It was not a happy homestand for the New York Mets. Looking to fatten up against lowly opposition, the Mets instead finished with a disappointing 3-6 record. That included a sweep by the Colorado Rockies. The Mets finished the homestand by dropping two out of three to the Washington Nationals. As a result, New York is now the worst team in baseball with an ugly 10-21 record. The Mets have also...
The New York Mets are making headlines for all the wrong reasons. After being swept by the Cubs in Chicago, the Mets have now lost 11 consecutive games and are 7-15 on the season. That’s tied for the worst record in all of baseball. Furthermore, the Mets rank last in a number of statistical categories, including the most important one: runs. They also look incompetent in almost every...
Things appear pretty bleak for the New York Mets right now. While still early, the last couple of weeks have been ugly, and the struggles continued with the Mets being swept by the Dodgers in LA. Over the course of the three games, New York was outscored 14-3. In all, the offense has managed a measly three runs over the last 38 innings. Furthermore, mental errors continue to plague this team....
If there was one bright spot on Wednesday night, albeit an extremely dim one, it was MJ Melendez. Melendez, a former top prospect and second-round pick by the Royals back in 2017, led all of minor league baseball with 41 home runs in 2021. He made his big league debut in 2022 and showed real promise: 18 homers, 66 walks, and an OPS+ sitting at the league average. He repeated that performance for...
The Mets entered Wednesday having scored one run in three games, facing a starting pitcher who hadn’t allowed an earned run in the regular season since last Aug. 27. Things went as you might have expected. Pitching against the Mets for the first time, Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 over six innings, and the Dodgers beat the Mets 8-2 to complete a three-game sweep in Los Angeles. The...
The Mets have placed utilityman Jared Young on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to April 13, with a torn meniscus in his left knee. Outfielder MJ Melendez has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to take Young’s roster spot. Additionally, the team has released right-handed pitcher Luis García. Young has been one of the few bright spots for the scuffling Mets offense, going 7-for-20...
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,...
The first full weekend of action for the New York Mets’ minor league system has produced a mixed bag of results, as each team already has at least one loss to its name, while High-A Brooklyn hasn’t won yet. Triple-A Syracuse is now over a full week’s worth of games into their season, sitting exactly at .500, with Joander Suarez looking to finally push himself over the top and...
Sunday, March 1, 2026 • 1:10 PM Clover Park • Port St. Lucie, FL RHP Jason Alexander (0-0, 54.00) vs. RHP Clay Holmes (0-0, 4.91) SNY New York Mets camp is starting to get a bit lighter, but not because of cuts. The World Baseball Classic starts this week and participating teams are starting their workouts with exhibition games happening Tuesday and Wednesday. The Mets have about 16 players...
MJ Melendez and Freddy Peralta were superb in the Mets’ (4-2-1) 14-3 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals (4-3) in Jupiter on Friday. The Mets hit the ground running in the first inning of Friday’s matchup. Carson Benge was hit by the first pitch of the game by Quinn Mathews. Juan Soto promptly hit a soft double to left field to give the Mets runners on second and third with nobody out....
Good morning, Mets fans! Happy birthday to a pair of walk-off heroes, Mookie Wilson and Todd Pratt! Brett Baty for Wilyer Abreu was the first trade ESPN’s David Schoenfield proposed in an article on potential deals that could happen during spring training. He pointed out that Baty does not have a clear starting role and the Red Sox have four starting outfielders and lack a third baseman....
According to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, the New York Mets agreed to a deal with the versatile MJ Melendez on Sunday. Heyman confirmed the deal is for one year and $1.5 million, but can earn an additional $500,000 in incentives. It is an MLB contract. The 27-year old was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the second round back in 2017 has been with the club since. Over the course of his four...
