Good morning, Mets fans! Per Mike Puma of the New York Post, there were thoughts that Jorge Polanco would end his rehab assignment and join the Mets in San Diego on Friday, but he is instead remaining on his rehab assignment. Polanco is thought to be close to joining the Mets and could do so on the next homestand. Latest Mets News The Mets (28-35) beat the Padres (32-30) 5-0 in the series opener...
Christian Scott and the New York Mets (28-35) took on the San Diego Padres (32-30), kicking off a three-game series. It was a strong performance, powered by Scott and Luis Torrens, with the Mets winning 5-0. After the Mets went down in order in the top of the first, Scott took the mound. The young righty worked around a leadoff single, keeping the game scoreless through one. In the top of the...
Friday, June 5, 2026 • 9:40 PM Petco Park • San Diego, CA RHP Christian Scott (1-0, 2.97) vs. RHP Michael King (4-4, 3.18) WPIX The Mets avoided the sweep on Wednesday, beating the Mariners after two rough games. Now, they head to southern California to take on a recently-struggling San Diego Padres team who has gone 1-9 in their last 10 games, dropping to a 32-29 record. The Mets are still in...
The New York Mets (27-35) looked to be moving in the right direction after winning four-straight games to finish their last homestand. That feeling quickly evaporated. The Mets lost two of three against the Seattle Mariners this week, leaving them six games back of a Wild Card spot in the National League. They will look to win their first road series since the second week of May, this time...
Cristopher Sánchez and the Phillies have been dominating under Don Mattingly. The club has jumped to a 25-26 record, going 16-7 under their new skipper to put Philadelphia back in the playoff hunt. Sánchez has been an important cog in the machine, and is currently trying to make history for the Phillies. After pitching eight scoreless innings Friday against Cleveland, Sánchez has increased his...
Remember everything I said about the National League East? Trash that and reapply it to the NL Central. That division through April looks like the real deal. Every single team is above .500 and chock full of talent. The Pirates have finally put together a competent offense behind their rotation, the Reds have finally developed a rotation behind their star-studded infield, the Cubs are mashing...
Remember when nobody wanted Munetaka Murakami? The Japanese slugger was the most sought-after foreign free agent, then statistics came out that he couldn’t hit velocity, and he had to settle for a two-year, $34 million contract with the White Sox. Well, Murakami is proving just about everyone wrong, and currently is tied with Yordan Alvarez for the major league lead in homers with 11. Oh,...
Baseball hasn’t been kind to the Big Apple. The Mets and Yankees both struggled mightily last week, costing the Bombers a few spots on the top 10 and the Mets to fall off the list. The Amazins’ have dropped nine games in a row after starting 7-4 and fundamentally look like one of the worst teams in baseball. And the Yankees got swept by the Rays, split a series with the Angels, and...
Winter is officially in the books. Even if the weather on the East Coast is still in the 40s. Baseball began Wednesday night with the Yankees defeating the Giants 7-0, kicking off an exciting 2026 season. The Dodgers still have a target on their heads coming off back-to-back World Series rings, and will look to be the first team to three-peat since the Yankees from 1998-2000. Meanwhile, the...
The Padres have added two former National League East players to their roster. The Friars have reportedly agreed to deals with former Met Griffin Canning and former Phillie Nick Castellanos. The Canning deal was first reported Friday night by the Devine Sports Gospel, and confirmed this morning by Robert Murray who stated the deal would be official once Canning passed a physical. Murray also...
Updated Post: Dec. 19 at 1:25 p.m. After hammering out a three-team deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros that saw them send second baseman Brandon Lowe to the former, the Tampa Bay Rays are also trading right-handed starting pitcher Shane Baz to the Baltimore Orioles. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal was the first to report the news. Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Tampa Bay will...
The Padres have re-signed right-hander Michael King to a three-year contract worth $75 million. The deal includes player options for the 2027 and 2028 seasons, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. The deal also includes a $12 million signing bonus. King will receive a $5 million salary in 2026, and the player options are worth $28 million (with a $5 million buyout) and $30 million, respectively....
