NEW YORK -- A Mets team already decimated by injuries endured a nightmare scenario late Friday night, when the club learned that starting pitcher Clay Holmes suffered a fractured right fibula and will “be down for a long time,” according to manager Carlos Mendoza. “It’s a huge blow,” Mendoza said.

NEW YORK -- Juan Soto ticked off his list of ailments in a matter-of-fact manner: “The hand, calf, elbow, everything.” The start of the season has not been kind to Soto, who landed on the injured list back in April and hasn’t quite been 100% since. Soto did manage to

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NEW YORK -- The Mets can ill afford to lose Juan Soto, their best and most expensive hitter, at any juncture of the season. They can afford it even less with nearly half their starting lineup on the injured list. So it came as quite a relief Wednesday when X-rays

NEW YORK -- When the Mets fell behind by three runs in the first inning Thursday, it took only a few innings for Brett Baty to punch back with a game-tying, two-run homer. When New York put a runner in scoring position one inning later, it took just two batters

NEW YORK -- Speed has always been a part of A.J. Ewing’s prospect profile. On-base acumen, absolutely. Power? Not so much. Yet Ewing, who hit just three home runs last season in the Minors, needed only three games to launch his first as a big leaguer. The recent callup took

NEW YORK -- Nolan McLean returned to the mound Thursday for his ninth start of the season against the Tigers, carrying a 1-2 record and a 2.78 ERA into the game at Citi Field. Looking for his first win since April 3, he tossed seven innings of three-run ball, striking

NEW YORK -- Don’t expect Francisco Lindor back in the Mets’ lineup anytime soon. Although an MRI taken Wednesday on Lindor’s left calf revealed “signs of healing,” according to manager Carlos Mendoza, Lindor still must strengthen his leg in the weight room before beginning a running progression. Only after that

NEW YORK -- In the two days A.J. Ewing has been in the Majors, Carson Benge said, “I’ve already been treating him like a rookie.” That may seem rich coming from Benge, a rookie himself with all of 39 games of Major League experience. But even in that scant amount

NEW YORK -- Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez’s history of major injuries has continued into 2026. An MRI taken Wednesday revealed that Alvarez has a torn meniscus in his right knee, requiring surgery to fix. He landed on the injured list and is likely to miss six to eight weeks. It’s

NEW YORK -- Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez, who has battled a string of physical ailments throughout his young career, departed Tuesday’s 10-2 win over the Tigers in the sixth inning with a right knee injury. He was diagnosed with a meniscus tear after undergoing an MRI on Wednesday. Batting with

NEW YORK -- What stands out most on A.J. Ewing’s scouting report is the speed. MLB Pipeline, which rates Ewing as the No. 2 prospect in Flushing and No. 78 in baseball, gave his speed a 70 grade on the traditional 20-80 scouting scale. That translates to “plus-plus,” or some

NEW YORK -- A.J. Ewing’s presence on Tuesday added one potentially premium bat to the Mets’ lineup. Which is important, because three missing veterans could remain out for some time. Here’s the latest on Francisco Lindor, Luis Robert Jr. and Jorge Polanco. Lindor Injury: Left calf strain Lindor is due

A version of this story was first published on May 7, 2016, the night of Colon’s legendary homer. All players and coaches are listed with their roles at that time. Bartolo Colon pitched in parts of 21 Major League seasons and won an American League Cy Young Award, but he

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DENVER -- Not even a May snowstorm can cool these Mets. Imagine reading that sentence one week ago, as the Mets headed West having lost 17 of their previous 20 games, with several key hitters on the injured list and no obvious path to improvement. Many of the problems that

DENVER -- Reliever A.J. Minter’s rehabilitation from a 13-month-old lat tear, which had been scheduled to end in a matter of days, is now set to continue indefinitely. Minter reported a bout of left hip discomfort following his most recent Minor League outing on May 3, prompting the Mets to

DENVER -- The thing about a Mark Vientos breakout is that it’s not hard to envision. He’s shown all this before. “We’ve seen it,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “We haven’t seen that in a while, but when he gets hot, man, he can carry a team.”

DENVER -- As recently as two weeks ago, things were not going well for Carson Benge. On the morning of April 23, the rookie outfielder was batting .136 with a .416 OPS. While he was doing his share defensively, Benge looked like a player in need of additional seasoning at

DENVER -- Having tried just about every other tactic at his disposal, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza pushed one of the last remaining options available to him on Monday, batting Juan Soto leadoff for just the third time in his career.

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ANAHEIM -- Carson Benge didn’t know he would catch the ball as he sprinted off his position in right field. He didn’t know he would catch the ball when he left his feet, going horizontal in pursuit of Vaughn Grissom’s liner in the ninth inning Sunday. It was not until

ANAHEIM -- When the Mets traded for Freddy Peralta in January, Peralta was billed, for obvious reasons, as the Mets’ new ace -- “one of the top starters in baseball,” as president of baseball operations David Stearns put it. Even then, the Mets harbored optimism that rookie Nolan McLean could

ANAHEIM -- Already facing the prospect of an extended absence for starting shortstop Francisco Lindor, the Mets on Saturday lost his backup, Ronny Mauricio, to a fractured left thumb. They placed him on the injured list before Sunday’s series finale against the Angels, calling up infielder Vidal Bruján from Triple-A

ANAHEIM -- Nolan McLean has been a lot of things throughout his first 15 career starts. “Hittable” has generally not been one of them. Yet that’s what McLean was on Saturday night at Angel Stadium, when he allowed a season-high six hits and three runs to the Angels over the