Mets first baseman Jared Young had his 2026 campaign cut short after a nasty collision with Nolan McLean. He was knocked unconscious and had to be stretchered off the field. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com spoke to Young yesterday and reports he is recovering well and is expected to be ready for Spring Training. Young suffered […]
In a rare positive moment for the New York Mets in 2026, it looks like they were the winners in […]
Meet the Mets Jared Young is recuperating at home from his scary collision with Nolan McLean, but he is hoping to put that all behind him and get ready for next year. The Mets are facing a critical offseason and will have some questions to answer as they prepare for next season. Around the National […]
2026 was undoubtedly a massive disappointment for the Mets. They came in with championship aspirations and a huge payroll. They quickly fell out of contention and were sellers at the deadline. There are reasons for hope about the future, however. The club played fairly well in the second half, there is an emerging young core […]
The Mets finished last in the NL East for the first time in 23 years. The result exposes a fundamental tension: star Juan Soto demands aggressive spending...
The Mets began the final two weeks of the season with four straight losses, in which they only scored more than one run in one of those four games. Things picked up a little bit after that, but the Mets only won one series in the final two weeks of 2026, playing spoilers to a […]
Meet the Mets Jefferson Rojas is nearing the majors, but his hopes could be stalled by a potential lockout. Joel Sherman wrote a guide to the Mets’ offseason, covering the big questions and potential targets. Freddy Peralta won the American League Pitcher of the Month honor for September, and David Stearns credited Tampa Bay for […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Trent Thornton, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1972 – Roberto Clemente doubles off the Mets’ Jon Matlack to become the eleventh major leaguer to collect 3000 hits. The hit, sadly, will be the Pirate right fielder’s last, as he will die in a plane crash on New […]
Peralta has been a whole new pitcher since the trade deadline thanks to a couple of small fixes.
The Mets’ rotation was one of the worst in MLB this season, sitting 23rd with a 4.47 ERA, 22nd with 791 innings pitched and 24th with a 9.1% walk rate. Only four Mets pitchers reached 100 innings: Nolan McLean (179 2/3), Sean Manaea (150 2/3), Christian Scott (110) and Freddy Peralta (113 2/3), the latter […]
On Sunday night, a very disappointing New York Mets season came to an end with one last loss. The club’s […]
Another year, another October without Mets baseball. A long offseason of speculation, trade rumors, roster projections, and bittersweet retrospectives awaits, but first, there’s a championship to be won. While it might be disheartening that the 2026 season didn’t work out in the Mets’ favor, that doesn’t mean it’s worth protesting the postseason entirely. In fact, […]
1) Nolan McLean April: 6 G (6 GS), 35.1 IP, 20 H, 12 R, 10 ER (2.55 ERA), 10 BB, 45 K, .234 BABIP (MLB) May: 6 G (6 GS), 31.0 IP, 30 H, 24 R, 21 ER (6.10 ERA), 14 BB, 32 K, .328 BABIP (MLB) June: 5 G (5 GS), 29.0 IP, 21 […]
New York Mets fans hoping that the team makes Tarik Skubal their top offseason priority received some bad news in […]
There are 29 former Mets on playoff teams this year — more than a full roster’s worth. The list contains 18 pitchers and 13 hitters, including key pieces dealt away at this summer’s trade deadline, recent Mets postseason heroes, a former Rookie of the Year, a former No. 1 overall prospect, relievers you’ve probably never […]
If all goes to plan for Juan Soto and the New York Mets, then they'll be among those that reach the 2027 MLB playoffs after missing out this year.
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space. This week, we reflect on the mostly miserable 2026 season. But Carson Benge did have a 20-20 season and Francisco […]
Meet the Mets David Stearns addressed the media following a disappointing Mets’ season. Overall, he saw “extremely encouraging signs” as he looks ahead to 2027. When asked about whether he would do anything differently with Pete Alonso given what happened in 2026, David Stearns replied bluntly, “I don’t get mulligans”. Speaking on other topics of […]
New York Mets president David Stearns acknowledged on Monday that the decision to let star first baseman Pete Alonso depart in free agency—and the moves made at the position to replace him—didn't work out so well.
The All-Star outfielder summed up the reason succinctly.
New York Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stearns held his end-of-season press conference today. The Mets missed the playoffs for the second straight year and finished last in the NL East despite a sky-high payroll and high expectations. Stearns had to walk a tightrope with his answers, acknowledging his mistakes in building the 2026 […]
Two Mets are on the ballot for the 2026 ‘All-MLB’ team, Juan Soto and Nolan McLean. Voting opens today and runs through Friday, October 9. The team will be announced at the MLB Awards on November 11 in Las Vegas. For those unaware of how the All-MLB team gets selected, this is the description from […]
The New York Mets did not merely miss the postseason in 2026. They finished 74-88, landed last in the National League East and turned one of baseball’s largest payrolls into a massive disappointment. Injuries, questionable roster construction and widespread underperformance all contributed, so no two players can carry the entire blame. Still, accountability begins with […]
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While the Mets’ 2026 season was a complete and utter failure, we’d once again like to express our gratitude to all of our contributors, readers, commenters, and moderators here at Amazin’ Avenue for your time, attention, and support in spite of the what was happening on the field. We simply couldn’t and wouldn’t do everything […]
Welcome back to this season’s final edition of Monday Stat Party, a weekly series showcasing some of the most curious and nostalgia-inducing statistical developments from the past week of Mets baseball. What unites each entry is the sense of intrigue which they aim to spark, and the unbridled love of the game’s anomalies from which […]