Piping hot new pid episode with To Catch A Predator's Chris Hansen. Really fascinating behind-the-scenes stuff from To Catch A Predator and beyond. Also, Ja'Marr Chase has his Keith Hernandez moment and Sam Darnold is seeing ghosts again: open.spotify.com/episode/4G0c...

The World Series hangover is real. MLB Radio's Dani Wexelman is back from Toronto to talk heroes, heartbreak, and how the potential lockout may affect free agency. Also, I am still anti toasted ravioli. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7vwg...

The World Series hangover is real. MLB Radio's Dani Wexelman is back from Toronto to talk heroes, heartbreak, and how the potential lockout may affect free agency. Also, I am still anti toasted ravioli. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7vwg...

A source confirms that Edwin Diaz has opted out of the final three years of his contract. He's a free agent.

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Some really interesting stuff with Buck Showalter here including his very blunt assessment on the Edwin Diaz injury. Full interview: youtu.be/W8iAYMGRc4E?...

I know that these two are the draw, but not putting Max Scherzer's unhinged game face on the poster is an L

Source confirms that the Mets have hired former Cubs minor-league hitting coordinator Rachel Folden to be the Double-A Binghamton hitting coach. A former pro fastball softball player, she's coached since 2009 and joined the Cubs org in 2019. The NY Post's Mike Puma with the original report

Buck Showalter paid us a visit on the podcast. He talks World Series, whether he'll manage again, Pete Alonso, the changing managerial landscape, and the increased likelihood of a lockout (and how bad it would be). Super informative (and very fun) ep with a legend: open.spotify.com/episode/6fUB...

Buck Showalter paid us a visit on the podcast. He talks World Series, whether he'll manage again, Pete Alonso, the changing managerial landscape, and the increased likelihood of a lockout (and how bad it would be). Super informative (and very fun) ep with a legend: open.spotify.com/episode/6fUB...

The Mets came into the day 0-65 in games where they trailed after the eighth inning — earning the ignominious accomplishment of being the only team in baseball without a ninth-inning comeback win. No. 66 might have stung the most. www.newsday.com/sports/baseb...

Sean Manaea will start Sunday; Clay Holmes available out of the pen.

Tylor Megill is going to LA for an in-person consultation on his elbow; Tommy John surgery is in play.

Somehow, Juan Soto has lived up to it. After the hand-wringing of his “slow” start and amid the now-vanquished accusations that he didn’t want to be in Flushing, Soto, in his first season, has fit the $765 million bill: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb...

There’s a through line when it comes to the Mets prospects tasked with helping this team grit its way to a playoff spot: Failure. Because in the end, failure is data, and data is valuable when used correctly. Why the Mets think Jonah Tong can bounce back: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb...

You could feel the Citi breakin’ and everybody shakin’, and the Mets? They stayed alive. Just like the home run anthem, the key to survival Tuesday was about being little jaunty and a touch maniacal. Holmes-Manaea piggyback works as the Mets come to life www.newsday.com/sports/baseb...

With Senga in Triple-A, Manaea coming out of the bullpen today, and Tong pitching Thursday, you can expect Mets' pitching to remain very fluid as they try to stave off complete collapse: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb...

David Stearns has some regrets, but he still stands by the decision-making process behind the Mets' trade deadline; with the team on the brink of disaster, they'll still continue to evaluate those processes in the offseason. More here: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb...

The Giants have found a new circle of hell! NY Post’s Ryan Dunleavy talks Daboll’s future, Jaxson Dart and Week 2 chaos. Joe Burrow might earn his third comeback player of the year (derogatory) and I discovered the “My Boyfriend is AI” subreddit. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

"You’re going to get punched. You’ve got to be able to get back up.” Have you heard about Cerberus? It's the three-headed dog who guards the gates of hell. It's an apt metaphor for the Mets' trio of pitching prospects. One their teammates can learn from. www.newsday.com/sports/baseb...

It’s WEEK ONE, baby and @rustindodd.bsky.social is on to chat NFL and…Jessica Pegula being the missing piece to the Bills’ season? I’m going on a pilgrimage to try Skyline Chili and me and Cole have thoughts on pitcher on catcher violence. Listen in! open.spotify.com/episode/3H0q...

Asked about hitters sitting fastball against Ryan Helsley, and whether they know what's coming, Mendoza said it's always a concern, but also that some of his fastballs have been "non-competitive"

Kevin Herget has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse. Brazoban optioned by the Mets. Brazoban complained about side pain but the MRI is clean.

Jonah Tong was the ball boy this past spring training. Friday against the Marlins, the Mets will be giving the boy the ball. Updates story on his call up + Francisco Alvarez update: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb...

Podcast is taking a short hiatus this week but we still love yah, so in honor of the Women's Pro Baseball League tryouts, check out this insightful interview with A’s front office exec and MLB Girls’ Baseball Ambassador Veronica Alvarez on growing the game for women. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

Frankie Montas' UCL injury means his season his over, and his 2026 may be in jeopardy, too. Plus updates on Megill, Nimmo, Torrens and McNeil: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb...

The Mets' Ryan Helsley and Ryne Stanek are two of the hardest throwers in baseball, challenging hitters to go out and get it. The problem? Guys are going out and getting it. So what now? "Hitters have adapted." On the tricky issue plaguing both: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb...

After wins, Brett Baty sometimes likes to maul Jeff McNeil like an affectionate Bernese Mountain Dog. This somehow relates to Baty playing second base. (Also, on whether he thinks McNeil will ever hug him back): www.newsday.com/sports/baseb...

Brandon Nimmo (neck) has shown some improvement. He'll attempt some baseball activities today before the Mets determine if he can be available off the bench. Torrens (hand) is still sore; no imaging expected. McNeil (shoulder) had an MRI come back clean. Still in pain.

"He needed to change...He needed to evolve." Jeff McNeil has been one of the Mets' most consistent offensive presences this year, but it's been a hard-fought battle for a former batting champ who saw the game start to change without him. www.newsday.com/sports/baseb...

Francisco Alvarez will need surgery eventually. The 10-14 days will determine whether he can play through it or if his season is over.

Francisco Alvarez has a right thumb UCL sprain and will be reevaluated in 10-14 days. Hayden Senger called up. Paul Blackburn has been granted his unconditional release.

The Athletic's Reds writer @ctrent.bsky.social is on to chat about the NL Wild Card race, Terry Francona, the Brewers and, most importantly, Star Wars. Do they have what it takes to overtake the Mets? Is AOTC the worst Star Wars movie? open.spotify.com/episode/5N71...

"It's contagious," Carlos Mendoza said. Not contagious like laughter. Contagious like tuberculosis. It's time for fans to reckon with the fact that this is an incomplete team that very well might miss the playoffs. But the players can't think that way. www.newsday.com/sports/colum...

For a team that’s routinely languished in offensive malaise, the basepaths have been an unlikely, if often insufficient, salve for the Mets (a super slow team). A look into base running strategist and first-base coach Antoan Richardson. www.newsday.com/sports/baseb...

Nolan McLean has the stuff. But does he have *the stuff*? The Mets seem to think so and Saturday, in a fairly pressure-filled situation, he'll be able to show it. www.newsday.com/sports/colum...

Sources confirm the Mets intend to call up Nolan McLean for Saturday

There was joy in Flushing Tuesday. And hope. And maybe a little magic, too. And as it so often has, it was sparked by Pete Alonso, who broke the franchise home run record and has earned the right to add to it for many years to come. Column: www.newsday.com/sports/colum...

Today, Steve Cohen took to social media to talk about, of all things, hope. It felt ironic, given the state of the Mets, but baseball can be spitefully mercurial, and there's only so much to say about how bad things are. So, here are three reasons to hope: www.newsday.com/sports/colum...

Frankie Montas is being moved to the Mets bullpen and will be available Thursday. Sproat and McLean are in the conversation for Saturday's start.

Veronica Alvarez is the A’s director of player development in Latin America and the USA women’s national baseball team coach. She was on this week’s episode of the podcast and it was so interesting hearing about where MLB is going re: women in baseball. Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

If the season were to end today, the Mets would be facing the Phillies in the wild card and we'd be wondering if it would take the Phillies two games or three to make it to the NLDS. We've reached doomsday portion of the year, and things need to change. www.newsday.com/sports/colum...

It was magnificent. It was chaos. The Knoxville Sentinel’s Mike Wilson takes us behind the scenes at MLB’s Speedway Classic - the accidental two-day event one dude on Twitter called baseball’s Fyre Fest. Yes, it was cool. Yes, they ran out of cheese. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Pete Alonso's most memorable home run was in Milwaukee. His favorite walk off homer happened in front of no one. It sure would be swell if his big milestone happened at Citi. www.newsday.com/sports/colum...

It was magnificent. It was chaos. The Knoxville Sentinel’s Mike Wilson takes us behind the scenes at MLB’s Speedway Classic - the accidental two-day event one dude on Twitter called baseball’s Fyre Fest. Yes, it was cool. Yes, they ran out of cheese. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

The Mets have appeared to avoid the worst in Juan Soto's injury, but it's still been a decidedly crummy two days in San Diego. Latest update on the Soto injury and today's 7-1 drubbing www.newsday.com/sports/baseb...

Left foot. Mets are calling it a contusion for now.

Juan Soto has left the game after taking a foul ball to his lower extremity - left foot or shin. He finished the at bat but ran very slowly to first on a ground out.

The Mets demoted Huascar Brazoban, who's had a 10.66 ERA since June 18. But he remains part of their plans, and the continued experimentation they hope will allow them to navigate pitching weaknesses that can't be fully solved by the deadline. Analysis: www.newsday.com/sports/baseb...

Emmanuel Clase is under investigation and it could have huge ramifications beyond the trade deadline. I'm chatting that, Bryce Harper going toe to toe with Manfred, and the Yanks flirtation with selling at the deadline with SNY’s Andy Martino. Also, the Beatles! open.spotify.com/episode/10hY...