Just how badly are the New York Mets missing Francisco Álvarez, who hasn’t played in a month with a left thumb injury? On paper, the drop-off is clear.
Generally, work starts on this post earlier in the month, taking an idea and building on it as the team progresses up until it needs to be submitted. After the recent lack of performance of Edwin Diaz, it was very tempting to switch gears and move this into that direction.
This week, the Mets are bad. Seeing Edwin Díaz struggle is making us very sad. 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.
The New York Mets hope to even the series against the Cleveland Guardians after dropping game one, 3-1, on Monday. The Guardians are one of the most surprising good teams in baseball at 31-17, while the Mets' quest for a .500 record continues.
Earlier in the year, the Mets had a thing going where they consistently scored runs in the last few innings. Alas, it’s just a distant memory now. Tonight, the last 10 Mets went down in order and the result was a 3-1 loss to the Guardians in Cleveland.
When Tomás Nido is your offense, you probably are a bad base The Mets’ story over the last few weeks has looked a lot like this: lose two games, win the getaway game.
In the summer of 2011, the Cleveland Indians (now Cleveland Guardians) selected a shortstop by the name of Francisco Lindor with the eighth overall pick in the MLB Draft.
The New York Mets signed right-handed reliever Matt Festa to a minor league contract on Sunday. Festa has spent the season pitching in Triple-A for the San Diego Padres, but the organization released him last week, likely due to an opt-out clause in his contract.
Mets right-hander Kodai Senga missed a planned bullpen session on Sunday due to "triceps tightness," manager Carlos Mendoza said on Monday. Six days after Senga told the team he needed more time to be ready for a rehab stint because his mechanics were off, he experienced tightness and will target another day later in the week, Mendoza said.
After dropping three out of four games to the Philadelphia Phillies at home, the Mets hit the road to continue their National League East gauntlet against the Miami Marlins.
On Monday morning, the Mets announced the promotion of two-way player Nolan McLean to Double-A Binghamton after a strong start to the season with the Brooklyn Cyclones.
The 34-year-old signed a one-year, $2M deal with the Mets in free agency.
The Mets' star reliever spoke on his status as he struggles to get back to form.
The Mets signed right-hander Matt Festa to a minor league contract, per the transaction log at MiLB.com. He’s been assigned to Triple-A Syracuse and actually made his team debut yesterday, tossing 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief while picking up a pair of strikeouts.
Perhaps his return to Cleveland will provide a needed offensive spark for the New York Mets' Francisco Lindor. Set to face his former team in Cleveland for the first time since being traded three years ago, struggling Lindor and the Mets try to keep the American League Central-leading Guardians from a fourth consecutive victory Monday night.
Diaz has not been able to find his usual form this season. Is it a blip or a sign of things to come?
When the Mets got rid of Buck Showalter and lost out on the anointed one in Craig Counsell, settling instead for yet another first-time manager after the
The New York Mets have been struggling to find consistency in the past decade. While they have had some good teams, all the seasons have ended the same.
Pete Alonso's future in New York remains uncertain, especially following a report revealing the substantial offer he declined from the Mets last summer.
The club's president of baseball operations echoed owner Steve Cohen's recent comments about a second-straight summer fire sale.
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen doesn't want to rip apart his team and actually views them as a playoff-caliber outfit?
Steve Cohen may have let one slip this week.
On Tuesday, Jeff McNeil got a day off to clear his head after what has been a rough stretch for him at the plate. Hopefully he enjoyed that time off his feet, because he is not going to be seeing much of it moving forward.
MLB scouts have raved about his power potential. From the moment that the New York Mets signed Jesus Baez as an international free agent for $275,000, his power and ability have translated well to the pro level. As a 17-year-old, Baez hit seven home runs in the Dominican Summer League in 2022, which was no easy feat, let alone someone his age.
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