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A final grade on the Mets’ offseason

It’s finally here. No not the start of the regular season, the end of our offseason grades. Priorities, people. Moves we graded We broke down the eight major moves the Mets made this offseason while also consolidating the bevvy or smaller additions: By and large, these grades stand up in the broader context of the […]

Juan Soto is our superstar

It was almost too perfect. The Mets made an improbable run to the National League Championship Series in 2024. In the offseason, retained their fan-favorite, post-season hero, free-agent first baseman and went out and signed a superstar to the largest contract in baseball history. The Mets saw the promised land but fell short, so they […]

Mets Morning News: Gazing into crystal balls

Meet the Mets The Mets will be wearing a memorial patch on their jerseys for Davey Johnson this season. The New York Transit Museum will be running a vintage 7 Line train to Mets-Willet Point Thursday morning in honor of Opening Day. Carson Benge had an excited (and colorful) reaction to being called up to […]

Brooks Raley returns for another year in Queens

The Mets used a tremendous amount of pitchers in 2025; if you count position players, 46 pitchers tossed off the mount last year for the Mets. 29 pitchers pitched in relief for the Mets last season, and of all that pitched in at least five games, only seven are still in the organization and/or aren’t […]

Who is Devin Williams?

If you still don’t know who Devin Williams is, you’ve definitely seen him pitch before. You’ve seen him throw the same pitch, in fact, over and over again—rocking back and firing a changeup on the lower-outside corner which Pete Alonso connects with the other way as the Mets’ dugout erupts and Howie Rose delivers the […]

Luke Weaver has the potential to create a dominant back end of the bullpen

Outside of Edwin Díaz, the Mets’ bullpen proved to be volatile last year. While a number of factors contributed to that reality, one of David Stearns’ goals this offseason was to strengthen the relief corps. He started that process when he signed closer Devin Williams to a three-year deal, but he followed that up a […]

Amazin’ Avenue’s 2026 Bold Predictions

Linda Surovich: Carson Benge wins ROTY During the offseason, David Stearns announced that Carson Benge would be given a chance to compete for a spot on the major league roster during spring training. A spot cleared on the roster for him with Brandon Nimmo’s departure and Juan Soto moving to left field this season. The […]

Mets Morning News: Welcome to the show, Carson Benge

Meet the Mets The Mets finally announced that Carson Benge will be on the team’s Opening Day roster, which felt like an inevitability after his incredible spring training performance. Anthony DiComo offered some predictions for the team heading into the season. Writing for SNY, John Harper made his predictions for the Mets’ season. Tim Britton […]

Carson Benge makes Opening Day roster

This afternoon, the Mets announced that Carson Benge has officially made the Opening Day roster and will be playing right field when the Mets take on Paul Skenes and the Pirates on March 26 at Citi Field. The team’s number 2 ranked prospect was impressive in camp, hitting .366/.435/.439 in 41 at-bats during Grapefruit League […]

2026 is of the utmost importance to David Peterson

The Mets’ starting rotation is a mixture of homegrown players and acquired talent heading into the 2026 season. They’ve got some young players fresh from the minor leagues either firmly entrenched or knocking on the door in Nolan McLean, Christian Scott, and Jonah Tong. And they have a group of starters they acquired outside the […]

Mets Morning News: Candles in the Wind

Meet the Mets Mike Tauchman’s MRI revealed a torn meniscus that will require surgery to repair and keep him sidelined for the foreseeable future. For at least the first two go-arounds, the Mets will run with a five-man rotation where Sean Manaea will be the odd man out, piggybacking when needed. In his time as […]

Mets Madness: Sweet Sixteen

For a detailed explanation/FAQ regarding this tournament, click here. For the First Round results, click here. For the Second Round results, click here. QUADRANT 1 1986 (1) vs 2009 (12)G1: 7-1, ’09G2: 15-2, ’86G3: 4-3, ’86G4: 3-0, ’09G5: 4-3, ’09Series MVP: Johan Santana The Whiteyball Cardinals couldn’t do it. Mike Scott and the Astros couldn’t do it. […]

Mets outfielder Mike Tauchman has torn meniscus, needs surgery

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza announced this morning that outfielder Mike Tauchman has a meniscus tear in his knee and will require surgery. That certainly takes the 35-year-old out of the equation for the Mets’ final decisions about their Opening Day roster, but assuming he stays with the organization, it is the sort of surgery that […]

Mets Morning News: Mets set rotation, Tauchman to get MRI

Meet the Mets The Mets have set their Opening Day rotation. We already knew that Freddy Peralta is slated to start on Opening Day, but he will be followed by David Peterson, Nolan McLean, Clay Holmes, and Kodai Senga in that order. Meanwhile, Sean Manaea, whose velocity has been down this spring, will be used […]

Mike Tauchman to undergo MRI for knee issue

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza announced that outfielder Mike Tauchman is set to undergo an MRI for a knee issue that he experienced in the team’s split-squad spring training game against the Astros this afternoon. Tauchman collided with the right field fence early in the game and was visibly uncomfortable while continuing to play in the […]

Grapefruit Juice: Astros 7, Mets 5 / Nationals 3, Mets 1

In the home game of the split squad games, the Astros beat the Mets 7-5. In the away game of the split squad games, the Mets lost to the Nationals 3-1. The Mets play their final game of the spring tomorrow at 1:10pm tomorrow against the Marlins.

Mets announce rotation to start the season

The Mets have officially revealed the order of their starting rotation to begin the 2026 regular season. While it has long been known that Freddy Peralta would get the ball when the Mets take the field on March 26 against the Pirates, the club revealed today that David Peterson would get the ball in Game […]

Astros to Open Season with 5 Man Rotation

Astros manager Joe Espada made the declaration before today’s spring training game vs. the Mets. Today, Houston Astros manager Joe Espada declared the team would open the season with a 5-man rotation, a reversal from earlier statements about using a 6-man rotation this season. While the Astros can still employ a 6-man rotation at various […]

Hayden Senger optioned to Triple-A

The Mets continue the winnowing of their major league camp, optioning catcher Hayden Senger to Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets currently have 38 players in big league camp. Senger, who made headlines last winter for his tale of working at Whole Foods in the offseason, appeared in 33 games for the Mets in 2025, filling in […]

Astros vs. Mets Spring Training Game Thread 3/21/2026

The Houston Astros (10-13-3) travel to Port St. Lucie to face the New York Mets (12-10-2) in Grapefruit League play. RHP Mike Burrows (1-0) will make his fifth start of the Spring as he takes on Mets RHP Jonah Tong (0-1). FIRST IMPRESSIONS: New addition RHP Mike Burrows has had an impressive Spring for the […]

Mets Madness: Second Round

For a detailed explanation/FAQ regarding this tournament, click here. For the First Round results, click here. QUADRANT 1 1986 (1) vs 2010 (8)G1: 2-0, ’10G2: 3-1, ’86G3: 6-3, ’86G4: 6-4, ’86Series MVP: Ray Knight Ray Knight’s MVP streak continues, as the veteran third baseman hit two more clutch homers and drove in five runs to propel […]

Jorge Polanco is a huge question mark at first base

When the Mets signed Jorge Polanco to a two-year, $40 million contract to be their first baseman just days after Pete Alonso got five years from the Baltimore Orioles, it was, to put it lightly, a surprise. Polanco has been a good offensive player for a number of years, with a standout 2025 for the […]