NEW YORK -- Try getting a hit the first time through the batting order against Nolan McLean. Just try it. If you’re anything like the first 45 big leaguers to attempt that feat this season, you will probably fail. For the second time this year, McLean took a perfect game

NEW YORK -- About three hours before first pitch on Tuesday, Mets owner Steve Cohen emerged into the Mets’ dugout for an impromptu chat about his team. Cohen described himself as “calm,” but also “concerned” and “focused.” He suggested that he is not the type to panic, even in the

NEW YORK -- While Juan Soto's calf injury has hardly been the sole reason for the Mets’ 11-game losing streak, it has certainly been a factor in the team’s poor play. The Mets will at least solve that part of their problem before first pitch Wednesday against the Twins, when

NEW YORK -- In the midst of their worst losing streak in decades, the Mets are shaking up their rotation. The team plans to call up Christian Scott to move into the starting five on Thursday against the Twins, bumping Kodai Senga back in the rotation. David Peterson will shift

LOS ANGELES -- Richard Lovelady's whirlwind tour of the Majors continued on Thursday, when the Mets traded him back to the very team that designated him for assignment last month. The Mets dealt Lovelady, whom they had DFA'd themselves earlier this week, to the Nationals for cash. That move came

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LOS ANGELES -- Shortly after losing their eighth consecutive game, an 8-2 defeat to the Dodgers on Wednesday, the Mets sat inside a cramped visiting clubhouse searching for answers. In one corner, a group of veterans talked softly by their lockers. Around the room, various Mets buried their heads in

LOS ANGELES -- Juan Soto took a significant step forward in his return from a strained right calf on Tuesday, beginning a running progression according to team owner Steve Cohen, who revealed the news on X after the Mets' 2-1 loss to the Dodgers extended their losing streak to seven

LOS ANGELES -- Jared Young's feel-good start to the season hit a major snag this week, when the 30-year-old was diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his left knee. The team placed Young on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday, calling up outfielder MJ Melendez from Triple-A Syracuse to replace

LOS ANGELES -- Early in Nolan McLean's start Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, he caused Shohei Ohtani to glitch on a sweeper, making the four-time MVP contort his body backward on a pitch that clipped the strike zone. An inning later, Freddie Freeman acted similarly on an inside sinker before

LOS ANGELES -- The Mets, who have proven inconsistent offensively throughout a five-game losing streak, are calling on a familiar face for help. New York called up veteran outfielder Tommy Pham ahead of its series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles, optioning Ronny Mauricio back to Triple-A Syracuse.

LOS ANGELES -- The Mets’ offensive malaise is becoming a trend that’s threatening their season before it ever really gets going. Monday, the Mets managed just three hits -- all singles -- off Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski and reliever Tanner Scott. They have not plated a run for 20 consecutive

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NEW YORK -- Barely two weeks into the season, the Mets designated veteran right-hander Luis García for assignment on Sunday. García was one of three relievers the team signed to guaranteed Major League contracts over the offseason, along with Devin Williams and Luke Weaver. García’s deal was worth $1.75 million,

NEW YORK -- At some point, it begins to matter less that the Mets are losing and more the manner in which they are losing. In the second inning of their fourth consecutive defeat, an 11-6 loss to the A’s that only briefly became close in the middle innings, Francisco

NEW YORK -- Barely two weeks into the season, the Mets are turning to a likely future Hall of Famer for help. The Mets selected right-hander Craig Kimbrel to the Major League roster before Saturday's game, while designating left-hander Richard Lovelady for assignment. Kimbrel has a $2.5 million value in

NEW YORK -- Returning to Citi Field on Friday for the first time as a member of the opposition, A’s second baseman Jeff McNeil put to rest any tension of a rift between him and Francisco Lindor when the two were Mets teammates. Asked directly about a New York Post

NEW YORK -- Asked Friday afternoon about his organization’s starting pitching depth, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns smiled and spoke about his “experience of how many starters you need over the course of a Major League season.” Some four hours later, those words proved prophetic when the Mets

NEW YORK -- Although Jorge Polanco was out of the Mets’ lineup on Friday for the second straight game, he said his Achilles was feeling better and he won’t need a stint on the injured list. There is reason for his optimism. The Mets sent Polanco for an MRI on

NEW YORK -- Early in his outing against the Diamondbacks on Thursday, Nolan McLean dropped a curveball into the strike zone at 3,451 revolutions per minute, breaking his own record for highest spin rate of any breaking ball this season. Later in the game, McLean froze Ketel Marte on another

NEW YORK -- Brett Baty sprinted diagonally back toward the wall in right field, stole a glance over his shoulder and then turned back around, continuing to track the baseball. At the last moment, Baty thrust his glove out in front of him, only for the ball to sail past

NEW YORK -- Left-hander A.J. Minter took the mound Thursday for his first competitive appearance in the last 50 weeks, pitching a scoreless inning with one strikeout for Single-A St. Lucie. “It’s good to see him ready to go today,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. “We started the clock, the

NEW YORK -- Even though things haven’t gone perfectly with their starting five in recent days, the Mets will not shift to their original plan of a six-man rotation. At least not yet. Instead, team officials have been pleased enough with their grouping of Freddy Peralta, David Peterson, Nolan McLean,

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NEW YORK -- If there is a major quibble regarding the start to Freddy Peralta's Mets tenure, it’s the same one that has trailed him throughout much of his nine-year Major League career. As successful as Peralta has been, he’s also proven inefficient. So it was on Tuesday at Citi