It was largely a successful first weekend of the 2026 MLB season for the New York Mets. The new-look team took two out of three from the Pirates. A 4-3 loss in extra innings on Sunday was the only real negative to emerge from the first series of the year. Two of the three games went to extra innings, and there were a lot of positives to focus on. Of course, you have to be careful not to...
Friday, March 27, 2026 • 4:05 PM Polar Park • Worcester, MA RHP Jonah Tong (0-0, -.–) vs. LHP Jake Bennett (0-0, -.–) MiLB.TV A day after the New York Mets took down the Pittsburgh Pirates on Opening Day, their Triple-A affiliate will begin their season on the road with a notable name on the mound. Right-hander Jonah Tong, who is universally viewed as one of the Mets’ top prospects, will...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets kicked off the 2026 season with a huge home win on Opening Day, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7. Carson Benge had a dream MLB debut and the entire offense was firing on all cylinders making for a fun home opener at Citi Field. The Mets will have a customary day off on Friday before returning to Citi Field on Saturday for the second game of the series. It...
Carson Benge had a major league debut every kid dreams of on Thursday. The 23-year-old took the field on Opening Day to a huge ovation from the Citi Field crowd when the players were introduced during pregame ceremonies and then when he jogged out into the outfield for the first time. Benge picked up right where he left off this spring. He reached base three times on Thursday, going 1-for-3 with...
Thursday, March 26, 2026 • 1:15 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Paul Skenes (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Freddy Peralta (0-0, -.–) NBC • Peacock The 2026 Mets officially take the field for the first time this afternoon! In 2005, the Mets signed Carlos Beltrán and Pedro Martínez. They rolled into the season with the slogan “The New Mets”. They should bring that slogan back this year with the...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets announced their theme and heritage games from April to June this year. Of note, the team is hosting Star Wars night on May 14, where fans can receive a Nolan McLean Mandalorian themed bobblehead. Among the other theme games on the schedule are First Responders Appreciation Night (April 23) and Puerto Rican Heritage Night (June 9). Latest Mets News Manager Carlos...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets’ 2026 Opening Day matchup against the Pirates will be nationally televised as part of NBC and Peacock’s Opening Day doubleheader. The game will air at 1:00 p.m. ET on March 26 and will be followed by the Diamondbacks and Dodgers at 8:00 p.m. ET. The game is likely to feature this new-look Mets team against Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes. The Mets will be...
Juan Soto’s much-anticipated debut with the New York Mets finally arrived on Opening Day, giving fans their first real look at the biggest offseason acquisition in franchise history. New York would ultimately fall by a score of 3-1 to the Houston Astros at Daikin Park, with Soto striking out in a crucial ninth inning at-bat. Despite the loss, the 26-year-old superstar showcased exactly why the...
Happy Opening Day! We’ve made it! The 2025 Major League Baseball season is finally here, and we’ve now got New York Mets baseball to look forward to for the next several months. The hopes and expectations are high around this team. And rightly so. Following a remarkable run to the 2024 NLCS, the front office went all out and signed superstar hitter Juan Soto to a record-breaking...
Good morning, Mets fans! Per Astros manager Joe Espada, Christian Walker will get minor league at-bats beginning Saturday. He will do this instead of traveling to Houston on Sunday with the rest of the team, though Espada still expects Walker to be ready for Opening Day against the Mets. Walker has been recovering from an oblique injury and was uncertain to be ready for the start of the season,...
We’re eight days away from Opening Day. Yes, the season has technically started, with the Dodgers and the Cubs opening the regular season in Tokyo. However, the Mets’ 2025 curtain raiser will take place in Houston next Thursday. As such, we’ve reached the stretch run of spring training games, and the final pieces are starting to fall into place for this roster. To that end,...
Good morning, Mets fans! On a recent episode of Foul Territory, former Met Luis Severino spoke about how careful the Mets are with player health, saying: “The trainers with the Yankees were unbelievable, but the Mets were next level.” Severino praised his former team’s training staff after having his first healthy year since 2018. Latest Mets News The Mets tied the...
