Sunday night, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported that New York Mets assistant pitching coach, Desi Druschel, is leaving the organization and rejoining the New York Yankees staff. Druschel joined the Mets following the 2024 season, from the Yankees. He served under Jeremy Hefner, who was let go earlier in the offseason, in 2025. Passan confirmed that the Mets allowed Druschel to talk to other teams,...
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 hired former Yankees assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel according to Andy Martino of SNY. He will act in the same role for the Mets, working under current pitching coach Jeremy Hefner. Druschel has been part of the Yankees organization since 2019, officially joining the Major League staff in 2022 as assistant pitching coach. He worked with Matt Blake, their current pitching coach....
Danny Young started the season at Triple-A Syracuse. He is ending it as the top lefty in the Mets’ bullpen. In 32 1/3 innings since his first appearance on May 2, Young (3-0) has 43 strikeouts, a 2.78 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. It is a breakthrough season for the 30-year-old, who coming into 2024 had pitched only 14 2/3 major league innings over two years with the Seattle Mariners and Atlanta...
Good morning, Mets fans! Starling Marte told reporters that he and Carlos Mendoza haven’t yet discussed what his playing time will look like during the season. Marte said he prefers to stick in right field as opposed to having to take regular reps as the team’s designated hitter. “I want to be on the field all the time, that’s what I like,” Marte said. “Help...
Posted Updated – Dec. 17 at 8:24 pm ET: According to Jon Heyman of the NY Post the second meeting between the Yankees and Yamamoto, which occurred today, was requested by Yamamoto. Andy Martino of SNY further confirmed that Yamamoto was also the one that requested a second meeting with New York. Original Post – According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, highly-coveted free agent...
Good morning, Mets fans! As the Carlos Mendoza era is ushered into New York, a former New York Mets manager will continue to have a role with the organization. Carlos Beltrán will serve as a special assistant in the new regime, new president of baseball operations David Stearns said in an interview with Andy Martino. Beltrán enjoyed a stint that lasted more than six years in Queens between...
The Mets are expected to retain pitching coach Jeremy Hefner under new team manager Carlos Mendoza, according to a report from SNY’s Andy Martino. If Hefner does in fact return to the Mets in 2024, it will be his fifth season with the team, and the third manager he worked under, following stints with Luis Rojas in 2020 and 2021, and Buck Showalter in 2022 and 2023. The 37-year-old Hefner...
Good morning, Mets fans! Major League Baseball announced the 2024 draft lottery odds Wednesday night, and the Mets came in at 4.3%, the seventh-highest odds in all of MLB. This is the second rendition of the MLB draft lottery following the latest edition of the collective bargaining agreement, where the two sides agreed that the top six picks of the draft will be based on the lottery system....
Good morning, Mets fans! Injured Mets closer Edwin Díaz is traveling with the team now as he continues to target a return before the end of the season. He has two bullpens scheduled during the team’s current road trip, Anthony DiComo of MLB reported, which will be held with pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and the training staff watching. Latest Mets News The Mets won 11-5 in their series...
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...
