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Senior writer for The Athletic covering the New York Mets.
If not Pete Alonso, then who? Analyzing the 1B market from a Mets perspective
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If not Pete Alonso, then who at first base for the Mets?
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6796553/2025/11/11/pete-alonso-first-base-mets/
about 12 hours ago
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Huge fan of this series every year. Worth the price of the subscription, IMO.
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Mets’ first move of winter should be easy: Pay Edwin DĂaz whatever it takes
There are numerous reasons why New York needs to keep him, but primarily because DĂaz remains one of the best closers in baseball.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6786182/2025/11/07/mets-edwin-diaz-free-agency-contract/?source=emp_shared_article
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Mets are indeed hiring Leiper as their 3B coach.
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had the hiring first.
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New York Mets
6 days ago
Our 2026 Spring Training Schedule has arrived 🌴 Text METS to 48593 for the latest Mets updates and deals 📲
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Mets announce they’ve acquired reliever Joey Gerber from the Rays for cash considerations and re-signed Brandon Waddell to a major-league deal.
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It's Contract Projection Day:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...
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What will Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette, Dylan Cease and other MLB free agents make this offseason?
How much will it cost to reel in a big star this offseason? Our analysis uses historical contract data and other trends to make a forecast.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6774254/2025/11/04/mlb-free-agent-contract-projections/
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Homer Simpson Apple Cider Tour
YouTube video by Rob Martin
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM1dJNmj24A
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One name to look out for in the Mets' coaching search: Padres third-base and infield coach Tim Leiper. Mets have interviewed Leiper for a position, according to industry sources.
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How do you feel about the Mets right now?
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Mets Fan Survey 2025: How do you feel about the Mets right now?
Perhaps Mets fans have calmed down a little, perhaps not. We’re interested in finding out.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6720247/2025/10/16/mets-fan-survey-2025/?source=emp_shared_article
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Will Sammon
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On the Mets hiring Kai Correa, Jeff Albert as new major league coaches:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
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Mets to hire Kai Correa, Jeff Albert in coaching roles: Sources
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6717120/2025/10/14/new-york-mets-jeff-albert-lead-hitting-instructor/
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Contained within, one part of the dynamic that needs to change, according to one of the coaches just let go.
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“I’ve been around long enough to know how things work and there was going to be collateral damage. To be honest with you, there should be.” The Mets are overhauling their coaching staff:
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Mets overhauling coaching staff after disappointing season
Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner and co-hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes are among the coaches who will not return.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6687258/2025/10/03/mets-coaching-staff-overhaul-mlb/
about 1 month ago
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Just Mets
about 1 month ago
Is there a deeper reason behind the Mets collapsing over the final three months of the season? New episode of The Just Mets Podcast is out now, feat.
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! 📺 YOUTUBE:
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Derek VanRiper
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🎙️ Rates & Barrels ⚾
@enosarris.bsky.social
,
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and I have full playoff predictions in Part 2 of our preview. Plus,
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joined to discuss the Mets' collapse. Happy Wild Card Day (v 1.0)! Audio:
pod.fo/e/334531
YouTube:
www.youtube.com/c/RatesBarrels
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Why the Mets are sticking with Carlos Mendoza, and some insight on their coaching staff evaluations:
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Carlos Mendoza to return as Mets manager in 2026
Despite a season that David Stearns characterized as “tremendously disappointing,” the Mets will bring back Mendoza next year.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6674424/2025/09/29/carlos-mendoza-mets-manager-return
about 1 month ago
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Carlos Mendoza will remain the Mets manager in 2026, David Stearns said. The coaching staff will be evaluated over the next week.
about 1 month ago
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How the Mets lost their groove: Inside baseball’s biggest collapse, with
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How the Mets lost their groove: Inside baseball’s biggest collapse
Talented, yes, but this year's Mets lacked sizzle. They were MLB's only team never to mount a ninth-inning comeback.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6672509/2025/09/29/mets-mlb-collapse-mendoza-soto-lindor/?source=emp_shared_article
about 1 month ago
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The Mets stumbled for the right words late Sunday, in the wake of a different kind of collapse. They settled on the right one, the only one. Failure.
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There’s only one word for this Mets collapse: Failure
Manager Carlos Mendoza said: "It starts with me. I've got to take a long look at how I need to get better."
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6671931/2025/09/28/mets-mlb-playoffs-collapse
about 1 month ago
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NYM 0 MIA 4 Final/162 A carousel of relievers gave up four in the fourth. The Mets offense could not recover. It ended with a Francisco Lindor double play grounder. The Mets finish 83-79.
about 1 month ago
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The Mets will have Mauricio, Mullins and Lindor due up to face Tyler Phillips, down 4-0. They have Marte, Torrens and Acuna on the bench.
about 1 month ago
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The Brewers have given the Mets the help they needed. The Mets will need a comeback after eight innings for the first time this season to make the playoffs.
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about 1 month ago
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With the bases loaded, Pete Alonso smokes the ball 116 mph off the bat -- and into Javier Sanoja's glove in left field to end the threat. Edwin Diaz will take the mound in the fifth, the Mets still trailing 4-0.
about 1 month ago
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Xavier Edwards' single scores Sanoja to make it 4-0. Edwin Diaz is warming in the bottom of the fourth. Starting to feel an awful lot like the last game last October.
about 1 month ago
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Javier Sanoja's triple off Tyler Rogers makes it 3-0 Marlins. Miami could have PH for Wagaman, Navarreto and Sanoja with their usual LHH starters. Instead, all three delivered extra-base hits off right-handed pitchers.
about 1 month ago
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Danny Jansen's two-run homer has lifted the Brewers ahead of the Reds, 3-2.
about 1 month ago
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Brian Navarreto's double off Stanek -- another slider up -- has made it 2-0 Miami.
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about 1 month ago
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Eric Wagaman's RBI double off Ryne Stanek has given the Marlins a 1-0 lead in the fourth.
about 1 month ago
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Mets have had a runner in scoring position each of the last three innings. They're 0-for-4 with RISP in a scoreless game. Meanwhile, Brewers got one back against Cincinnati in the third. It's 2-1 Reds there.
about 1 month ago
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Freddy Peralta is out after two innings in Milwaukee. DL Hall now pitching for the Brewers. Reds lead, 1-0.
about 1 month ago
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Carlos Mendoza said he'd be "aggressive" with his bullpen today. Sean Manaea is done after 1 2/3 innings, having walked two batters. Huascar Brazoban is coming in.
about 1 month ago
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MLB announced the schedule for the first two days of the Wild Card Series. If the Mets qualify, their first two games in Los Angeles would start at 9:08 p.m. ET.
about 1 month ago
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Mets lineup v. Edward Cabrera: SS Lindor RF Soto 1B Alonso LF Nimmo DH Vientos 2B McNeil C Alvarez 3B Mauricio CF Taylor SP Manaea
about 1 month ago
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John Maine. Johan Santana. Clay Holmes. The Mets followed the historical blueprint on Saturday. They must break it on Sunday.
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Clay Holmes delivers for Mets in biggest game of the season
"Picture perfect," Pete Alonso said of Holmes. "That's the exact outing we needed."
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6669119/2025/09/27/mets-clay-holmes-nl-playoff-race
about 2 months ago
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Plus, what the Mets like about Manaea as the starter tomorrow, and what Edwin Diaz said about his availability for Sunday.
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about 2 months ago
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John Maine. Johan Santana. Clay Holmes. The Mets followed the historical blueprint on Saturday. They must break it on Sunday.
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Clay Holmes delivers for Mets in biggest game of the season
"Picture perfect," Pete Alonso said of Holmes. "That's the exact outing we needed."
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6669119/2025/09/27/mets-clay-holmes-nl-playoff-race
about 2 months ago
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Sean Manaea is starting Sunday.
about 2 months ago
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NYM 5 MIA 0 Final Clay Holmes delivered. The bullpen was strong again. Pete Alonso drove in two. Regardless what happens in Milwaukee tonight, the Mets will play a game that matters on Sunday. The Mets are 83-78.
about 2 months ago
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That's six shutout innings for Clay Holmes, continuing the Mets' tradition of excellent starts in Game 161 against the Marlins.
about 2 months ago
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Pete Alonso's 264th career home run (and 38th this season) makes it 2-0 Mets in the third.
about 2 months ago
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Brett Baty is going on the IL. Tried it out today but still feeling pain on swings. He’ll get an MRI to determine the severity of the injury. Jared Young will take his spot on the roster.
about 2 months ago
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Ronny Mauricio is starting at third base in place of Baty — his first start since August 24. He has eight plate appearances this month.
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about 2 months ago
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As the Mets cycle through the emotions of this slow-motion demise, Carlos Mendoza reached a different stage Friday night. Exasperation.
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Familiar mistakes doom Mets as season nears the brink
If you wanted to understand how the Mets have lost 78 games this season, take a zoom lens to Friday’s bottom of the fifth inning.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6667135/2025/09/26/mets-wild-card-nl-mistakes/?source=emp_shared_article
about 2 months ago
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The Reds have defeated the Brewers. The Mets (again) have lost control of their own destiny and will need at least one Cincinnati loss in the next two days to make the postseason.
about 2 months ago
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NYM 2 MIA 6 Final The Mets unraveled in the fifth inning. They didn't get a hit after the third. They'll need a Brewers comeback to maintain their wild-card lead over Cincinnati. The Mets are 82-78.
about 2 months ago
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Sandy Alcantara has retired 15 of the last 16 Mets, with the last 12 of those outs coming on infield groundouts. It's 6-2 at stretch time.
about 2 months ago
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The fifth inning has gotten away from Brandon Sproat, Gregory Soto and the Mets. Three hits to start the frame and three more with two outs have combined to put a six-spot on the scoreboard. It's 6-2.
about 2 months ago
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Right side soreness for Baty.
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about 2 months ago
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Brett Baty, who appeared to tweak his oblique in his first at-bat, is out of the game in the second inning Ronny Mauricio is playing third.
about 2 months ago
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For the second consecutive series, Francisco Lindor gets the Mets off to a good start with a leadoff home run. It's 1-0.
about 2 months ago
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