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,...
Everything appeared to click for the New York Mets on the West Coast. After a disappointing start to the road trip, the Mets took three out of four from the Giants in San Francisco. All in all, they finished their first road trip of the year 4-3. Furthermore, several encouraging trends emerged from the series against the Giants. The pitching continued to look strong, while the offense showed...
Good morning, Mets fans! Jorge Polanco’s Achilles continues to be a problem, as it held him out of the lineup again on Friday. Manager Carlos Mendoza called it tendinitis, and he considers Polanco day-to-day. Polanco has not played first base since last Saturday and has not been in the lineup at all in two of the last four games. Mark Vientos, who has been swinging the bat well, will...
The Mets’ offense rolled in their 7-5 loss to the Astros Saturday. Unfortunately, the positives were lost when Mike Tauchman exited the game in the fifth with left knee soreness. The 35-year-old appeared injured first after grounding out in the third inning. He took the field in the fourth, where he went back on a ball in right field and looked even more noticeably in pain after failing to...
The Mets took their penultimate trip of the spring down to Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Tuesday to take on the Miami Marlins. Sean Manaea took the mound for his third start of the spring and it was his best one of the year. After giving up three runs on six hits and not making it out of the third inning on March 12, Manaea rebounded on Tuesday, throwing four perfect innings against the...
It was a special day at Clover Park for both Bo Bichette and Marcus Semien on Sunday. Both players reunited with former teammates while the Blue Jays were in town, and Semien had his best game in a Mets uniform this spring. The 35-year-old went 1-for-2 at the plate with a spring-high three RBIs. He hit a solo home run in the first inning and scored the other runners on two sacrifice fly outs in...
Good morning, Mets fans! Francisco Lindor is back. Team USA is moving on to the World Baseball Classic final for the third straight time after a thrilling 2-1 victory over the Dominican Republic in the semifinals on Sunday. Mason Miller struck out Geraldo Perdomo with the tying run on third to end the game. Gunnar Henderson homered off ex-Met Luis Severino and Roman Anthony went deep off ex-Met...
Prior to their spring training game on Sunday, the New York Mets received a boost as shortstop Francisco Lindor was set to return the lineup. Lindor, who had surgery for a hamate bone issue on February 11, made his spring debut on Sunday at Clover Park as the Mets blew out the Toronto Blue Jays in a rain-shortened affair. New York notched a 8-1 victory as the game was called in the top of the...
Second base is one of the more interesting positions to look at in the National League East. Each team has a mix of youth and veteran players at the positions, with no one currently at star status. Honestly, you could make an argument for three or four of the second basemen to be ranked first on any given week during the season if you catch them at the right time. But let’s settle on a...
The New York Mets accumulated 0.7 fWAR from the center field position in 2025, which ranked 26th in the majors. Luis Robert Jr., for all his faults and struggles last year, was worth 1.3 fWAR by himself in just 110 games. He is a clear upgrade for the Mets at a position where it was desperately needed. But it goes far beyond WAR. Robert is a perfect fit for the 2026 Mets roster as it currently...
The seeds of change were sown across Flushing this season. And fans have understandably been upset. Brandon Nimmo was traded for Marcus Semien, who’s making more money this season and 35. Pete Alonso and Edwin Díaz both left in free agency, mostly due to disinterest from the richest owner in baseball and his front office regime. Two homegrown fan favorites, including the man who’s...
The New York Mets made their biggest free agent signing of the offseason on Saturday as they agreed to terms with infielder Jorge Polanco. Polanco, a career middle-infielder, is reportedly set to play some first base for the Mets. With that being the case it appears at least a portion of Pete Alonso’s reps have been filled. This also means that the Mets 2026 infield is likely set. As it...
