NEW YORK -- For obvious reasons, neither the Mets nor the Pirates were satisfied with how the 2025 season unfolded. A promising start to New York’s campaign turned ugly when the team collapsed in the second half, finishing a game out of the playoffs. Meanwhile, an all-everything performance from Paul

NEW YORK -- Following a spring in which he checked every box the team asked of him, starring in Grapefruit League play and benefitting from a teammate’s injury late in camp, Carson Benge has made the Mets’ Opening Day roster. The team made the announcement on Monday afternoon. Benge, the

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Anthony DiComo, MLB.com’s Mets beat reporter, held an “Ask Me Anything” this week on Reddit with Mets fans at r/NewYorkMets. This mailbag features excerpted questions and answers from that event (some lightly edited for clarity). The full AMA is available to read here.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Throughout Spring Training, Mets officials have been reluctant to handicap roster competitions, noting frequently that unexpected factors can change things in a hurry. One such factor revealed itself in the middle innings on Saturday, when outfielder Mike Tauchman began experiencing visible discomfort in his left

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Mets on Sunday informed reliever Craig Kimbrel that he will not make their Opening Day roster, though it remains unclear if the likely future Hall of Famer will remain in the organization.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Throughout Spring Training, Mets officials have been reluctant to handicap roster competitions, noting frequently that unexpected factors can change things in a hurry. One such factor may have revealed itself in the middle innings on Saturday, when outfielder Mike Tauchman began experiencing visible discomfort in

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Mets’ rotation depth and health, two boons for them throughout Spring Training, have created a difficult situation as camp draws to a close. On Saturday, that double-edged sword fell on Sean Manaea, who learned he will begin the season without a starting job. Instead,

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Three Grapefruit League games remain for the Mets, plus an intrasquad scrimmage on Monday. Before breaking camp, most regulars are scheduled to play in three of the four.

In what should be one of the most electric Opening Day pitching matchups around the league, reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes of the Pirates will oppose another Top 5 finisher in Freddy Peralta of the Mets on March 26 at Citi Field. “He’s the man,” Peralta

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Over the offseason, when Mets prospects A.J. Ewing and Nick Morabito lived and worked out together in Tampa, Fla., the subject of their speed naturally became a topic of conversation. “He swore he was faster,” Ewing said with a smile. “I swore I was faster.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Howie Rose, the charismatic play-by-play man who has called Mets games in various capacities since 1995, announced Thursday that he will retire after this season.

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JUPITER, Fla. -- Through five Grapefruit League outings, Craig Kimbrel has issued five free passes and hit two batters. He walked the leadoff man Tuesday against the Marlins, permitted him to come around to score, then escaped further damage only when a 368-foot flyout settled into Luis Robert Jr.’s glove.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The friends and lockermates that used to surround Carson Benge are mostly gone. Those who once joined Benge on the clubhouse couches for chess matches or simple conversations -- A.J. Ewing, Nick Morabito, Jacob Reimer, Ryan Clifford and the like -- have all been reassigned

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Summers in Port St. Lucie can be hot and monotonous -- breeding grounds for boredom. For Christian Scott, a summer spent rehabbing Tommy John surgery meant finding ways to occupy himself. Scott learned to cook, mostly steaks and breakfast foods. He taught himself chess, finding

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- What Huascar Brazobán accomplished during the World Baseball Classic, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said, did not actually influence the team’s opinion of him. Yet it would have been difficult for anyone to watch Brazobán pitch for the Dominican Republic and not come away impressed. Over

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- At one point Sunday, Francisco Lindor dived to his left in hopes of corralling a Jesús Sánchez single. An inning later, Lindor hit a foul ball a projected 391 feet down the right-field line at Clover Park, plenty deep enough to have been a home

For more than six decades, the Mets have been one of the main attractions of this patch of Queens, calling the north side of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park at Willets Point their home. Citi Field opened in 2009 at this site, which continues to change along with the times.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- While it’s commonplace for prospects from Minor League camp to see an at-bat or two late in Grapefruit League games, it’s rare for one to log significant time on the Major League diamond. It’s rarer still for one to start. Yet there was Mitch Voit,

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Mets’ on-again, off-again relationship with Richard Lovelady continued on Saturday, when the team claimed the left-handed reliever off waivers from the Nationals. This marks the fourth time the Mets have acquired Lovelady in the last nine months.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The live batting practice session that took place late Friday afternoon was notable mostly for Francisco Lindor’s presence, as the Mets shortstop took his hacks outside for the first time this spring. But it was remarkable for another reason, too. The session was the third

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The exasperation that Mets fans and officials have sometimes felt about Kodai Senga is rooted in his talent. At his best, Senga has been a dynamic force on the mound, capable of throwing in the upper 90s and possessing some of the most lethal secondary

JUPITER, Fla. -- To be clear, Sean Manaea says, he is fully healthy. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza agrees. But Manaea’s fastball velocity, a note of concern following his Grapefruit League debut Friday, is rapidly becoming a talking point. Manaea averaged 88.8 mph on his fastball in his second outing during