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Mets Morning News: Keith Hernandez joins the re-sign Pete Alonso club

Meet the Mets Keith Hernandez sat down for an interview with the Post and revealed he would like to stay with SNY even though his current contract is up. Hernandez is also firmly in the re-sign Pete Alonso and Edwin Díaz camp. Should the Mets lose Edwin Díaz if he opts out, who could replace […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Ronny Mauricio had a flawed 2025

We’ve talked for years about how Ronny Mauricio is a flawed player. Blessed with impressive bat speed and passable contact ability, his lack of approach and injury-driven tumble down the defensive spectrum left him on the fringes of true prospectdom. Despite these flaws, we still ranked Mauricio as the 10th best prospect in the system […]

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Mets Morning News: Ohtani bested by Jays

Meet the Mets Cedric Mullins and Starling Marte are more likely not returning to the Mets in 2026, which raises the question: how should the Mets replace them going forward? Lorinda Payson de Roulet, daughter of original Mets owner Joan Whitney Payson, passed away today. Former Mets manager Buck Showalter gave an interview on the […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Tuesday Top Ten: World Series Heroes

Welcome to Tuesday Top Ten, a new offseason series devoted to reliving moments of magic, misery, or overlooked meaning throughout Mets history. Rankings might cover specific players, teams, games, catches, home runs, uniforms, etc. — with the necessary disclaimer that comparing circumstances across 64 years is an impossibly imperfect science and an inherently subjective exercise. […]

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A Pod of Their Own, Episode 256: Layers of Mets

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 recent hires the Mets have made to their coaching staff and other coaches […]

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Mets Morning News: WS Game 3 marathon ends in Dodgers walk-off win

Meet the Mets The Mets hired a new hitting coach, Troy Snitker, but have likely lost their first base coach Antoan Richardson, who is expected to leave the origanization eafter failing to come to an agreement on a new contract, according to Jeff Passan. Laura Albanese shared more about what she heard about the negotiations […]

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First Base Coach Antoan Richardson expected to leave Mets

In a bit of surprising news, the Mets and first base coach Antoan Richardson were unable to come to an agreement on a new contract, and the coach is expected to depart the organization, according to Jeff Passan. The news comes a few weeks after Richardson survived the team’s coaching staff purge. That was hardly […]

about 1 month ago | 1 read

Mets to hire Troy Snitker as hitting coach

The Mets are hiring Troy Snitker as their next hitting coach, according to reporting by Andy Martino of SNY. The team has not yet confirmed this news. The 36-year-old Snitker is the son of former Braves manager Brian Snitker and has served as a hitting coach in Houston with the Astros for the past seven […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Mets Morning News: Homestretch

Meet the Mets Mets assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel will be leaving New York (Queens) and returning to New York (Bronx) to take back his old role as an assistant to Yankees’ pitching coach Matt Blake. Around the National League East Federal Baseball wondered whether this is the year that the Nationals dip more than […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Mets Arizona Fall League Review: Week Three

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 (7-3) SCOTTSDALE SCORPIONS 15, SURPRISE SAGUAROS 4 / 8 (BOX) MONDAY, OCTOBER 20 (7-3) NO GAME (SCHEDULE) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 (8-4) GAME ONE SCOTTSDALE SCORPIONS 5, PEORIA JAVELINAS 1 (BOX) GAME TWO PEORIA JAVELINAS 8, SCOTTSDALE SCORPIONS 4 (BOX) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 (8-5) SURPRISE SAGUAROS 10, SCOTTSDALE SCORPIONS 1 (BOX) THURSDAY, OCTOBER […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Mets Morning News: It should have been me, not him!

Meet the Mets Anthony DiComo of MLB.com weighs in on whether Pete Alonso or Edwin Díaz is more likely to be a Met next year and other fan questions as part of his newsletter. MLB Trade Rumors also ran a poll asking whether the Mets are likelier to re-sign Alonso or Díaz (or both). The […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Mets Morning News: World Series begins, offseason decisions awaits

Meet the Mets Several long-tenured Mets players could be interesting trade candidates this offseason. MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo answered some questions about the Mets’ offseason outlook. Around the National League East Phillies ace Zack Wheeler is currently feeling no pain in the aftermath of his thoracic outlet surgery. Reynaldo López may well be a major factor […]

about 2 months ago | 1 read

Mets Morning News: Scott rehab going smoothly, Lovelady returns on major league deal

Meet the Mets Christian Scott’s rehab from Tommy John surgery is going smoothly, and he has one more live bullpen session coming up before he takes a bit of a breather ahead of a full ramp-up that will start in January. The Mets signed left-handed pitcher Richard Lovelady, who they designated for assignment multiple times […]

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Richard Lovelady, Mets agree to one-year deal

The Mets, who are surely facing a very busy offseason after a disappointing 83 win 2025 which saw them miss the playoffs, made their first signing prior to the 2026 campaign, signing left-handed reliever Richard Lovelady to a one year, Major League contract today, the team announced. Lovelady, who was drafted by the Royals and […]

about 2 months ago | 2 reads

Edwin Díaz had an outstanding 2025 season for the Mets

Somehow, Edwin Díaz has never finished a season with the Mets with more than 32 saves. Having recently wrapped up his sixth season—and seventh year—with the team, Díaz was utterly dominant, finishing the 2025 campaign with 28 saves as he threw 66.1 innings with a 1.63 ERA. That’s his second-best single season ERA, even in […]

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Mets Morning News: Francisco Lindor undergoes elbow procedure

Meet the Mets Francisco Lindor underwent an elbow procedure at the end of the 2025 season but he is expected to be ready for the start of spring training. Lindor, Pete Alonso, and Juan Soto were named as finalists for the Silver Slugger award at their respective positions. The team interviewed former Astros hitting coach […]

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Francisco Lindor underwent elbow surgery

The Mets announced that Francisco Lindor underwent a debridement procedure on his right elbow after the 2025 season. Lindor previously had surgery on the same elbow to remove a bone spur following the 2023 season and went on to have a fully healthy spring training and 2024 season (in terms of his elbow, at least). […]

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Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto named Silver Slugger Award finalists

Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor, and Juan Soto have been named as finalists for the 2025 National League Silver Slugger Award, MLB announced Wednesday morning. Despite being a five-time All Star, a Rookie of the Year winner, and leading all first basemen in homers since his debut in 2019, Alonso has yet to secure a Silver […]

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Success Stories From The Jeremy Hefner Era

Jeremy Hefner was announced as the Mets’ new pitching coach on November 26, 2019 — back when the organization was owned by the Wilpons, the roster was constructed by Brodie Van Wagenen, and the coaching staff was set to be led by highly-anticipated rookie manager Carlos Beltrán. Since that date, the Mets have been sold […]

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