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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

NEW YORK -- With Nolan McLean, Zac Thornton and Christian Scott lined up to pitch in the Subway Series this weekend, the Mets spent their time at Yankee Stadium providing a glimpse of 2027. While McLean struggled on Friday night, Thornton and Scott both thrived, the latter holding the Yankees

NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge probably wasn’t expecting much extra zip from Zac Thornton, one of Major League Baseball’s softer-throwing pitchers, in the first inning Saturday at Yankee Stadium. But zip is precisely what Thornton delivered. On an 0-2 count, Thornton challenged Judge with a 95.5 mph fastball on the

NEW YORK -- Nearly a year and a month into his Major League career, Nolan McLean did something he never had before. One of the sport’s finest curveball practitioners gave up a homer off his curveball.

NEW YORK -- Some eight hours before the Mets and Yankees gathered for a somber pregame ceremony at Yankee Stadium, a large black bus parked across town and opened its doors, dropping dozens of Major League Baseball employees outside Citi Field. They made their way up to the fifth floor,

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NEW YORK -- At some point last week, Tobias Myers glanced at his calendar and realized it was September. That surprised Myers. Since mid-July, he had been with Triple-A Syracuse, seeking to correct the flaws that had transformed him from an early-season standout to a midsummer afterthought. Once a crucial

NEW YORK -- For A.J. Ewing, catharsis took the form of a 21-second trot around the bases. Entering Saturday, it had been 46 games, 59 days and 209 plate appearances since Ewing last homered, his July 8 shot against the Royals marking the rookie’s third long ball in four days.

NEW YORK -- With his 2025 honor in hand, Juan Soto now has more LatinoMVP awards than all but one man. Soto on Saturday received his 2025 National League LatinoMVP award from Latino Sports, a publication that created the honor and has administered it since 1989. Over the last five

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