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Turning the page on 2025, turning the page on the Mets’ core
Letting go is an essential part of life. Letting go is also, by its very nature, painful. The New Year is defined by the need to let go of both the good and the bad things that defined the previous 365 days—retaining the parts you want to bring with you, breaking away the parts you […]
Mets Morning News: Happy New Year!
Meet the Mets Happy New Year, dear Amazin’ Avenue readers! May 2026 hold more wins than losses. Carlos Beltrán did not always have the best relationship with the Mets, but that has all changed in recent years, culminating in his induction in the Mets Hall of Fame. The Mets’ trio of young pitchers are doing […]
Tylor Megill’s 2025 was frustrating on and off the field
2025 was not a year particularly kind to Tylor Megill when it comes to the game of baseball. His season, on the surface, was fine but unspectacular. He ended the year with a 3.95 ERA over 14 starts (68.1 innings), striking out a ton of batters (29.2% strikeout rate), but also walking far too many […]
Luisangel Acuña showed his pros and his cons in 2025
2025, as a season, was a season that can be qualified as a mixed bag for Luisangel Acuña, in the most generous of terms. Acuña, who was acquired from the Texas Rangers for Max Scherzer during the Great Sell-off of 2023, was a divisive prospect at the time, despite his clear Top 100 stature by […]
Mets Morning News: No fireworks yet
Meet the Mets Jorge Polanco was filmed working on techniques to help his transition to increased playing time at first base. Jeff McNeil will be wearing double digits on his jersey for the first time since his first year with the Mets in 2018. After adopting a tweak to his vulcan change, Jonah Tong saw […]
Nolan McLean will be a key component of the next Mets core
In case you haven’t heard, the 2026 Mets will look very different from the teams we’ve rooted for over the past several years. The four longest-tenured Mets—Brandon Nimmo, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso, and Edwin Díaz—are all gone, having either been jettisoned from the team or allowed to walk away. The breaking up of this core […]
Tuesday Top Ten: Edwin Díaz Saves
The sound of Edwin Díaz’s signature trumpets signaled more than a dramatic entrance from the bullpen; they were the overture to a serialized adventure story, the theme song to a Mets career which, from its first moment to its last, proved boundlessly entertaining and unpredictable. It began with one of the most instantly panned trades […]
Mets Morning News: And then there were two (days left in 2025)
Meet the Mets Anthony DiComo sees Sean Manaea as a likely bounce back candidate for the 2026 Mets. Abbey Mastracco talked about how the Mets can start to change their offseason. With an offseason of massive changes already in full swing, Danny Abriano reassessed the team’s targets and key priorities heading into 2026. On his […]
Francisco Lindor had an All-Star season for the Mets in 2025
Francisco Lindor was a steadying presence for the Mets last year despite all the volatility around him. The team did miss the playoffs, but it was through no fault of his own. He reached the 30/30 milestone and finished the year hitting .267/.346/.466 with 31 home runs, 117 runs, 86 RBI, and 31 stolen bases. […]
Counting down the Top 20 Moments of Pete Alonso’s Mets career
Earlier this month, Pete Alonso left New York for Baltimore when he signed a five-year deal worth $155 million with the Orioles. He left behind a lasting legacy in Flushing, one that includes establishing himself as the franchise’s all-time home run leader, both for a single season (53) and for his career (264). While one […]
Mets Morning News: Countdown
Meet the Mets The 2025 Mets are dead and the 2026 Mets are dormant for now, so the official team YouTube uploaded a full Mike Piazza at-bat from the summer of 2001 which eventually ends in a walk-off home run. A few years of waiting after a trash can-adjacent cheating scheme blew his shot at […]
Mets Morning News: Jeff says goodbye
Meet the Mets Jeff McNeil penned a heartfelt goodbye to the Mets and their fans on social media yesterday. Nolan McLean’s introduction to the big leagues was impressive in a number of ways, one of them being the amount of groundballs and strikeouts he induced. Around the National League East The Marlins said goodbye to […]
Mets Afternoon News: Mets have met with Framber Valdez
Meet the Mets The Mets are “among the teams” who have met with free agent left-hander Framber Valdez, according to reporting by SNY. Congratulations to Mets pitcher Tylor Megill on his engagement to his girlfriend Payton. Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru of MLB.com makes David Wright’s Hall of Fame case, outlining six reasons why the Mets legend belongs […]
2025 Mets Minor League In Memoriam: Right-Handed Pitchers
In this four-part series, we look back on the minor leaguers that the Mets released or traded over 2025. Today, we focus on right-handed pitchers. 02/01/25: DSL Mets Orange released RHP Greidi Pina. 02/01/25: DSL Mets Orange released RHP Nehomar Turmero. 02/04/25: DSL Mets Blue released RHP Nomar Meza. 02/04/25: DSL Mets Blue released RHP […]
Grading the Mets’ Jeff McNeil trade
In the latest (and potentially final) component of the controlled demolition of the holdover Mets’ core, Jeff McNeil was traded to the Athletics last week for RHP Yordan Rodriguez. The Mets are also covering $5.75M of McNeil’s 2026 salary as well as his buyout to 2027 to incentivize the Athletics to take on his deal. […]
2025 Mets Minor League In Memoriam: Left-Handed Pitchers
In this four-part series, we look back on the minor leaguers that the Mets released or traded over 2025. Today, we focus on left-handed pitchers. 02/01/25: DSL Mets Blue released LHP Franklin Arciniegas. 02/01/25: DSL Mets Blue released LHP Darling Felix. 02/01/25: DSL Mets Blue released LHP Misael Lopez. 02/01/25: DSL Mets Blue released LHP […]
Mets Morning News: And so that was Christmas
Meet the Mets The Mets released 19-year-old Vladi Guerrero, son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero. Yahoo Sports’ Andres Chavez highlighted four areas where the Mets’ current roster needs to improve. MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo selected the ten best moments in Mets history, from the 1969 World Series to the 2024 postseason. Around Major League Baseball […]
A look back on 25 Years of Mets Rookies
I remember 2001 like it was yesterday (the good parts of it, anyway; I have a big blank spot during that day that’s honestly probably for the best). Train’s “Drops of Jupiter” just finished playing on TRL and Carson Daly began talking about Jennifer Lopez breaking up with P. Diddy, but I wasn’t interested in […]
Mets Morning News: And to all a good night
Meet the Mets Merry Christmas to those celebrating today from all of us at Amazin’ Avenue! David Stearns gifted the Mets pitching depth by signing Mike Baumann to a minor league deal. With the core gone the 2026 group will be the first true David Stearns team shaped within his vision. He still has a […]
2025 Mets Minor League In Memoriam: Outfielders
In this four-part series, we look back on the minor leaguers that the Mets released or traded over 2025. Today, we focus on the outfielders. 01/17/25: Syracuse Mets released OF Edward Olivares. 02/01/25: DSL Mets Orange released OF Enderson Asencio. • Asencio was signed by the organization in January 15, 2023 for $75,000, and thanks […]
A Pod of Their Own, Episode 260: Cloudy with a chance of Dude
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 Jeff McNeil trade, which feels like the completion of the “blowing up” of […]
Mets Morning News: ‘Twas the morning before Christmas
Meet the Mets The Mets signed right-handed pitcher Tyler Burch to a two-year minor league contract. Burch is recovering from elbow surgery but will be ready to pitch this season. The Mets also signed pitcher Ofreidy Gómez to a minor league contract. Anthony DiComo took a look at what comes next for a Mets roster […]
Mets have some interest in outfielder Austin Hays
The Mets are reportedly interested in free agent left fielder Austin Hays, according to Jon Heyman. The team is discussing the outfielder internally as they look to bolster their lineup. Hays, an eight-year veteran who has bounced around between the Orioles, Phillies, and, most recently, the Reds, is coming off a year in which he […]
2025 Mets Minor League In Memoriam: Infielders
In this four-part series, we look back on the minor leaguers that the Mets released or traded over 2025. Today, we focus on the infielders. 02/01/25: DSL Mets Orange released SS Starling Fernandez. 02/01/25: DSL Mets Orange released SS Leiner Ramirez. 02/04/25: DSL Mets Orange released C Yerlin Garcia. 06/16/25: Syracuse Mets released 1B Jon […]
Grading the Mets’ Luke Weaver signing
The Mets continued both their bullpen revamp and their seemingly endless conquest to steal good players from the Yankees, signing Luke Weaver to a two-year, $22M deal. Weaver, a 32-year-old right hander, has been a key member of the Yankees’ bullpen the past two seasons and actually took the closer’s job from Devin Williams at […]
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