PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Mets are hopeful that Francisco Lindor will take the next step this week in his return from surgery on his left hand, but regardless of when the shortstop is able to start hitting again, manager Carlos Mendoza said he believes Lindor could be ready

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Clay Holmes and Nolan McLean are at different points in their lives and careers, yet as they prepared to join Team USA, the pitchers gave identical answers when asked which of their World Baseball Classic teammates they are most excited to be around in the

The Mets have been one of the busiest teams in the offseason as they look to return to the postseason in 2026. And there are plenty of ways you can catch the Mets this season.

Spring Training is the perfect time for prospects to show what they can do, and a number of players have taken that opportunity and run with it so far in 2026. From elite prospects to unheralded young players, there's always someone putting on a show with the bat or the

St. John’s University will honor the life of Shannon Forde during Tuesday's men’s basketball game against Georgetown at Madison Square Garden, remembering the SJU graduate and long-time Mets media relations staple in advance of the 10-year anniversary of her passing. Long-time Mets pitcher and St. John’s alumnus John Franco and

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Baseball players are creatures of habit, often sticking to the same routines on and off the field for years. For Brett Baty this spring, those habits and routines that have helped him reach the highest level of the game are being thrown out the window.

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Mets injury news and transactions.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- With 16 seasons in the Majors and a résumé that includes nine All-Star selections and 440 saves, Craig Kimbrel has nothing left to prove. Yet there was the 37-year-old Saturday, taking the mound at Clover Park for his first appearance of the spring as he

What, exactly, should one make of the upcoming NL East race? FanGraphs projects the Braves, Phillies and Mets to be within three wins of one another. Baseball Prospectus sees the Braves and Mets as being equal, with the Phillies slightly behind. None project to win more than 91 games. It's

JUPITER, Fla. -- Picture this: Citi Field, Opening Day, Freddy Peralta vs. Paul Skenes. It’s a baseball fever dream that should become reality on March 26 (1:15 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock), now that the Mets have announced Peralta as their Opening Day starter. Assuming the Pirates make the obvious move and

JUPITER, Fla. -- Devin Williams will try to flush his first pitch as a Met and remember all the rest instead. Making his Mets debut in the team’s 14-3 win over the Cardinals on Friday, Williams served up a first-pitch homer to JJ Wetherholt on what manager Carlos Mendoza called

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Nolan McLean's sendoff to the World Baseball Classic required just one Grapefruit League appearance. He made it a good one. Facing the Astros in West Palm Beach, Fla., On Thursday, the Mets rookie right-hander struck out six batters over four shutout innings, hitting 98 mph

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Midway through an intrasquad game on Thursday at Clover Park, the Mets placed a runner on first base to open an inning. This is the benefit of “B” games, or organized contests outside the bounds of the Grapefruit League schedule: Mets officials can tweak the

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A year ago, we conducted an exercise to identify the Ultimate Bandwagon Team for 2025 – a team for those without a specific rooting interest to coalesce behind for the season. What does it take to be an Ultimate Bandwagon Team? As I put it then, you want a team

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Before Bo Bichette signed with the Mets in January, the focus of Brett Baty’s offseason defensive work was third base. If anything, the Mets were rumored to be in the market for a corner outfielder such as Kyle Tucker. There was little reason for Baty

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Carson Benge has a novel view on swinging and missing. “I hate striking out,” Benge said after collecting three hits in the Mets’ 6-0 loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday, all on two-strike pitches. “That’s one thing about me. So being able to fight for

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor had the stitches removed from his surgically repaired left hand on Tuesday, keeping him on track for an Opening Day return. Lindor, who underwent Feb. 11 surgery to repair a stress reaction in his left hamate bone, can restart “impact” activities

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Each spring, pitchers around baseball experiment with fresh grips and pitch types, adding weapons to their arsenal in hopes of keeping hitters guessing. Add Clay Holmes to the list.

Power wins games. As MLB Network insider Tom Verducci has noted, the last six World Series champions have ranked first, third, fourth, third, third and second in regular-season home runs.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- So far, so good for Mike Tauchman in the Mets’ outfield competition. Tauchman hit a three-run homer in his first Grapefruit League at-bat of the Mets’ 6-6 draw vs. the Astros on Tuesday, pulling a Jason Alexander changeup just over the right-field fence. In his

Juan Soto has his sights set on his first MVP Award. There's just one problem: Shohei Ohtani. The race for National League MVP honors runs through the Dodgers’ two-way superstar, who won the award unanimously in each of his first two years with Los Angeles and is set to be

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Mets legend Darryl Strawberry walked back his recent comments that Pete Alonso will “regret” leaving New York for Baltimore, saying he was referring more to his own situation when he departed the Mets in 1991. “I was talking about the mistakes that I made of