Sunday, July 12, 2026 • 1:40 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Payton Tolle (5-6, 3.14) vs. LHP Zach Thornton (0-1, 4.35) WPIX The New York Mets look to salvage the series against the Red Sox Sunday afternoon before heading into a long, All-Star break. New York is continually struggling to score, as has been the case the last two days. A win Sunday would mean the Mets have gone 3-3 in their last...
The 2026 MLB Draft unconventionally began on Saturday this year. Saturday, in Philadelphia, featured picks number one through 135. Meanwhile, the second day of the draft, which spans rounds five through 20, will be streamed on MLB.com, MLB TV, MLB+, beginning at 11:30 am ET. In all, the Mets have a total draft pool of $6,730,900 (third-lowest in the majors). This lower figure is largely because...
The experts weren’t the only ones surprised Saturday when the Mets took a chance on University of Arkansas pitcher Carson Wiggins with the 27th pick of the draft. “Did not see this coming at all,” Wiggins told SNY. “So I think the Mets taking a chance on me is very surreal to me and I’ve wanted this since I was a little kid.” Wiggins, 21, 6-foot-5 and 215...
A pop up to shallow center Saturday night pretty well summed up the 2026 Mets. Francisco Lindor was calling for it, but gave way at the last second to Tyrone Taylor, who in theory should have an easier read on it coming in. But the ball glanced off Taylor’s glove, he tripped a bit over Lindor before retrieving the ball, the throw home was late and three runs scored. Eli White’s...
The Mets’ 2021 draft was an interesting, but not incredibly successful one. The big name they took in the first round at No. 10 overall that they did not sign due to medical issues was Kumar Rocker. Rocker got drafted by the Texas Rangers the next year and a few months later underwent Tommy John surgery. He struggled heavily in his rookie season but has looked much better in 2026, pitching...
Major League Baseball had proposed completely overhauling the draft in its most recent proposal. Below is a breakdown of the biggest changes. High School Eligibility In MLB’s proposal, high school players will no longer be eligible to be drafted. Recent Met high school draftees include A.J. Ewing, Jonah Tong, Brett Baty, and Mark Vientos. Currently, a player must be in their junior year...
With the 38th overall pick in the first round of the 2025 MLB draft, the New York Mets announced that they selected a two-way player, infielder/right-handed pitcher Mitch Voit from the University of Michigan. Voit is the No. 63 prospect ranked by MLB.com. The six-foot, 201-pound right-hander focused mainly on pitching and played third base as well until 2025. In his junior season, he...
When the MLB draft opens on Sunday, the New York Mets will watch 37 picks pass by before they make their first one. For the third time in a row, the Mets’ initial selection was moved back 10 slots for exceeding Major League Baseball’s competitive balance tax threshold. This year, they exceeded it by $40 million, and to make matters a bit worse, they had already forfeited their second-round...
Good morning, Mets fans, and welcome to Day 1 of the 2025 MLB Draft! The Mets’ first pick will be at No. 38 on Sunday night. They then have selections at No. 102 Sunday as well, followed by No. 133 and No. 163 in rounds two and three respectively, followed by the No. 28 pick each of the rounds from the fourth through the remainder of the draft. Alexis Farinacci previewed the Mets’ draft and who...
Back in 2019, the New York Mets drafted Matt Allan in the third round. Since then, Allan has undergone a few different surgeries on his elbow, including two Tommy John operations. As a result, since being drafted, he has only been able to appear in 10 1/3 innings. However, that finally changed Sunday, as Allan appeared in a game for the first time since 2019 and those surgeries. The now...
No. 29: Jack Wenninger, RHP B/T: L/R Age: 22 (03/13/02) Ht: 6’4″ Weight: 210 lbs Acquired: Selected in the sixth round by the Mets in the 2023 MLB Amateur Draft. ETA: 2026 Previous Rank: Unranked 2024 Stats: 115 IP, 25 G (19 GS), 4.30 ERA, 1.278 WHIP, 140 SO, 40 BB – Single-A (15 games), High-A (10 games) Overview Right-handed pitcher Jack Wenninger has been within the New York...
With Day 2 of the 2024 MLB First-Year Player Draft in the books, the New York Mets now have 10 new players in their organization. If there was one common theme to look at with Day 2, it’s that New York leaned heavily on adding collegiate talent. Seven of their eight picks on Monday were college players and they have drafted nine college players in total so far. 3 to the Dohm The Mets...
