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With the recent moves made by David Stearns and the Mets, the team’s starting lineup has finally come into focus. As everyone’s positions and roles have become more clear as a result, so has the bench situation for the Mets, and it’s looking to be a fairly strong group, though the DH position is one […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 5 days ago | 0 reads
On January 21, 2026, Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat were traded to the Milwaukee Brewers. This list, and their place on it, was compiled back in late-November. For continuity’s sake, I decided upon including Williams and Sproat’s profile, but for all intents and purposes, every player on our list below the pair can be considered […]
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Meet the Mets It’s official: Francisco Lindor will not get to play for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic for insurance reasons. Keith Hernandez and SNY have agreed to a three-year contact. With pitchers and catchers set to report next week and spring training games to follow not too long after that, Abbey Mastracco […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 5 days ago | 0 reads
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. What grade would you give David Stearns for the Mets’ 2025-26 offseason?
From Amazin' Avenue | 5 days ago | 2 reads
Tenth is the series. Today we look at the Cubs’ young center fielder. Peter Henry Crow-Armstrong, the first-round pick of the New York Mets in 2020, came on like gangbusters in the first half of 2025. His act flagged badly toward the end, but he turned in a marvelous season that raises expectations and anxieties […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue | 6 days ago | 3 reads
On January 21, 2026, Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat were traded to the Milwaukee Brewers. This list, and their place on it, was compiled back in late-November. For continuity’s sake, I decided upon including Williams and Sproat’s profile, but for all intents and purposes, every player on our list below the pair can be considered […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 6 days ago | 0 reads
It’s been a little over a year since the Mets claimed right-handed relief pitcher Austin Warren off waivers from the Giants, and with today being Warren’s 30th birthday, it seems like as good a time as any to take a look at what might be in store for him in 2026. Taken by the Angels […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 6 days ago | 2 reads
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 expressing excitement that we officially have videos of pitchers throwing, which is the only thing […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 6 days ago | 0 reads
Meet the Mets Newest Met Freddy Peralta is already in camp and said he will not pitch for the Dominican Republic in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Nolan McLean also reported early and is looking forward to his first big league camp. Spring training officially starts next week and Anthony DiComo wrote an handy guide […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 6 days ago | 0 reads
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. […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 6 days ago | 1 read
Baseball Prospectus has published its annual list of the top 101 prospects in baseball ahead of the 2026 season, and seven Mets prospects are included on the list: Nolan McLean (4), Carson Benge (10), Jonah Tong (23), A.J. Ewing (38), Jacob Reimer (70), Ryan Clifford (86), and Will Watson (96). And both Jett Williams (41) […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 7 days ago | 1 read
2025 started with nothing but optimism. The team had landed the biggest free agent on the market in Juan Soto. They were stocked with talent and even brought back fan favourite Pete Alonzo. The season opened with the Mets playing some of their best baseball in their history, storming out to a 45-25 in the […]
From Bluebird Banter | 7 days ago | 0 reads
A standout on the baseball diamond as well as the gridiron, Nolan McLean was a two-sport star while attending the eponymously named Garner High School in Garner, North Carolina. As a football player, he lettered three years and threw for 6809 yards for 62 touchdowns. He was a three year letterman in baseball as well, […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 7 days ago | 1 read
Christian Scott was the first of the Mets’ current crop of young minor league starters to make his MLB debut back in the summer of 2024. It says a lot about the strength of the Mets’ farm system that despite Scott getting Tommy John Surgery late in that year, as well as trading away three […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 7 days ago | 1 read
Jeremiah Jackson made his major league debut the day after the Orioles traded Cedric Mullins to the Mets. The trade deadline marked the unofficial end to a season that was lost over the first two months. Any fans still tuning into MASN or MASN2 (RIP) on a given night were left looking for fun stories […]
From Camden Chat | 7 days ago | 1 read
Meet the Mets New York—specifically Etihad Park, which is being constructed right next to Citi Field—will be hosting group stage soccer games during the 2028 Olympics. Rest easy: Keith Hernandez has signed a new deal with SNY to return to the booth for yet another Mets season. However, Keith will be cutting back on his […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 7 days ago | 2 reads
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. […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 7 days ago | 3 reads
Carlos Beltrán will officially wear a Mets cap on his Baseball Hall of Fame plaque, according to a Tuesday afternoon announcement. Beltrán, who was elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on January 20 with 84.2% of votes, will be just the third Hall of Famer to wear a Mets cap in Cooperstown along […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 8 days ago | 0 reads
Carson Benge grew up with two older brothers, Garrett and Tyler. All four grew up baseball rats and were mainstays on the fields across their native Yukon, Oklahoma. Garrett went on to attend Cowley Community College in Arkansas City, Kansas in 2015, was drafted by the Cleveland Indians with their 22nd round pick in the […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 8 days ago | 3 reads
In the early days of the off-season, the Mets signed Joe Jacques to a minor league deal. The left-handed side-armer has had a couple cups of coffee with the Red Sox and the Diamondbacks, but did not pitch in the majors in 2025. This is clearly a depth signing for the Mets, as there’s not […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 8 days ago | 2 reads
Meet the Mets Pitchers and Catchers don’t officially report for another eight days, but Freddy Peralta, Nolan McLean, and Jonah Tong have already arrived at Port St. Lucie. Tong talked about the Brandon Sproat trade and his goals for the upcoming season, stating “I’m just going to be where my feet are and let everything […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 8 days ago | 0 reads
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. […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 8 days ago | 3 reads
CBS Sports | R.J. Anderson: The Yankees are one of several teams interested in Ty France, per MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo. The Red Sox, Mets, Padres, and Diamondbacks are among the first baseman’s other suitors. France slashed .257/.320/.360 last year in 138 games with the Twins and Blue Jays. This report comes on the heels of […]
From Pinstripe Alley | 9 days ago | 4 reads
A native of Markham, Ontario, Canada, Jonah Tong grew up in a family of athletes. His skill at baseball quickly became apparent, but given that the family lived in Ontario, there was a distinct lack of opportunities for him to learn, grow, and highlight his skills to professional scouts and evaluators. A student at Bill […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 9 days ago | 1 read
Meet the Mets Juan Soto was officially announced as a member of the Dominican Republic’s World Baseball Classic team. The Mets are reportedly one of the teams interested in the services of free agent first baseman and hit-by-pitch-accumulator Ty France. Around the National League East Ten days out from pitchers and catchers reporting, Nick Castellanos […]
From Amazin' Avenue | 9 days ago | 4 reads