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Let’s give Jonah Tong the time he deserves in 2026

Jonah Tong’s 2025 campaign was about as strong an advertisement for Triple-A baseball as one can make.  Tong absolutely eviscerated minor league competition last season. In 22 starts, he pitched to a 1.43 ERA with 179 strikeouts in 113.2 IP. Those eye-popping numbers were enough to earn Tong the Minor League Pitching Prospect of the […]

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10 days ago | 0 reads

Joey Gerber could be just what the Mets’ bullpen needs

Before the Mets traded Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil, before they let Edwin Díaz and Pete Alonso walk, and before they added a smattering of All-Stars to their roster, the team’s offseason began with a subtler move: acquiring Joey Gerber. A 28-year-old right-handed reliever, Gerber has just twenty innings of big league experience under his […]

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10 days ago | 3 reads

Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, Episode 223: Mr. (M)cLean

Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Chris and Brian discus the first spring starts from Nolan McLean and Freddy Peralta, talk right field, and spend more time on Robert Stock than anyone probably expected.  Chris’s Music Pick: The Mystery Lights – […]

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Mets Morning News: “Freddy was pretty pumped”

Meet the Mets Freddy Peralta, who pitched three perfect innings in the Mets’ 14-3 Grapefruit League victory over the Cardinals yesterday, was named as the Opening Day starter for the Mets. “Everybody was aware and Freddy was pretty pumped,” Carlos Mendoza said. Speaking of Peralta, he smiled and said, “No comment” when asked if he […]

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10 days ago | 3 reads

Mets 14, Cardinals 3: Peralta’s perfect Mets start

The Mets decimated the Cardinals in a victory on the road in Jupiter this afternoon, and Freddy Peralta started his Mets tenure about as good as one would have hoped. The Mets will be back in action tomorrow afternoon at 1:10 PM EST, taking on the Washington Nationals back at Clover Park. Tobias Myers will […]

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11 days ago | 7 reads

Freddy Peralta named Mets’ Opening Day Starter

Carlos Mendoza officially announced Freddy Peralta as the Mets’ Opening Day starter earlier today. The skipper said it was “pretty clear” Peralta would be pitching at the front of the team’s rotation when he was acquired this offseason, adding “he earned it”. Peralta was arguably the centerpiece move for a Mets offseason that saw the […]

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11 days ago | 4 reads

Matt Turner is another lefty relief option

It has been a few years since the Mets were active in the major league portion of the Rule 5 Draft. However, in 2025 they were active in the minor league portion, claiming three pitchers: Justin Armbruester, Aaron Rozek, and Matt Turner. Turner, an 11th round draft pick for Cleveland in 2017, is a Miami […]

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11 days ago | 1 read

Alex Carrillo will look to provide bullpen depth in 2025

Alex Carrillo has had a rather arduous road in his professional career, one that eventually resulted in his major league debut in 2025. Carrillo, now 28 years of age, originally signed as an undrafted free agent with the Texas Rangers out of Faulker University, an NAIA school in Montgomery, Alabama, in 2019. He lost his […]

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11 days ago | 0 reads

Mets Morning News: McLean!

Meet the Mets Nolan McLean’s first outing of the spring was fantastic, and the Mets won their exhibition game against the Astros. Mets minor league pitcher Ryan Lambert is fanatical about his dietary beliefs and once consumed thirty raw eggs per day for an entire month. “Everybody says first base is easy, but it’s harder […]

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11 days ago | 2 reads

What do you miss most about Shea Stadium?

This post is part of a series of daily questions that we’ll ask the community here at Amazin’ Avenue throughout the month of February. We hope you find the questions engaging and that our prompts can spark some fun conversations in the comments. We’ll see you there and plan to have staff chiming in, too. […]

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Mets 5, Astros 0: Nolan McLean shines in exhibition win

The Mets cruised to victory in a road game as they visited the Astros in West Palm Beach this afternoon, and Nolan McLean was unsurprisingly the star of the show in his first spring training appearance. The Mets’ next Grapefruit League game is set for 1:05 PM EST tomorrow as they visit the Cardinals in […]

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12 days ago | 2 reads

MJ Melendez will look to get his career back on track in Queens

MJ Melendez, once upon a time, was a top prospect in the game of baseball. The now 27 year old was a 2017 second round pick (52nd overall) by the Kansas City Royals out of high school, and ascended through the minor leagues rather quickly. Originally a catcher, Melendez reached High-A ball in 2019 before […]

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12 days ago | 0 reads

Who would you rather have lunch with: Gary, Keith, or Ron?

This post is part of a series of daily questions that we’ll ask the community here at Amazin’ Avenue throughout the month of February. We hope you find the questions engaging and that our prompts can spark some fun conversations in the comments. We’ll see you there and plan to have staff chiming in, too. […]

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Grapefruit Juice: Cardinals 6, Mets 0

The New York Mets (2-2-1) dropped a listless game to the St. Louis Cardinals (3-2), 6-0 at Clover Park in St. Lucie. The Mets scattered eight hits, but couldn’t bring any across in their fifth game of spring. The Mets take on the Astros in West Palm Beach tomorrow at 1:05pm. Nolan McLean will make […]

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13 days ago | 2 reads

Francisco Lindor has stitches removed, still on track for Opening Day

Carlos Mendoza provided an update on Francisco Lindor to the media today, saying that the Mets’ shortstop can restart “impact” activities in 2-3 days after having the stitches removed from his surgically repaired left hand on Tuesday. Lindor underwent surgery on February 11 to repair a stress fracture in his left hamate bone and the […]

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13 days ago | 3 reads

Ji Hwan Bae is a Met…why?

Warning: This piece discusses domestic violence and includes a link to an article that shows visual evidence of domestic violence. In one of the earliest moves of the offseason, the Mets claimed Ji Hwan Bae off waivers from the Pirates. Bae, entering his age-27 season, appeared in 163 games in parts of four seasons with […]

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13 days ago | 2 reads

Mets Morning News: It’s a tie

Meet the Mets The Mets tied the Astros 6-6 in a spring training game yesterday. Jack Wenninger started the game and threw two scoreless innings, but it was a game to forget for the Mets’ pitching staff with 13 walks given up in total. Mike Tauchman began his Mets tenure with a bang, launching a […]

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13 days ago | 0 reads

What would your all-time Mets roster look like?

This post is part of a series of daily questions that we’ll ask the community here at Amazin’ Avenue throughout the month of February. We hope you find the questions engaging and that our prompts can spark some fun conversations in the comments. We’ll see you there and plan to have staff chiming in, too. […]

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13 days ago | 4 reads

Grapefruit Juice: Mets 6, Astros 6

The Mets were bitten by the walk on Tuesday afternoon, and as a result had to settle for a 6-6 tie with the Astros at Clover Park. Each of the Mets’ ten pitchers issued a walk, and the team issued 13 walks in total on the afternoon—Houston walked just four. That, as Gary Cohen mentioned, […]

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14 days ago | 3 reads