NEW YORK -- With the World Series set to begin next week, Bo Bichette has a notable decision on his hands. Within five days of the Fall Classic ending, Bichette must decide whether to opt out of the remaining two seasons on his three-year, $126 million contract. Why exactly would

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 14: 1. Oscar Charleston (1896) The only Hall of Famer born on this day, Charleston spent his entire

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NEW YORK -- With Andy Green set to enter his first full season as manager, the Mets have moved on from three Major League coaches, informing director of hitting Jeff Albert, quality assurance coach Danny Barnes and batting practice pitcher Kevin Mahoney that they will not return to the big

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NEW YORK -- Jared Young’s memories of Sept. 17 end around the second inning. Young remembers his first at-bat against the Phillies, a flyout to right-center. He remembers his first defensive play, a tag of Luis Arraez on a bouncing ball to his right. Then everything in Young’s memory goes

NEW YORK -- Acknowledging the shortcomings of this season, president of baseball operations David Stearns on Monday attempted to put a positive spin on the future of the Mets, while declining to reveal too many specifics regarding his offseason roster plans. “I’m always under pressure,” Stearns said at Citi Field.

WASHINGTON -- At some point Sunday, Kodai Senga will take the mound for his final appearance in 2026. Then it will be onto the offseason and an uncertain future. For the past two months, the Mets have experimented with Senga as a leverage reliever -- an experiment that largely has

WASHINGTON -- In their penultimate game on Saturday, the Mets ran with an unorthodox defensive alignment, starting Brett Baty at shortstop for the first time in his career. The idea was to give Baty, who began the day with four career innings at short (all late in games this season)

WASHINGTON -- Considering Major League Baseball has been around for more than a century and a half, it can be difficult to crack any sort of statistical list that only has eight people on it. Yet that is precisely what Carson Benge did on Friday, when he hit his 20th

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ARLINGTON -- One by one, without much fanfare, Mets starting pitchers completed their seasons this week in Texas. First, Christian Scott went on the IL with a minor knee injury. Then Nolan McLean ended his first full Major League campaign with a win. A day later, it was Zac Thornton’s

ARLINGTON -- The Mets made a significant front office hire on Thursday, naming Derek Falvey their senior advisor to baseball operations. In that role, Falvey will report directly to president of baseball operations David Stearns, his colleague from years ago in Cleveland. “Throughout his career, Derek has distinguished himself as

ARLINGTON -- Because he couldn’t sleep much last Thursday night, Nolan McLean found himself grabbing his phone and texting Jared Young at about 4 a.m. Friday. Hours earlier, McLean had collided with Young while pursuing a ball at Citi Field, knocking his teammate unconscious and leaving him with a concussion.

ARLINGTON -- Christian Scott’s season officially came to a close on Tuesday, but not before the right-hander created a foundation for future growth -- likely as a long-term member of the Mets’ rotation. The Mets placed Scott on the 15-day injured list due to left knee inflammation. Though it’s not

ARLINGTON -- About three weeks ago, Andy Green placed a call to Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns. Green, the Mets’ interim manager, had succeeded Carlos Mendoza out of a sense of obligation to his employer, despite it contradicting his sense of obligation to his family. Back when Green’s

Note: This feature originally ran in a 2023 edition of Mets Magazine, before Howie Rose was inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame. It has been edited and updated for Rose’s retirement ceremony, which was rescheduled for Opening Weekend 2027 due to inclement weather on Sunday.

NEW YORK -- The hit in question was a check-swing bouncer up the third-base line, ugly as they come, yet still a testament to all the things Carson Benge can do with a baseball bat in his hands. On Saturday alone, Benge belted a 370-foot home run, collected a broken-bat

NEW YORK -- About two hours before the Mets retired his No. 15 ahead of Saturday's 10-3 win, Carlos Beltrán was standing in the back of the Citi Field press conference room when a reporter asked Andy Green about him. Green smiled. The Mets’ interim manager, Green will be a

NEW YORK -- A day after suffering a head injury during a violent collision at first base, Mets infielder Jared Young was doing “as good as could be expected or hoped for,” according to manager Andy Green. Young was diagnosed with a concussion but discharged from the hospital overnight, after

NEW YORK -- This time two years ago, Mark Vientos was atop the baseball world. Just 24 years old, Vientos was enjoying a breakout season that saw him hit 27 homers in 111 games, becoming a focal point of the Mets’ lineup. He was about to have one of the

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NEW YORK -- Frustration bubbled up in the aftermath of the Mets’ 7-5, 11-inning loss to the Orioles on Tuesday, as various Mets expressed disappointment in fans who spent the night cheering against their own players. The issue was most acute after Pete Alonso hit his 300th career homer in

NEW YORK -- After setting the Mets’ home run record late last season, Pete Alonso proceeded to add 11 more, upping the all-time franchise mark from 253 to 264. Then he left for Baltimore.

NEW YORK -- The anticipation of his Citi Field return properly kindled, Pete Alonso emerged into the public eye at around 5:15 p.m. Monday, clambered out of the Orioles’ dugout and began taking BP here for the first time since last September. As the Mets’ longtime first baseman stepped into