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Mets Morning News: Checkmate

Meet the Mets The Mets played their spring training opener yesterday and fell 2-1 to the Miami Marlins at Clover Park. Many of the team’s new faces took their first swings in a Mets uniform and Brandon Waddell pitched two scoreless innings. However, the Mets were held hitless until the fifth inning and didn’t score […]

Grapefruit Juice: Marlins 2, Mets 1

The Marlins defeated the Mets 2-1 in the opening game of Grapefruit League play. The Mets were no-hit in the contest until the fifth and threatened late, but were unable to pull out the late-inning comeback. The Mets will play their crosstown rival Yankees in Tampa tomorrow at 1:05pm ET.

Mets Morning News: Cue the SNY theme

Meet the Mets Baseball is back! Here are some things to look out for as the Mets play their first spring training game today. Nolan McLean and Juan Soto engaged in an epic rock-paper-scissors battle yesterday while facing each other in live BP. Sean Manaea believes adjusting his arm slot will allow him to return […]

You should be excited about A.J. Ewing

There were a lot of notable breakouts in the Mets’ system last year. Nolan McLean went from an interesting arm in the back third of the top-101 to a potential top-of-the-rotation and the putative favorite for the 2026 National League Rookie of the Year. Jonah Tong started in a similar place and ended up only […]

How do you feel about Steve Cohen not wanting a captain on the Mets?

This post is part of a series of daily questions that we’ll ask the community here at Amazin’ Avenue throughout the month of February. We hope you find the questions engaging and that our prompts can spark some fun conversations in the comments. We’ll see you there and plan to have staff chiming in, too. […]

Mike Baumann has a knuckle-curve, will travel

One of the my favorite bits in Mets discourse these days is that the only part of roster building that David Stearns is actually excited about is dumpster diving for relief arms. Signing a young superstar to a record-setting contract? Boring. Trading for a potentially electric center fielder or a very affordable #2 starter? Grunt […]

Mets Morning News: The sun’ll come out tomorrow

Meet the Mets We’re 29 hours away from hearing Gary, Keith, and Ron on air for the first time in 2026, as the Mets’ spring training opener is set for a 1:10 PM EST first pitch tomorrow in Port St. Lucie. That’s a good excuse to take another look at the broadcast schedule for the […]

Mets announce 2026 promotional schedule

Earlier today, the Mets announced their 2026 promotional schedule for all home games through June. The Mets will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1986 team all season long with some unique giveaways. If you’d like to rock a replica ring from the ‘86 squad, you have to be one of the first 15,000 fans […]

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Nick Burdi, a former top prospect, will try to make it work with Mets

You can never have enough bullpen options, and the Mets, like every other team during the offseason, searched far and wide to find some intriguing pitchers that they could sign and try out in spring training. One of those options is Nick Burdi, a former second-round draft pick who is looking to rebuild his career […]

Mets Morning News: Mets break ground on new minor league complex

Meet the Mets David Stearns was on hand to break ground on the team’s new minor league complex which will almost be entirely paid for by Steve Cohen. After being acquired in the Freddy Peralta trade, Carlos Mendoza confirmed that Tobias Myers will be on the roster Opening Day but what role he would have […]

Which spring training storyline will age poorly?

This post is part of a series of daily questions that we’ll ask the community here at Amazin’ Avenue throughout the month of February. We hope you find the questions engaging and that our prompts can spark some fun conversations in the comments. We’ll see you there and plan to have staff chiming in, too. […]

Ryan Clifford, first baseman of the future?

Heading in to 2025, we were generally very down on Ryan Clifford. The top-line results and power production were decent, sure, but striking out nearly 30% of the time with a very passive approach is not a good sign for long-term major league production. It seemed like Clifford’s hit tool would ultimately limit his ability […]

A Pod of Their Own, Episode 264: Hamates, captains, and chatbots

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 Francisco Lindor’s recovery from hamate surgery, Juan Soto’s move to left field, and other […]

Mets Morning News: Tony Clark resigns

Meet the Mets Clay Holmes threw live batting practice yesterday, and new Mets Marcus Semien and Bo Bichette were impressed by his breaking stuff. John Harper posited Carson Benge as the Nolan McLean of the 2026 Mets, as he sees him coming up and adapting quickly to become an impact player. The Mets plan to […]

Which of the offseason departures stings the most?

This post is part of a series of daily questions that we’ll ask the community here at Amazin’ Avenue throughout the month of February. We hope you find the questions engaging and that our prompts can spark some fun conversations in the comments. We’ll see you there and plan to have staff chiming in, too. […]

Mets Morning News: No Captain, My Captain

Meet the Mets The full squad reported to Port St. Lucie yesterday, which means the gang’s all here. Steve Cohen spoke to the media on the first official day of spring training. He spoke about being annoyed with the team’s inconsistency in recent years and declared that, as long as he is owner, there will […]

Should the Mets extend Freddy Peralta ahead of Opening Day?

This post is part of a series of daily questions that we’ll ask the community here at Amazin’ Avenue throughout the month of February. We hope you find the questions engaging and that our prompts can spark some fun conversations in the comments. We’ll see you there and plan to have staff chiming in, too. […]

Mets, Mike Tauchman agree to minor league deal

With their final bench spot still in a bit of flux, the Mets made another addition to their very large group of players in camp, signing veteran Mike Tauchman to a minor league deal, according to Will Sammon of The Athletic. Tauchman, despite being on a minor league contract, will have a very open opportunity […]

Grae Kessinger looks to overcome a lost 2025

It is interesting, and potentially advantageous, that the Mets signed so many middle infielders during the offseason. As we all cross our fingers for a speedy recovery from hamate surgery for Francisco Lindor, we’ve been highlighting some of the potential players who may take some at-bats during spring training and (hopefully not) during the early […]

Mets Morning News: The Boys, Back Home

Meet the Mets With a fresh new cast on his hand after successful surgery, Francisco Lindor returned to Mets camp to an almost entirely new group of guys. Now that the 2025 Mets are scattered across the country on Johnny Appleseed’s path, Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor were given the chance to discuss the rancid […]

Will Bo Bichette opt out after the 2026 season?

This post is part of a series of daily questions that we’ll ask the community here at Amazin’ Avenue throughout the month of February. We hope you find the questions engaging and that our prompts can spark some fun conversations in the comments. We’ll see you there and plan to have staff chiming in, too. […]

Ryan Lambert might be the next great homegrown Mets reliever

As an organizing principle, I don’t believe in ranking relievers highly (or at all, really) in good systems. Time and again, the efforts of the public baseball community to project reliever performance have been shown to be little more than random guess work. There are also just a higher volume of other good players in […]