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Juan Soto leaves Mets’ game early after fouling ball off lower leg

For the second time in as many nights, a Mets hitter left the team’s game early after suffering an injury in the batter’s box, as Juan Soto fouled a ball of his lower leg in the bottom of the third. The ball appeared to hit the front of his ankle and the top of his […]

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez has meniscus tear in right knee

Francisco Alvarez has been placed on the 10-day injured list, as imaging showed a meniscus tear in his right knee. He is expected to return in six-to-eight weeks, and in a corresponding move, the Mets recalled Hayden Senger from Triple-A Syracuse. On Tuesday, Alvarez left the Mets’ game against the Tigers in the sixth inning […]

A.J. Ewing had himself quite the major league debut

With the way the Mets’ season has gone, you can forgive folks for not being exactly sure what to make of A.J. Ewing’s call-up. After all, Ewing had played just 12 games at Triple-A before getting promoted. And while he moved up three levels last season, starting the year in Single-A and ending the year […]

A Pod of Their Own, Episode 273: Upgraded from sell to don’t buy

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 Mets’ play in May, which has been a bit better, but still not […]

Mets Morning News: A(.J.)-Okay

Meet the Mets The Mets beat the Tigers in a 10-2 blowout. A.J. Ewing impressed in his debut, drawing three walks, driving in two runs, stealing a base, and hitting a triple for his first major league hit. Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, MLB.com, Newsday, New York Daily News, New York Post Carson Benge’s outfield […]

Mets Daily Prospect Report, 5/13/26: Thirteen innings!? In this economy!?

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (21-18) SYRACUSE 7, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 4 / 13 (BOX) With nearly even records coming into this game, Syracuse held the lead for most of the early portions of the game, but it was a thin lead. Jack Wenninger went unscored upon, lowering his ERA to 1.08, but sure enough, Scranton not only tied […]

Mets blow out the Tigers as A.J. Ewing impresses

The Mets returned home after their west coast road trip to face the Tigers. Freddy Peralta was taking the mound for the Mets, looking to try and get back on the right foot after losing the final two games (and the series) against the Diamondbacks. Jack Flaherty was starting for the Tigers, struggling so far […]

Francisco Alvarez leaves Mets’ game against Tigers early with knee injury

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez left the team’s game against the Tigers in the bottom of the sixth inning this evening after tweaking his right knee while taking a swing. The Mets’ training staff and manager Carlos Mendoza came out to talk to Alvarez after seeing him in discomfort following the swing, and following a brief […]

Mets vs. Tigers: Lineups, broadcast info, and open thread, 5/12/26

Mets lineup Carson Benge – RFBo Bichette – SSJuan Soto – LFMark Vientos – 1BMJ Melendez – DHBrett Baty – 3BMarcus Semien – 2BA.J. Ewing – CFFrancisco Alvarez – C SP: Freddy Peralta – RHP Tigers lineup Kevin McGonigle – SSMatt Vierling – CFColt Keith – DHRiley Greene – LFDillon Dingler – CWenceel Perez – […]

Mets officially promote A.J. Ewing, DFA Andy Ibáñez

The Mets made the promotion of prospect A.J. Ewing official on Tuesday afternoon. In a corresponding move, Andy Ibáñez was designated for assignment. Ewing, who was ranked No. 6 on Amazin’ Avenue’s preseason prospect list and is currently ranked No. 2 on MLB Pipeline’s list of top Mets prospects, put up an .827 OPS in […]

Mets Analysis: Getting to know A.J. Ewing

Andrew Joseph Ewing attended Springboro High School in Springboro, Ohio, where he was a multi-sport athlete who also played football. A baseball rat, his skill on the diamond quickly began outpacing his skill on the gridiron, earning him All-Conference First Team honors in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons and All-Southwestern Ohio Conference honors in […]

Mets Minor League Players of the Week: Week Seven

Ryan Clifford Week: 6 G, 23 AB, .391/.440/.783, 9 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 1/1 SB (Triple-A) 2026 Season: 37 G, 131 AB, .252/.327/.473, 33 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 15 BB, 53 K, 3/5 SB, .361 BABIP (Triple-A) Ryan Clifford logged 9 hits this past week, […]

The Mets try to put the Tigers in their tank

The New York Mets (15-25) return home to welcome the Detroit Tigers (19-22) for a three-game series, beginning tonight. The nightmare that has been the 2026 season got a brief respite when the Mets took two series in a row from the Angels and Rockies, but the mirage faded when the Diamondbacks took two of […]

Mets Morning News: Welcome to the Show, A.J. Ewing

Meet the Mets The Mets are calling up A.J. Ewing, one of their top prospects. Ewing is someone who is on everyone’s radar, and several Mets farmhands are on the horizon, writes Laura Albanese. Beyond just promoting Ewing, Max Goodman identified four more bold moves that the club can make to save its season. Despite […]

Mets to call up A.J. Ewing

The Mets are calling up top A.J. Ewing, their most exciting prospect right now, per a report by Will Sammon. The 21-year-old was drafted by the Mets in the fourth round in 2023, and he’s been even better this season than he was in his breakout year in the minors last year. After finishing the […]

Monday Stat Party: Mile High Mayhem

MONDAY Carson Benge’s 436-foot homer off Tomoyuki Sugano is the Mets’ longest homer of the season thus far. The Mets only recorded four hits at Coors Field in their win. It was just the Mets’ third nine-inning game at Coors Field in which they’ve mustered four hits or fewer, with the other two both coming […]

Mets Morning News: Sorry, Mom

Meet the Mets The Mets committed three errors and Eduardo Rodriguez had the best start of his career that started 11 years ago, which is to say that they lost to the Diamondbacks again. Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, MLB.com, Newsday, New York Post Though technically a winning road trip, the Mets head back to […]

Mets Daily Prospect Report, 5/11/26: Can’t anybody here play this game?

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (20-18) ROCHESTER 8, SYRACUSE 5 (BOX) The recently signed Xzarion Curry made his first start as a member of the organization and the right-hander was alright, allowing a pair of runs over five innings. The bullpen took over in the top of the sixth with the score tied 2-2, and that’s where […]

Errors cost Mets in 5-1 loss to Diamondbacks

The New York Mets came into their season finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks with the hopes of winning their third straight series, but errors and a struggling lineup led to a 5-1 loss Sunday in Arizona. The Mets were no-hit through five 1/3 innings by left-handed Diamondbacks starter Eduardo Rodriguez while registering a season-high three […]

Mets at Diamondbacks: Lineups, broadcast info, and open thread, 5/10/26

Mets lineup Juan Soto – DHBo Bichette – SSAustin Slater – LFMark Vientos – 1BMarcus Semien – 2BAndy Ibanez – 3BTyrone Taylor – CFCarson Benge – RFLuis Torrens – C SP: Huascar Brazobán – RHP Diamondbacks lineup Ketel Marte – 2BCorbin Carroll – RFGeraldo Perdomo – SSAdrian Del Castillo – DHIldemaro Vargas – 1BNolan Arenado […]

Mets Daily Prospect Report, 5/10/26: Chirinos continues cruising

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (20-16) ROCHESTER 7, SYRACUSE 4 (BOX) A middling Triple-A debut from Zach Thornton. Another rough outing from Ryan Lambert. No hits from the notable prospects in the lineup. A loss. Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (11-20) POSTPONED (RAIN) High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (8-23) GAME 1: BOWLING GREEN 7, BROOKLYN 6 / 10 (BOX) Brooklyn took an early lead, lost it, […]

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Another quiet night for Mets offense dooms them to 2-1 loss

Thus far in May, the Mets have done a much better job putting some wins on the board than they did in April. Despite that, it’s not as though all the problems we saw last month have magically gone away. Most notably, the offense continues to be a struggle on a fairly regular basis. In […]