Back in November, the Mets non-tendered three pitchers in Max Kranick, Danny Young, and José Castillo, while tendering contracts to six arbitration eligible players. As of today, the team has settled with all of those players, coming to terms on their 2026 contracts and avoiding arbitration hearings. The salaries are as follows, with their 2025 […]
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Davie, Florida native Antonio Jimenez attended Archbishop McCarthy High School in Southwest Ranches, Florida, developing into a four-year letter-winner who became team captain. Over the course of his four-year varsity career with the Mavericks, the star shortstop hit a cumulative .338/.457/.466 in 91 total games with 13 doubles, 4 triples, 5 home runs, a perfect […]
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It’s hard to fault the Mets for re-uniting with Ryne Stanek after trading for him prior to the 2024 trade deadline. Part of their attempt to bolster the bullpen for their 2024 postseason push, Stanek struggled at first, posting a 15.75 ERA (seven earned runs in four innings) across his first five outings. He recovered […]
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Meet the Mets The Mets remain one of the options for free agent Kyle Tucker, but the team is only willing to do a short-term deal, while Toronto is expected to offer a longer contract. The Mets have a new wave of players that could make an impact on the team this season, but they […]
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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 bemoaning the lack of activity by the Mets, but really also across all of baseball. […]
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Born on November 3, 2006, in Moca, a city in northern Dominican Republic, Edward Lantigua was considered one of the better players available in the 2024-2025 international rookie player class. The Mets formally signed the outfielder on January 15, 2024, the first day of the signing period, giving him a $950,000 signing bonus, the second-highest […]
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Meet the Mets Alex Cohen has announced that she will no longer be posting on her public Instagram and explained why she made that decision. Will Sammon and Tim Britton answered some questions over at The Athletic, including what kind of contributions can be expected from young players and what moves might be left for […]
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The son of Sammy Serrano Jr., who played for Stetson University in the mid-90s and was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1998 MLB Draft, Eli Serrano III followed in his father’s footsteps and pursued baseball. The Fuquay Varina, North Carolina native initially attended Patriot High School in Nokesvlle, […]
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When Starling Marte joined the Mets on a four year, $78 million deal, it was to be somewhat expected that the backend of that contract wouldn’t be quite as appealing as the front end. Marte had just turned 33 when he signed the deal, and as we sit here a few months after his 37th […]
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Meet the Mets The Mets remain interested in Freddy Peralta. Trade talks are expected to pick up for the Brewers’ ace, and the asking price remains high. The Mets inked right-hander Robinson Martinez to a minor league deal. They also signed infielder Christian Arroyo to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. […]
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Seventeen-year-old Randy Guzman, brother of former Texas Rangers prospect Ronald Guzman, was signed out of the Dominican Republic on September 22, 2022, receiving just a $10,000 bonus due to his advanced (for an international rookie from the Caribbean) age and only so-so reports from scouts and evaluators. He was assigned to the Dominican Summer League […]
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As Mets prospect-heads celebrate the signing of Wandy Asigen, let’s look back a decade to the 2016 international class. The top prospect, Kevin Maitan, signed for $4.25M, but would eventually be one of the centerpieces of the investigation that got John Coppolella banned from baseball for life; Maitan never reached the majors. The Mets, meanwhile, […]
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Meet the Mets Admittedly the Mets haven’t done a ton in terms of additions this offseason, but what they have added in the bullpen could potentially be a massive victory. As Carlos Beltran is likely only a few weeks away from being elected to the Hall of Fame as a Met, it’s a good time […]
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Meet the Mets MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo explained his reasoning for voting for David Wright when casting his first Hall of Fame ballot—that his peak rivaled anyone in his era and the all-time greats and should be given consideration just as much as accumulating stats over a longer career. “The clubhouse in 2024 compared to last […]
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Meet the Mets While some Mets fans may have been disappointed to see Japanese ace Tatsuya Imai sign elsewhere, the team apparently was not overly high on him and thus did not make a serious pursuit. On the other hand, the Mets are one of the teams that have checked in on free agent outfielder […]
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Meet the Mets The Mets and Yankees are both focused on free agent Cody Bellinger, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman. MLB.com’s Sam Dykstra offered 26 prospect storylines to keep an eye on in 2026, and listed the Mets’ Nolan McLean as the favorite to win NL Rookie of the Year. MLB.com’s Jared […]
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Name: Daiverson Gutierrez Position: C Born: 09/11/2005 (Age 20 season in 2026) Height: 5’11” Weight: 205 lbs. Bats/Throws: R/R Acquired: IFA, January 15, 2023 (Caracas, Venezuela) 2025 Stats: 91 G, 327 AB, .242/.362/.309, 79 H, 10 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 53 BB, 58 K, 6/10 SB, .279 BABIP (Single-A) The Mets made Venezuelan catcher […]
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Name: Boston Baro Position: INF Born: 8/23/2004 (Age 21 season in 2026) Height: 6’0” Weight: 170 lbs. Bats/Throws: L/R Acquired: 2023 MLB Draft, 8th Round (Capistrano Valley High School, California) 2024 Stats: 103 G, 393 AB, .224/.282/.321, 88 H, 16 2B, 5 3B, 4 HR, 31 BB, 88 K, 28/30 SB, .274 BABIP (High-A) A […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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