Mets righty Zack Wheeler -- a frequent subject of rumors ahead of the July 31 Trade Deadline -- has been placed on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder fatigue, retroactive to Friday, the team announced on Monday. Wheeler will be eligible to come off the IL on July 22,

MIAMI -- Minutes before Jeff McNeil led off Sunday afternoon’s series finale at Marlins Park, Mets manager Mickey Callaway told his All-Star to work an 11-pitch at-bat before homering. “I just laughed and said I’d do one on the first pitch,” McNeil quipped. McNeil did just that, sending fellow All-Star

MIAMI -- Mets shortstop Amed Rosario wasn’t in the starting lineup for the Mets' 6-2 victory over Miami at Marlins Park on Sunday afternoon after a lack of hustle on a play the night before. Rosario, whose fly ball to right-center in the eighth inning of Saturday night's 4-2 win

MIAMI -- A number of scouts came to see Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard on Saturday night at Marlins Park, and the flamethrower put on a show in a 4-2 victory over the Marlins. Though Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said on Friday that he fully expects controllable guys like

MIAMI -- Where has Robinson Cano’s power gone? It’s a question that was posed to Mets manager Mickey Callaway on Saturday afternoon, before his team's game against the Marlins. The 15-year veteran, with 315 career home runs and an .842 OPS to his name, entered Saturday night's contest with just

MIAMI -- As Michael Conforto watched highlights of the Angels' combined no-hitter on Friday night, he couldn't help noticing the similarities to a game he appeared in nearly three years ago at Marlins Park. On Sept. 26, 2016, Conforto pinch-hit in the Mets' 7-3 loss to the Marlins, who were

Here's a look at Sunday's top Minor League performers from each team's Top 30 Prospects list: AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Blue Jays: Eric Pardinho, RHP (No. 4, No. 98 in MLB) -- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K (Class A Lansing) The young Pardinho was shut down

MIAMI -- With two outs in the third inning, Mets veteran southpaw Jason Vargas threw over to first base to keep opposing pitcher Caleb Smith honest ... six times. Smith, who spent June on the injured list with left hip inflammation, certainly didn’t appear to be a baserunning threat. Plus,

MIAMI -- Nearly seven months ago, new Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen told the National League East to "come get us" after a busy offseason. Hours before the second half got under way with Friday night's 8-4 loss to Miami at Marlins Park, Van Wagenen addressed the difficult reality.

NEW YORK -- The Mets’ best-laid plans have cracked and fissured. Entering the second half of the season in fourth place in the National League East and 13 1/2 games behind Atlanta, and trailing all but one team in the NL Wild Card race, New York still believes it can

CLEVELAND -- On Monday night, he took the spotlight with the long ball. On Tuesday, Pete Alonso grabbed a little bit more with a simple base hit. The T-Mobile Home Run Derby champion came to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the eighth

The National League East entered the year with the expectation that it would be the most exciting and competitive division in the Major Leagues. It has certainly been compelling through the first half of the season, even though the Braves have raced out to a six-game lead over the second-place

Many of the top prospects in baseball showcased their talent last Sunday in the 21st annual SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which saw the American and National League squads play to a 2-2 tie in eight innings. While it proved a pitching-dominated event, those who tuned in were offered a glimpse

CLEVELAND -- The Indians fans in attendance were hoping for a Carlos Santana highlight in the bottom of the sixth inning of Tuesday night's All-Star Game presented by Mastercard, but instead were treated to some defensive wizardry by the Dodgers' Max Muncy at second base. Batting with one out against

CLEVELAND -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s prodigious power kept Progressive Field buzzing during Monday night’s T-Mobile Home Run Derby. Yet when all was said and done, it was Pete Alonso raising the trophy. Alonso outslugged Guerrero in a memorable final round, hitting 23 home runs to edge his fellow rookie by

With an average contestant age of 25.26 years, the 2019 T-Mobile Home Run Derby featured the youngest field in the event's history, so it's fitting that a rookie slugger took home the $1 million prize. Mets rookie sensation Pete Alonso overcame a mesmerizing performance from Blue Jays phenom Vladimir Guerrero

The 2019 T-Mobile Home Run Derby was one for the ages. MLB's youth movement was the story at the start -- and it was the story at the finish. A pair of rookie sensations, the Mets' Pete Alonso and the Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., duked it out in the

The MLB Futures Game during All-Star weekend is the premier showcase event for the stars of tomorrow to give us a glimpse of things to come. And while the 2018 game was a slugfest, the 2019 contest was the opposite. There wasn't a hit for either the National League squad

Jeff McNeil is unsure how, exactly, the oversized plush polar bear found its way into the Mets’ clubhouse at Citi Field. All he knows is that he’s become somewhat obsessed with the likeness of his buddy, Pete Alonso. For the past three seasons, McNeil (nicknamed “Squirrel”) and Alonso (“Polar Bear”)

NEW YORK -- To say the Mets’ first half did not go as Brodie Van Wagenen, Mickey Callaway and others in the organization envisioned would be a tremendous understatement. So smitten with his team over the winter that he urged other NL East clubs to “come get us,” Van Wagenen