It’s tricky to rank managers. In his two years with the New York Mets, Carlos Mendoza’s teams have overachieved and underachieved. I believe it’s important for Mendoza’s sake that the Mets get off to a good start. The Mets firing/not retaining so much of his coaching staff after the 2025 debacle sends a signal that he could be next. Here’s hoping Mendoza finds the...
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...
After losing the last four games in a row and five of the last six, the Mets were hoping to turn things around and get back in the win column and keep their position in the wild card rankings, in which the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds trailed close behind them. Yet, those hopes fell short, and the Mets could not get things going offensively. They were 3-for-9 with runners in scoring...
The first game of the Mets’ massive four-game series with the Phillies on Monday night featured a pitching matchup of Nolan McLean and Aaron Nola that heavily favored the Mets. After all, McLean dominated the Phillies for eight scoreless innings the last time he faced them, and Nola entered Monday’s action with a 6.78 ERA on the season. But that’s why games are played on fields...
Nolan McLean flashed his undeniable talent in his first two big league starts. In his third, McLean showed he can handle the pressure of a pennant race as well. The Mets rookie blanked the division-leading Philadelphia Phillies over eight innings in a critical 6-0 victory to complete the sweep on Wednesday night. The win moved the Mets to within four games of Philadelphia. McLean was brilliant,...
Every game against the Philadelphia Phillies is a must-win for the Mets. With a 13-3 win over the Phillies on Monday night, the Mets entered Tuesday night’s game six games back of Philadelphia in the NL East. The Mets are still above the cut line for a spot in the wild card round, but the Reds trail just two and a half games back of New York for that third wild card spot. With that, the Mets...
The Mets (70-61) entered Monday’s series opener against the Phillies (76-55) seven games back in the National League East, their hopes for claiming a division title hanging by a thread. Despite falling behind early, the Mets improved their positioning in the division with an offensive breakout and a dominant bullpen effort. The result was a huge 13-3 win to move to six games behind...
Update – Aug. 24, 12:45 pm ET – Bob Nightengale of USA Today updated his previously wrongly reported confirmation that the Mets were going to take on the Philadelphia Phillies in the Field of Dreams game in 2026. Nightengale updated his report saying it will be the Minnesota Twins, not the Mets, who take on Philadelphia. Original Post – According to Bob Nightengale of USA...
Sunday, August 24, 2025 • 1:35 PM Truist Park • Atlanta, GA LHP David Peterson (8-5, 3.18) vs. RHP Bryce Elder (5-9, 6.29) WPIX • MLBN The New York Mets go for the sweep Sunday afternoon in Atlanta. On Friday night, the Mets scored 12 runs on 21 hits. Saturday night, the Mets scored nine runs on six home runs. For the second-straight game the Mets had a pitcher go at least six innings. On top of...
As first reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and confirmed by Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday acquired Twins closer and right-handed flame thrower Jhoan Duran in exchange for right-handed pitcher Mick Abel and catcher Eduardo Tait. Mick Abel, the Phillies’ No. 2 prospect according to MLB.com and MLB’s No. 49 prospect, was with the Phillies’ Triple-A...
On Friday, the New York Mets announced that they acquired left-handed reliever Gregory Soto from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for pitching prospects Wellington Aracena and Cameron Foster. This was the first deal ahead of what projects to be a busy trade deadline for the Mets. Soto, 30 years old, is in his seventh big-league season. After starting his major-league career with the Detroit...
Former New York Mets right-handed reliever David Robertson is set to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies according to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. The deal is pending a physical. The Phillies are reportedly giving Robertson $16 million for the remainder of the season. Importantly, that $16 million is being prorated over the remainder of the season. Robertson remained unsigned throughout the...
