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2026 Mets Draft profile: John Smith III
John “John John” Smith III was born in Apollo Beach, Florida and attended Lennard High School in nearby Ruskin. He lettered twice and hit a cumulative .397/.638/.603, electing to attend Pensacola State College after graduating in 2022. In his freshman year, the outfielder played in all 48 Pirates games, hitting .382/.384/.497 with 7 doubles, 1 […]
2026 Mets Draft profile: Marcus Ward
A native of Alpharetta, Georgia, Marcus Ward attended Kings Ridge Christian High School. A four-year letterman there, playing football as well as baseball, he was a First All-Region Team honoree this past spring, helping lead the Tigers to a 30-4 record and their second-consecutive Georgia High School Association Final Four. At the plate, the 6’, […]
2026 Mets Draft profile: Cooper Dossett
Cooper Dossett was not only a well-known, high-profile high school prospect during his days playing at Har-Ber High School in Springdale, Arkansas, but he was a record-setting high school prospect; the right-hander set the Perfect Game national record by uncorking a throw from the outfield that was clocked at 100 MPH. A four-year letterman with […]
2026 Mets Draft profile: Gavin Guidry
When you think of Guidey’s from the bayous outside of New Orleans, the mind automatically shifts to Louisiana Lightning, but there is no blood relation between the two. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Gavin Guidry attended Alfred M. Barbe High School. If that sounds familiar, it should- another Mets-related Gavin was also born in Lake […]
2026 Mets Draft profile: Dustin Hagens Jr.
A three-year letterwinner who played baseball, basketball, and football at Fulton High School in Fulton, Missouri, Dustin Hagens performed well on the diamond, helping lead the team to the semifinals of the state championship tournament in his senior year, but drew very little scouting buzz and attention as an unheralded, undersized right-hander. Prior to his […]
2026 Mets Draft profile: Zach Crotchfelt
According to Crotchfelt family lore, Zach’s great-grandfather was scouted by and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, playing for their Class AAA farm club back in the day. Perhaps in a few generations, Zach’s great-grandchildren will be telling stories at blurnsball games themselves about how their ancestor played baseball with the New York Mets. A […]
2026 Mets Draft profile: Jacob Madrid
A three-year letterman from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California that boasts alumni such as former Mets Tim Foli and Greg Goosen, as well as all-stars Hunter Greene and Mike/Giancarlo Stanton among others, Jacob Madrid’s baseball career started off slowly, hitting .255/.367/.352 in his sophomore season with the Knights in 2023. He was […]
Things to watch in the Mets’ second half
Let’s cut right to the chase: The Mets are a bad baseball team. But worse than being bad, they’re borderline unwatchable. Ah, I see I’ve already contradicted the overarching purpose of this article. Apologies, let’s start over. Yes, the Mets are bad. And yes, the Mets have been teetering on the precipice of completely unwatchable […]
A 2026 Mets trade deadline primer
The Mets are bad. The trade deadline approaches: Monday, August 3 at 6 PM EDT. That means it’s time to do an inventory of what the Mets have to move and what they might get for those pieces. Rental relievers Relief pitchers on one-year contracts are perhaps the most obvious pieces for a deadline seller […]
Mets Morning News: Senior Circuit snooze
Meet the Mets Danny Abriano listed five storylines to watch for in the second half of the Mets season. Mike Puma doled out a myriad of Fs on his first-half report card for the New York Mets. Mets first-round draft pick Carson Wiggins has officially signed with the organization. The Mets’ ineptitude has made it […]
Juan Soto laughs off boos, singles in All-Star Game
Sometimes you have to tune out the haters. Juan Soto did just that in Philadelphia when he was introduced at Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game. In enemy territory, Phillies fans booed him so loudly that he couldn’t help but smile. Making his fifth All-Star appearance, Soto went 1-for-2 with a single and a strikeout against […]
Open Thread: 2026 All-Star Game
American League lineup Mike Trout – CF (Los Angeles Angels) Yordan Alvarez – DH (Houston Astros) Shea Langeliers – C (Athletics) Junior Caminero – 3B (Tampa Bay Rays) Bobby Witt Jr. – SS (Kansas City Royals) Cody Bellinger – RF (New York Yankees) Ben Rice – 1B (New York Yankees) Riley Greene – LF (Detroit Tigers) […]
Mets Player Performance Meter: Position Players, June 29-July 12
The Mets’ poor first half continued right into the All-Star break. They had a bad time north of the border, dropping two out of three to the Blue Jays before losing the first two games in Atlanta as well. They then rebounded a bit, scratching out a split with the Braves and beating the Royals—one […]
2026 Mets Draft profile: AJ Krodel
Villa Park, California native Andrew James Krodel attended the eponymously named high school in the district, lettering three years with the Spartans. In total, he hit .288/.356/.352 in 80 games and posted a 3.70 ERA in 98.1 innings, allowing 91 hits, walking 29, and striking out 90. The numbers, nor the fastball that hovered around […]
2026 Mets Draft profile: Kuhio Aloy
Jamie Aloy, who was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 48th round of the 1999 MLB Draft out of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, had two sons and both followed in his footsteps, pursing baseball not just as a passion or hobby, but as a profession. His eldest son, Wehiwa Kapahulehua, attended […]
Assembling The Mets’ No-Star Team
It’s that time of year again: A collection of baseball’s finest from across the country rendezvous for 48 hours of red-carpeted, star-studded celebration. And along with all the fanfare and festivities comes an inevitable complaint ringing out from the bleachers, the internet echo chambers, and heated family dinners: “Why isn’t [insert favorite player with a […]
Mets Minor League Players of the Week: Week Sixteen
Daiverson Gutierrez, C It’s been a pretty rough go of it thus far this season for Gutierrez, who ranked 24th on our list of the Mets’ top prospects coming into the 2026 season, but he was on fire in the week leading up to the break. The 20-year-old edged out Christopher Morel, who started his […]
The former Mets in this year’s All-Star Game
This All-Star week in Philadelphia, you can find three players who at one point were part of the Mets organization. Those three players played a grand total of…24 major league games in orange and blue. But all three left a mark on the franchise in their own way. Here’s a closer look at the former […]
A Pod of Their Own, Episode 282: Heights Hive
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space. This week, we begin by discussing the Mets sputtering into the All-Star break, as expected. We talk about what the Mets […]
Mets Morning News: Juan Soto Avenue
Meet the Mets Juan Soto talked to the media ahead of tonight’s All-Star Game. He discussed which Mets players he thinks he will be part of next year’s All-Star team, how it feels to represent the Mets in the game, helping A.J. Ewing and Carson Benge, the players he looked up to growing up, the […]
Open Thread: 2026 Home Run Derby
Today is the Home Run Derby, arguably the best part of the All Star Break. We’ve got a new format this year, removing the timer from the last couple seasons and going back to a swing limit. Here are this year’s participants, which includes two Phillies (in Philadelphia) and a Yankee but still manages to […]
2026 Mets Draft profile: Nate Isler
Nate Isler was born in Charlottesville, Virginia but the family settled down in Milton, Georgia and the right-hander grew up there. He attended Cambridge High School and playing against fellow 2026 Mets draftee and fellow right-handed pitcher Luke McNeillie during Milton High School versus Cambridge High School rivalry games. A three-year letterwinner, he one-upped McNeillie, […]
2026 Mets Draft profile: Ryan Tayman
Ryan Tayman was born San Luis Obispo, California, the son of Lauri Tayman, who played softball at Wilfrid Laurier University during her time there. Growing up in Grover Beach, he attended the nearby Arroyo Grande High School and was a three-year letterman there, mainly playing first base, third base, and catching. In his senior year, […]
The history of Mets participating in the Home Run Derby
While Juan Soto toyed with the idea of joining this year’s loaded Home Run Derby field, he ultimately decided against participating in the competition he won in 2022 as a member of the Nationals. That choice ensured that this year’s derby would not feature any current Mets. If that fact keeps your interest in the […]
2026 Mets Draft profile: Landon Koenig
Landon Koenig was born in Page, North Dakota, a city of 190 in the southwestern portion of the state as per the 2020 census. He attended May-Port High School, an institution servicing the combined cities of Mayville and Portland, beginning in seventh grade and as such, has the distinction of being a six-time letterman, playing […]
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