench coach Glenn Sherlock will work as a catching coach with goals to help limit the opposing running game. Latest Mets News...
