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How you view Francisco Alvarez’s 2025 may say a lot about how you view life. If you want to look at it as a glass half full situation, he had his best offensive season by a mile, and after his demotion to Triple-A in late June and his subsequent promotion back to the Majors in […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Meet the Mets Danny Abriano considers whether or not the Mets should try to sign Ranger Suárez, who’s spent his entire career with the Phillies thus far, in free agency. David Lennon writes that the Mets should give real consideration to a reunion with soon-to-be free agent Chris Bassitt, who has excelled as a shutdown […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
When the Mets signed AJ Minter in January, the hope was that he would become a key member of the bullpen they had been missing: an effective lefty reliever. He had been great in Atlanta for his entire career up to this point, holding a 3.28 ERA with 422 strikeouts in 348 2/3 innings since […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
In March 2026, Astra House will release Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People’s Team, a new book by A.M. Gittlitz (I Want to Believe: Posadism, UFOs and Apocalypse Communism, Beyond Antifascism). The book is unlike any other Mets-related book we’ve seen; Gittlitz has gne deep into not just Mets history, but the […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Morning, all! Jacob deGrom has been named the American League Comeback Player of the Year on the strength of a 2.97 ERA in 172 innings. Catching prospect Malcolm Moore hasn’t been able to carry forward his momentum from the start of the Arizona Fall League season, with his performance both at and behind the plate. […]
From Lone Star Ball | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Meet the Mets Keith Hernandez sat down for an interview with the Post and revealed he would like to stay with SNY even though his current contract is up. Hernandez is also firmly in the re-sign Pete Alonso and Edwin Díaz camp. Should the Mets lose Edwin Díaz if he opts out, who could replace […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Meet the Mets Cedric Mullins and Starling Marte are more likely not returning to the Mets in 2026, which raises the question: how should the Mets replace them going forward? Lorinda Payson de Roulet, daughter of original Mets owner Joan Whitney Payson, passed away today. Former Mets manager Buck Showalter gave an interview on the […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Welcome to Tuesday Top Ten, a new offseason series devoted to reliving moments of magic, misery, or overlooked meaning throughout Mets history. Rankings might cover specific players, teams, games, catches, home runs, uniforms, etc. — with the necessary disclaimer that comparing circumstances across 64 years is an impossibly imperfect science and an inherently subjective exercise. […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
It’s the Tuesday Crawfish Boil! Houston Astros News Injuries and roster moves Murphy leaves for Pittsburgh (NYT) Framber projected ~$160 million (NW) Snitker signs a contract with the Mets (HC) Astros involved in trade rumors with Peralta (MCS) AL West News Stanton writes a letter to M’s fans (NW) Could the Angels sell as a […]
From The Crawfish Boxes | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
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 begin by discussing the recent hires the Mets have made to their coaching staff and other coaches […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Meet the Mets The Mets hired a new hitting coach, Troy Snitker, but have likely lost their first base coach Antoan Richardson, who is expected to leave the origanization eafter failing to come to an agreement on a new contract, according to Jeff Passan. Laura Albanese shared more about what she heard about the negotiations […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
In a bit of surprising news, the Mets and first base coach Antoan Richardson were unable to come to an agreement on a new contract, and the coach is expected to depart the organization, according to Jeff Passan. The news comes a few weeks after Richardson survived the team’s coaching staff purge. That was hardly […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The Mets are hiring Troy Snitker as their next hitting coach, according to reporting by Andy Martino of SNY. The team has not yet confirmed this news. The 36-year-old Snitker is the son of former Braves manager Brian Snitker and has served as a hitting coach in Houston with the Astros for the past seven […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Meet the Mets Mets assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel will be leaving New York (Queens) and returning to New York (Bronx) to take back his old role as an assistant to Yankees’ pitching coach Matt Blake. Around the National League East Federal Baseball wondered whether this is the year that the Nationals dip more than […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 (7-3) SCOTTSDALE SCORPIONS 15, SURPRISE SAGUAROS 4 / 8 (BOX) MONDAY, OCTOBER 20 (7-3) NO GAME (SCHEDULE) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 (8-4) GAME ONE SCOTTSDALE SCORPIONS 5, PEORIA JAVELINAS 1 (BOX) GAME TWO PEORIA JAVELINAS 8, SCOTTSDALE SCORPIONS 4 (BOX) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 (8-5) SURPRISE SAGUAROS 10, SCOTTSDALE SCORPIONS 1 (BOX) THURSDAY, OCTOBER […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
More than 55,000 fans packed Shea Stadium on October 26, 2000, for the fifth game of the World Series. The “hometown” Mets trailed the reigning, defending, undisputed two-time World Series champion Yankees three games to one. To close out the Fall Classic, the Yanks turned to Andy Pettitte. He faced off against once and future […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Meet the Mets Anthony DiComo of MLB.com weighs in on whether Pete Alonso or Edwin Díaz is more likely to be a Met next year and other fan questions as part of his newsletter. MLB Trade Rumors also ran a poll asking whether the Mets are likelier to re-sign Alonso or Díaz (or both). The […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Meet the Mets Several long-tenured Mets players could be interesting trade candidates this offseason. MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo answered some questions about the Mets’ offseason outlook. Around the National League East Phillies ace Zack Wheeler is currently feeling no pain in the aftermath of his thoracic outlet surgery. Reynaldo López may well be a major factor […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
With the World Series upon us, we thought we’d spend some time looking at iconic moments from past series. In this case, let’s look at the legendary play from the 1954 World Series. Mays, who played for the Giants in New York and then San Francisco and a brief stint with the New York Mets […]
From Duke Basketball Report | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Brian and Chris discuss the newest members of the Mets’ dugout staff Kai Correa and Jeff Albert, the signings of Richard Lovelady and Joe Jacques, as well as talk about their long-time and unquestioned support […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read
As the World Series moved across town, the Yankees had the Mets flat on the mat. They’d won a pair of thrillers, outlasting the Mets with a walk-off in Game 1 before holding on for dear life in a memorable Game 2. With a 2-0 lead in hand, they took the train to Queens with […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Meet the Mets Christian Scott’s rehab from Tommy John surgery is going smoothly, and he has one more live bullpen session coming up before he takes a bit of a breather ahead of a full ramp-up that will start in January. The Mets signed left-handed pitcher Richard Lovelady, who they designated for assignment multiple times […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
The Mets, who are surely facing a very busy offseason after a disappointing 83 win 2025 which saw them miss the playoffs, made their first signing prior to the 2026 campaign, signing left-handed reliever Richard Lovelady to a one year, Major League contract today, the team announced. Lovelady, who was drafted by the Royals and […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
2025 stats: 67 IP, 55 G, 3.90 ERA / 3.70 FIP, 1.40 WHIP, 20.4 K%, 11.3 BB%, 0.5 fWAR After a mini breakout in 2024, José Buttó looked like he might be a reliable dude in the Mets’ grand plan. He pitched 74 innings (the first 38 of which came as a starter) and was […]
From McCovey Chronicles | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Somehow, Edwin Díaz has never finished a season with the Mets with more than 32 saves. Having recently wrapped up his sixth season—and seventh year—with the team, Díaz was utterly dominant, finishing the 2025 campaign with 28 saves as he threw 66.1 innings with a 1.63 ERA. That’s his second-best single season ERA, even in […]
From Amazin' Avenue | about 1 month ago | 1 read