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Mets hire J.D. Martinez as special advisor

The Mets have hired J.D. Martinez as a special advisor, a role that will see him working with players in the organization in a similar way that Carlos Beltrán has in recent years, according to Tim Healey. One of the best hitters of his generation, Martinez spent his final major league season with the Mets […]

Mets at Cardinals: Lineups, broadcast info, and open thread, 3/31/26

Mets lineup Francisco Lindor – SSJuan Soto – LFBo Bichette – 3BLuis Robert – CFJared Young – 1BMark Vientos – DHMarcus Semien – 2BCarson Benge – RFLuis Torrens – C Kodai Senga – RHP Cardinals lineup JJ Wetherholt – 2BIvan Herrera – CAlec Burleson – 1BMasyn Winn – SSNolan Gorman – DHJordan Walker – RFNathan […]

Red Birds at Night, New York Delight

The Mets defeated the Cardinals 4-2 at Busch Stadium in the Mets’ first road game of the year. Francisco Lindor led off the game against Kyle Leahy and continued his aggressive early season play, legging out a triple to right field. Bo Bichette would drive him in with a ground out to put the Mets […]

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The Mets’ bullpen is already a problem

The Mets are (probably) one better third-base coach decision away from being 3-0 on the young season, but there’s an issue that has already reared its head in all three games of 2026 thus far: the bullpen.  Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but the Mets are coming off a season where their […]

Monday Stat Party: A-Benge-rs Assemble!

Welcome back to Monday Stat Party, a weekly series showcasing the most curious and nostalgia-inducing statistical developments from the past week of Mets baseball. These can be as high-profile as becoming the youngest MLB player to homer, steal, and walk on Opening Day, or as obscure as setting a team record for the most double-digit […]

Sean Manaea’s velocity gives the Mets a tough early problem to solve

In watching Sean Manaea’s 2026 debut from the stands at Citi Field, it looked like the likable lefty was getting away with something against the Pirates. Velocity isn’t everything when it comes to pitching, but it definitely matters. Manaea averaged 89 miles per hour with his fastball yesterday afternoon, and his sweeper averaged just 75 […]

Mets Morning News: Argh

Meet the Mets Sorry, we all used up our Good Extra Inning Victory coupon on Saturday, so we were left to suffer through 2026’s first of what we can only hope is very few Bad Extra Innings Losses. Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, MLB.com, Newsday, New York Daily News, New York Post, The Athletic With […]

Mets Daily Prospect Report, 3/30/26: Bae Day!

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (2-1) SYRACUSE 10, WORCESTER 8 (BOX) With the score tied going into the ninth inning, Syracuse pulled a rabbit out of their hat and knocked in a pair of runs to take the lead. It wasn’t exactly a well-played game, with both teams tied 8-8 going into the ninth, and it wasn’t […]

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Love Won, Love Lost

The Mets and Pirates went to extra innings in a low-scoring affair for the second day in a row, but this time there were no walk-off fireworks by the home team, as the Mets fell to Pittsburgh 4-3 in ten innings. Things got off to a nervy start immediately for Nolan McLean, who had trouble […]

Mets Daily Prospect Report, 3/29/26: Syracuse loses for first time in 2026

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (1-1) WORCESTER 5, SYRACUSE 3 (BOX) For the second time in as many days, Syracuse scored three runs, but this time, they surrendered five and suffered their first loss of the 2026 campaign. Joander Suarez gave up the first couple of those runs in his first start of the year, and Jonathan […]

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Mets vs. Pirates: Lineups, broadcast info, and open thread, 3/28/26

Mets lineup Francisco Lindor – SSJuan Soto – LFBo Bichette – 3BJorge Polanco – 1BLuis Robert – CFBrett Baty – DHMarcus Semien – 2BCarson Benge – RFFrancisco Alvarez – C David Peterson – LHP Pirates lineup Jared Triolo – SSRyan O’Hearn – 1BBryan Reynolds – LFMarcell Ozuna – DHNick Gonzales – 3BBrandon Lowe – 2BNick […]

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Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, Episode 225: Opening Day Recap

Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Chris and Brian discuss the happy recap of the Mets’ Opening Day 11-7 victory over the Pirates. They discuss the new-look offense, Freddy Peralta’s first Mets’ start, and marvel in the fact that the Mets […]

Mets Morning News: Let’s play (game) two

Meet the Mets There is a realistic scenario in which the 2026 Mets could wind up with the most productive outfielder in all of baseball. Where do things stand between Freddy Peralta and the Mets regarding a potential contract extension? Jorge Polanco and Bo Bichette both handled themselves adequately at their new positions on opening […]

Mets Daily Prospect Report, 3/28/26: Happy minor league opening day!

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (1-0) SYRACUSE 3, WORCESTER 1 (BOX) Welcome back to minor league baseball! With Nolan McLean and Carson Benge both on the major league roster and all but guaranteed to accrue enough innings/at-bats to graduate from rookie status, Jonah Tong will soon be Mets’ number one prospect, and the right-hander picked up where […]

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2026 Spring Training: Hitting Prospects

Now that spring training is behind us, let’s take a look at how the Amazin’ Avenue top prospects performed in Port St. Lucie. Carson Benge (2) A.J. Ewing (4) Jacob Reimer (5) Ryan Clifford (6) Mitch Voit (9) Elian Peña (11) Nick Morabito (13) Chris Suero (15) Antonio Jimenez (18) Edward Lantigua (19) Eli Serrano […]

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2026 Spring Training: Pitching Prospects

Now that spring training is behind us, let’s take a look at how the Amazin’ Avenue top prospects performed in Port St. Lucie. Nolan McLean (1) Jonah Tong (3) Will Watson (7) Jack Wenninger (8) Jonathan Santucci (10) Zach Thornton (12) R.J. Gordon (14) Dylan Ross (16) Ryan Lambert (17) Peter Kussow (24)

2026 Minor League Preview: Syracuse Mets

First Half Record: 31-44 (7/10, International League East Division) Second Half Record: 46-29 (2/10, International League East Division) When the 2025 season began, the Syracuse Mets had an assortment of the Mets’ top prospects and an additional nineteen players with major league experience. Syracuse had ended the second half of the 2024 season as one […]

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Here’s what the Mets had to say after yesterday’s Opening Day win

Unsurprisingly, the vibes were good after the Mets’ 11-7 Opening Day victory over the Pirates at Citi Field on Thursday afternoon. That reflected in the post-game comments, where there were a lot of positive things to say about the team’s performance in the win. Carlos Mendoza On the team’s approach against Paul Skenes in the […]

The new look Mets were on full display in yesterday’s win

The dominant storyline regarding the Mets all offseason was about the roster turnover. If you look up and down yesterday’s Opening Day lineup, about half of the players in it are new faces, most of whom weren’t even in the organization last season. Yesterday’s 11-7 victory over the Pirates in which the Mets got the […]