In 2024, Reed Garrett enjoyed a breakout season with the Mets, especially early on when he was striking out batters at a phenomenal clip. He ended the year with a 3.77 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 57.1 innings pitched which was good for a rate of 13 strikeouts per nine innings. After earning Carlos Mendoza’s […]
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Meet the Mets Mets fans shared their stories of the great interactions they’ve had with Brandon Nimmo with Laura Albanese. Kai Correa, the Mets’ new bench coach, is a key piece of the organization’s effort to improve defensively. Tyler Rogers, who finished the season with the Mets and has the slowest fastball in Major League […]
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Born on August 29, 1996 in Seoul, South Korea, Sung-Mun Song was drafted by the Nexen Heroes in the fifth round of the 2015 KBO Draft, the 49th overall pick, selected out of Jangchung High School, a nationally-competitive baseball school. He appeared in a handful of games for Nexen in May, but barely accrued playing […]
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Meet the Mets Mark Vientos and Sean Manaea joined local charities to give back to those in need this Thanksgiving. Keith Hernandez will be co-hosting a morning show on WFAN Thanksgiving morning. The Mets are reportedly looking at top tier relievers on the market even if Edwin Díaz returns. Around the National League East Dale […]
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Kona Takahashi was born in Numata, a city in Japan’s Gunma Prefecture. He attended Maebashi Ikuei High School and had a career there many others only dream about. While he did not play in his first year, and the school lost in the 2014 Gunma regionals, not only did Maebashi Ikuei High School participate in […]
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The Mets managed to make a pre-Thanksgiving splash, trading Brandon Nimmo – their longest tenured player – to the Texas Rangers for Marcus Semien. The Rangers also received $5M as part of the deal. Though Nimmo himself was reportedly surprised by the move, rumors had been out there; Jeff Passan reported a week ago that […]
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Meet the Mets The Mets signed reliever Nick Burdi to a minor league deal. They also signed pitchers Robert Stock and Anderson Severino and outfielder Jose Ramos to minor league deals. Sean Manaea has described the loose body in his left elbow a “thing of the past,” and he didn’t end up needing surgery to […]
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As you might expect around this time of year, our friends over at BreakingT have gotten their holiday deals underway, and you can view all of the offers right here. For several years now, we’ve shared a bunch of their gear that’s been right up our alleys. From shirts featuring current stars Francisco Lindor and […]
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The Mets have signed four players to minor league deals with invitations to spring training: right-handed relief pitcher Nick Burdi, right-handed pitcher Robert Stock, left-handed reliever Anderson Severino, and outfielder José Ramos. In his age-32 season, Burdi threw five-and-one-third innings with the Red Sox over the course of four appearances and didn’t allow any earned […]
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The 2025-26 Amazin’ Avenue Offseason Plan Contest is over, and the community has selected the winners. We had 19 entries this year, which was pruned down to five finalists by a panel of Amazin’ Avenue staff members. A poll for these five were presented on Thursday last week, and voting closed Sunday evening. Congratulations to the winners, […]
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Brandon Nimmo is well acquainted with the concept of top ten lists, as he currently ranks tenth in doubles, ninth in home runs, eighth in position player WAR, seventh in offensive WAR, sixth in runs scored, fifth in walks, and first in smiles across Mets history. Still, the act of choosing just ten moments to […]
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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 big Mets news of the week: a trade that sent Brandon Nimmo to […]
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Meet the Mets The Mets made a farewell video for Brandon Nimmo, and Steve and Alex Cohen released a statement about him following the team’s trade of him to the Texas Rangers. Mark Feinsand looks at the effect of the Nimmo-Semien trade on the trade and free agent markets. Might the Mets sign Kyle Tucker […]
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Marcus Semien has plenty of experience. With three years remaining on the seven-year contract that he signed with the Rangers ahead of the 2022 season, the 35-year-old is set to begin his fourteenth year in the big leagues as the Mets’ starting second baseman in 2026. Born in 1990, Semien was drafted by the White […]
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Earlier tonight, the Mets traded Brandon Nimmo to the Rangers for second baseman Marcus Semien. Brian, Grace, and Lukas convene to discuss what this means for the Mets, the 2026 roster, and why we will miss Nimmo, who was the longest tenured Met on the team at the time of the trade. Stay tuned this […]
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Meet the Mets In a one-for-one contract swap, the Mets are sending 10-year veteran Brandon Nimmo to the Texas Rangers for Gold Glove second baseman Marcus Semien. The Mets gave Nimmo the weekend to decide whether he wanted to waive his no-trade clause or not and after two days of deliberations and a discussion with […]
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The Mets have completed a deal with the Texas Rangers to swap Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien. Nimmo has waived his no-trade clause and accepted the trade. Nimmo was the longest tenured Met on the current roster. A first round pick in 2011, he debuted in 2016 and has racked up nearly 4,400 PA and […]
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Meet the Mets Anthony DiComo of MLB.com goes through which names have been mentioned in connection with Mets trade rumors and evaluates whether a trade would make sense for the Mets. Around the National League East The Braves signed outfielder Brewer Hicklen to a minor league contract. The Braves are far from done adding new faces to […]
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Meet the Mets The Mets made several roster decisions ahead of the non-tender deadline, giving 2026 contracts to everyone but Max Kranick, José Castillo, and Danny Young. After Adam Ottavino’s recent public rant, The Athletic contemplated whether Carlos Mendoza’s bullpen usage deserves criticism. Mark Vientos spoke about once again needing to prove himself. ESPN looked […]
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Grace returns from yet another hacking cough to discuss everything she’s missed. First, she dives into the World Series. Better late than never! She discusses the fun and the message delivered by both teams in the razor thin series. Next, she dove into the present offseason. Free agents, the Mets movement, and the award winners. […]
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Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore. This week, Brian and Chris talk trade rumors, more new coaches, and debate the (now decided) non-tender deadline. Chris’s Music Pick: Yuma Abe – Hotel New Yuma Brian’s Music Pick: Pulp – More You can listen or […]
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Yesterday, our Lukas Vlahos laid out the cases for the Mets’ various non-tender candidates, highlighting eight players who could be considered on the bubble. Of those eight players, seven were tendered contracts by the Mets, with only Max Kranick being non-tendered from that group. However, two other pitchers were non-tendered in the process: Danny Young […]
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Meet the Mets The Kodai Senga market is taking shape as the Mets listen to offers, writes Jon Heyman. The Mets have not asked Brandon Nimmo about waiving his no trade clause despite reports that they are shopping the left fielder. Jorge Castillo explored all the potential fits for Pete Alonso. The Mets were not […]
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The MLB tender deadline is approaching. Teams have until 5 PM EST on Friday to decide whether to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players or cut them loose into free agency. Eight Mets will be eligible, and there are one or two tricky decisions to be made. All projected arbitration salaries are from MLBTR No-brainer tender […]
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We’ve gone through the AAOP entries and made up our minds on the finalists. Several Amazin’ Avenue writers and authors chipped in to come up with the list of finalists, and now it’s up to you, the community, to vote for the champions. The finalists, in no particular order, who found ways to make the Mets’ […]
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