NEW YORK -- Friday afternoon was a busy one for J.D. Martinez. There were places to be, people to meet, hands to shake. Upon arriving at Citi Field for the first time as a Met and changing into his new uniform, Martinez spoke to a staffer about his initial media

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Before the Mets played their series finale at Oracle Park on Wednesday, most questions floating around the visiting clubhouse concerned a member of the offense not yet present. The plan is for J.D. Martinez to join the Mets on Friday. Significant excitement surrounds the six-time All-Star’s debut.

Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and

SAN FRANCISCO -- For the second time in three days, on Tuesday, a top-flight National League pitcher shut down the Mets. This time it was Logan Webb, whose eight shutout innings dropped the Mets to a 5-1 loss to the Giants despite Luis Severino’s quality start. “It’s part of 162,”

This story was excerpted from Anthony DiComo’s Mets Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. SAN FRANCISCO -- Each year, a new high-profile prospect emerges to tantalize fans. David Wright was once that guy, performing so splendidly in the

There are a kajillion reasons to love baseball -- especially Minor League Baseball. The bobblehead, which has been greeted with an enthusiastic "Yes" from baseball fans at least since MLB put out a set featuring the likes of Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays in 1960, combines many of

SAN FRANCISCO -- Friday afternoon in Los Angeles, reliever Michael Tonkin arrived at Dodger Stadium feeling discombobulated. Tonkin, an offseason signee, made the Mets’ Opening Day roster but was designated for assignment only days later, because the team needed to call in a fresh reliever. While Tonkin sat on the

LOS ANGELES -- In the third inning of an otherwise forgettable 10-0 loss to the Dodgers on Sunday, the Mets accomplished something that had eluded them over their first 20 games. Making his first start behind the plate, Tomás Nido -- one of two roster replacements for injured starting catcher

LOS ANGELES -- As Francisco Alvarez spends the next 6-8 weeks recovering from a season-altering left thumb injury, he can at least lean on the counsel of one of his best friends. Teammate Brett Baty underwent an identical operation to repair a torn UCL in his right thumb in August

LOS ANGELES -- Facing these Dodgers, it’s always obvious where Shohei Ohtani lurks in the lineup. Teams plan around him. So when Ohtani approached home plate in the eighth inning Saturday as the game’s potential tying run, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza pushed a button he had yet to touch all

LOS ANGELES -- Entering this season, Francisco Alvarez ranked among the brightest aspects of an improving Mets organization. Coming off a strong rookie year, Alvarez profiled as one of the league’s most obvious breakout candidates. If he is to make good on that potential, Alvarez will need to wait some

LOS ANGELES -- Until Friday night at Dodger Stadium, Francisco Lindor had not recorded an extra-base hit from the left side of the plate. As a lefty, Lindor hadn’t recorded many hits at all. Although he has shown some recent flashes of emerging from an early-season slump, nearly all those

NEW YORK -- For more than six decades, the Mets have been defined by two colors: blue from the Dodgers, orange from the Giants. Nearly every uniform they’ve worn since their inception has featured some combination of those hues. They’re about to add two more colors into the regular rotation:

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NEW YORK -- Good teams need good glue. For the Mets, Tyrone Taylor is proving sticky enough to be just that type of guy. Taylor was not the most decisive force in a 9-1 win over the Pirates on Wednesday afternoon, which gave New York a series sweep and four

We've already seen several noteworthy callups in this young season. The biggest came when the Orioles promoted the best prospect in baseball, Jackson Holliday, on April 10. The Dodgers summoned fellow Top 100 prospect Andy Pages on Tuesday to bolster their outfield. When Justin Steele strained a hamstring on Opening

Every single year we tell ourselves how long the baseball season is, and how short a time it takes for the narrative to flip. And every single year, once Opening Day rolls around, we forget, before a bunch of teams remind us in March and April. One of those teams

NEW YORK -- Less than two weeks ago, as the Mets fell to 0-5 and were on the brink of losing half a dozen straight to start the season, it might have seemed as if the baseball gods had no interest in helping them. It was Murphy’s law in full

NEW YORK -- Any thoughts of J.D. Martinez being a significant factor for the Mets in April have all but evaporated. Martinez is “very unlikely” to join the Mets on their upcoming West Coast trip, according to manager Carlos Mendoza, as he continues to recover from a bout of lower

A franchise known for developing some of the game's best pitchers over the past half-century hasn't uncovered many gems -- hidden or otherwise -- in recent years. But that might be starting to change. While we might not see comparisons drawn to the likes of homegrown aces Tom Seaver, Dwight

This story was excerpted from Anthony DiComo’s Mets Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. NEW YORK -- The last time the Mets featured a top-five bullpen, their closer was Billy Wagner. Duaner Sánchez and Pedro Feliciano played prominent