1 reason for every team to be thankful
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. In the words of a great bird I once met, “Gobble, gobble.” Thanksgiving is not a holiday traditionally associated with baseball, but if you’re reading a baseball site on Thanksgiving Day, you know that in a just world, every holiday is one associated with baseball. So, today,
Fans make record food donation for MetsGiving
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30 reasons to be thankful -- 1 for each farm system
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Injuries & Moves: Mets sign LHP Cabrera to Minors deal
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One 2025 Rookie of the Year candidate for each team
A year ago, we provided one Rookie of the Year candidate for every team. How’d we do? We nailed the NL top rookie (Paul Skenes) and also picked out two others who received votes (Jackson Chourio and Mason Miller). That’s a good enough success rate to try the whole exercise
No. 12 prospect Acuña off to strong start in winter league play
Now that the Arizona Fall League has crowned a new champion and MLB's awards season is winding down, the baseball world in the United States is preparing to turn its attention to the Hot Stove. But that doesn't mean baseball isn't being played. There are plenty of exciting and talented
Mets agree to new deal with Reid-Foley, non-tender trio of players
NEW YORK -- The Mets have spent most of the early offseason fortifying their bullpen with a series of minor deals. Friday, they continued to reshape that group. The Mets agreed to a new one-year contract with right-hander Sean Reid-Foley, avoiding arbitration, but non-tendered righty Grant Hartwig and left-hander Alex
What Siri will bring to the Mets in 2025
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10 stars still due for their first MVP Award
Here’s an interesting quirk of this year’s MVP Awards: Both winners already had earned the honor in the past. That’s only the second time that’s happened since the Baseball Writers’ Association of America began voting in 1931; the other was in 1955, when Yogi Berra and Roy Campanella both won
Lindor finishes 2nd to Ohtani in NL MVP voting
NEW YORK -- By the time the Baseball Writers’ Association of America released its National League MVP Award results on Thursday evening, Francisco Lindor’s placement was a foregone conclusion. But that outcome could not extinguish the excellence of his season. As expected, Lindor finished second to unanimous winner Shohei Ohtani
The keys to the Mets' pitch to Soto in free agency
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Mendoza places 3rd for NL Manager of the Year
NEW YORK -- Manager of the Year is, by definition, a subjective award. Outside of raw wins and losses, there’s no way to quantify a manager’s contribution to his team. The Mets know how much Carlos Mendoza meant to them in his rookie season. The national baseball media saw it
Mets trade for Jose Siri, send reliever Orze to Rays
NEW YORK -- For most of last season, the Mets rotated between Tyrone Taylor and Harrison Bader as their primary center fielders. This year, it appears the Bader role will go to Jose Siri. The Mets on Tuesday acquired Siri from the Rays for reliever Eric Orze. Siri, who had
Here are the top 30 prospects from the 2024 Arizona Fall League
Though the quality of pitching in the Arizona Fall League continued to decline, the developmental circuit's best prospect did his work on the mound. Phillies right-hander Andrew Painter returned to competition after missing the entire 2023 and 2024 seasons and quickly re-established himself as the most promising young arm in
Alonso, Manaea and Severino decline qualifying offers from Mets
NEW YORK -- Pete Alonso, Sean Manaea and Luis Severino all rejected the Mets' qualifying offers Tuesday, assuring the team Draft pick compensation should any of those players sign elsewhere. The qualifying offer was a one-year pact worth $21.05 million.
Mets sign RHP Justin Hagenman to big league deal
NEW YORK -- Although the Mets have yet to complete a splashy deal this offseason, they’ve spent the past month quietly fleshing out their pitching depth. It’s a strategy that continued Monday with the signing of right-handed pitcher Justin Hagenman, who received a big league contract despite never having previously
Wagner makes final appearance on Hall ballot; Beltrán's case improving
The 2025 Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame ballot was released on Monday. It is headlined by one of baseball's best hitters (Ichiro Suzuki), one of its best starting pitchers (CC Sabathia) and one of its best closers (Billy Wagner), each of whom could be in the same
Lindor earns All-MLB Second Team honor for third straight year
NEW YORK -- For the third consecutive year, Francisco Lindor is an All-MLB shortstop. Lindor made Major League Baseball’s All-MLB Second Team presented by MGM Rewards on Thursday, finishing behind Kansas City’s Bobby Witt Jr. in balloting. Like last year, Lindor was the only Mets player to earn inclusion on
Jett Williams injured on catch in AFL, but Mets optimistic it's not serious
Mets No. 2 prospect Jett Williams sprained his right ankle in the Arizona Fall League regular-season finale on Thursday, but he appears to have avoided a major injury. Although there’s been no word on the severity of Williams’ ankle sprain, Mets officials are optimistic it won’t have a significant impact
Pink pants. Leather jacket. Iglesias treats stars to surprise 'OMG' performance
LAS VEGAS -- Ten minutes before the second iteration of the All-MLB Team Awards show presented by MGM Rewards opened at the Chelsea Theater, the crowd of current and former players and their guests were told to take their seats. There would be a musical performance to open the show,
Which prospects got spots before the 40-man roster deadline passed?
For all 30 Major League teams, some of the biggest decisions of the offseason had to be made by Tuesday's deadline for setting 40-man rosters. Any player eligible for the Rule 5 Draft and not added to his organization’s roster by 6 p.m. ET now will be available to be
Making the case for (and against) each of Juan Soto's main suitors
Juan Soto, the most coveted and high-profile free agent on the market this offseason, is reportedly scheduled to meet this week with the Yankees, Mets, Red Sox and Blue Jays. While it’s certain these four clubs will not be the only ones pursuing Soto – so far, he hasn’t tipped
The lowdown on Roki Sasaki's posting -- and where Mets could fit in
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Keith Hernandez announces passing of his beloved cat, Hadji
Hadji, the internet-famous Bengal cat of Mets broadcaster Keith Hernandez, passed away last week at the age of 22. Hernandez announced the news on social media on Wednesday. “It’s with a heavy heart that I must tell you that I had to put Hadji down last week,” he posted on