https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/en-usCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comSat, 30 May 2026 18:42:00 +0200 Perez signed a minor league deal with the Nationals last offseason and then made the Opening Day roster, thus guaranteeing a $1.9MM salary for the 2026 season.  After struggling to a 6.19 ERA over 16 games and inning]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-cionel-perez-designate-anderson-severino/Sat, 30 May 2026 18:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-cionel-perez-designate-anderson-severino/ It’s the second time this season that Peterson has been bumped to relief. He has started seven of 12 outings, though most of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-move-david-peterson-to-bullpen-sean-manaea-to-rotation/Sat, 30 May 2026 04:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-move-david-peterson-to-bullpen-sean-manaea-to-rotation/ 1:50pm: The Mets announced that they have reinstated left-hander A.J. Minter from the 60-day]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reinstate-aj-minter-from-60-day-il-select-eric-wagaman/Wed, 27 May 2026 00:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reinstate-aj-minter-from-60-day-il-select-eric-wagaman/ Kimbrel will turn 38 later this week, and he no longer has the dominant strikeout stuff he once possessed. His fastball, which used to touch triple digits, now averages 93.6 mph. His curveball doesn’t miss bats the way i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/craig-kimbrel-elects-free-agency/Tue, 26 May 2026 05:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/craig-kimbrel-elects-free-agency/ If a player has at least five years of big league service time, he has the right to reject an outright assignment while also keeping his salary commitments in tact. The Marlins signed Slater in late March, after the Tigers had granted him]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/austin-slater-elects-free-agency/Mon, 25 May 2026 18:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/austin-slater-elects-free-agency/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/outrighted-to-triple-a-slater-blach-brooks/Sat, 23 May 2026 21:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/outrighted-to-triple-a-slater-blach-brooks/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-craig-kimbrel-for-assignment-recall-jonah-tong/Fri, 22 May 2026 20:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-craig-kimbrel-for-assignment-recall-jonah-tong/ The move to Queens hasn’t gone as planned for Bichette after the Mets inked him to a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/bo-bichettes-slow-start/Wed, 20 May 2026 23:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/bo-bichettes-slow-start/ May 18th: The Mets are going to promote pitching prospect Zach Thornton this week. Manager Carlos Mendoza informed reporters, including Tim Britton of The Athletic, that Thornton will play some kind of role for the M]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-zach-thornton/Wed, 20 May 2026 20:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-zach-thornton/ The Blue Jays losing José Berríos to surgery and trading E]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-colt-emerson-debuts-blue-jays-rotation-issues-and-what-to-make-of-the-mets-and-astros/Wed, 20 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-colt-emerson-debuts-blue-jays-rotation-issues-and-what-to-make-of-the-mets-and-astros/ Previous: AL East, AL Central, AL West
Atlanta BravesRonald Acuña Jr., RF: $17MM club option ($10MM buyout)This is as easy as they get. The Braves will exercise their $17MM option for 2027 and have a matching provision for the ’28 season. The first comes with a $10MM buyout, while the second has no bu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/2026-27-club-options-nl-east/Wed, 20 May 2026 16:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/2026-27-club-options-nl-east/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-anderson-severino/Tue, 19 May 2026 20:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-anderson-severino/ Morabito, the No. 75 overall pick in the 2022 draft, entered the season generally ranked between 10th and 20th among Mets farmhands. The 23-year-old has held his own thus far in his first taste of Triple-A, slashing a roughly league-ave]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-promote-nick-morabito/Tue, 19 May 2026 15:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-promote-nick-morabito/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-designate-austin-slater-for-assignment/Tue, 19 May 2026 14:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-designate-austin-slater-for-assignment/ Thornton, now 24, was a fifth-round pick of the Mets in 2023. He put himself on the prospect map with a strong 2]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-zach-thornton-this-week/Mon, 18 May 2026 22:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-zach-thornton-this-week/ Duarte, 29, signed a minor league deal with the Mets in the offseason. He has been with Triple-A Syracuse and putting up good numbers, at least on the surface. He has thrown 17 1/3 innings over 12 appearances, allowing 2.60 ear]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-daniel-duarte/Mon, 18 May 2026 20:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-daniel-duarte/ Manager Carlos Mendoza was equally optimistic about the outlook for Holmes. “Yes, definitely we’ll see him this season,”]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/clay-holmes-likely-to-avoid-surgery-could-return-in-august/Mon, 18 May 2026 05:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/clay-holmes-likely-to-avoid-surgery-could-return-in-august/ Jackson’s time in the farm system has seen the righty post a 0.00 ERA over three innings at high-A St. Lucie, but then]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/luke-jackson-to-opt-out-of-mets-contract/Sat, 16 May 2026 21:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/luke-jackson-to-opt-out-of-mets-contract/ MAY 15: Mets right-hander Clay Holmes sustained a fractured right fibula in tonight’s 5-2 loss to the Yankees, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Manager Carlos Mendoza told Anthony DiComo of MLB.com and others that Holmes will “be down for a long time.&rdqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-clay-holmes-on-15-day-injured-list-due-to-fractured-fibula/Sat, 16 May 2026 21:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-clay-holmes-on-15-day-injured-list-due-to-fractured-fibula/ Holmes sustained the injury in the top of the 4th inning. Yankees outfielder Spencer Jones hit a liner that deflected]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/clay-holmes-has-fractured-fibula-will-be-out-for-a-long-time/Sat, 16 May 2026 06:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/clay-holmes-has-fractured-fibula-will-be-out-for-a-long-time/ May 12: The Mets announced Tuesday that infielder Andy Ibáñez has been designated for assignment. His spot on the 40-man roster goes to top prospect A.J. Ewing, whose previously reported selection]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-andy-ibez/Sat, 16 May 2026 05:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-andy-ibez/ May 13, 3:07pm: Alvarez will indeed undergo surgery, manager Carlos Mendoza announced to the Mets beat (link via ESPN’s Jorge Castillo). There won’t be a formal timetable until the procedure is performed. Mendoza is hopeful Alvarez will return in six to eight weeks, but they’ll have more info after his]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-alvarez-undergoes-surgery-for-meniscus-tear/Thu, 14 May 2026 17:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-alvarez-undergoes-surgery-for-meniscus-tear/ 2:08pm: The Mets announced Wednesday that catcher Francisco Alvarez has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a torn meniscus in his right knee. Fellow catcher Hayden]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-alvarez-to-undergo-surgery-for-meniscus-tear/Wed, 13 May 2026 22:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-alvarez-to-undergo-surgery-for-meniscus-tear/ Alvarez exited yesterday’s game due to knee discomfort and underwent an MRI today, which revealed the tear. The Mets’ announcement indicated only that a “timeline]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-francisco-alvarez-on-injured-list-due-to-meniscus-tear/Wed, 13 May 2026 21:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-francisco-alvarez-on-injured-list-due-to-meniscus-tear/ The Astros losing Carlos Correa to season-ending ankle surger]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-patrick-bailey-to-cleveland-the-struggling-astros-and-arizonas-outfield-changes/Wed, 13 May 2026 16:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-patrick-bailey-to-cleveland-the-struggling-astros-and-arizonas-outfield-changes/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-andy-ibez-for-assignment/Tue, 12 May 2026 19:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-andy-ibez-for-assignment/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-aj-ewing/Tue, 12 May 2026 02:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-aj-ewing/ Wagaman, 28, has never appeared in a big league game as a Met. He was claimed off waivers at the end of April and optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. He was briefly recalled at one point but then was optioned again without appearing in a game.
It’s possible the Mets had this outcom]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-eric-wagaman/Mon, 11 May 2026 20:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-eric-wagaman/ Curry has pitched in parts of the past four seasons with the Guardians and Marlins. He joined the Rockies’ organization midway through 2025 on a minor league deal, but didn’t reach the majors. Curry stumbled to a 7.97 ERA over eight starts]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-xzavion-curry-to-minor-league-deal/Sun, 10 May 2026 05:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-xzavion-curry-to-minor-league-deal/ 2:10pm: The Cubs, with starters Cade Horton, Matthew Boyd and Justin Steele all on the injured list (and Horton done for the season), have inquired with the struggling Mets about the potential availability of right-hander Freddy Peralta, reports Bruce Levine of 670]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/cubs-exploring-early-market-for-starting-pitching/Fri, 08 May 2026 21:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/cubs-exploring-early-market-for-starting-pitching/ The Mets have not yet shown a willingness to seriously entertain offers on Peralta, per the report, but the early interest is nonetheless somewhat notable. It shows that the Cubs are taking a proactive approach to seeking rotation]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/cubs-have-reportedly-asked-mets-about-freddy-peralta/Fri, 08 May 2026 21:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/cubs-have-reportedly-asked-mets-about-freddy-peralta/ Pérez opened the season in the division-rival Nationals’ bullpen. He signed a minor league deal in free agency but won a roster spot with seven shutout spring innings. He allowed only two hits and a walk during Grapefruit League play and punched out seven bat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-cionel-prez-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Wed, 06 May 2026 21:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-cionel-prez-agree-to-minor-league-deal/ Edwards had a brief stint on the active roster, pitching twice over six days. He showed well in that limited look, striking out 11 across six innings of one-run ball. Edwards issued four walks but only allowed three hits. He got swinging strikes at a massive 17.2% rate.
Those six innings matched his MLB workload]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/carl-edwards-jr-elects-free-agency/Tue, 05 May 2026 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/carl-edwards-jr-elects-free-agency/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-vidal-brujan-designate-eric-wagaman-for-assignment/Sun, 03 May 2026 19:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-vidal-brujan-designate-eric-wagaman-for-assignment/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-luis-torrens-to-two-year-contract-extension/Sat, 02 May 2026 17:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-luis-torrens-to-two-year-contract-extension/ The spotlight seemed to pivot to Mendoz]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/stearns-no-plans-to-make-managerial-change/Fri, 01 May 2026 19:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/stearns-no-plans-to-make-managerial-change/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-andy-ibez/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-andy-ibez/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-claim-andy-ibez/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-claim-andy-ibez/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-carl-edwards-jr-for-assignment/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-carl-edwards-jr-for-assignment/ 9:12am: The Mets are expected to place center fielder Luis Robert Jr. on the 10-day injured list today, reports SNY’s Chelsea Janes. Robert has been battling back discomfort for several days and underwent an MRI yesterday, MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo noted.
Trips to the injured list are nothing new for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-luis-robert-jr-on-injured-list/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-luis-robert-jr-on-injured-list/ Trips to the injured list are nothing new for Robert, a star-caliber outfielder whose health hasn’t allowed him to regularly reach his sky-high ceiling. The 28-year-old raked at a .264/.314/.542 clip and belted 38 homers to go along wi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-place-luis-robert-jr-on-injured-list/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-place-luis-robert-jr-on-injured-list/ Pham, 38, signed a minor league deal with the Mets in March. He was added to the roster in mid-April. He got into nine games and was sent to the plate 14 times. He struck out seven times, walked once and did not get a hit. The Mets pounced on Austin Slater a couple of days after the Mar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/tommy-pham-elects-free-agency/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/tommy-pham-elects-free-agency/ Senga, the 2023 National League Rookie of the Year runner-up, has seen his standing in the Mets organization drop precipitously in recent seasons. He missed the 2024 season due to injury, came back strong early in 2025 but crumbled over the summer. Although he finished the 2025 season w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-kodai-senga-on-injured-list/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-kodai-senga-on-injured-list/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-eric-wagaman/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-eric-wagaman/ Pham went 0-for-2 with a strikeout in the first ga]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-austin-slater-designate-tommy-pham-for-assignment/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-austin-slater-designate-tommy-pham-for-assignment/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-tommy-pham-for-assignment/Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-tommy-pham-for-assignment/ If all goes well, Lindor proje]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-francisco-lindors-recovery-timeline/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-francisco-lindors-recovery-timeline/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/can-any-expected-contenders-escape-the-early-holes-theyve-dug/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/can-any-expected-contenders-escape-the-early-holes-theyve-dug/ 12:37pm: The Mets are going to select the contract of right-hander Carl Edwards Jr. from Triple-A Syracuse, reports Will Sammon of The Athletic. Fellow righty Christian Scott will be optioned in a corresponding active roster move. The Mets have two open 40-man spots, so Edwards can fill one of those vacancies.
Edwards, 34, has had productive stretches in the past with the Cubs and Nationals. He&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-carl-edwards-jr/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-carl-edwards-jr/ Edwards, 34, has had productive stretches in the past with the Cubs and Nationals. He’s barely pitched in the majors over the past couple seasons, however, logging just five total appearances]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-carl-edwards-jr/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-carl-edwards-jr/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-rotation-shortstop/Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-rotation-shortstop/ It’s a symbolic gut punch for the Mets. With Juan Soto on the IL for th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-francisco-lindor-on-injured-list/Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-francisco-lindor-on-injured-list/ April 21st: The Mets are planning to reinstate Juan Soto from the injured list on Wednesday, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. He has been on the 10-day IL for a little over two weeks but will now return without a rehab assignment.
Soto, of course, is one of the best hitters in the league. He put up a huge .355/.412/.516 line in the club’s first eight games. A strain in his r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reinstate-juan-soto/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reinstate-juan-soto/ Scott, now 26 years old, once ranked as the organization’s top pitching prospect and one of the top]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-planning-to-recall-christian-scott-for-thursday-start/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-planning-to-recall-christian-scott-for-thursday-start/ Soto, of course, is one of the best hitters in the league. He put up a huge .355/.412/.516 line in the club’s first eight games. A strain in his right calf put him out of action and sent him to the IL. Soto’s absence almost perfectly aligns with the club’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-planning-to-reinstate-juan-soto-wednesday/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-planning-to-reinstate-juan-soto-wednesday/ More to come….]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-jorge-polanco-on-10-day-injured-list/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-jorge-polanco-on-10-day-injured-list/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nationals-acquire-richard-lovelady/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nationals-acquire-richard-lovelady/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jared-young-to-undergo-meniscus-surgery/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jared-young-to-undergo-meniscus-surgery/ García, 39, is a veteran with over ten years of service time. Any player with at least five years of service has the right to reject an outright assignment to the minor leagues while also keeping his salary commitments in place. It seems t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-luis-garca/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-luis-garca/ April 12th: The Mets are planning to select the contract of veteran outfielder Tommy Pham, according to a report from Will Sammon of The Athletic. The veteran outfielder is on a minor league deal with the club, so he’ll need to be added to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-tommy-pham/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-tommy-pham/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-tommy-pham/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-tommy-pham/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-luis-garcia-for-assignment/Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-luis-garcia-for-assignment/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-craig-kimbrels-contract/Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-craig-kimbrels-contract/ Polanco was brought in to be the club’s primary first baseman after Pete Alonso signed with the Orioles. He started the first two games of the season at the position, but has been limited to DH since then. Polanco said the pain in his Achilles &ldq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-polanco-peterson-minter/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-polanco-peterson-minter/ Soto departed Friday’s game with what the club called right calf soreness. Soto later told members of the media that he had a minor strain and would go day to day to see]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-juan-soto-on-injured-list/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-juan-soto-on-injured-list/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/juan-soto-day-to-day-with-minor-strain-in-right-calf/Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/juan-soto-day-to-day-with-minor-strain-in-right-calf/ Soto lasted just a half-inning into Friday’s game, as he picked up the injury while advancing from first to third on a Bo Bichette single in the first inning.  Soto was retired on a force play at th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/juan-soto-to-undergo-mri-for-possible-calf-injury/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/juan-soto-to-undergo-mri-for-possible-calf-injury/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-luke-jackson-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-luke-jackson-agree-to-minor-league-deal/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-hire-jd-martinez-as-special-advisor/Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-hire-jd-martinez-as-special-advisor/ A player with at least three years of service time has the right to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-vidal-brujn-ben-rortvedt/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-vidal-brujn-ben-rortvedt/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-claim-bryan-hudson/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-claim-bryan-hudson/ The injury probably cost Tauchman a spot on the Opening Day roster. The 35-year-old was in camp on a minor league deal but had a solid path to breaking with the MLB club. The Mets were likely to call up top prospect Carson Benge as the ev]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mike-tauchman-expected-to-miss-six-weeks-after-meniscus-surgery/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 02:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mike-tauchman-expected-to-miss-six-weeks-after-meniscus-surgery/ Pham, 38, spent the 2025 season with the Pirates and turned in a slightly below-average .245/.330/.370 batting line (95 wRC+), though las]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-tommy-pham-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-tommy-pham-agree-to-minor-league-deal/ Barnes was set to make $1.5MM if he made the big-league club, reported Jon Heyman of The New York Post. He could’ve earned another $500K in incentives. The longtime Dodger will now look to latch on elsewhere.
N]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-austin-barnes/Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-austin-barnes/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-vidal-brujn-bryan-hudson-ben-rortvedt-for-assignment/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-vidal-brujn-bryan-hudson-ben-rortvedt-for-assignment/ The ext]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-the-pca-and-sanchez-extensions-and-prospect-promotions-and-reassignments/Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-the-pca-and-sanchez-extensions-and-prospect-promotions-and-reassignments/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/tj-mcfarland-announces-retirement/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/tj-mcfarland-announces-retirement/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/carson-benge-to-make-mets-roster/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/carson-benge-to-make-mets-roster/ March 22: Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told the media (including SNY TV) that veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel was told that he won’t be breaking camp with the team.  An Article XX(B) free agent, Kimbrel had the chance to trigger the first of three opt-out dates in his minor league contract this weekend, and Mendoza’s comments seemingly i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/craig-kimbrel-to-forgo-opt-out-stay-with-mets/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/craig-kimbrel-to-forgo-opt-out-stay-with-mets/ “Now he is deciding whether]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/craig-kimbrel-wont-make-mets-roster/Sun, 22 Mar 2026 22:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/craig-kimbrel-wont-make-mets-roster/ It’s devastating news for the 35-year-old, who signed with the Mets this offseason on a minor league deal. Tauchman entered camp as the primary competition for top prospect Carlos Benge as the club’s starting right fielder, but played so well in Spring Training (with a .241/.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mike-tauchman-to-undergo-surgery-after-meniscus-tear/Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mike-tauchman-to-undergo-surgery-after-meniscus-tear/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-freddy-peralta-highly-unlikely-to-agree-to-extension-before-opening-day/Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-freddy-peralta-highly-unlikely-to-agree-to-extension-before-opening-day/ The Mauricio move might be a clue about some other moves the Mets will make to round out their Opening Day roster. Joel Sherman of The New York Post reports that third baseman Bo Bichette will play shortstop tomorrow with the poss]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-option-ronny-mauricio/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-option-ronny-mauricio/ The Mets have two outfield spots spoken for. Juan Soto will be in left field and Luis Robert Jr. in center. The right field job was seemingly left open by design, as the Mets wanted to g]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mike-tauchman-has-march-25-opt-out-in-mets-deal/Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mike-tauchman-has-march-25-opt-out-in-mets-deal/ While the Mets will continue to monitor Lin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-lindor-increasingly-likely-to-be-ready-for-opening-day/Sun, 15 Mar 2026 22:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-lindor-increasingly-likely-to-be-ready-for-opening-day/ Between the two, Bichette is the superior offensive talent. A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-is-bo-bichette-or-jorge-polanco-the-better-value-for-the-mets/Sun, 15 Mar 2026 06:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-is-bo-bichette-or-jorge-polanco-the-better-value-for-the-mets/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-richard-lovelady/Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-richard-lovelady/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/which-top-prospects-could-be-on-2026-opening-day-rosters/Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/which-top-prospects-could-be-on-2026-opening-day-rosters/ Tong, one of the organization’s top pitching prospects, debuted last August. He got the call roughly two weeks after the Mets brought up Nolan McLean. While the latter dazzled over his first eight starts, Tong had a rockier debut showing. He surrendered 20 runs over his firs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-tong-lindor/Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-tong-lindor/ Stock, 36, has appeared in parts of five MLB seasons to this point in his career. A sec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/robert-stock-recommended-for-thoracic-outlet-syndrome-surgery/Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/robert-stock-recommended-for-thoracic-outlet-syndrome-surgery/ Although Peralta has expressed openness to extension talks, he’s targeting the kind of contract which the Mets have mostly avoided under president of baseball operations David Stearns. P]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/peralta-seeking-seven-or-eight-years-in-extension-talks/Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/peralta-seeking-seven-or-eight-years-in-extension-talks/ “It’s a valuable role,” manag]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-baty-lindor-scott-minter-stock/Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-baty-lindor-scott-minter-stock/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-will-carson-benge-break-camp-with-the-mets/Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-will-carson-benge-break-camp-with-the-mets/ Almost as soon as the Mets acquired Peralta in January, speculatio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-mets-freddy-peralta/Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-mets-freddy-peralta/ The news is a tough blow for Kessinger, who previously missed nearly all of the 2025 season due to injury. He made his big league debut with the Astros b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/grae-kessinger-sidelined-by-significant-hamstring-injury/Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/grae-kessinger-sidelined-by-significant-hamstring-injury/ Minter, 32, underwent surgery to repair a torn lat in early May. It was known that his 2025 se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-aj-minter/Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-aj-minter/ It doesn’t appear there’s any concern with Baty missing the start of the season. There’s still over a month until Opening Day, so there’s lots of time for Baty to get enough reps before the start of the schedule. Baty had]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-baty-robert-alvarez-polanco/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-baty-robert-alvarez-polanco/ Baltimore Orioles
After a disastrous 2025 season t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-which-team-had-the-best-offseason/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-which-team-had-the-best-offseason/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-mike-tauchman-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-mike-tauchman-agree-to-minor-league-deal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-notes-hernandez-phillips-diaz/Mon, 16 Feb 2026 02:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-notes-hernandez-phillips-diaz/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-ben-rortvedt-off-waivers-from-dodgers/Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-ben-rortvedt-off-waivers-from-dodgers/ Feb. 8, 4:25pm: The deal is a split contract that will pay Melendez a lesser salary for time spent in the minors, as per Will Sammon and Tim Britton of The Athletic.  The Mets view Melendez as primarily an outfielder, but with the potential to c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-mj-melendez/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-mj-melendez/ Feb. 10: Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor is being evaluated for a hamate bone injury, per president of baseball operations David Stearns. The five-time All-Star would face a six-week]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-lindor-to-undergo-surgery-for-hamate-fracture/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-lindor-to-undergo-surgery-for-hamate-fracture/ Stearns mentioned comfort as being a factor in the decision. Soto will also be playing left field for Team Dominican Republic in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. He&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/juan-soto-moving-to-left-field/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/juan-soto-moving-to-left-field/ Lindor underwent a debridement procedure on his right elbow early in the offseason. Insurance coverage issues related to the i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-lindor-could-need-surgery-for-hamate-injury/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-lindor-could-need-surgery-for-hamate-injury/ Hudson split last season between the Brewers and the White Sox. He broke camp with Milwaukee, but struggled with control over the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-trade-bryan-hudson-to-mets/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-trade-bryan-hudson-to-mets/ Hudson split last season between the Brewers and the White Sox. He broke camp with Milwaukee, but struggled with control over the first]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-to-trade-bryan-hudson-to-mets/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-to-trade-bryan-hudson-to-mets/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-mj-melendez/Sun, 08 Feb 2026 21:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-mj-melendez/ After several years as a steady contributor, Lo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mickey-lolich-passes-away/Wed, 04 Feb 2026 20:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mickey-lolich-passes-away/ After batting .285/.355/.443 over 1418 PA during the 2020-22 seasons, France went from a 129 wRC+ over those three years to a 106 wRC+ in 2023, and a 93 wRC+ over t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/multiple-teams-interested-in-ty-france/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/multiple-teams-interested-in-ty-france/ “I’ve decided it’s time for me to hang up my spikes and retire from the game I’ve loved for as long as I can remember. Baseball has given me more than I ever dreamed possible over the last 19 seasons. From winning a World Series, to pitching in an All-Star game, to representing the United States and bringing hom]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/david-robertson-announces-retirement/Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/david-robertson-announces-retirement/ Barnes, 36, has spent his entire big league career with the Dodgers thus far. Over parts of 11 seasons, he consistently graded out as a strong defender behind the plate. His offense was never his carrying tool but was generally passable for a long time. From]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-austin-barnes-to-minor-league-deal/Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-austin-barnes-to-minor-league-deal/ Lovelady, 30, hasn’t found much major league success yet but has received a number of chances due to better numbers in the minors. He has 111 big league innings spread over multiple seasons and in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nationals-claim-richard-lovelady-designate-mickey-gasper-for-assignment/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nationals-claim-richard-lovelady-designate-mickey-gasper-for-assignment/ In 2025, Cheng made his big league debut with the Pirates, albeit in the smallest of samples (seven hitless plate appearances). The 24-year-old batted just .207/.305/.267 through 410 Triple-A plate appearances, connecting on just one homer with a dozen doubles and trio of triples.
O]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nationals-claim-tsung-che-cheng-designate-konnor-pilkington/Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nationals-claim-tsung-che-cheng-designate-konnor-pilkington/ The possibility of a salary cap co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-examining-mlbs-parity-situation-also-bellinger-peralta-robert-and-gore/Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-examining-mlbs-parity-situation-also-bellinger-peralta-robert-and-gore/ Kessinger is a former second-round pick who played in 48 games with the Astros between 2023-24. The right-handed hitting utilityman batted .131 with one home run over 70 trips to the plate. Kessinger has had a light bat throughout his minor league career as well, batting .234]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-grae-kessinger-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-grae-kessinger-agree-to-minor-league-deal/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-craig-kimbrel-to-minor-league-deal/Sun, 25 Jan 2026 02:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-craig-kimbrel-to-minor-league-deal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/details-on-the-mets-offseason-pursuits/Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/details-on-the-mets-offseason-pursuits/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mariners-acquire-cooper-criswell/Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mariners-acquire-cooper-criswell/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mariners-to-acquire-cooper-criswell/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 23:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mariners-to-acquire-cooper-criswell/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-peralta-senga-benge/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-peralta-senga-benge/ Lovelady signed a split deal at the beginning of the offseason. He secured a spot on the 40-man at the time of signing but knew there was a decent chance he’d be dropped from the roster over the winter. The contract pays Lovelady a $1MM salary for time in the majors and a $350K rate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-richard-lovelady-for-assignment/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 02:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-richard-lovelady-for-assignment/ Bruján is on the move for the second time this offseason. He finished the season with Atlanta but was designated for assignment a coup]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/twins-trade-vidal-brujn-to-mets/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 01:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/twins-trade-vidal-brujn-to-mets/ Criswell has been a DFA casualty following a big trade twice this offseason. The Red Sox squeezed him out after the Jhostynxon Garcia/Johan Oviedo deal. The Mets grabbed him off waivers a day later but will now need to trade or waive him themselves. Criswel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-cooper-criswell-for-assignment/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-cooper-criswell-for-assignment/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-trade-freddy-peralta-tobias-myers-to-mets/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-trade-freddy-peralta-tobias-myers-to-mets/ After losing out on Kyle Tucker, the Mets have signed Bo Bichette and traded for Luis Robert Jr. and Peralta. Tonight’s move is arguably the biggest of the three, as]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-trade-freddy-peralta-to-mets/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-trade-freddy-peralta-to-mets/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-to-trade-freddy-peralta-tobias-myers-to-mets/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-to-trade-freddy-peralta-tobias-myers-to-mets/ This morning, Michael Marino reported that Milwaukee was looking to acquire Williams and rookie right-]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-brewers-in-conversations-about-freddy-peralta/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-brewers-in-conversations-about-freddy-peralta/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-tsung-che-cheng-for-assignment/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-tsung-che-cheng-for-assignment/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-have-the-mets-done-enough-to-retool-their-lineup/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-have-the-mets-done-enough-to-retool-their-lineup/ 2:40pm: García has passed his physical, MLBTR has learned.
1:02pm: The Mets and veteran right-handed reliever Luis García are in agreement on a contract, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post. It’s a one-year, $1.75MM major league deal that can be worth up to $3MM after incentives, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The deal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-luis-garca/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-luis-garca/ Jan. 15: The two-time defending champions have done it again. The Dodgers are reportedly in agreement with Kyle Tucker on a four-year, $240MM contract. The deal includes $30MM in deferrals and will come with an approximate $57.1MM annual value for luxury tax purposes. Tucker, a client of Excel Sports Management,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-sign-kyle-tucker/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-sign-kyle-tucker/ García, 39 next week, is a veteran of 13 big league seasons who’s pitched]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-luis-garca/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-luis-garca/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-what-the-tucker-and-bichette-contracts-mean-for-baseball-also-nolan-arenado-and-ranger-suarez/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-what-the-tucker-and-bichette-contracts-mean-for-baseball-also-nolan-arenado-and-ranger-suarez/ 10:19pm: The Mets and White Sox are in agreement on a trade sending outfielder Luis Robert Jr. to New York, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. Rookie infielder Luisangel Acuña and minor league right-hander Truman Pauley are headed back to Chicago, Passan adds.
This brings an end]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-trade-luis-robert-jr-to-mets/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-trade-luis-robert-jr-to-mets/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-to-trade-luis-robert-jr-to-mets/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-to-trade-luis-robert-jr-to-mets/ January 16: The Mets wasted little time in changing gears after missing out on the offseason’s top free agent. They’ve reportedly agreed to a massive three-year, $126MM contract with free agent infielder Bo Bichette. The Vayner Sports client can opt out of the contract after this season and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-bo-bichette/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 04:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-bo-bichette/ Beltrán gets the honor in his fourth year. The switch-hitting outfielder was the only player who fell between 70% and 75% on last year’s ballot. Hi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/carlos-beltran-andruw-jones-elected-to-hall-of-fame/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/carlos-beltran-andruw-jones-elected-to-hall-of-fame/ &]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rich-hill-not-planning-to-play-in-2026/Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rich-hill-not-planning-to-play-in-2026/ Looking at the list of available free agent outfielders, Mets target]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-still-looking-to-add-to-rotation-outfield/Mon, 19 Jan 2026 01:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-still-looking-to-add-to-rotation-outfield/ A former second-round pick and highly regarded prospect with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/cardinals-mets-among-teams-interested-in-griffin-canning/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/cardinals-mets-among-teams-interested-in-griffin-canning/ The full]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/phillies-reportedly-made-seven-year-offer-to-bo-bichette/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/phillies-reportedly-made-seven-year-offer-to-bo-bichette/ Cheng, 24, made his big league debut with the Pirates in 2025 but went hitless in seven plate appearances. He didn’t fare all that well in Triple-A last year either, hitting just .207/.305/.267 with one homer, 12 doubles and th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-tsung-che-cheng/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-tsung-che-cheng/ 11:03am: The Mets and free agent infielder Bo Bichette are in agreement on a three-year contract, reports Will Sammon of The Athletic. He’ll be guaranteed a hefty $126MM on that short-term pact, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Bichette can opt out after the first and second season of the contract, Ken Rosenthal of The A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-bo-bichette/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-bo-bichette/ It’s a very similar structure to the four-year, $240MM deal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-offered-tucker-four-years-220mm/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 06:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-offered-tucker-four-years-220mm/ 8:53pm: Kyle Tucker is in agreement on a deal with the Dodgers, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan. It’s a short-term contract, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post.
The two-time defending champions have done it again. Tucker is the latest superstar addition to what was already MLB’s most feared o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-to-sign-kyle-tucker/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-to-sign-kyle-tucker/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/guardians-acquire-franklin-gomez-from-mets/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/guardians-acquire-franklin-gomez-from-mets/ 7:08am: The Mets have made a four-year offer to star outfielder Kyle Tucker, according to a report from Mike Puma of the New York Post. MLBNetwork Radio’s Jim Duquette sug]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-mets-blue-jays-pursuit-of-kyle-tucker/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-mets-blue-jays-pursuit-of-kyle-tucker/ Tucker, 29 this weekend, has had an unusually quiet market by the standards set by other recent top free agents like Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani, and Aaron Judge, each of whom signed in December. Things have begun to ramp up]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-make-four-year-offer-to-kyle-tucker/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-make-four-year-offer-to-kyle-tucker/ 1:35pm: The Mets have made Tucker an offer with a $50MM AAV, per reports from John Mincone as well as Robert Murray of FanSided.
11:37am: The top free agent of the offseason is still unsigned with about a month to go until pitchers and catchers report to spring training. Some recent reporting, including from Jim Duquette of MLB Network Radio, has suggested the Bl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-offer-kyle-tucker-short-term-deal-with-50mm-aav-jays-have-made-long-term-offer/Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-offer-kyle-tucker-short-term-deal-with-50mm-aav-jays-have-made-long-term-offer/ 11:37am: The top free agent of the offseason is still unsigned with about a month to go until pitchers and catchers report to spring training. Some recent reporting, including from Jim Duquette of MLB Network Radio, has suggested the Blue Jays, Dodgers and Mets are the top suitors for Kyle Tucker at this point. All three have recently met with Tucker, either in person]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-offer-kyle-tucker-deal-with-50mm-aav/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-offer-kyle-tucker-deal-with-50mm-aav/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-in-three-year-120-140mm-range-in-kyle-tucker-talks/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-in-three-year-120-140mm-range-in-kyle-tucker-talks/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-have-shown-interest-in-nico-hoerner-luis-robert-jr/Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-have-shown-interest-in-nico-hoerner-luis-robert-jr/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-ji-hwan-bae/Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-ji-hwan-bae/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-claim-drew-romo-designate-ben-cowles/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-claim-drew-romo-designate-ben-cowles/ It’s not exactly a surprising revelation. We’re one month removed from initial reporting that the Mets were reluctant to sign a free agent pitcher to a long-term contract, and the Mets have since shown aversions to long-term deals for incumbent stars like Edwin Diaz]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-prefer-trade-market-to-free-agency-in-rotation-search/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-prefer-trade-market-to-free-agency-in-rotation-search/ Arroyo, 31 in May, was once a notable prospect but he hasn’t been able to do much with scattered big league opportunities. In seven seasons from 2017 to 2023, he appeared in 295 games split between the Giants, Rays, Guardians and Red Sox. In his 992 plate appearances, his 21.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-christian-arroyo-to-minor-league-deal/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 23:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-christian-arroyo-to-minor-league-deal/ Peralta’s appeal is obvious. He’s a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-braves-among-teams-to-show-interest-in-freddy-peralta/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-braves-among-teams-to-show-interest-in-freddy-peralta/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/giants-yankees-mets-cubs-interested-in-edward-cabrera/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 04:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/giants-yankees-mets-cubs-interested-in-edward-cabrera/ Cabrera, 27, is an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-mets-cubs-interested-in-edward-cabrera/Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-mets-cubs-interested-in-edward-cabrera/ Much speculation has linked Tucker to the Mets this offseason, and it isn’t difficult to see why. According to RosterResource, Steve Cohen’s club ran payrolls of $346MM, $336MM, and $340MM in 2023, ’24, and ’25, respectively. Currently, their projected payroll f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-have-checked-in-on-kyle-tucker/Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-have-checked-in-on-kyle-tucker/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-mike-baumann/Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-mike-baumann/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-three-way-trade-murakamis-short-term-deal-and-willson-contreras-to-boston/Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-three-way-trade-murakamis-short-term-deal-and-willson-contreras-to-boston/ For the Mets, adding to the outfield seems like an inevitability. They had nine players take more than one plate appearance as an outfielder in 2025. Seven of them are go]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-austin-hays/Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-austin-hays/ Bob Nightengale of USA Today and Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer each report that the Reds have resumed discussions with the Sox. Nightengale also lists the Mets as a possibility. Robert has been mo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/reds-among-teams-showing-interest-in-luis-robert-jr/Tue, 23 Dec 2025 03:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/reds-among-teams-showing-interest-in-luis-robert-jr/ December 17th: The Mets are working to finalize a two-year, $22MM deal with free agent reliever Luke Weaver, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post. The two sides have an agreement in place, per Will Sammon of The Athletic. The deal is pending a physical. Weaver is repped by Excel Sports Management. The Mets have a full 40-man roster and will need a corr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-luke-weaver/Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-luke-weaver/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/athletics-acquire-jeff-mcneil/Mon, 22 Dec 2025 23:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/athletics-acquire-jeff-mcneil/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/athletics-to-acquire-jeff-mcneil/Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/athletics-to-acquire-jeff-mcneil/ Waddell, 31, returned to the majors for the first time since 2021 this year. Prior to the 2025 season, Waddell had pitched 12 2/3 MLB innings across four different organizations during the 2020-21 seasons. He posted a 5.68 ERA and 6.41 FIP during that time. His res]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-brandon-waddell/Sat, 20 Dec 2025 17:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-brandon-waddell/ The payments are as follows:Dodgers: $169.4MM
Mets: $91.6MM
Yankees: $61.8MM
Phillies: $56.1MM
Blue Jays: $13.6MM
Padres: $7MM
Astros: $1.5MM
Red Sox: $1.5MM
Rangers: $190KTeams pay escalating penalties for ex]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nine-teams-exceeded-luxury-tax-threshold-in-2025/Sat, 20 Dec 2025 01:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nine-teams-exceeded-luxury-tax-threshold-in-2025/ Herget returns to the organization after electing minor league free agency at the start of the offseason. The New Jersey native was on and off the roster a few times throughout the season. Herget pitched in six games as a Met and made one appearance for the Braves. He tossed 12 innings of five-r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-kevin-herget-to-minor-league-deal/Fri, 19 Dec 2025 03:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-kevin-herget-to-minor-league-deal/ The 24-year-old Romo was the No. 35 overall draft pick by the Rockies back in 2020 and previously ranked not only as one of Colorado’s best prospects but one of the top 100 prospects in Major League Baseball. He’s a well-regarded defender with a cannon of a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-drew-romo-designate-brandon-waddell/Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-drew-romo-designate-brandon-waddell/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-should-the-mets-trade-mark-vientos/Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-should-the-mets-trade-mark-vientos/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-luke-weaver/Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-luke-weaver/ The two-year, $22MM terms are the exact same ones as the just-agreed-upon deal between the division-rival Phillies and righty Brad Keller. Like Keller, Weaver is a starter-turned-reliever who’s found notable success pitching near the back of a big-market contender’s bullpen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-finalizing-deal-with-luke-weaver/Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-finalizing-deal-with-luke-weaver/ The Braves making three signings: Robert Suarez, Mike Yastrzemski and Ha-Seong Ki]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-the-mets-sign-jorge-polanco-and-the-braves-blue-jays-and-royals-make-moves/Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-the-mets-sign-jorge-polanco-and-the-braves-blue-jays-and-royals-make-moves/ December 13th: The Mets and free agent infielder Jorge Polanco have agreed to a two-year contract, The Athletic’s Will Sammon reports (multiple links).  The deal is worth $40MM, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.  Polanco is represented by the Octagon Agency.
It’s a big strike for a Mets team that lost Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz to free agency just within the last week, not to mention last month&rsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jorge-polanco/Tue, 16 Dec 2025 23:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jorge-polanco/ Vientos looked like a lineup building block at this time last year. The righty-hitting infielder was coming off a 27-homer season in which he’d hit .266/.322/.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-making-mark-vientos-available-in-trade-talks/Tue, 16 Dec 2025 23:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-making-mark-vientos-available-in-trade-talks/ Pache, 27, was once considered one of the sport’s top outfield prospects during his earlier days in the division-rival Braves organization. He’s long been touted as a plus-plus defender in center field — a rangy outfielder with good speed and solid]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-cristian-pache-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-cristian-pache-agree-to-minor-league-deal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/phillies-mets-padres-pirates-interested-in-luis-robert-jr/Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/phillies-mets-padres-pirates-interested-in-luis-robert-jr/ A veteran of three MLB seasons, the bulk of Duarte’s 38 1/3 career innings came as a member of the Reds bullpen in 2023, when he tossed 31 2/3 frames across 31 games.  Duarte has a respectable 3.99 ER]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-daniel-duarte-to-minor-league-contract/Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-daniel-duarte-to-minor-league-contract/ The 28-year-old batted .223/.297/.364 with an 84 wRC+ across 110 games for the White Sox this year. His first half]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-padres-pirates-interested-in-luis-robert/Sun, 14 Dec 2025 04:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-padres-pirates-interested-in-luis-robert/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-trade-talks-with-padres-involve-nick-pivetta-ramon-laureano-mason-miller/Sat, 13 Dec 2025 21:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-trade-talks-with-padres-involve-nick-pivetta-ramon-laureano-mason-miller/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-jorge-polanco/Sat, 13 Dec 2025 17:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-jorge-polanco/ December 9th: For the second straight offseason, the Dodgers are signing the top relief arm on the market. They’ve reportedly agreed to a three-year, $69MM contract with now-former Mets closer Edwin Diaz. It’s a record-setting annual value for a reliever, breaking the $20.4MM record that Diaz himself already held. Diaz’s contract with the Dodgers contains $4.5MM in deferred salary annually. The net-present value]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-sign-edwin-diaz/Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-sign-edwin-diaz/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/orioles-sign-pete-alonso/Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/orioles-sign-pete-alonso/ Neither Contreras nor Nootbaar wo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-willson-contreras-lars-nootbaar/Thu, 11 Dec 2025 04:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-willson-contreras-lars-nootbaar/ Most of the top trade candidates are questionable to move at all. Brewers star Freddy Peralta is among that group. Milwaukee isn’t motivated to trade the All-Star righty on the heels of a 97-win season, but they’re not going to shut down conversations entirely. They&rs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-astros-among-various-clubs-interested-in-freddy-peralta-trade/Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-astros-among-various-clubs-interested-in-freddy-peralta-trade/ Alonso's departure came one day after the M]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/how-might-the-mets-replace-pete-alonso/Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/how-might-the-mets-replace-pete-alonso/ Rogers is entering his age-35 season, he has only a 17.6% career strikeout rate, and his fastball velocity averaged just 83.5mph in 2025]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-tyler-rogers/Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-tyler-rogers/ Doyle won the NL center field Gold Glove in both the 2023 and 2024 seasons, and he won a Fielding Bible Award as well in 2024.  However, his stellar defense took a step backwards in 2025, as per such pub]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-padres-phillies-yankees-among-teams-interested-in-brenton-doyle/Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-padres-phillies-yankees-among-teams-interested-in-brenton-doyle/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/orioles-pete-alonso-agree-to-five-year-deal/Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/orioles-pete-alonso-agree-to-five-year-deal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/braves-cubs-among-teams-interested-in-robert-suarez/Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/braves-cubs-among-teams-interested-in-robert-suarez/ New York has a question at first base and designated hitter with Pete Alonso remaining unsigned. Mark Vientos could step into one of those positions, but he’s a question mark coming off a replacement level season. With Edwin Díaz heading]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-open-to-dealing-david-peterson/Wed, 10 Dec 2025 01:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-open-to-dealing-david-peterson/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-reluctant-to-go-beyond-three-years-for-pete-alonso/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-reluctant-to-go-beyond-three-years-for-pete-alonso/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-to-sign-edwin-diaz/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-to-sign-edwin-diaz/ MLB Trade Rumors did p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-king-senga-scott-minter-alonso/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-king-senga-scott-minter-alonso/ Megill, 32, popped up as a speculative trade candidate last month after Brandon Woodruff accepted his one-year, $22.025MM qualifying offer. That decision pushed the Brewers’ payrol]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-yankees-among-teams-inquiring-on-brewers-trevor-megill/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-yankees-among-teams-inquiring-on-brewers-trevor-megill/ Schwarber has been one of the most popular free agents this winter, which isn’t surprising. The Phillies would love to have him back and he has also been connected to the Pirates, Reds, Red Sox, Orioles and Giants. Pittsburgh has reportedly made a four-year offer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-kyle-schwarber/Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-kyle-schwarber/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-carl-edwards-jr-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-carl-edwards-jr-agree-to-minor-league-deal/ At this point, it seems unlikely any of those pitchers will need to settle for something short-te]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reluctant-to-make-long-term-offers-for-free-agent-starters/Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reluctant-to-make-long-term-offers-for-free-agent-starters/ Valdez ranked sixth on MLBTR’s list of the offseason’s top 50 free agent]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-giants-met-with-framber-valdez-in-november/Mon, 08 Dec 2025 04:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-giants-met-with-framber-valdez-in-november/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jeff-kent-elected-to-baseball-hall-of-fame/Mon, 08 Dec 2025 01:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jeff-kent-elected-to-baseball-hall-of-fame/ That hasn’t deterred plenty of teams from expressing interest. King was already known to be a target for the Cubs, Tigers and Yankees, while even the Marlins]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-michael-kings-market/Sat, 06 Dec 2025 02:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-michael-kings-market/ Though Criswell isn’t ye]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-cooper-criswell/Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-cooper-criswell/ Suárez, 30, has been pretty consistent in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/astros-orioles-among-clubs-interested-in-ranger-surez/Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/astros-orioles-among-clubs-interested-in-ranger-surez/ As recently as the All-Star break, the idea of the Twins trading Ryan seemed far-fetched. Minnesota spent the entirety of the fi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-joe-ryan/Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-joe-ryan/ December 1: Another free agent reliever has come off the board. The Mets are reportedly in agreement with Devin Williams on a three-year deal that guarantees the Klutch Sports client $51MM, though the net present value is knocked down by $15MM in deferrals.
Williams receives a $6MM signing bonus that’ll be paid in $2MM installments. He receives $15MM annual salaries, $5MM of which is deferred each season. (Signing bo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-devin-williams-to-three-year-deal/Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-devin-williams-to-three-year-deal/ Those teams all make logical sense. The Phillies acquired Harrison Bader at the deadline but lost him to free agency a few months later. The Mets did the same thing with Cedric Mullins, who was terrible for them. The Rays had a rotating cast of characters in the out]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-center-field-market/Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-center-field-market/ The impact of the media on free agency (10:00)
The different levels of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-an-agents-perspective-with-bb-abbott-also-cease-williams-helsley-and-gray/Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-an-agents-perspective-with-bb-abbott-also-cease-williams-helsley-and-gray/ Anthony DiComo of MLB.com was among those to report that the Mets still have interest in re-signing Díaz. It seems Williams is on board with that plan, as DiComo writes that the new signee is open to pitching in a setup capacity]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-not-ruling-out-edwin-diaz-reunion-despite-williams-signing/Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-not-ruling-out-edwin-diaz-reunion-despite-williams-signing/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-devin-williams-agree-to-three-year-deal/Tue, 02 Dec 2025 03:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-devin-williams-agree-to-three-year-deal/ The news is noteworthy given the fact that Senga, 33 in January, is a known trade candidate who t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-prefers-to-remain-with-mets-in-2026/Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-prefers-to-remain-with-mets-in-2026/ The Orioles trading Grayson Rodrigue]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-some-classic-baseball-trades-nimmo-for-semien-and-ward-for-rodriguez/Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-some-classic-baseball-trades-nimmo-for-semien-and-ward-for-rodriguez/ Burdi and Stock each spent the 2025 season in the Red Sox organization. They both]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-robert-stock-nick-burdi-to-minor-league-deals/Wed, 26 Nov 2025 06:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-robert-stock-nick-burdi-to-minor-league-deals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-how-aggressively-should-the-mets-shop-jeff-mcneil/Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-how-aggressively-should-the-mets-shop-jeff-mcneil/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nimmo-stearns-young-discuss-semien-trade/Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nimmo-stearns-young-discuss-semien-trade/ This makes the Mets the first club publicly linked t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-robert-suarez/Mon, 24 Nov 2025 04:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-robert-suarez/ 4:27PM: The Mets and Rangers are in the finishing stages of a surprising one-for-one trade that would send second baseman Marcus Semien to Queens in exchange for outfielder Brandon Nimmo, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports.  The Athletic’s Will Sammon reports that Nimmo has agreed to waive his no-trade clause to allow the deal to proceed.  The Mets are sending $5MM to the Rangers in partial salary offset, a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-trade-marcus-semien-to-mets-for-brandon-nimmo/Mon, 24 Nov 2025 01:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-trade-marcus-semien-to-mets-for-brandon-nimmo/ Reports emerged earlier this week that the Mets were open to moving Nimmo, so it isn’t entirely shocking to see the veteran outfielder’s time in N]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-rangers-finalizing-trade-involving-marcus-semien-brandon-nimmo/Sun, 23 Nov 2025 23:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-rangers-finalizing-trade-involving-marcus-semien-brandon-nimmo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/national-league-non-tenders-112125/Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/national-league-non-tenders-112125/ These so-called “pre-tender deals” usually, although not always, involve players who were borderline non-tender candidates. Rather than run the risk of being cut loose, they can look to sign in the lead-up to the deadline. Those salaries often come i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/players-avoiding-arbitration-112125/Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/players-avoiding-arbitration-112125/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-planning-to-non-tender-danny-young/Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-planning-to-non-tender-danny-young/ It appears that the Mets have a few moving pieces in their early offseason planning. There have also been rumors about infielder/outfielder Jeff McNeil and right-hander Kodai Senga being available in trades. Toda]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-have-not-asked-brandon-nimmo-about-waiving-no-trade-clause/Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-have-not-asked-brandon-nimmo-about-waiving-no-trade-clause/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-finalize-2026-coaching-staff/Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-finalize-2026-coaching-staff/ November 18th: The Mets announced that they have designated Frankie Montas for assignment, and the team has requested unconditional release waivers on the right-hander.  The transaction removes Montas from the 40-man roster, allowing the team to select the contract of outfield prospect Nick Morabito in advance of today’s Rule 5 deadline.  The Athletic’s Will Sammon reported on Morabito’s selec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-frankie-montas-select-nick-morabito/Wed, 19 Nov 2025 22:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-frankie-montas-select-nick-morabito/ “With deep sorrow and heavy hearts, the Padres mourn the passing of our beloved left-hander, Randy Jones. Randy was a cornerstone of our franchise for over five decades, highlighted by becoming the first Padres pitcher to win the Cy Young Award. Inducted into the Padres Hall of Fame in 1999, his impact an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/randy-jones-passes-away/Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/randy-jones-passes-away/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nine-players-reject-qualifying-offer/Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nine-players-reject-qualifying-offer/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-release-frankie-montas-select-nick-morabito/Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-release-frankie-montas-select-nick-morabito/ Williams, 31, is coming off an uneven season for the Yankees. The Brewers traded the star reliever to New York in exchange for Nes]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-tigers-giants-interested-in-devin-williams/Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-tigers-giants-interested-in-devin-williams/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-making-brandon-nimmo-kodai-senga-available-in-trade-talks/Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-making-brandon-nimmo-kodai-senga-available-in-trade-talks/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/blue-jays-targeting-high-leverage-relievers/Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/blue-jays-targeting-high-leverage-relievers/ McNeil is entering the final guaranteed season of the four-year, $50MM extension he signed during the 2023-24 offseason. He’s set for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-fielding-interest-in-jeff-mcneil/Fri, 14 Nov 2025 05:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-fielding-interest-in-jeff-mcneil/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pete-alonso-open-to-some-dh-time-in-2026/Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pete-alonso-open-to-some-dh-time-in-2026/ It’s an out-of-the-blue revelation and a relatively alarming one at that. Parcell called the procedure “minor,” though the majority of TOS cases throughout the majors come with notable recovery per]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jeff-mcneil-underwent-thoracic-outlet-procedure/Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jeff-mcneil-underwent-thoracic-outlet-procedure/ Lavender never got a shot with Tampa Bay. The former 14th-round pick had undergone internal brace surgery in May 2024. The Rays took a flier on him in the Rule 5 draft halfway through his rehab. They hoped he’d make it back in the second half of the ’25 season and battle for a spo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rays-return-rule-5-pick-nate-lavender-to-mets/Thu, 13 Nov 2025 02:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rays-return-rule-5-pick-nate-lavender-to-mets/ Bellinger would fit well with the Mets, given the current roster makeup. Center field was a big hole in 2025. Jose Siri spent most of the season on the injured list. He was outrighted off the roster in September and later became a free agent. Tyrone Tayl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-cody-bellinger/Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-cody-bellinger/ Those who don’t follow the Mets closely might raise an eyebrow at the idea of trading a win-now club like the Mets pitcher who carries a flat 3.00 ERA in 285 innings across 52 MLB s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-garnering-trade-interest/Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-garnering-trade-interest/ Imai, 27, has pitched for the Lions for eight years and is a three-time NPB A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-tatsuya-imai/Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-tatsuya-imai/ Rojas, 32, hasn’t appeared in the majors since 2022 but is coming off a monster 2025 season with the Yankees’ Triple-A club. The lefty-swinging slugger popped 32 home runs last year, tops in the Triple-A International League, and slashed .287/.379/.599 ov]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-jose-rojas-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-jose-rojas-agree-to-minor-league-deal/ After spending a massive amount to lure Juan Soto to Queens, president of baseball operations David Stearns seemed reluctant to engage the top free agent starters too aggressively and wound up focusing on mid]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-should-the-mets-trade-kodai-senga/Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-should-the-mets-trade-kodai-senga/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/coaching-notes-leiper-weeks-rangers-twins/Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/coaching-notes-leiper-weeks-rangers-twins/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-ji-hwan-bae-jose-castillo/Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-ji-hwan-bae-jose-castillo/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-ji-hwan-bae/Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-ji-hwan-bae/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/braves-hire-jeremy-hefner-antoan-richardson/Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/braves-hire-jeremy-hefner-antoan-richardson/ Shoulder surgery wiped out almost all of Montas’ 2023 season, and he returned to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/frankie-montas-wont-opt-out-of-final-year-of-mets-contract/Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/frankie-montas-wont-opt-out-of-final-year-of-mets-contract/ Raley and Smith were each working on one-year contracts with the Mets in the wake of Tommy John surgeries.  Raley underwent his procedure in May 2024 and didn’t official]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-exercise-club-option-on-brooks-raley-decline-drew-smiths-club-option/Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-exercise-club-option-on-brooks-raley-decline-drew-smiths-club-option/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-joey-gerber/Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-joey-gerber/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pete-alonso-opts-out-of-mets-contract/Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pete-alonso-opts-out-of-mets-contract/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/edwin-daz-opts-out-of-mets-deal/Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/edwin-daz-opts-out-of-mets-deal/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/aj-minter-to-exercise-player-option/Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/aj-minter-to-exercise-player-option/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/coaching-notes-mets-padres-leiper-rays/Mon, 03 Nov 2025 05:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/coaching-notes-mets-padres-leiper-rays/ Willard has been with Boston since November 2024. He had previously worked in Minnesota as a pitching coach and coordinator. Willard got his coachin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/justin-willard-emerging-as-the-favorite-for-mets-pitching-coach-job/Sat, 01 Nov 2025 22:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/justin-willard-emerging-as-the-favorite-for-mets-pitching-coach-job/ Richardson, who tu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/antoan-richardson-wont-return-to-mets-coaching-staff/Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/antoan-richardson-wont-return-to-mets-coaching-staff/ Snitker, 36, is the son of former Braves manager Brian Snitker. Drafted in the 19th round of the 2011 draft by Atlanta, he spent three seasons catching in the minors for the organization. After retiring as a player, he joined the Astros organization as a hitting coach for the club’s Double-A affiliate in Corpus Christi before being promoted to the big league staff prior to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-hire-troy-snitker-as-hitting-coach/Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-hire-troy-snitker-as-hitting-coach/ 6:53PM: Desi Druschel is returning to the Yankees as an assistant to pitching coach Matt Blake, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports.  He worked in that same capacity during the 2022-24 seasons, and is now back in the Bronx after a one-year sojourn across town as an assistant pitching coach with the Mets.  Druschel wasn’t fired by the Mets, but Passan writes that the t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-hire-desi-druschel-to-coaching-staff/Mon, 27 Oct 2025 01:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-hire-desi-druschel-to-coaching-staff/ That’s not exactly new]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/east-notes-bichette-rays-scott/Sun, 26 Oct 2025 15:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/east-notes-bichette-rays-scott/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-are-the-mets-likelier-to-re-sign-pete-alonso-or-edwin-diaz/Sat, 25 Oct 2025 18:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-are-the-mets-likelier-to-re-sign-pete-alonso-or-edwin-diaz/ October 23: The Mets announced this af]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-richard-lovelady-to-major-league-contract/Sat, 25 Oct 2025 03:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-richard-lovelady-to-major-league-contract/ The 31-year-old star is coming off a year in which he hit .267/.346/.466 in 160 games with a 129 wRC+ that ranked fifth among qualified shortstops. Lindor hit 31 home runs and scored 117 runs in 2025, which more or less matched his totals from 2024, while slightly cut]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-lindor-underwent-minor-elbow-surgery/Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-lindor-underwent-minor-elbow-surgery/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-expected-to-show-interest-in-tarik-skubal/Sun, 19 Oct 2025 18:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-expected-to-show-interest-in-tarik-skubal/ The move is a bit of a homecoming for Jacques, who was born in Shrewsbury, New Jersey and played his college ball at Manhattan University.  The Mets are the sixth different organization Jacques has played for si]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-joe-jacques-to-minors-contract/Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-joe-jacques-to-minors-contract/ Ten teams will go into 2026 with a new manager, with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-murakami-to-be-posted-this-offseason-managerial-vacancies-and-more/Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-murakami-to-be-posted-this-offseason-managerial-vacancies-and-more/ Correa, 37, is a Hawaii native who is clearly respected around the game. After many years coaching in college ball, he was hired by the Guardians in 2018 to coach]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-hire-kai-correa-as-bench-coach/Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-hire-kai-correa-as-bench-coach/ It’s possible Albert ends up with a classic hitting coach title, though some clubs get creative with these kinds of things. Perhaps the Mets will]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-add-jeff-albert-to-coaching-staff/Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-add-jeff-albert-to-coaching-staff/ The father of big leaguers Roberto Alomar and Sandy Alomar Jr., Sandy Sr. enjoyed a 15-year playing career of his own. From 1964-78, he suited up for the Angels, Yankees, White Sox, Braves, Rangers and Mets. The elder Alomar made the 1970 All-Star team as a member of the Angels during a season in whic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/sandy-alomar-sr-passes-away/Mon, 13 Oct 2025 20:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/sandy-alomar-sr-passes-away/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pete-alonso-expected-to-seek-seven-year-deal-in-free-agency/Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pete-alonso-expected-to-seek-seven-year-deal-in-free-agency/ The news does not come as a surprise. Elbow issues put him on the injured list multiple times this year and he finished the season on the IL. It was reported in September that he had been recommended for Tommy John surgery but he was still explo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/reed-garrett-undergoes-tommy-john-surgery/Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/reed-garrett-undergoes-tommy-john-surgery/ The shift is due to both the Mets’ rotation needs, and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-tong-duran-siri/Sun, 24 Aug 2025 20:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-tong-duran-siri/ 2:21pm: The Mets announced that Frankie Montas has been placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to August 22) due to a UCL-related injury in his right elbow.  Right-hander Huascar Brazoban has been called up from Triple-A to take Montas’ spot on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/frankie-montas-done-for-2025-due-to-pretty-significant-ucl-injury/Sun, 24 Aug 2025 05:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/frankie-montas-done-for-2025-due-to-pretty-significant-ucl-injury/ It was only a matter of hours before Sánchez found a new landing spot. The Mets placed Francisco Alvarez on the injured list this week. He’s dealing with a thumb injury that’ll require surgery at some point, though he and the team are holding out hope that can be delayed until]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-ali-sanchez-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Sat, 23 Aug 2025 00:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-ali-sanchez-agree-to-minor-league-deal/ It’s not a shock that Blackburn has gone unclaimed. He is making $4.05MM this year, leaving close to $900K still to be paid out. That’s more than some pitchers get for a full season, so it would be a notable amount for the final few week]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/paul-blackburn-clears-release-waivers/Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/paul-blackburn-clears-release-waivers/ It]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-alvarez-could-play-through-thumb-injury-but-will-require-surgery-eventually/Tue, 19 Aug 2025 23:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-alvarez-could-play-through-thumb-injury-but-will-require-surgery-eventually/ 11:13am: The Mets will place catcher Francisco Alvarez on the injured list today due to his right thumb injury, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post. An exact diagnosis isn’t clear just yet, but Alvarez exited Sunday’s game early after injuring his hand on a slide into second base. Manager Carlos Mendoza noted that night that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-francisco-alvarez-on-injured-list/Tue, 19 Aug 2025 21:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-francisco-alvarez-on-injured-list/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-can-the-mets-hang-on-to-a-playoff-spot/Mon, 18 Aug 2025 23:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-can-the-mets-hang-on-to-a-playoff-spot/ A release was a likely outcome once Blackburn was bumped from the 40-man roster. With the deadline having passed, a trade was not a possibility. The Mets could have opted for outright waivers but Blackburn has five-plus years of service time, meaning he has the right to reject a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-paul-blackburn-on-release-waivers/Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-paul-blackburn-on-release-waivers/ Blackburn was acquired by the Mets at last year’s trade deadline. At the time, the Mets had lost both Kodai Senga and Christian Scott to the injured list and suddenly needed a bit of rotation depth. He made five starts for the Mets before he himself required a stint on the i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-designate-paul-blackburn-for-assignment/Sat, 16 Aug 2025 05:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-designate-paul-blackburn-for-assignment/ The 34-year-old Ortega signed a minor league deal with the Mets in the offseason, kicking off his second stint with the team. He also spent the 2023 campaign with the Mets, hitting .219/.341/.272 in 136 big league plate appearances and .230/.379/.398 in 140 Triple-A plate appearances.
Ortega has pic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rafael-ortega-opts-out-of-mets-deal/Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rafael-ortega-opts-out-of-mets-deal/ The upcoming free agency of Dylan Cease (2]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-walk-year-performances-roman-anthonys-extension-and-more/Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-walk-year-performances-roman-anthonys-extension-and-more/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-promote-nolan-mclean/Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-promote-nolan-mclean/ Notably, Saturday is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-move-frankie-montas-to-bullpen/Tue, 12 Aug 2025 22:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-move-frankie-montas-to-bullpen/ Merryweather, 33, was a key piece of the division-rival Cubs’ bullpen back in 2023, when he posted career-bests in terms of innings pitched (72), ERA (3.38)]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-julian-merryweather-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-julian-merryweather-agree-to-minor-league-deal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-sifting-through-the-trade-deadline-deals/Thu, 07 Aug 2025 06:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-sifting-through-the-trade-deadline-deals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/astros-mets-have-expressed-interest-in-brandon-lowe/Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/astros-mets-have-expressed-interest-in-brandon-lowe/ Bader, 31, has long been a useful big leaguer on account of his speed and defense. His offense has been more mercurial but he’s currently in the midst of what could be his best season at the plate. In 298 plate appearances, he already has 12 home runs. Only once in his career has he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-yankees-have-shown-interest-in-harrison-bader/Tue, 29 Jul 2025 03:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-yankees-have-shown-interest-in-harrison-bader/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-discussing-mark-vientos-in-trade-talks/Mon, 28 Jul 2025 20:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-discussing-mark-vientos-in-trade-talks/ Marte has served almost exclusively as a des]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/starling-marte-drawing-trade-interest/Mon, 28 Jul 2025 06:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/starling-marte-drawing-trade-interest/ Castillo, 29, debuted with the Padres all the way back in 2018. That rookie year saw him pitch to a 3.29 ERA with a 2.64 FIP in 38 1/3 innings of work while striking out opponents at a 34.7% clip. It was an impressive showing, but injuries and ineffectiveness limited Castillo to j]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-jose-castillo-for-assignment/Sun, 27 Jul 2025 21:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-jose-castillo-for-assignment/ New York already made the first of what’ll likely be multiple bullpen pickups this afternoon. They sent a pair of pitching pro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-have-shown-interest-in-sandy-alcantara/Sat, 26 Jul 2025 01:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-have-shown-interest-in-sandy-alcantara/ The Mets have been churning arms through their bullpen for a long time, thanks to a string of injuries, particularly to left-h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-jos-castillo/Fri, 25 Jul 2025 22:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-jos-castillo/ Soto, 30, has pitched to a 3.96 ERA this season and carries a 3.91 mark dating all the way back to 2021. He’s playing the season on a $5.35MM salary and is a pure free agent at season’s end. He still has about $1.87MM of his salary yet to be paid out, and since the Mets are third-time luxur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-gregory-soto/Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-gregory-soto/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-eugenio-surezs-market/Fri, 25 Jul 2025 05:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-eugenio-surezs-market/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/diamondbacks-reportedly-planning-to-be-deadline-sellers/Thu, 24 Jul 2025 23:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/diamondbacks-reportedly-planning-to-be-deadline-sellers/ Whether the Padres have initiated talks or whether they’re simp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/padres-have-discussed-dylan-cease-with-several-teams/Wed, 23 Jul 2025 20:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/padres-have-discussed-dylan-cease-with-several-teams/ Mets relievers have been a middle-of-the-pack unit overall, ranking 13th with a combined 3.87 ERA on the season. They’ve struggled to a 5.30 mark over the past month, however, due in no small part to injury. A.J. Minte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-prioritizing-bullpen-help/Tue, 22 Jul 2025 23:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-prioritizing-bullpen-help/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-chris-devenski-for-assignment/Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-chris-devenski-for-assignment/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-willing-to-trade-from-infield-depth/Tue, 22 Jul 2025 06:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-willing-to-trade-from-infield-depth/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-recall-francisco-alvarez-outright-richard-lovelady/Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-recall-francisco-alvarez-outright-richard-lovelady/ Garcia, 31, signed a minor league deal with the Mets in the offseason. He reported to Triple-A Syracuse and missed a bunch of bats but also missed the plate a lot. In 30 1/3 innings, he had a 27.4% strikeout rate and 14.8% walk rate. T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-rico-garcia/Mon, 21 Jul 2025 19:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-rico-garcia/ Herget is back in Queens after a stint on the Braves roster that lasted a little under two months.  The Mets claimed Herget away from the Brewers during the offseason, but he was designated for assignment in mid-May and found himself changing teams again]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-kevin-herget/Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-kevin-herget/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-zach-pop-for-assignment/Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-zach-pop-for-assignment/ Carrillo’s journey to the majors is fairly remarkable. The California native went undrafted out of Alabama’s Faulkner University in 2019 and briefly signed with the Rangers that summer. He pitched 4 1/3 innings w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-alex-carrillo/Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-alex-carrillo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/details-on-bryan-reynolds-limited-no-trade-protection/Sun, 06 Jul 2025 20:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/details-on-bryan-reynolds-limited-no-trade-protection/ Zuber has a 5.27 ERA in 54 2/3 innings of parts of four MLB seasons with the Royals, Rays, and Mets.  He came to New York from Tampa in a deadline deal a year ago and has mostly pitched in the Mets’ minor league system, as his big league tenure in Q]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-zach-pop-designate-tyler-zuber/Sat, 05 Jul 2025 19:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-zach-pop-designate-tyler-zuber/ It was just a week ago that the Mets got an up-close look at Keller when he held them to one run over 5 1/3 innings in Pittsburgh’s 9-1 victory over New York on June 27.  That outing was part of a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-mitch-keller/Sat, 05 Jul 2025 19:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-mitch-keller/ Now in his fourth season in N]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-butto-senga-megill/Sat, 05 Jul 2025 16:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-butto-senga-megill/ The injury bug has been gorging itself on the Mets of late, which has led to a great deal of roster churn. They now have 13 pitchers on the injured list, seven of those hitting the shelf in the past three weeks. Poche was briefly on the roster as a part of that chu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-colin-poche-to-minor-league-deal/Sat, 05 Jul 2025 01:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-colin-poche-to-minor-league-deal/ 2:05pm: The Mets announced a series of roster moves today. Right-hander Paul Blackburn has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 30th, with a right shoulder impingement. Righty Dedniel Núñez has also been placed on the 15-day IL, in his case due to a right elbow sprain. R]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-paul-blackburn-dedniel-nez-on-injured-list/Thu, 03 Jul 2025 22:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-paul-blackburn-dedniel-nez-on-injured-list/ Which playoff-caliber starters c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-depleted-mets-pitching-the-pirates-are-open-for-business-and-more/Thu, 03 Jul 2025 06:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-depleted-mets-pitching-the-pirates-are-open-for-business-and-more/ Garcia gets his first big league look in two seasons. The Hawaii native signed an offseason minor league contract and has been pitching at Triple-A Syracuse. He has had pedestrian numbers, turning in a 4.45 ERA across 30 1/3 inni]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-rico-garcia/Thu, 03 Jul 2025 06:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-rico-garcia/ Pillar, now 36, was able to engineer an incredible zero-to-hero career. The Blue Jays drafted him in the 32nd round of the 2011 draft. But despite that humble beginning, he would not only make it to the big leagues but he would stick around for more than a decade.
His best asset was his defen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kevin-pillar-announces-retirement/Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kevin-pillar-announces-retirement/ Walton, a lefty-hitting utility player, signed a minor league contract with the Mets in November. The 31-year-old has been playing for their top affiliate in Syracuse. Walton]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-trade-donovan-walton-to-phillies/Wed, 02 Jul 2025 05:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-trade-donovan-walton-to-phillies/ Poche and Castillo are part of a revolving door of Mets’ lefty relievers. That role has been in flux since t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/colin-poche-elects-free-agency/Wed, 02 Jul 2025 04:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/colin-poche-elects-free-agency/ Lovelady returns to the Mets after being designated for assignment by the club last week and electing free agency shortly thereafter. The 29-year-old has pitched in parts of six MLB seasons but has not yet had an extended period of substantial success. A car]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-richard-lovelady-to-major-league-deal/Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-richard-lovelady-to-major-league-deal/ 2:32pm: The Mets announced that right-hander Griffin Canning has been placed on the 60-day injured list with a ruptured left Achilles. They also optioned right-hander Austin Warren and infielder Jared Young. To fill those three spots, infie]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/griffin-canning-diagnosed-with-ruptured-achilles/Fri, 27 Jun 2025 22:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/griffin-canning-diagnosed-with-ruptured-achilles/ The team initially announced that Canning was being evaluated for a left ankle injury an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/griffin-canning-believed-to-have-suffered-achilles-injury/Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/griffin-canning-believed-to-have-suffered-achilles-injury/ The 25-year-old Baty shook off a terrible start t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-vientos-manaea-outfield/Thu, 26 Jun 2025 22:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-vientos-manaea-outfield/ A Toronto native, Taylor began his career in the Cleveland organization in 1956. He reached the big leagues six years later and had a memorable debut at Fenway Park. Tabbed as the starting pitcher — one of just 17 starts he’d make in his career — Taylor began with 11 scoreless innings. Boston’s Bill Monbouquette matched him zero for zero, though, working th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/ron-taylor-passes-away/Tue, 17 Jun 2025 03:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/ron-taylor-passes-away/ Beginning his career as an international signing for the Twins back in 2004, Ramos broke into the majors with Minnesota in 2010 but was dealt to the Nationals]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/wilson-ramos-retires/Sun, 15 Jun 2025 18:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/wilson-ramos-retires/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-siri-winker-senga-montas-raley/Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-siri-winker-senga-montas-raley/ June 12th: Mets right-hander Kodai Senga has a strained hamstring and will go on the 15-day injured list. Manager Carlos Mendoza informed reporters, including Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, after today’s game. Further details about the severity of the injury and his absence won’t be known until he undergoes an MRI tomorrow. Wi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-kodai-senga-on-il-with-hamstring-strain/Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-kodai-senga-on-il-with-hamstring-strain/ 3:05pm: Mets right-hander Kodai Senga has a strained hamstring and will go on the 15-day injured list. Manager Carlos Mendoza informed reporters, including Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, after today’s game. Further details about the severity of the injury and his absence won’t be known until he undergoes an MRI tomorrow. It’s also not yet clear what other moves]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-place-kodai-senga-on-il-with-hamstring-strain/Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-place-kodai-senga-on-il-with-hamstring-strain/ The Mets are currently six-deep in starters, with Blackburn the ostensible odd man out. Kodai Senga, David Peterson, Clay Holmes, Griffin Cannin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-receiving-trade-interest-in-paul-blackburn/Thu, 12 Jun 2025 21:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-receiving-trade-interest-in-paul-blackburn/ The Red Sox promoting Roman Anthony (13:25)
Corbi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-white-sox-ownership-roman-anthony-and-the-diamondbacks-rotation/Thu, 12 Jun 2025 06:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-white-sox-ownership-roman-anthony-and-the-diamondbacks-rotation/ “I think we’re going to be looking for pitching, both rotation and in the bullpen,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jed-hoyer-cubs-planning-to-look-for-pitching-at-deadline/Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jed-hoyer-cubs-planning-to-look-for-pitching-at-deadline/ Garza, 31, started the season on a minor league contract with the Giants. This past weekend, the Mets acquired him, sending some cash considerations to San Francisco in return. He has tossed 17 2/3 innings over 19 Triple-A appearances this year. H]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-justin-garza/Mon, 09 Jun 2025 20:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-justin-garza/ Merryweather, 33, was a fifth-round pick by Cleveland back in 2014. Traded to Toronto as part of the Josh Donaldson deal, he made his big league debut with the Blue Jays during the shortened 2020 season. The right-hander showed some promise with a 4.15 ERA and 2.27 FIP across 13 innings in that rookie season, but he never quite lived up to it in future seasons after]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-julian-merryweather-to-minor-league-deal/Sun, 08 Jun 2025 04:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-julian-merryweather-to-minor-league-deal/ Garza, 31, has pitched in the majors for parts of two MLB seasons. Selected by Cleveland in the eighth-round of the 2015 draft, he made his big league debut for them]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-justin-garza-from-giants/Sat, 07 Jun 2025 23:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-justin-garza-from-giants/ Lindor said that he does not expect to go on the injured list. “I think it’s going]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-lindor-dealing-with-fractured-toe-expects-to-avoid-injured-list/Fri, 06 Jun 2025 18:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-lindor-dealing-with-fractured-toe-expects-to-avoid-injured-list/ 8:45am: The Mets are calling infielder Ronny Mauricio back up to the majors for what’ll be his first MLB action since 2023, as first reported by Mike Rodriguez. Mauricio missed the entire 2024 season after suffering an ACL tear during winter ball in the 2023-24 offseason and began the 2025 season on the injured list as he finished up his rehab from the resulting kne]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-recall-ronny-mauricio/Tue, 03 Jun 2025 23:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-recall-ronny-mauricio/ The Mets' usage of 16 start]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/the-quiet-mvp-of-the-mets-pitching-staff/Sat, 31 May 2025 00:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/the-quiet-mvp-of-the-mets-pitching-staff/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/braves-sign-jose-azocar-transfer-aj-smith-shawver-to-60-day-il/Fri, 30 May 2025 17:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/braves-sign-jose-azocar-transfer-aj-smith-shawver-to-60-day-il/ Azocar will be limited to minor league offers but could look for a team with less outfield depth. He didn’t have much of a path to playing time beh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jose-azocar-elects-free-agency/Thu, 29 May 2025 01:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jose-azocar-elects-free-agency/ Villar, 28, joins the second organization of his career. He had been with San Francisco since they selected him in the 11th round of the 2018 draft. The right-handed hitter showed some promise during his rookie season three years ago. He hit nine home runs with a .455 slugging percentage in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-david-villar-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Wed, 28 May 2025 04:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-david-villar-agree-to-minor-league-deal/ The 28-year-old Cabrera returns to the open market after signing an offseason minor league contract with New York. The Mets called him up at the start of this month]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/genesis-cabrera-elects-free-agency/Wed, 28 May 2025 02:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/genesis-cabrera-elects-free-agency/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-montas-blackburn-manaea-nola-finnegan/Sun, 25 May 2025 15:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-montas-blackburn-manaea-nola-finnegan/ Cabrera and Azocar had each been selected onto the MLB team in recent weeks. The former was c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-genesis-cabrera-jose-azocar-for-assignment/Sat, 24 May 2025 21:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-genesis-cabrera-jose-azocar-for-assignment/ Castillo is a 27-year-old infielder and not to be confused with the 31-year-old pitcher of the same name, who is in the Rockies’ system on a minor league deal. The infielder signed a minor league deal with the Mets in the offseason]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/royals-acquire-diego-castillo/Sat, 24 May 2025 00:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/royals-acquire-diego-castillo/ Selected 24th overall by Oakland back in 2013, McKinney was once a consensus top-100 prospect who was included in two major trades before making his big league debut: first he was part of the package (headlined by Addison Russell) that the Cubs received in return for Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-billy-mckinney/Mon, 19 May 2025 05:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-billy-mckinney/ Herget came to New York on another waiver claim off the Brewers’ roster back in November, and his time with the Amazins ended up consisting of two innings in the Mets’ 8-3 win over the Diamondbacks on April 29.  Herget was called up to the active roster that same day and optioned back t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/braves-claim-kevin-herget/Sun, 18 May 2025 20:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/braves-claim-kevin-herget/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-young-mauricio-edwards/Sun, 18 May 2025 05:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-young-mauricio-edwards/ Gose signed a minor league deal last December and was with the Mets in Spring Training. He worked six innings of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-anthony-gose-jon-singleton-trigger-upward-mobility-clauses/Sat, 17 May 2025 04:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-anthony-gose-jon-singleton-trigger-upward-mobility-clauses/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/diamondbacks-trade-jose-castillo-to-mets/Fri, 16 May 2025 03:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/diamondbacks-trade-jose-castillo-to-mets/ The Pirates firing manager D]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-devers-drama-managerial-firings-and-jordan-lawlar/Wed, 14 May 2025 17:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-devers-drama-managerial-firings-and-jordan-lawlar/ 9:15am: White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. has long appeared to be the club’s most obvious trade chip for the 2025 season, and a report from USA Today’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-among-teams-to-show-recent-interest-in-luis-robert-jr/Sun, 11 May 2025 17:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-among-teams-to-show-recent-interest-in-luis-robert-jr/ That’s the sort of track record that would normally lead a player to sign a lucrative deal to remain in a high-leverage role, as was the case for pl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/clay-holmes-discusses-free-agency/Sun, 11 May 2025 03:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/clay-holmes-discusses-free-agency/ Poche, 31, started the season with the Nationals on a minor league deal. He cracked the Opening Day roster but had an awful tenure as a Nat. He logged 8 2/3 innings over 13 appearances, allowing 11 earned runs, leading to an 11.42 ERA. He walked 12 opponents, a horrendous 26.1% rate in that small]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-colin-poche-to-minor-league-deal/Thu, 08 May 2025 01:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-colin-poche-to-minor-league-deal/ Mendoza also provided an update on designated hitter Jesse Winker, who landed on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/aj-minter-to-undergo-season-ending-lat-surgery/Tue, 06 May 2025 01:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/aj-minter-to-undergo-season-ending-lat-surgery/ May 4: Jesse Winker was removed during the fourth inning of today’s 6-5 Mets loss to the Cardinals when Winker hurt his right side after a making a throw from left field.  Attempting to throw out Brendan Donovan at home during a third-inning sacrifice fly, Winker told reporters (including MLB.com’s Anthon]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-jesse-winker-on-10-day-il-with-oblique-strain/Tue, 06 May 2025 01:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-jesse-winker-on-10-day-il-with-oblique-strain/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-likely-to-place-jesse-winker-on-10-day-il-with-oblique-injury/Mon, 05 May 2025 06:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-likely-to-place-jesse-winker-on-10-day-il-with-oblique-injury/ The club optioned right-hander Austin Warren to the minor leagues to ma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-blade-tidwell-danny-young-to-undergo-tommy-john-surgery/Sun, 04 May 2025 16:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-blade-tidwell-danny-young-to-undergo-tommy-john-surgery/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-promote-blade-tidwell/Fri, 02 May 2025 19:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-promote-blade-tidwell/ With Minter and Young both facing signi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-left-handed-bullpen-help/Fri, 02 May 2025 06:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-left-handed-bullpen-help/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jose-urena-elects-free-agency/Fri, 02 May 2025 03:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jose-urena-elects-free-agency/ 9:20am: The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-genesis-cabrera-ty-adcock/Thu, 01 May 2025 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-genesis-cabrera-ty-adcock/ The team hasn’t made the final determination, but Young is in for an extended absence. An elbow sprain involves at least some degree of ligament stretching or tearing. The damage is sufficient enough that it may require surgical repair, though it stands]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-danny-young-may-require-tommy-john-surgery/Thu, 01 May 2025 05:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-danny-young-may-require-tommy-john-surgery/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-chris-devenski-place-danny-young-on-il-with-elbow-sprain/Thu, 01 May 2025 00:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-chris-devenski-place-danny-young-on-il-with-elbow-sprain/ April 29: The Mets are going to select the contract of left-hander Brandon Waddell tomorrow, per Tim Healey of Newsday. The southpaw will either start the game or work bulk innings behind an opener. That decision will perhaps be determined by who the club uses in tonight’s game. The Mets have an open 40-man spot after designating José Ureñ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-brandon-waddell/Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-brandon-waddell/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-mailbag-red-sox-alonso-tigers-tanking-and-more/Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-mailbag-red-sox-alonso-tigers-tanking-and-more/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-brooks-raley/Wed, 30 Apr 2025 02:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-brooks-raley/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/aj-minter-could-require-season-ending-surgery/Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/aj-minter-could-require-season-ending-surgery/ The move is perhaps a reflection of the club’s s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-brandon-waddell-on-wednesday/Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-brandon-waddell-on-wednesday/ Ure]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-jos-urea-for-assignment/Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-jos-urea-for-assignment/ Previous installments: player options/opt-outs, NL West, AL West, NL Central, AL Central
Atlanta BravesOzzie Albies, 2B ($7MM club option, $4MM buyout)This is the final guaranteed season of the $35MM extension which Albies signed early]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/looking-ahead-to-club-options-nl-east/Tue, 29 Apr 2025 01:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/looking-ahead-to-club-options-nl-east/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-jose-urena/Sun, 27 Apr 2025 16:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-jose-urena/ Losing Minter for any amount of time would be a major loss for the Mets. When the southpaw signed a two-year, $22MM deal with the club this]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/aj-minter-exits-with-triceps-soreness-il-stint-likely/Sun, 27 Apr 2025 03:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/aj-minter-exits-with-triceps-soreness-il-stint-likely/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-brooks-raley/Fri, 25 Apr 2025 23:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-brooks-raley/ McNeil will bounce between second base, the corner outfield, and potentially see some time in center field. He’ll be in the lineup on most days. It would have been difficult to find regular playing time]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-option-brett-baty/Fri, 25 Apr 2025 03:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-option-brett-baty/ Alvarez, 23, has appeared in nine rehab games thus far and taken 40 plate appearances. He’s out to a middling start, but the nature of his injury — a fractured hamate bone that required sur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-expect-to-activate-francisco-alvarez-jeff-mcneil-on-friday/Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-expect-to-activate-francisco-alvarez-jeff-mcneil-on-friday/ It had been a frustrating start for Siri even before the injury. The righty-hitting outfielder collected just one hit in his first 20 at-bats. He has drawn f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jose-siri-to-miss-8-10-weeks/Tue, 22 Apr 2025 05:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jose-siri-to-miss-8-10-weeks/ In 2025, they’re downright commonplace. Opt-out laden short-term deals have become a common alternative to the more conventional one-year pillow cont]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/player-optionopt-out-update-april-edition/Sat, 19 Apr 2025 01:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/player-optionopt-out-update-april-edition/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-jos-azcar/Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-jos-azcar/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-getting-jeff-mcneil-reps-in-center-field/Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-getting-jeff-mcneil-reps-in-center-field/ Griffin Canning was lined up for the start but came down with an illness. He’ll be pushe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-promote-justin-hagenman/Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-promote-justin-hagenman/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-place-jose-siri-on-injured-list-with-tibia-fracture/Tue, 15 Apr 2025 04:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-place-jose-siri-on-injured-list-with-tibia-fracture/ This is notably le]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/luis-severino-discusses-offseason-talks-with-mets/Sat, 12 Apr 2025 21:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/luis-severino-discusses-offseason-talks-with-mets/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/octavio-dotel-dies-in-roof-collapse-tragedy/Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/octavio-dotel-dies-in-roof-collapse-tragedy/ Singleton, 33, served as the Astros regular first baseman last year after the club parted ways with Jose Abreu early in the 2024 season. Drafted in the eighth round of the 2009 draft by the Phillies, Singleton was]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jon-singleton-niko-goodrum-to-minor-league-deals/Thu, 03 Apr 2025 01:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jon-singleton-niko-goodrum-to-minor-league-deals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/sean-manaea-to-be-shut-down-another-two-weeks-due-to-setback-in-rehab/Tue, 01 Apr 2025 23:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/sean-manaea-to-be-shut-down-another-two-weeks-due-to-setback-in-rehab/ 5:42pm: The Mets are trading outfielder Alexander Canario to the Pirates for cash, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. New York had designated him for assignment as part of their Opening Day roster shuffle. Pittsburgh will need]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pirates-acquire-alexander-canario/Tue, 01 Apr 2025 01:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pirates-acquire-alexander-canario/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pirates-to-acquire-alexander-canario/Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pirates-to-acquire-alexander-canario/ MARCH 27: The Mets will designate outfielders Alexander Canario and Jose Azocar for assignment today, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. It was already reported earlier in the week that Canario didn’t make the club and likely would be removed from the 40-man roster. Both outfielders are out of minor league options and thus cannot be sent to Triple-A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-alexander-canario-outright-jose-azocar/Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-alexander-canario-outright-jose-azocar/ Overton, 32, pitched in the majors from 2021 to 2023. Suiting up for the Blue Jays, Pirates and Reds over those three seasons, he tossed 59 1/3 innings over ten starts and eight relief appearances, allowing 4.85 earned runs per nine. He struck out 15.7% of batters faced and gave out walks a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-connor-overton/Sat, 29 Mar 2025 01:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-connor-overton/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-who-will-win-the-nl-east/Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-who-will-win-the-nl-east/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-designate-alexander-canario-jose-azocar-for-assignment/Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-designate-alexander-canario-jose-azocar-for-assignment/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-announce-several-roster-decisions/Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-announce-several-roster-decisions/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-what-we-learned-from-the-offseason/Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-what-we-learned-from-the-offseason/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-likely-to-remove-alexander-canario-from-40-man-roster/Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-likely-to-remove-alexander-canario-from-40-man-roster/ Vasil, who celebrated his 25th birthday last week, has had a busy offseason. The longtime Mets farmhand was plucked from the club in the Rule 5 draft by the Phillies but was traded to the Rays for cash considerations shortly thereafter. He spe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-claim-mike-vasil-off-waivers-from-rays/Sun, 23 Mar 2025 18:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-claim-mike-vasil-off-waivers-from-rays/ Hobbs, 25, was selected by the Mets in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft back in December. A tenth-round pick by Los Angeles back in 2021, Hobbs spent his entire career in the Dodgers organization prior to being plucked from the minor leagues by the Mets back in December. Unlike a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mariners-to-acquire-michael-hobbs-from-mets/Sat, 22 Mar 2025 23:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mariners-to-acquire-michael-hobbs-from-mets/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jose-urena-wont-opt-out-of-mets-deal-will-pitch-at-triple-a/Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jose-urena-wont-opt-out-of-mets-deal-will-pitch-at-triple-a/ McKinney, 30, is a former first-round pick and top 100 prospect. That has led to many big league chances but he hasn’t hit enough to take advantage of them, which has pushed him into journeyman mode. He has appeared in each of the past seven seasons, suiting up for the Yankees, Blue Jays, Brewe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-billy-mckinney-to-minor-league-deal/Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-billy-mckinney-to-minor-league-deal/ Castillo, not to be confused with the reliever of the same name, is a 27-year-old utilityman. He played in four games for the Twins last season, collecting two hits in six at-bats. Minnesota outrighted him off the 40-man roster in July. He spent the rest of the season in Triple-A before electing minor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-diego-castillo-to-minor-league-deal/Fri, 21 Mar 2025 05:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-diego-castillo-to-minor-league-deal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/36-veteran-players-with-looming-opt-out-dates/Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/36-veteran-players-with-looming-opt-out-dates/ If the league is pressuring Stu Sternberg to sell the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-the-rays-stadium-deal-is-dead-rangers-rotation-issues-and-more/Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-the-rays-stadium-deal-is-dead-rangers-rotation-issues-and-more/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brandon-nimmo-limited-by-right-knee-soreness/Sat, 15 Mar 2025 16:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brandon-nimmo-limited-by-right-knee-soreness/ A pre-Opening Day trade still seems highly unlikely. Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote earlier this week that the Padres were only willing to entertain trading their]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/padres-have-received-interest-from-around-nine-teams-on-dylan-cease/Fri, 14 Mar 2025 03:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/padres-have-received-interest-from-around-nine-teams-on-dylan-cease/ McNeil, 33 in April, is coming off a .238/.308/.384 performance in 472 plate appearances last year. He popped 12 homers, tallied 26 doubles and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jeff-mcneil-to-begin-season-on-injured-list-due-to-oblique-strain/Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jeff-mcneil-to-begin-season-on-injured-list-due-to-oblique-strain/ The Yankees losing Gerrit Cole to Tommy John surgery (10:0]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-lawrence-butlers-extension-gerrit-coles-tj-and-rays-ownership-pressured-to-sell/Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-lawrence-butlers-extension-gerrit-coles-tj-and-rays-ownership-pressured-to-sell/ It’s an unwelcome development for both Alvarez and the Mets, and it marks the second straight season that Alvarez has suffered an early-season injury to his left hand.  Last April, Alvarez suffered a torn thumb ligament that required surgery, and h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-alvarez-out-6-8-weeks-due-to-left-hamate-surgery/Sun, 09 Mar 2025 15:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-alvarez-out-6-8-weeks-due-to-left-hamate-surgery/ This is the first time the Phils’ interest in Alonso has been made public, though Bryce Harper dropped some hints earlier this wee]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/phillies-checked-in-on-pete-alonso-during-offseason/Sun, 09 Mar 2025 05:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/phillies-checked-in-on-pete-alonso-during-offseason/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/soto-mets-didnt-offer-the-most-money/Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/soto-mets-didnt-offer-the-most-money/ March 4: The Mets have placed right-hander Sean Reid-Foley on outright waivers, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. At this point, there’s nothing to suggest that the righty has been designated for assignment, so he seems to still be on the 40-man roster. If he goes unclaimed, the Mets could choose to outright him off the roster and open a spot. H]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-sean-reid-foley/Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-sean-reid-foley/ Luis Gil of the Yankees to be shut down for at least six w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-jose-quintana-luis-gils-injury-the-nats-tv-situation-salary-floor-talk-and-more/Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-jose-quintana-luis-gils-injury-the-nats-tv-situation-salary-floor-talk-and-more/ Clubs are allowed to place players on waivers without immediately]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-sean-reid-foley-on-outright-waivers/Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-sean-reid-foley-on-outright-waivers/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-royals-discussed-starling-marte-earlier-this-offseason/Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-royals-discussed-starling-marte-earlier-this-offseason/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-injury-notes-smith-gomber-minter/Mon, 03 Mar 2025 04:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-injury-notes-smith-gomber-minter/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nick-madrigal-likely-to-miss-entire-2025-season-due-to-shoulder-surgery/Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nick-madrigal-likely-to-miss-entire-2025-season-due-to-shoulder-surgery/ The 33-year-old Ureña adds some non-roster depth to a Mets rotation that’s already been hit by a pair of spring injuries. Left-hander Sean Manaea has an oblique strain tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jose-urea-to-minor-league-deal/Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jose-urea-to-minor-league-deal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-atlantas-pitching-depth-iglesias-jobe-castillo-and-more/Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-atlantas-pitching-depth-iglesias-jobe-castillo-and-more/ It was moderately surprising that the Cubs cut Canario loo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-alexander-canario-from-cubs/Tue, 25 Feb 2025 04:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-alexander-canario-from-cubs/ Nevertheless, Tim Healey of Newsday reports that the Mets remain unlikely to circle back to Jose Iglesias. President of baseball operations David Stearns downplayed the possibility of re-signing Iglesias two weeks ago. While it was fair to wonder if the Madrigal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-remain-unlikely-to-pursue-jose-iglesias-after-madrigal-injury/Tue, 25 Feb 2025 02:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-remain-unlikely-to-pursue-jose-iglesias-after-madrigal-injury/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/madrigal-diagnosed-with-shoulder-fracture-manaea-to-begin-season-on-il-with-oblique-strain/Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/madrigal-diagnosed-with-shoulder-fracture-manaea-to-begin-season-on-il-with-oblique-strain/ The seriousness of the dislocation isn’t yet known, as Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters (including SNY’s Andy Martino) that M]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-nick-madrigal-to-undergo-mri-on-dislocated-left-shoulder/Mon, 24 Feb 2025 01:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-nick-madrigal-to-undergo-mri-on-dislocated-left-shoulder/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-not-planning-to-add-a-starter/Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-not-planning-to-add-a-starter/ According to Murray, the Pirates offered Quintana a stronger guarantee than the sum which they eventually agreed to pay Heaney. Quintana declined the offer. It’s not clear what kind of contract the 36-year-old southpaw is seeking. It’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/quintana-declined-offer-from-pirates-before-heaney-deal/Fri, 21 Feb 2025 06:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/quintana-declined-offer-from-pirates-before-heaney-deal/ The same cannot be said for the rotation. Despite rumors that connected the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-do-the-mets-need-another-starter/Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-do-the-mets-need-another-starter/ Overton pitched in the big leagues in each year between 2021-23. He split that time between the Blue Jays, Pirates and Reds. Overton started 10 of his 18 appearances and worked to a 4.85 ERA across 59 1/3 innings. He struck out a well below-average 15.7% of batters faced against a 9.5% walk ra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-connor-overton-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Thu, 20 Feb 2025 05:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-connor-overton-agree-to-minor-league-deal/ “I thought that it was gonna be my last year,” Sale said to the Baseball Isn’t Boring podcast about where he was at before getting traded to Atlanta. “So I went into that offseason on a mission like ’one more y]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-sale-montas-wood/Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-sale-montas-wood/ “It always seems like ballplayers are more expensive than you think,” the owner told reporters (including Newsday’s Tim Healey and Jorge Castillo of ESPN).]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/steve-cohen-discusses-mets-long-term-spending-plans/Wed, 19 Feb 2025 03:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/steve-cohen-discusses-mets-long-term-spending-plans/ 12:40pm: It’s a lat injury, per Jon Heyman of The New York Post, though t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/frankie-montas-shut-down-six-to-eight-weeks-with-lat-strain/Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/frankie-montas-shut-down-six-to-eight-weeks-with-lat-strain/ More to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/frankie-montas-not-throwing-will-be-shut-down-for-significant-period/Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/frankie-montas-not-throwing-will-be-shut-down-for-significant-period/ Marte shared his own take on the process with Sammon, MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo, and other reporters today at]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/starling-marte-discusses-trade-talks-bench-role/Mon, 17 Feb 2025 01:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/starling-marte-discusses-trade-talks-bench-role/ “I think so. We’re always going to be involved in conversations. We’re always going to be trying to see if there are ways we can get better. We also]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-likely-done-adding-not-expected-to-bring-back-jose-iglesias/Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-likely-done-adding-not-expected-to-bring-back-jose-iglesias/ February 12: The Mets will extend their relationship with their longest-tenured pitcher, as they’ve reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with right-hander Drew Smith, which]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-drew-smith/Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-drew-smith/ February 5: The stalemate between Pete Alonso and the Mets is over. New York is reportedly in agreement on a two-year, $54MM deal with the star first baseman. Alonso, a client of the Boras Corporation, can opt out after the upcoming season. He receives a $10MM signing bonus and a $20MM salary for 2025. He’ll essentially have a $24MM player option for the ’26 campaign. The deal comes with a $27MM average annual v]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-pete-alonso/Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-pete-alonso/ Smith, 31, has pitched parts of six big league seasons with the Mets. He’s been a fixture in their late-inning mix over the past four yea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-re-sign-drew-smith/Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-re-sign-drew-smith/ What’s next for the Blue Jays after not getting Alonso? (9:25)
Wil]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-pete-alonsos-deal-and-potential-landing-spots-for-bregman-and-arenado/Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-pete-alonsos-deal-and-potential-landing-spots-for-bregman-and-arenado/ Buttó opened last season in the rotation. He started seven games and managed decent results, working to a 3.08 ERA across 38 innings. Buttó’s command was worrisome, though, as he walked nearly 14% of opposing hitters. New]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-keeping-jose-butto-in-relief/Wed, 12 Feb 2025 03:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-keeping-jose-butto-in-relief/ Covey, 33, signed a split big league deal with the Mets back in late October th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dylan-covey-elects-free-agency/Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dylan-covey-elects-free-agency/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/the-mets-havent-done-enough-with-their-rotation/Sat, 08 Feb 2025 01:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/the-mets-havent-done-enough-with-their-rotation/ 8:59pm: Pete Alonso is headed back to the Mets, reports Andy Martino of SNY. It’s a two-year deal that includes an opt-out after next season, according]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-re-sign-pete-alonso/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 04:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-re-sign-pete-alonso/ Both players were offseason additions, so neither has played a game for the Mets. Covey signed a one-year split contract the day after the conclusion of the World Series. That came with an $850K base salary]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-dylan-covey-luis-de-los-santos/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 03:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-dylan-covey-luis-de-los-santos/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-whos-winning-the-offseason-in-the-nl-east/Mon, 03 Feb 2025 23:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-whos-winning-the-offseason-in-the-nl-east/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dylan-cease-discusses-trade-rumors/Sun, 02 Feb 2025 17:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dylan-cease-discusses-trade-rumors/ Jon Heyman of the New York Post wrote yesterday that “the Mets haven’t yet strongly pursued]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-jose-iglesias-mets/Sat, 01 Feb 2025 20:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-jose-iglesias-mets/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-luis-de-los-santos-for-assignment/Sat, 01 Feb 2025 01:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-luis-de-los-santos-for-assignment/ Madrigal, 28 in March, has spent the past five seasons in Chicago. Playing for both the White Sox and the Cubs, he has generally served as a light-hitting, part-time depth infielder. He has stepped to the plate 940 times over those five seasons. His 9% strikeout rate is v]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-nick-madrigal/Sat, 01 Feb 2025 01:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-nick-madrigal/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-nick-madrigal/Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-nick-madrigal/ Canha, 36 next month, has been a solid regular for many years now, but unsurprisingly, his production has dipped as he has moved into his mid-30s. Last year, between the Tigers and Giants, he stepped to the plate 462 times.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-have-shown-interest-in-mark-canha/Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-have-shown-interest-in-mark-canha/ Cease is one of the biggest names to watch over the next six weeks. San Diego has fielded interest in virtually all of their highly-priced players who could test free agency next offseason (e.g. Cease, Luis Arraez, Michael King, Robert Suarez). Every co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-have-shown-interest-in-dylan-cease/Fri, 31 Jan 2025 06:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-have-shown-interest-in-dylan-cease/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-dylan-covey-for-assignment/Thu, 30 Jan 2025 23:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-dylan-covey-for-assignment/ January 29: The Mets are bringing back right-handed reliever Ryne Stanek. New York is reportedly in agreement with the MVP Sports Group client on a one-year, $4.5MM guarantee with an additional $500K available in incentives. The Mets will pay a 95% luxury tax on the contract, pushing their investment to $8.775MM. The team has yet to announce the signing, which is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-ryne-stanek/Thu, 30 Jan 2025 23:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-ryne-stanek/ The report from The Athletic suggests that the Mets couldn’t get the deal done, in part, because Jansen is looking for a chance to close. He currently h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-alonso-stanek-jansen/Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-alonso-stanek-jansen/ Still, Scherzer has been prepa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/max-scherzer-hosts-workout-for-several-teams/Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/max-scherzer-hosts-workout-for-several-teams/ Stanek, 33, played the 2024 season on a one-year, $4MM deal originally signed with the Mariners. Seattle flipped him to the Mets over the summer in a deal netting them minor league outfielder Rhylan Thomas. Stanek had a pair of very rough outings early in his Mets tenure but fini]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-re-sign-ryne-stanek/Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-re-sign-ryne-stanek/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-ryan-pressly-to-the-cubs-bregmans-future-and-jurickson-profar/Wed, 29 Jan 2025 16:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-ryan-pressly-to-the-cubs-bregmans-future-and-jurickson-profar/ The Mets were connected to Bregman earlier this winter but it always seemed like a somewhat less-than-perfect fit since the club has a lot of other options]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-bregman-nimmo-minter/Mon, 27 Jan 2025 23:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-bregman-nimmo-minter/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-owner-steve-cohen-discusses-exhausting-pete-alonso-talks/Sat, 25 Jan 2025 22:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-owner-steve-cohen-discusses-exhausting-pete-alonso-talks/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-adbert-alzolay-agree-to-two-year-minor-league-deal/Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-adbert-alzolay-agree-to-two-year-minor-league-deal/ The Mets have already made a few tweaks to their outfield mix this winter. One of them was the massive]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-had-interest-in-jurickson-profar-prior-to-braves-deal/Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-had-interest-in-jurickson-profar-prior-to-braves-deal/ Minter, 31, has been a strong performer in recent years. However, there is at least some uncertainty due to his health. He went on the injured list twice i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-aj-minter/Thu, 23 Jan 2025 22:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-aj-minter/ More to come….]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jeff-torborg-passes-away/Mon, 20 Jan 2025 01:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jeff-torborg-passes-away/ Morosi suggests that the Cubs are among Scott’s top suitors. Chicago president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said this week that the bullpen is “probably the area we’ve been focused on most in free agency.” There’d be no bigger upgrade than Scott, though that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/tanner-scott-weighing-multiple-offers-could-sign-this-weekend/Sat, 18 Jan 2025 06:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/tanner-scott-weighing-multiple-offers-could-sign-this-weekend/ January 16, 12:43pm: The Post’s Joel Sherman reports that Winker is guaranteed $7.5MM on the deal and can earn an additional $1.5MM via incentives.
12:32pm: Winker agreed to a one-year deal worth “about” $8MM, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. A $1MM signing bonus is included in that guarantee.
12:21pm: The Mets are in agreement on a deal to bring free agent outfielder Jesse Winker back to the club, reports]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-jesse-winker/Sat, 18 Jan 2025 00:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-jesse-winker/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-aj-minter/Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-aj-minter/ After initially facing a gap on contract length, the sides recently turned their attention to a shorter-term arrangement. Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic wrote this afternoon that Alonso and his representatives at the Boras Corporation pitched the Mets a three-year deal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pete-alonso-declined-three-year-offer-from-mets/Fri, 17 Jan 2025 02:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pete-alonso-declined-three-year-offer-from-mets/ 12:32pm: Winker agreed to a one-year deal worth “about” $8MM, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. A $1MM signing bonus is included in that guarantee.
12:21pm: The Mets are in agreement on a deal to bring free agent outfielder Jesse Winker back to the club, reports SNY’s Andy Martino. The Excel Sports Management client’s contrac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-re-sign-jesse-winker/Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-re-sign-jesse-winker/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-expect-pete-alonso-to-sign-elsewhere/Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-expect-pete-alonso-to-sign-elsewhere/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-will-pete-alonso-return-to-the-mets/Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-will-pete-alonso-return-to-the-mets/ Adam Ottavino, Jake Diekman, Phil Maton, Drew Smith, Brooks Raley, and Ryne Stanek are all free agents, and the Mets have largely looked to replace this relief depth with a bevvy of minor league signings and waiver claims.  Griffin Canning wa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-tim-hill/Thu, 16 Jan 2025 02:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-tim-hill/ It has long seeme]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-mets-pete-alonso/Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-mets-pete-alonso/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-austin-warren/Wed, 15 Jan 2025 21:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-austin-warren/ This year’s international market has been thrown into disarray, to an extent, by the emergence of star NP]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/notable-international-signings-11525/Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/notable-international-signings-11525/ 2:56pm: The Mets have also been informed that they are out of the running, per Joel Sherman of The New York Post.
2:35pm: The Yankees have been told that right-hander Roki Sasaki will not be signing with them, reports Jack Curry]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/roki-sasaki-reportedly-informs-several-teams-they-are-out-of-running/Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/roki-sasaki-reportedly-informs-several-teams-they-are-out-of-running/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/roki-sasaki-reportedly-informs-yankees-they-are-out-of-running/Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/roki-sasaki-reportedly-informs-yankees-they-are-out-of-running/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/anthony-santander-jack-flaherty-reportedly-open-to-short-term-offers/Sun, 12 Jan 2025 01:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/anthony-santander-jack-flaherty-reportedly-open-to-short-term-offers/ Olivares hit only .224/.291/.333 with five homers in 196 PA with the Pirates last season, playing sharing right fie]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/npbs-orix-buffaloes-close-to-signing-edward-olivares/Sat, 11 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/npbs-orix-buffaloes-close-to-signing-edward-olivares/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-pete-alonso/Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-pete-alonso/ That aligns with recent reporting from ESPN’s Jeff Passan that suggested that Alonso is likely to turn to a short-term contract. Will Sammon of The Athletic wrote in a reader mailbag last week that contract length appeared to be the holdup in talks betw]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-pete-alonsos-market/Fri, 10 Jan 2025 02:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-pete-alonsos-market/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-luis-arraezs-trade-market/Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-luis-arraezs-trade-market/ Verdugo is looking to bounce back after a disappointing year in the Bronx. He hit just .233/.291/.356 over 621 plate appearances as a Yankee. Most of the positives came in the season’s first]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/astros-angels-have-shown-interest-in-alex-verdugo/Thu, 09 Jan 2025 03:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/astros-angels-have-shown-interest-in-alex-verdugo/ The Dodgers signing Hyeseong Kim and trading Ga]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-brent-rookers-extension-gavin-lux-and-catching-up-on-the-holiday-transactions/Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-brent-rookers-extension-gavin-lux-and-catching-up-on-the-holiday-transactions/ Scott’s appeal is obvious in the numbers. Over the past two years, he has tossed 150 relief innings, allowing 2.04 earne]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-tanner-scott/Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-tanner-scott/ Manaea will earn equal $25MM salaries in all three years of the deal, adding up to the reported total guarantee of $75MM. However, $7.75MM of his salary will be deferred without interest each season, adding up to the reported total of $23.25MM in deferrals. As Sammon previousl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-manaea-contract-details-alonso/Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-manaea-contract-details-alonso/ Randle was a multi-sport collegiate star at Arizona State. He played on the Sun Devils football team in addition to his work as ASU’s second baseman. He stuck with baseball after being drafted by the Washington Senators in 1970. Randle jumped right to Triple-A after the draft and made his big league debut by his first full season. He remained]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/lenny-randle-passes-away/Tue, 31 Dec 2024 05:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/lenny-randle-passes-away/ As it stands, LaMonte Wade Jr. will be getting the bulk of first base at-bats, as the le]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/giants-considering-pete-alonso/Sat, 28 Dec 2024 21:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/giants-considering-pete-alonso/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-offered-two-year-contract-to-teoscar-hernandez/Sat, 28 Dec 2024 20:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-offered-two-year-contract-to-teoscar-hernandez/ Manaea, 33 in February, is now poised to sign with the Mets for the second consecutive offseason. In the first week of January earlier this year, the southpaw landed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-sean-manaea/Sat, 28 Dec 2024 01:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-sean-manaea/ Presumably, the Mets were interested in Pederson as a designated hitter. Coming off an excellent 2024 campaign, he would have made a strong]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-pederson-alonso-third-base-rotation/Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-pederson-alonso-third-base-rotation/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mariners-made-two-year-offer-to-carlos-santana/Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mariners-made-two-year-offer-to-carlos-santana/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-sean-manaea/Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-sean-manaea/ The payments are as follows:Dodgers: $103MM
Mets: $97.1MM
Yankees: $62.5MM
Phillies: $14.4MM
Braves: $14MM
Rangers: $10.8MM
Astros: $6]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nine-teams-exceeded-luxury-tax-threshold-in-2024/Sat, 21 Dec 2024 03:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nine-teams-exceeded-luxury-tax-threshold-in-2024/ Coming into the winter, the free agent market for first basemen had various intriguing options, but their respective ages gave them different levels of earning power. As part of MLBTR&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mariners-nationals-mets-interested-in-paul-goldschmidt/Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mariners-nationals-mets-interested-in-paul-goldschmidt/ Gose, 34, spent many years as a position player in the majors but didn’t find much success and converted to the mound. In that role, he has intrigued with some high velocity and strikeout potential but has also shown control issues.
He tossed 27 2/3 innings for the Guardians over 2021 and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-anthony-gose-luis-ortiz-to-minor-league-deals/Fri, 20 Dec 2024 21:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-anthony-gose-luis-ortiz-to-minor-league-deals/ Virtually every team would love to land Sasaki. It stands to reason that most, if not all, clubs have at least pre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-meet-with-roki-sasaki/Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-meet-with-roki-sasaki/ This will technically be Canning’s third team of the offseason. The Angels dealt him to the Braves in a one-for-one swap for Jorge Soler within h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-griffin-canning/Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-griffin-canning/ This will technically be Canning’s third team of the offseason. The Angels dealt him to the Braves in a one-for-one swap for Jorge Soler within hours of the trade market reopening. As MLBTR’s Steve Adams pointed out at the time, Canning wasn’t a lock to stick in Atla]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-griffin-canning/Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-griffin-canning/ 3:20pm: The Mets have agreed to a minor league deal with right-hander Alex Reyes, reports Aram Leighton of Just Baseball. The righty also receives an invite to major league spring training. The Mets also signed catcher Chris Williams to a minor league pact, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Reyes, 30, is a major unknown at this point in his career. He was once one o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-chris-williams-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-chris-williams-agree-to-minor-league-deal/ 3:20pm: The Mets have agreed to a minor league deal with right-hander Alex Reyes, reports Aram Leighton of Just Baseball. The righty also receives an invite to major league spring training. The Mets also signed catcher Chris Williams to a minor league pact, per Ken Ro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-alex-reyes-reportedly-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-alex-reyes-reportedly-agree-to-minor-league-deal/ Waddell is the second former member of the Korea Baseball Organization’s Doosan Bears to agree to terms with the Mets today. New York added multi-positional bat Jared Young on an MLB split deal after he clubbed 10 homers in 38 games for the Bears]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-brandon-waddell-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Tue, 17 Dec 2024 03:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-brandon-waddell-agree-to-minor-league-deal/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-brandon-waddell-agree-to-big-league-deal/Tue, 17 Dec 2024 03:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-brandon-waddell-agree-to-big-league-deal/ Young, 29, has struggled with strikeouts in his very limited major league career but has performed well in the minors and in Korea. In 2022 and 2023, he got into 22 games for the Cubs and stepped to the plate 69 times. He struck out in 29% of those appearances]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jared-young-to-major-league-deal/Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jared-young-to-major-league-deal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-orioles-among-teams-to-inquire-after-luis-castillo/Sun, 15 Dec 2024 03:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-orioles-among-teams-to-inquire-after-luis-castillo/ The Yankees to sign Max Fried (26:05)
The Red Sox acquirin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-winter-meetings-recap/Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-winter-meetings-recap/ There hasn’t been much public chatter about Alonso’s free agency. Jon Heyman of the New York Post wrote last night that Alons]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/cohen-mets-still-engaged-with-alonso/Fri, 13 Dec 2024 03:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/cohen-mets-still-engaged-with-alonso/ After finalizing the Juan Soto signing, New York has an excellent outfield. Soto and Brandon Nimmo will play the corners. Tyrone Taylor had a nice first season in Queens and projects as]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-willing-to-pay-down-salary-to-facilitate-starling-marte-trade/Thu, 12 Dec 2024 03:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-willing-to-pay-down-salary-to-facilitate-starling-marte-trade/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-juan-soto/Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-juan-soto/ Once a promising draft prospect in high school, Vasil suffered an injury in his senior year. He ended up withdrawing himself from the 2018 draft and attended the University of Virginia instead. Unfortunately, his stock plummeted after a rough few years in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/phillies-trade-rule-5-pick-mike-vasil-to-rays/Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/phillies-trade-rule-5-pick-mike-vasil-to-rays/ As a refresher, the Rule 5 draft is a way for players potentially talented enough for the big leagues but blocked by their current clubs to find opportunities elsewhere. Any players that were 18 and under at the time of their original signing and have played five professional seasons, and any players who signed at 19 years of age or older at signing that now have four professiona]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/2024-rule-5-draft-results/Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/2024-rule-5-draft-results/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nolan-arenado-willing-to-approve-trades-to-six-teams/Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nolan-arenado-willing-to-approve-trades-to-six-teams/ The Athletic writes that the Red Sox and Phillies have also expressed interest, but they appear to be behind the New York teams for the moment. Jon Morosi of the MLB Net]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-mets-among-top-suitors-for-garrett-crochet/Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-mets-among-top-suitors-for-garrett-crochet/ While referring to Alonso’s market but perhaps speaking b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-bregman-alonso-loaisiga-blackburn-mauricio/Tue, 10 Dec 2024 03:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-bregman-alonso-loaisiga-blackburn-mauricio/ Holmes, who turns 32 on Opening Day]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-clay-holmes/Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-clay-holmes/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-juan-soto/Mon, 09 Dec 2024 04:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-juan-soto/ The 28-year-old Ortega made his Major League debut in 2021, and he has a 4.03 ERA, 20.4% strikeout rate, and 10.8% walk rate over 58 caree]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-oliver-ortega-to-minors-contract/Sun, 08 Dec 2024 21:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-oliver-ortega-to-minors-contract/ Natha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-eovaldi-manaea-pivetta-flaherty/Sun, 08 Dec 2024 16:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-eovaldi-manaea-pivetta-flaherty/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-mets-reportedly-increase-soto-bids-beyond-700mm/Sun, 08 Dec 2024 03:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-mets-reportedly-increase-soto-bids-beyond-700mm/ On Tuesday, The Athletic reported that multiple teams had made offers at or above $600MM. Agent Scott Boras said at the time that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/soto-bidding-could-approach-700mm/Sat, 07 Dec 2024 04:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/soto-bidding-could-approach-700mm/ 7:15pm; It’s a three-year deal with a guarantee around $38MM, Sherman reports (on X).
7:12pm: The Mets are in agreement with righty Clay Holmes, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post (X link). The deal is pending a physical. Sherman reported earlier this week that the Mets were considering Holmes as a rotation option. He&rsquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-clay-holmes-as-starting-pitcher/Sat, 07 Dec 2024 02:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-clay-holmes-as-starting-pitcher/ Olivares is the lone new acquisition of that trio. The righty-hitting outfielder has played for the Padres, Royals and Pirates over an MLB career spanning parts of five seasons. Almost half]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-edward-olivares-to-minor-league-deal/Sat, 07 Dec 2024 01:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-edward-olivares-to-minor-league-deal/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-sean-harney-from-rays/Fri, 06 Dec 2024 20:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-sean-harney-from-rays/ Holmes, 32 in April, spent the past three and a half seasons in the Bronx, combining for 217 2/3 innings of 2.69 ERA]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/clay-holmes-believed-to-be-nearing-decision/Fri, 06 Dec 2024 20:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/clay-holmes-believed-to-be-nearing-decision/ Baty has long looked like a logical trade candidate. He made our list of the top offseason trade candidates heading into the winter, due larg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brett-baty-drawing-trade-interest/Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brett-baty-drawing-trade-interest/ At least one team is hoping for another sit-down with Soto and agent Scott Boras. Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reports that Red Sox’s brass has expressed interest in another meeting at which Soto’s camp would name the price necessary to get a deal done. That’s an effort to avoid bei]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/red-sox-hoping-for-additional-meeting-with-soto/Fri, 06 Dec 2024 05:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/red-sox-hoping-for-additional-meeting-with-soto/ After a player is added to the 40-man roster, they can typically be assigned to the minors in three additional seasons. If a player who is on the 40-man spends at l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/everson-pereira-among-players-eligible-for-fourth-option-year/Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/everson-pereira-among-players-eligible-for-fourth-option-year/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/michael-soroka-drawing-more-interest-as-starter-than-reliever/Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/michael-soroka-drawing-more-interest-as-starter-than-reliever/ Baseball fans having Dodger fatigue and deferral fatigue (9:05)
Are the Dodgers]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-blake-snell-dodger-fatigue-and-the-simmering-hot-stove/Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-blake-snell-dodger-fatigue-and-the-simmering-hot-stove/ With multiple $600MM+ offers in hand, there’s not much chance of Soto pivoting to a short-term deal. Jon Heyman of the New York Post wrote last week that the four-time All-Star wasn’t interested in taking a shorter term to prioritize his annual earnings. Hey]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/bidding-for-juan-soto-has-reached-at-least-600mm/Wed, 04 Dec 2024 02:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/bidding-for-juan-soto-has-reached-at-least-600mm/ Ramírez returns to the only organization for which he’s suited up in his career. The righty-hitting outfielder was the centerpiece of New York’s international signing class back in 2019. New York signed him out of the Dominican Republic for a little ove]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-alex-ramirez-to-minor-league-deal/Tue, 03 Dec 2024 03:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-alex-ramirez-to-minor-league-deal/ The bullpen-to-rotation move has become increasingly prevalent in recent years. The Rays have found success with rotation conversions for the l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/clay-holmes-drawing-interest-as-starting-pitcher/Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/clay-holmes-drawing-interest-as-starting-pitcher/ The Mets stand to lose three members of their 2024 rotation, with Sean Manaea, Luis Severino and Jose Quintana all reaching free agency this offs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-among-teams-interested-in-walker-buehler/Mon, 02 Dec 2024 20:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-among-teams-interested-in-walker-buehler/ Hartwig, 27 later this month, pitched for the Mets in both 2023 and 2024 but missed a notable portion of the ’24 campaign after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. He was limited to 6 2/3 innings, during which time he yielded five runs. In a total of 42 major l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-grant-hartwig-to-minor-league-deal/Mon, 02 Dec 2024 17:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-re-sign-grant-hartwig-to-minor-league-deal/ Montas returns to the Big Apple after an injury-plagued stint with the Yankees during the 2022-23 seasons.  The Yankees acquired Montas from the A’s at the 2022]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-frankie-montas/Mon, 02 Dec 2024 04:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-frankie-montas/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-frankie-montas/Mon, 02 Dec 2024 04:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-frankie-montas/ Cabrera, 28, has spent his career to date with the Cardinals and Blue Jays. The hard-throwing southpaw turned in 62 2/3 innings of 3.59 ERA for Toronto in 2024 but did so with a below-average 18.5% strikeout rate and bloated 10.7% walk rate. Command has consistently been an issue for Cabrera, who’s never walked fewer than]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-genesis-cabrera-to-minor-league-deal/Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-genesis-cabrera-to-minor-league-deal/ Ran]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-juan-soto/Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-juan-soto/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/teams-expected-to-make-offers-to-juan-soto-this-week/Sun, 24 Nov 2024 21:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/teams-expected-to-make-offers-to-juan-soto-this-week/ These so-called “pre-tender deals” usually, although not always, involve players who were borderline non-tender candidates. Rather than run the risk of being cut loose, they can look to sign in the lead-up to the deadline. Those salaries often come in a lit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/players-avoiding-arbitration-112224/Sat, 23 Nov 2024 01:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/players-avoiding-arbitration-112224/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/national-league-non-tenders-112224/Sat, 23 Nov 2024 01:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/national-league-non-tenders-112224/ Reetz, 28, spent the 2024 season in the Giants organization. He appeared in only six big league games, homering once in 15 plate appearances, but spent the majority of his season in Triple-A. That marked his second straight year with the Giants’ top affiliate in Sacramento. He slashed .254/.3]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jakson-reetz-to-minor-league-deal/Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jakson-reetz-to-minor-league-deal/ Both players are former Nationals. The 32-year-old Meneses spent two and a half seasons in Washington. He had a monster showing in a limited sample as a roo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-agree-to-minor-league-deals-with-joey-meneses-hobie-harris/Fri, 22 Nov 2024 02:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-agree-to-minor-league-deals-with-joey-meneses-hobie-harris/ Ohtani becomes the first full-time designated hitter to win MVP, as he was unable to pitch for the entire season after undergoing elbow surgery late last year. He joins Frank Robinson as the only players]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/shohei-ohtani-wins-nl-mvp/Fri, 22 Nov 2024 01:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/shohei-ohtani-wins-nl-mvp/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-acquire-jose-siri/Tue, 19 Nov 2024 22:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-acquire-jose-siri/ Siri, 29, spent two and a half seasons in Tampa Bay. The Rays acquired him from the Astros in a three-team trade at the 2022 deadline. Siri has been Kevin Cash’s primary center fielder going back to the start of the ’23 season. He]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-jose-siri/Tue, 19 Nov 2024 22:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-jose-siri/ The players who rejected the offer:Willy Adames (Brewers)
Pete Alonso (Mets)
Alex Bregman (Astros)
Corbin Burnes (Orioles)
Max Fried (Braves)
Teoscar Hernández (Dodgers)
Sean Manaea (Mets) — full post
Nick Pivetta (Red Sox) — full post
Anthony Santander (Orioles)
Luis Severino (Mets) &mdas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/12-players-decline-qualifying-offers/Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/12-players-decline-qualifying-offers/ November 16: Right-hander Luis Severino is “likely” to decline the Qualifying Offer extended to him by the Mets earlier this month, according to a report from Will Sammon of The Athletic. Sammon adds that Severino “loves” playing in New York but is now expected to attempt to land a multi-year deal in free agency this winter.
Severino, 30, is entering free agency for the second time this year.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/luis-severino-to-decline-qualifying-offer/Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/luis-severino-to-decline-qualifying-offer/ Hagenman, 28, cracks a major league roster for the first time. He was drafted by the Dodgers back in 2018 but when to the Red Sox as part of the 2023 deadline trade that sent Enrique Hernández to Los Angeles. The Sox never added Hagenman to their roster, so he qualified for minor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-justin-hagenman-to-major-league-contract/Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-justin-hagenman-to-major-league-contract/ As noted by González, the news doesn’t come as a surprise, as Manaea never really seemed like a candidate to accept the offer. He has a lengthy track record of major league success, with an earned run ave]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/sean-manaea-to-reject-qualifying-offer/Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/sean-manaea-to-reject-qualifying-offer/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/quick-hits-intl-market-mets-soto-soto-matos-rays-yankees/Mon, 18 Nov 2024 06:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/quick-hits-intl-market-mets-soto-soto-matos-rays-yankees/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/quick-hits-intl-market-mets-soto-soto-mateo-rays-yankees/Mon, 18 Nov 2024 06:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/quick-hits-intl-market-mets-soto-soto-mateo-rays-yankees/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/quick-hits-intl-market-mets-soto-mateo-rays-yankees/Mon, 18 Nov 2024 06:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/quick-hits-intl-market-mets-soto-mateo-rays-yankees/ The 30-year-old appeared in nine games after San Francisco selected Walton’s contract to the active]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-donovan-walton-to-minors-contract/Sun, 17 Nov 2024 23:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-donovan-walton-to-minors-contract/ Severino, 30, is entering free agency for the second time this year. The right-hander entered the open market last winter coming of a disastrous 2023 season with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/luis-severino-unlikely-to-accept-qualifying-offer/Sun, 17 Nov 2024 04:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/luis-severino-unlikely-to-accept-qualifying-offer/ Druschel has been coaching for years, working for high schools a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-hire-desi-druschel-as-assistant-pitching-coach/Mon, 11 Nov 2024 22:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-hire-desi-druschel-as-assistant-pitching-coach/ The fit is obvious, as the Mets are in clear need of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-garrett-crochet/Sat, 09 Nov 2024 22:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-garrett-crochet/ Boras suggested at this week’s GM Meetings that Soto plans to meet with the ownership group of every team that is pursuing him. That made it an inevitabilit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/hal-steinbrenner-to-meet-with-borassoto/Sat, 09 Nov 2024 02:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/hal-steinbrenner-to-meet-with-borassoto/ Taylor, 30, is headed into his second season with the Mets, who acquired him]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/tyrone-taylor-undergoes-hernia-elbow-surgeries/Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/tyrone-taylor-undergoes-hernia-elbow-surgeries/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-owner-steve-cohen-to-meet-with-juan-soto-scott-boras-next-week/Thu, 07 Nov 2024 23:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-owner-steve-cohen-to-meet-with-juan-soto-scott-boras-next-week/ We landed on a five-year, $125MM prediction that ranked him seventh in the class. That seems to be below market consensus. Other estimates of Alonso's earning power have landed in the $140MM to $170MM range.* Those align more closely wi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/how-will-the-market-value-pete-alonso/Thu, 07 Nov 2024 23:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/how-will-the-market-value-pete-alonso/ Garcia is trying to work back to the big leagues after spending this year in Triple-A. The righty had a nice year for Washington’s top affiliate. Garcia saved 20 games and turned in a 3.94 E]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-rico-garcia-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-rico-garcia-agree-to-minor-league-deal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/willy-adames-reportedly-willing-to-move-off-shortstop/Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/willy-adames-reportedly-willing-to-move-off-shortstop/ Corbin Burnes (Orioles)
Alex Bregman (Astros)
Max Fried (Braves)
Willy Adames (Brewers)
Pete Alonso (Mets)
Anthony Santander (Orioles)
Teoscar Hernandez (Dodgers)
Nick Pivetta (Red Sox)
Christian Walker (Diamondbacks)
Sean Manaea (Mets)
Luis Severino (Mets)
Nick Martinez (Reds)
More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/13-players-receive-qualifying-offers/Mon, 04 Nov 2024 23:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/13-players-receive-qualifying-offers/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-luis-de-los-santos/Mon, 04 Nov 2024 22:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-luis-de-los-santos/ Manaea is coming off one of the better platform years of anyone in the rotation class. He turned in a 3.47 earned run average through a career-high 181 2/3 innings. The southpaw had an excellent second half that coincided with a dip in his arm angle an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-issue-qualifying-offers-to-severino-manaea/Mon, 04 Nov 2024 22:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-issue-qualifying-offers-to-severino-manaea/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-kevin-herget-from-brewers/Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-kevin-herget-from-brewers/ The decision isn’t much of a surprise, even though Maton pitched quite well for the club down the stretch this season. The veteran righty posted a 2.58 ERA with a nearly identical 2.57 FIP in 28 2/3 innings of work after being acquired from the Rays in early July, with a 26.5% strikeout rate against]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-decline-team-option-on-phil-maton/Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-decline-team-option-on-phil-maton/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/sean-manaea-to-opt-out-of-mets-contract/Sat, 02 Nov 2024 16:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/sean-manaea-to-opt-out-of-mets-contract/ The top free agent has gotten no shortage of attention. Jon Heyman of the New York Post writes that 11 teams were in contact with Soto’s camp by Thursday morning. The Post’s Mike Puma relays that th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-among-roughly-11-teams-to-reach-out-to-soto/Fri, 01 Nov 2024 04:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-among-roughly-11-teams-to-reach-out-to-soto/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-dylan-covey-to-major-league-deal/Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-dylan-covey-to-major-league-deal/ Does]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-the-mets-spending-power-juan-soto-suitors-and-the-rangers-payroll-limits/Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-the-mets-spending-power-juan-soto-suitors-and-the-rangers-payroll-limits/ Devenski, 34 in November, has had an up-and-down career but is coming off a rough campaign. The Rays signed him to a one-year deal with a $1.1MM guarantee after getting a good look at him late in 2023. After being cut loose by the Angels, the Rays signed Devenski]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-chris-devenski-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Mon, 28 Oct 2024 23:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-chris-devenski-agree-to-minor-league-deal/ Stearns discussed a number of topics but a major theme was the club’s high number of departing free agents. Each of Pete Alonso, Jose Quintana, Luis Severi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/stearns-mets-need-to-add-multiple-starting-pitchers/Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/stearns-mets-need-to-add-multiple-starting-pitchers/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/six-players-elect-free-agency/Wed, 23 Oct 2024 04:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/six-players-elect-free-agency/ The QO is a one-year offer calculated by averaging the 125 highest salaries in MLB. This year’s price is $21.05MM. Joel Sherman of T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/previewing-upcoming-qualifying-offer-decisions-pitchers/Wed, 23 Oct 2024 02:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/previewing-upcoming-qualifying-offer-decisions-pitchers/ A timetable of four to five months would put Blackburn on track to be ready early or midway through spring training, assuming all goes according to plan with his rehab. That said, it’s a notable enough procedure that it calls into question whether t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/paul-blackburn-undergoes-spinal-procedure/Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/paul-blackburn-undergoes-spinal-procedure/ The QO is a one-year offer calculated by averaging the 125 highest salaries in MLB. This year’s price is $21.05MM. Joel Sherman of T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/previewing-upcoming-qualifying-offer-decisions-position-players/Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/previewing-upcoming-qualifying-offer-decisions-position-players/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-jdm-quintana-manaea/Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-jdm-quintana-manaea/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/postseason-notes-dodgers-cortes-senga/Sun, 20 Oct 2024 05:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/postseason-notes-dodgers-cortes-senga/ Aaron Boone called upon Hamilton in the sixth inning while New York was trailing 2-1. He issued a leadoff walk to Lane Thomas before Daniel Schneemann hit a grounder to first base. Jon Berti knocked the ball down and flipped]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-ian-hamilton-headed-for-mri-with-calf-injury/Fri, 18 Oct 2024 06:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-ian-hamilton-headed-for-mri-with-calf-injury/ Fujinami’s one-year, $3.35MM deal with the Mets for the 2024 season was derailed by injuries. The hard-throwing 30-year-old (31 in April) was expected to have a place in New York’s bullpen but]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/shintaro-fujinami-to-play-winter-ball-plans-to-pursue-mlb-opportunity/Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/shintaro-fujinami-to-play-winter-ball-plans-to-pursue-mlb-opportunity/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brandon-nimmo-playing-through-plantar-fasciitis-injury/Tue, 15 Oct 2024 02:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brandon-nimmo-playing-through-plantar-fasciitis-injury/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nlcs-roster-notes-rojas-mcneil-vesia/Sun, 13 Oct 2024 19:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nlcs-roster-notes-rojas-mcneil-vesia/ They’ll welcome the Mets to Dodger Stadium tomorrow. New York has waited for its destination since finishing off the Phillies in four games on Wednesday. Almost no one wo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-who-will-win-the-nlcs/Sat, 12 Oct 2024 16:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-who-will-win-the-nlcs/ During the regular season, it’s routine for injured players to join a minor leag]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-jeff-mcneil/Wed, 09 Oct 2024 23:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-jeff-mcneil/ The latter has a couple health situations to monitor. Freddie Freeman and Xander Bogaerts each departed yesterday’s game. Bogae]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-who-will-win-the-nl-division-series/Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-who-will-win-the-nl-division-series/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-postseason-notes-mcneil-marte-edman-freeman/Sun, 06 Oct 2024 16:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-postseason-notes-mcneil-marte-edman-freeman/ The Mets have received close to nothing from Senga this year. He suffered a capsule strain in his throwing shoulder in Spring Training, which kept him on the injured list for months]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-to-start-nlds-game-one-for-mets/Fri, 04 Oct 2024 21:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-to-start-nlds-game-one-for-mets/ New York was a couple outs away from not having a call to make. Pete Alonso’s dramatic three-run homer off Devin Williams in the ninth inning erased a 2-0 deficit. The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-considering-kodai-senga-for-nlds-roster/Fri, 04 Oct 2024 06:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-considering-kodai-senga-for-nlds-roster/ The Mets acquired Alvarez from the Red Sox in exchange for cash — a rare September swap that was allowed because Alvarez had been on a minor league contract at the time of t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-eddy-alvarez/Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-eddy-alvarez/ Blackburn was acquired from the Athletics prior to this year’s deadline. The Mets had some injuries in their rotat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/paul-blackburn-wont-return-in-2024/Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/paul-blackburn-wont-return-in-2024/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-max-kranick-designate-eddy-alvarez-for-assignment/Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-max-kranick-designate-eddy-alvarez-for-assignment/ The Mets and Atlanta came into today’s double-he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-joey-lucchesi/Mon, 30 Sep 2024 23:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-joey-lucchesi/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-joey-lucchesi/Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-joey-lucchesi/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-shut-down-for-remainder-of-regular-season/Sun, 22 Sep 2024 23:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-shut-down-for-remainder-of-regular-season/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-hire-david-keller-to-oversee-international-scouting/Sun, 22 Sep 2024 21:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-hire-david-keller-to-oversee-international-scouting/ “I&rsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-lindor-senga/Sat, 21 Sep 2024 16:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-lindor-senga/ Scott, 25, made his big league debut this season and pitched to a 4.56 ERA with a 19.8% strikeout rate and 6.1% walk rate in 47 1/3 frames. The 6’4″ righty, se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/christian-scott-to-undergo-ucl-surgery/Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/christian-scott-to-undergo-ucl-surgery/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-notes-lindor-blackburn-barnes-payamps/Mon, 16 Sep 2024 05:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-notes-lindor-blackburn-barnes-payamps/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-albies-marte-bohm/Sun, 15 Sep 2024 16:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-albies-marte-bohm/ Aoki’s career first began with the Swallows back in 2004 when he debuted at the age of 22. He made it into just ten games with Yakult that year, going 3-for-15]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nori-aoki-to-retire-at-npb-seasons-end/Sun, 15 Sep 2024 01:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nori-aoki-to-retire-at-npb-seasons-end/ SEPT. 13: The Mets are planning to promote top prospect Luisangel Acuña, as confirmed by Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase (first reported by X user Jorge L. Seoud H.). Acuña is already on the 40-man, but the Mets will need to make a corresponding move to open a space for him on the active roster.
Acuña, 22, sign]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-promote-luisangel-acua/Sat, 14 Sep 2024 17:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-promote-luisangel-acua/ This marks the fourth time Reyes has been outrighted in his career, so he has the choice to reject the assignment in favor of free agency. However, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports that Reyes “remains in the organization” following his DFA, which seems to sug]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-pablo-reyes/Sat, 14 Sep 2024 06:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-pablo-reyes/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-promote-luisangel-acua/Sat, 14 Sep 2024 05:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-promote-luisangel-acua/ Until recently, the Mets had been optimistic they would have Núñez back before the end of the regular season. Earlier this month, DiComo report]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dedniel-nez-out-for-season-with-flexor-injury/Sat, 14 Sep 2024 03:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dedniel-nez-out-for-season-with-flexor-injury/ Kranepool debuted with the Mets at 17 years old in 1962, the club’s inaugural season. Over 18 seasons and 1,853 games, he helped them win their first two NL East titles, their first two NL pennants, and their first World Series title in 1969. He made the National League All-Star team in 1965.
The 6-foot-3 fi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/ed-kranepool-passes-away/Tue, 10 Sep 2024 01:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/ed-kranepool-passes-away/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-pablo-reyes-select-eddy-alvarez/Mon, 09 Sep 2024 22:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-pablo-reyes-select-eddy-alvarez/ Alvarez, 34, has appeared in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-eddy-alvarez/Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-eddy-alvarez/ McNeil will be placed on the 15-day injured list a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jeff-mcneil-to-miss-rest-of-regular-season-due-to-wrist-fracture/Sat, 07 Sep 2024 19:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jeff-mcneil-to-miss-rest-of-regular-season-due-to-wrist-fracture/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-jos-azocar/Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-jos-azocar/ While that’s the first of multiple throwing sessions, Andy Martino of SNY reports that the Mets are increasingly optimistic that Senga will return this season. Martino writes that the Mets prefer for Senga to come back as a starting pitcher. Those would surely be abbreviated starts giv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-throws-bullpen-session-could-return-this-season/Thu, 05 Sep 2024 05:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-throws-bullpen-session-could-return-this-season/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/darin-ruf-joins-university-of-nebraska-omaha-coaching-staff/Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/darin-ruf-joins-university-of-nebraska-omaha-coaching-staff/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/sean-manaea-expected-to-opt-out-of-mets-deal-in-offseason/Wed, 04 Sep 2024 04:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/sean-manaea-expected-to-opt-out-of-mets-deal-in-offseason/ Reyes, who will celebrate his 31st birthday on Thursday, began the season as a member of the Red Sox but w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-pablo-reyes/Sun, 01 Sep 2024 05:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-pablo-reyes/ The Mets were the fourth organization to sign Nittoli this season alone. He began the year in the A’s system after signing a minor league contract over the winter. After being selected to Oakland’s big league roster and later designated for assignment, Nittoli e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/vinny-nittoli-opts-out-of-mets-deal/Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/vinny-nittoli-opts-out-of-mets-deal/ The injury adds to what has been an overall disappointing season for the third baseman, as]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brett-baty-to-miss-roughly-4-6-weeks-due-to-finger-fracture/Sun, 25 Aug 2024 21:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brett-baty-to-miss-roughly-4-6-weeks-due-to-finger-fracture/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-paul-blackburn-on-15-day-injured-list/Sun, 25 Aug 2024 19:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-paul-blackburn-on-15-day-injured-list/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-eddie-rosario/Sun, 25 Aug 2024 17:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-eddie-rosario/ Verlander opened the season on the 15-day IL after some shoulder discomfort popped up during spring training and slowed his progression through the annual exhibition seaso]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/astros-activate-justin-verlander/Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/astros-activate-justin-verlander/ MLB is considering rules to keep starting pitchers in games]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-who-could-get-waived-potential-rule-changes-austin-riley-and-hector-neris/Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-who-could-get-waived-potential-rule-changes-austin-riley-and-hector-neris/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/astros-claim-ben-gamel/Tue, 20 Aug 2024 22:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/astros-claim-ben-gamel/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-injury-notes-kim-marte-nimmo/Mon, 19 Aug 2024 03:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-injury-notes-kim-marte-nimmo/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-activate-starling-marte-designate-ben-gamel-for-assignment/Sun, 18 Aug 2024 15:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-activate-starling-marte-designate-ben-gamel-for-assignment/ Rosario is now on his third NL East club of the season. He began the year on a minor league deal with the Nationals. Rosario broke camp with Washington, securin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-eddie-rosario-to-minor-league-deal/Fri, 16 Aug 2024 01:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-eddie-rosario-to-minor-league-deal/ Cubbage played parts of eight seasons between 1974-81. A left-handed hitter, he was drafted by the Washington Senators in the second round in 1971. The Senators had also taken Cubbage in the sixth round of the ’68 draft, but the Charlottesville native had honored his college commitment to the University of Virginia. A fe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mike-cubbage-passes-away/Wed, 14 Aug 2024 06:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mike-cubbage-passes-away/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-harris-laureano-reid-foley-nez-alcantara/Sun, 11 Aug 2024 17:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-harris-laureano-reid-foley-nez-alcantara/ Nittoli has been a member of 11 different organizations since he was a 25th-round pick for the Mariners in the 2014 draft, and he has suited up for five of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-vinny-nittoli-to-minor-league-contract/Sat, 10 Aug 2024 19:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-vinny-nittoli-to-minor-league-contract/ To add a solid, usable big leaguer, the best remaining path is waivers. The old August waiver trade system ended in 2019, but many veteran players found themselves on waivers last August anyway,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/several-veterans-who-could-be-available-on-waivers-this-month/Thu, 08 Aug 2024 18:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/several-veterans-who-could-be-available-on-waivers-this-month/ As a reminder, players can reject an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/minor-mlb-transactions-8624/Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/minor-mlb-transactions-8624/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/marlins-were-among-teams-interested-in-brett-baty/Mon, 05 Aug 2024 22:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/marlins-were-among-teams-interested-in-brett-baty/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/reds-made-offer-for-trevor-rogers-before-deadline/Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/reds-made-offer-for-trevor-rogers-before-deadline/ JULY 29: The Mets announced Monday that they’ve designated left-hander Jake Diekman for assignment and selected the contract of fellow lefty Matt Gage from Triple-A Syracuse to take his spot on the roster.
Diekman, a 37-year-old veteran reliever, joined the Mets on a one-year, $4MM deal back in February.  In 32 innings for the Mets, Diekman has punched out nearly 28% of batters fa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-jake-diekman/Sat, 03 Aug 2024 20:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-jake-diekman/ New York had designated both pitchers for assignment. Houser lost his roster spot last Friday. New York kept him in DFA limbo in an apparent hope of finding a trade partner before yesterday’s deadline. That obviously didn’t transpire, so they had no choice but to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-adrian-houser/Thu, 01 Aug 2024 02:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-adrian-houser/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/minor-mlb-transactions-73024/Wed, 31 Jul 2024 06:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/minor-mlb-transactions-73024/ 4:42pm: The Marlins are trading reliever Huascar Brazoban to the Mets, reports Christina De Nicola of MLB.com (X link).
Brazoban wasn’t the subject of much trade speculation until today. He emerged as a late target for teams seeking relief help amidst a quietly strong season. Brazoban has tossed 30 2/3 innings through 20 appearances. He’s allowi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-acquire-huascar-brazoban-from-marlins/Tue, 30 Jul 2024 23:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-acquire-huascar-brazoban-from-marlins/ Brazoban wasn’t the subject of much trade speculation until today. He emerged as a late target for teams seeking relief help amidst a quietly strong season. Brazoban has tossed 30 2/3 innings through 20 appearances. He’s allowing only 2.93 earned runs per nine while striking out 27.2% of batters faced. Brazoban is getting grounders half the time opponen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-huascar-brazoban-from-marlins/Tue, 30 Jul 2024 23:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-huascar-brazoban-from-marlins/ Zuber, 29, was signed by the Rays to a minor league deal back in May out of the Atlantic League.  After striking out a third of the batters he faced at Triple-A over 21 2/3 innings, the Rays selected his contract nine days ago.  When Zuber took the hill against DJ LeMahieu and the Yankees earlier this month, it marked nearly three years betw]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-acquire-tyler-zuber-from-rays/Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-acquire-tyler-zuber-from-rays/ Zuber, 29, was signed by the Rays to a minor league deal back in May out of the Atlantic League.  After striking out a third of the batters he faced at Triple-A over 21 2/3 innings, the Rays selected his contract]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-tyler-zuber-from-rays/Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-tyler-zuber-from-rays/ 3:04pm: There’s a deal in place moving Blackburn to New York, tweets Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
3:01pm: The Mets and A’s are finalizing a trade that’ll send starter Paul Blackburn to Queens, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN (X link).
New York was pressed into looking for a depth starter by the recent injuries to Christian Scott and Kodai Senga. New York]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-acquire-paul-blackburn/Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-acquire-paul-blackburn/ New York was pressed into looking for a starter by the recent injuries to Christian Scott and Kodai Senga. New York was contemplating dealing from their rotation as recently as a few weeks ago. Scott went down with a UCL sprain while Senga’s return from the injured list was short-lived. He strained his calf in his season debut a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-paul-blackburn/Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-paul-blackburn/ Walker, 29, spent just over a year on the Mets’ 40-man roster. He was selected in May of 2023 and spent most of the time until his DFA on optional assignment. To this point, he has 22 1/3 major league innings on his ledger, havi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pirates-acquire-josh-walker-from-mets/Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pirates-acquire-josh-walker-from-mets/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pirates-to-acquire-josh-walker-from-mets/Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pirates-to-acquire-josh-walker-from-mets/ 10:10am: The market for Marlins left-hander Trevor Rogers has picked up some steam this morning, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports. He’s among a slew of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/marlins-closing-in-on-trevor-rogers-trade-multiple-teams-still-involved-in-bidding/Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/marlins-closing-in-on-trevor-rogers-trade-multiple-teams-still-involved-in-bidding/ Rogers, the 2021 National League Rookie of the Year runner-up, has had a healthy 2024 season after missing the majority of the 2]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-among-teams-showing-interest-in-trevor-rogers/Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-among-teams-showing-interest-in-trevor-rogers/ Tim Britton and Will Sammon of the Athletic write that the Mets have discussed a pursuit of White Sox righty John Brebbia. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that New York is one of multiple teams that has engaged Chicago on southpaw Tanner Banks. While the Sox relievers are]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-considering-tanner-scott-john-brebbia/Tue, 30 Jul 2024 08:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-considering-tanner-scott-john-brebbia/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-giants-deadline-plans/Tue, 30 Jul 2024 06:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-giants-deadline-plans/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-jake-diekman-for-assignment/Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-jake-diekman-for-assignment/ TODAY, 7:25AM: The Nationals will be acquiring right-handed pitching prospect Tyler Stuart in the trade, The Athletic’s Will Sammon reports (via X).  Stuart was a sixth-round pick in the 2022 draft, and he has a 3.96 ERA, 25.4% strikeout rate, and 5.6% walk rate in 84 innings for Double-A Binghampton this season.  The 6’9″ righty was a reliever at Southern Miss but has worked almost exclusively as a starter in his pro c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-jesse-winker/Sun, 28 Jul 2024 14:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-jesse-winker/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-acquire-jesse-winker/Sun, 28 Jul 2024 05:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-acquire-jesse-winker/ Winker, 31 next month, was a first-round pick by the Reds back in 2012 and posted excellent numbers across five seasons with the club. From 2017 through 2021, Winker slashed .288/.385/.504 with a 132 w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-finalizing-deal-for-jesse-winker/Sun, 28 Jul 2024 05:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-finalizing-deal-for-jesse-winker/ Fedde is one of the top targets for teams seeking mid-rotation he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-interested-in-erick-fedde/Sun, 28 Jul 2024 02:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-interested-in-erick-fedde/ 11:24AM: Kodai Senga’s first start of the 2024 season was cut short by injury, and the Mets announced today that the right-hander has been placed o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-likely-to-miss-rest-of-regular-season-due-to-high-grade-calf-strain/Sat, 27 Jul 2024 19:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-likely-to-miss-rest-of-regular-season-due-to-high-grade-calf-strain/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-kodai-senga-on-15-day-injured-list/Sat, 27 Jul 2024 18:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-kodai-senga-on-15-day-injured-list/ Walker has been an up-and-down bullpen piece since New York first selected his contract last May. He tossed 10 innings last year and has worked 12 1/3 frames at the big league level this season. Walker owns a 6.45 earned run average in that rather limited sample. He has a roughly league average 22.3% st]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-josh-walker-for-assignment/Sat, 27 Jul 2024 04:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-josh-walker-for-assignment/ There aren’t many obvious options on that front. The Marlins are likely to deal center fielder Jazz Chisholm Jr., but a trade with the Mets could be complicated by the division factor. The Nationals probably wouldn’t have any]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-giants-have-discussed-michael-conforto/Sat, 27 Jul 2024 03:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-giants-have-discussed-michael-conforto/ Stanek, who turns 33 today, has worked in generally high-leverage spots. His performance has been uneven. Stanek owns a 4.38 ERA across 39 innings spanning 46 appearances. He has fanned an above-average 25.9% of opponents while walking nearly 10% of batters faced. It’s a reasonable e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-ryne-stanek/Sat, 27 Jul 2024 02:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-ryne-stanek/ Stanek, who turns 33 today, has worked in generally high-leverage spots for Seattle. His performance has been uneven. Stanek owns a 4.38 ERA across 39 innings spanning 46 appearances. He has fanned an above-average 25.9% of opponents while walking nearly 10% of batters faced. It’s a reasonable enough strikeout and walk profile, but Stan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-acquire-ryne-stanek/Sat, 27 Jul 2024 01:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-acquire-ryne-stanek/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rays-to-acquire-cole-sulser-from-mets/Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rays-to-acquire-cole-sulser-from-mets/ New York had designated Sulser for assignment on Monday as the corresponding move for the signing of catcher Logan Porter. The righty had pitched four times for the Mets since they added him to their 40-man roster in April. He allowed five runs over 4 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rays-acquire-cole-sulser-from-mets/Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rays-acquire-cole-sulser-from-mets/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-adrian-houser-shintaro-fujinami-for-assignment/Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-adrian-houser-shintaro-fujinami-for-assignment/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/notable-draft-signings-72524/Fri, 26 Jul 2024 06:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/notable-draft-signings-72524/ At this point, it’s unclear how severe Scott’s sprain is or how long the Mets expect him to be out, but it’s a concerning development nonetheless. The ulnar collateral ligament is the one replaced in Tommy John surgery and a sprain, by definition, involves some degree of stre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-christian-scott-on-injured-list-with-ucl-sprain/Tue, 23 Jul 2024 22:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-christian-scott-on-injured-list-with-ucl-sprain/ Bradley has not played in affiliated ball since he was released by the Royals last June. He went 14-for-105 (.133) with a .397 OPS over 43 games that season. His always-ex]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jackie-bradley-jr-to-minor-league-deal/Tue, 23 Jul 2024 21:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jackie-bradley-jr-to-minor-league-deal/ The Mets had a disastrous season in 2023. Despite running the highest payroll in MLB history, they fell out of contention and wound up selling at the deadline. That included flipping mar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-prefer-to-add-at-deadline/Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-prefer-to-add-at-deadline/ Sulser, 34, signed a minor league deal over the winter and pitched 4 2/3 innings for the Mets back in April and May. He allowed five runs on six hits and three wa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-cole-sulser-for-assignment/Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-cole-sulser-for-assignment/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-acquire-tyler-jay-from-mets/Sun, 21 Jul 2024 22:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-acquire-tyler-jay-from-mets/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/notable-draft-signings-72024/Sun, 21 Jul 2024 06:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/notable-draft-signings-72024/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-logan-porter-to-major-league-deal/Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-logan-porter-to-major-league-deal/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-alex-young-designate-tyler-jay/Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-alex-young-designate-tyler-jay/ The Royals acquire Hunter Harvey f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-top-trade-candidates-hunter-harvey-to-kc-and-the-current-state-of-the-rays-and-mets/Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-top-trade-candidates-hunter-harvey-to-kc-and-the-current-state-of-the-rays-and-mets/ Bannon, 28, has played in parts of two big league seasons, spending time with the Orioles, Braves and Ast]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/twins-acquire-rylan-bannon-from-mets/Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/twins-acquire-rylan-bannon-from-mets/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-senga-marte-bullpen/Tue, 16 Jul 2024 01:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-senga-marte-bullpen/ I wanted to do something similar with hitters -- and may still do so -- but as I parsed through some potential options, I w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/current-and-former-top-prospects-to-watch-as-the-trade-deadline-approaches/Mon, 15 Jul 2024 23:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/current-and-former-top-prospects-to-watch-as-the-trade-deadline-approaches/ Phillies 3B Alec Bohm
Rangers OF Adolis García
Orioles SS Gunnar Henderson
Dodgers OF Teoscar Hernández
Braves DH Marcell Ozuna
Guardians 3B José Ramírez
Royals SS&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-who-will-win-the-2024-home-run-derby/Mon, 15 Jul 2024 22:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-who-will-win-the-2024-home-run-derby/ Lucchesi has more than three years of big league service time and thus has the right to reject the assignment in favor of free agency, but he’s still a couple months shy of the five years of service he’d need to retain]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-joey-lucchesi/Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-joey-lucchesi/ July 8: Mets reliever Drew Smith will undergo season-ending elbow surgery on Friday, he tells Tim Healey of Newsday. The righty is still unsure whether he’ll need a complete Tommy John surgery or the slightly less significant internal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/drew-smith-undergoes-ucl-reconstruction-surgery/Sat, 13 Jul 2024 17:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/drew-smith-undergoes-ucl-reconstruction-surgery/ He took the ball for Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday and started out with two scoreless innings but then the leadoff hitter in the third lined a pitch back to the mound an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/injury-notes-hall-lawlar-garrett-gipson-long/Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/injury-notes-hall-lawlar-garrett-gipson-long/ It’s unknown how severe Garrett’s elbow problem is, but more information will be forthcoming. Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com on X, the righty complained of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/reed-garrett-to-undergo-mri-on-right-elbow/Wed, 10 Jul 2024 22:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/reed-garrett-to-undergo-mri-on-right-elbow/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-phil-maton-from-rays/Tue, 09 Jul 2024 23:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-phil-maton-from-rays/ Smith landed on the injured list with an elbow sprain a few weeks ago. He admitted in late June that an initial evalua]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/drew-smith-to-undergo-elbow-surgery-this-week/Tue, 09 Jul 2024 06:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/drew-smith-to-undergo-elbow-surgery-this-week/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-matt-gage/Sun, 07 Jul 2024 19:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-matt-gage/ Adcock was one of three relievers who saw action in the Mets’ 14-2 loss to the Pirates last night, and Adcock had a particularly rough night in getting charged with six runs over 1 2/3 innings of work.  Today’s transaction brings a fresh arm into New York’s bullpen, and it also puts]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-eric-orzes-contract/Sat, 06 Jul 2024 16:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-eric-orzes-contract/ Festa, 31, signed a minor league deal with the Mets in May. He tossed 15 1/3 innings for Triple-A Syracuse with a nice 1.76 earned run average. He struck out 32.2% of batters faced, limited walks to a 5.1% rate and got grounders on 45.7]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/matt-festa-elects-free-agency/Sat, 06 Jul 2024 00:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/matt-festa-elects-free-agency/ A second-round pick in the 2009 draft, Thompson made his MLB debut with the White Sox in 2015. He has since spent time with the Dodgers, Yankees, Athletics, Guardians, Diamondbacks, Cubs, Padres, Tigers, and Mets organizations, including two separate stints with the Dodgers and three with the White Sox.
Thompson, now 33, had the best]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-trayce-thompson/Fri, 05 Jul 2024 01:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-trayce-thompson/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/which-other-postseason-hopefuls-might-have-arms-to-spare/Thu, 04 Jul 2024 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/which-other-postseason-hopefuls-might-have-arms-to-spare/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mariners-claim-duke-ellis-from-mets/Thu, 04 Jul 2024 20:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mariners-claim-duke-ellis-from-mets/ Festa, 31, signed a minor league deal with the Mets on May 20 and posted outstanding Triple-A numbers prior to being selected to the MLB roster recently: 15 1/3 innings, 1.76 ERA, 32.2% strikeout rate, 5.1% walk rate. He only got into one game at the big l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-matt-festa-for-assignment/Wed, 03 Jul 2024 17:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-matt-festa-for-assignment/ The Rays could* trade starting pitching without truly se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-the-rays-could-deal-starters-garrett-crochet-james-wood-and-free-agent-power-rankings/Wed, 03 Jul 2024 16:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-the-rays-could-deal-starters-garrett-crochet-james-wood-and-free-agent-power-rankings/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-to-begin-rehab-assignment-mets-to-recall-christian-scott/Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-to-begin-rehab-assignment-mets-to-recall-christian-scott/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/the-riskreward-of-acquiring-players-with-opt-outs/Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/the-riskreward-of-acquiring-players-with-opt-outs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-currently-have-buyer-mentality-could-focus-on-bullpen-help/Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-currently-have-buyer-mentality-could-focus-on-bullpen-help/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-matt-festa-tyler-jay-designate-duke-ellis/Sun, 30 Jun 2024 16:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-matt-festa-tyler-jay-designate-duke-ellis/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/drew-smith-likely-to-require-tommy-john-surgery/Fri, 28 Jun 2024 21:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/drew-smith-likely-to-require-tommy-john-surgery/ June 24: The Mets have designated catcher Joe Hudson for assignment, per a team announcement. His spot on the roster will go to fellow backstop Luis Torrens, who has been reinstated from the paternity list.
The journeyman Hudson was selected to the Mets’ roster earlier this month in advance of the team’s London showdown against the Phillies. He only wound up appearin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-joe-hudson/Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-joe-hudson/ While there’s never a good t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/injury-notes-smith-edman-garcia-aranda/Thu, 27 Jun 2024 05:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/injury-notes-smith-edman-garcia-aranda/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-injured-trade-candidates-the-cristopher-snchez-extension-and-blue-jays-woes/Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-injured-trade-candidates-the-cristopher-snchez-extension-and-blue-jays-woes/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-starling-marte-on-injured-list-select-ben-gamel/Tue, 25 Jun 2024 20:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-starling-marte-on-injured-list-select-ben-gamel/ June 23: Mets closer Edwin Diaz was ejected from tonight’s game due to an apparent use of an illegal substance on his hands.  Diaz was taking the field in the bottom of the ninth to try and preserve a 5-2 New York lead, but after the standard check every pitcher receives before]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/edwin-diaz-given-10-game-suspension-for-foreign-substance-check/Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/edwin-diaz-given-10-game-suspension-for-foreign-substance-check/ The journeyman Hudson was selected to the Mets’ roster earlier this month in advance of the team’s London showdown against the Phillies. He only wound up appearing in one major league game, however, and he did not take an appearance at the plate.
This brief stint was the 33-year-old Hudson]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-joe-hudson-for-assignment/Mon, 24 Jun 2024 18:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-joe-hudson-for-assignment/ As per league rules, D]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/edwin-diaz-ejected-after-foreign-substance-check/Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/edwin-diaz-ejected-after-foreign-substance-check/ “I thought we’ve been doing a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-marte-reid-foley-senga/Mon, 24 Jun 2024 02:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-marte-reid-foley-senga/ Hartwig, 26, is a depth arm who has pitched for the Mets in each of the last two seasons. He made 28 appearances as a rookie, working to a 4.84 ERA across 35 1/3 innings. That was enough for Hartwig to hang onto his spot on the 40-man roster throughout the offseason. He has pitched in four big league games]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-grant-hartwig-undergoes-knee-surgery/Sat, 22 Jun 2024 05:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-grant-hartwig-undergoes-knee-surgery/ Ellis, 26, was just selected to the White Sox roster earlier this month, largely on account of his speed.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-duke-ellis-from-white-sox/Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-duke-ellis-from-white-sox/ It would have been fair to wonder if R]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brooks-raley-planning-to-continue-pitching-post-surgery/Fri, 21 Jun 2024 17:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brooks-raley-planning-to-continue-pitching-post-surgery/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/cubs-to-sign-tomas-nido-designate-yan-gomes-for-assignment/Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/cubs-to-sign-tomas-nido-designate-yan-gomes-for-assignment/ The Dodgers dealing with injuries to Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-jos-abreus-release-betts-and-yamamoto-hit-the-il-and-even-more-injuries/Wed, 19 Jun 2024 16:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-jos-abreus-release-betts-and-yamamoto-hit-the-il-and-even-more-injuries/ “All of Major League Baseball is in mourning today as we are gathered at the very ballpark where a career and a legacy like no other began,” MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement alluding to the upcoming game between the Giants and Cardinals at Birmingham’s Rickwood Field, the home of the Negro Leag]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/willie-mays-passes-away/Wed, 19 Jun 2024 02:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/willie-mays-passes-away/ Nido, 30, is in the second season of a two-year, $3.7MM deal he signed to avoid arbitration in the 2022-23 offseason. The Mets outrighted him off the 40-man roster midway through the 2023]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-tomas-nido/Mon, 17 Jun 2024 21:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-tomas-nido/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-toms-nido-for-assignment/Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-toms-nido-for-assignment/ While Vientos is clearly outplaying his fellow corner-infield prospect at the moment, it seems the Mets are open to ideas that could]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-baty-mcneil-alvarez-senga/Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-baty-mcneil-alvarez-senga/ If the Mets don’t make significant improvements in the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/will-the-mets-trade-pete-alonso/Thu, 06 Jun 2024 22:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/will-the-mets-trade-pete-alonso/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-omar-narvaez-jorge-lopez/Wed, 05 Jun 2024 20:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-omar-narvaez-jorge-lopez/ Given how multiple shoulder surgeries (amidst other injuries) kept Sanchez from just a single inning of minor league ball from]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-sanchez-marsh-alvarez-fujinami-fletcher/Mon, 03 Jun 2024 05:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-sanchez-marsh-alvarez-fujinami-fletcher/ Choi signed with the Mets in the early part of Spring Training. He lost out to DJ Stewart in a camp battle for an Opening Day roster spot. The lefty hitter nevertheless report]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-jiman-choi/Sat, 01 Jun 2024 04:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-jiman-choi/ The first comes f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/seven-veterans-with-opt-out-opportunities-this-weekend/Sat, 01 Jun 2024 03:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/seven-veterans-with-opt-out-opportunities-this-weekend/ 9:50am: The Mets are shaking up the roster with a broad-reaching set of roster moves. Catcher Omar Narvaez is being designated for assignment, reports SNY’s Andy Martino. His spot on the roster will go to catcher Luis Torrens, who is being acquired from the Yankees and selected to the MLB roster, according to Daniel Alvarez Montes of El Ext]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-designate-omar-narvaez-acquire-luis-torrens-option-brett-baty-christian-scott/Fri, 31 May 2024 17:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-designate-omar-narvaez-acquire-luis-torrens-option-brett-baty-christian-scott/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-designate-omar-narvaez-for-assignment-acquire-luis-torrens-option-brett-baty/Fri, 31 May 2024 16:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-designate-omar-narvaez-for-assignment-acquire-luis-torrens-option-brett-baty/ May 21: Mets reliever Brooks Raley will undergo Tommy John surgery next week, reports Tim Healey of Newsday. That’ll end his 2024 season and likely cost him at least the first half of the ’25 campaign.
It could also mark the end of Raley’s time in Queens. The 35-year-old southpaw (36 in June) is set to hit free agency next offseason. Raley is playin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brooks-raley-undergoes-tommy-john-surgery/Thu, 30 May 2024 20:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brooks-raley-undergoes-tommy-john-surgery/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-jorge-lpez-for-assignment/Thu, 30 May 2024 20:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-jorge-lpez-for-assignment/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-designate-jorge-lopez-for-assignment/Thu, 30 May 2024 03:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-designate-jorge-lopez-for-assignment/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-edwin-daz-on-injured-list-with-shoulder-impingement/Wed, 29 May 2024 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-edwin-daz-on-injured-list-with-shoulder-impingement/ Peterson slots back into the starting five after undergoing a labrum repair in his left hip in November. The rehab process went smoothly and the southpa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-peterson-infield-lindor/Wed, 29 May 2024 05:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-peterson-infield-lindor/ This marks the second time that Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns has acquired Reyes, as Reyes signed a minor league deal with the Brewers in January 2021 when Stearns was still in charge of Milw]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-pablo-reyes-from-red-sox/Sat, 25 May 2024 21:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-pablo-reyes-from-red-sox/ The news represents another setback for Senga, who has yet to pitch this season after suffering a moderate posterior capsule strain in his right shoulder during Spring Training.  Senga’s rehab proc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-senga-peterson-houser-alvarez/Sat, 25 May 2024 16:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-senga-peterson-houser-alvarez/ Adcock, 27, has been bouncing around the league this year. He started the season with the Mariners but]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-ty-adcock-from-tigers/Thu, 23 May 2024 20:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-ty-adcock-from-tigers/ The Mets, Pete Alonso,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-the-likelihood-of-a-juan-soto-extension-whats-in-store-for-pete-alonso-and-corbin-carrolls-struggles/Wed, 22 May 2024 16:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-the-likelihood-of-a-juan-soto-extension-whats-in-store-for-pete-alonso-and-corbin-carrolls-struggles/ It could also mark the end of Raley’s time in Queens. The 35-year-old southpaw (36 in June) is set to hit free agency next offseason. Raley is playing this season on a $6.5MM salary after the Mets exercised a club option at the start of last winter. That was an easy decision conside]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brooks-raley-to-undergo-tommy-john-surgery/Wed, 22 May 2024 02:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brooks-raley-to-undergo-tommy-john-surgery/ The 34-year-old Wendle signed a one-year, $2MM deal with the Mets in free agency. President of baseball operations David Stearns was hoping to bring aboard a low-cost bench piece who could provide quality defense at multiple spots and bounce back with the bat after a rough showing with the Marlins in 2022-23. That didn’t prove to be the case. Wendle, afte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-joey-wendle/Mon, 20 May 2024 21:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-joey-wendle/ Ramirez, 29, has split the 2024 se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-trade-yohan-ramirez-to-dodgers/Mon, 20 May 2024 18:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-trade-yohan-ramirez-to-dodgers/ The 31-year-old Festa has pitched in parts of four big league seasons, all coming with th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-matt-festa-to-minor-league-deal/Mon, 20 May 2024 16:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-matt-festa-to-minor-league-deal/ While Diaz h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-diaz-walker-cavalli/Sun, 19 May 2024 05:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-diaz-walker-cavalli/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-offered-pete-alonso-seven-year-158mm-extension-last-summer/Sat, 18 May 2024 20:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-offered-pete-alonso-seven-year-158mm-extension-last-summer/ It’s a tough blow for the Mets and for Lavender, who had a strong chance to make his big league debut this season. The 24-year-old southpaw was the Mets’ 14th-round pick in 20]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-nate-lavender-undergoes-internal-brace-procedure/Fri, 17 May 2024 17:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-nate-lavender-undergoes-internal-brace-procedure/ May 14: The Mets are designating veteran i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-joey-wendle-yohan-ramirez-for-assignment/Wed, 15 May 2024 18:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-joey-wendle-yohan-ramirez-for-assignment/ That’s not the only forthcoming roster move. Martin and Sherman report that New York will recall left-hander Joey Lucchesi to make tomorrow’s start. Righty]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-designate-joey-wendle-yohan-ramirez-for-assignment/Wed, 15 May 2024 01:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-designate-joey-wendle-yohan-ramirez-for-assignment/ New York claimed Kranick off waivers from the Pirates in January, and he started his Mets tenure on the 15-day injured list due to a hamstring strain.  He was officially activated on April 23 and then optioned to Triple-A, and Kranick has a 2.57 ERA in two starts and seven innings a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-max-kranick/Mon, 13 May 2024 06:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-max-kranick/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-kodai-senga/Mon, 13 May 2024 04:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-kodai-senga/ On Tuesday, Bader expressed some frustration with his somewhat sporadic playing time in a chat with Mike Puma of the New York Post. “I don’t handle it well, I can tell you that,” the outfielder said about a reduced role. “But I certainly don’t let it affect the way I pr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-bader-megill-gilbert-williams/Thu, 09 May 2024 06:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-bader-megill-gilbert-williams/ The rev]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-max-kranick-claim-yohan-ramirez/Mon, 06 May 2024 20:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-max-kranick-claim-yohan-ramirez/ MAY 2: The Mets are planning to promote pitching prospect Christian Scott, reports Kiley McDaniel of ESPN. McDaniel adds that Scott will likely make his debut on Saturday against the Rays. He’s not yet on the 40-man roster, so the Mets will need a corresp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-promote-christian-scott/Sat, 04 May 2024 21:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-promote-christian-scott/ Raley landed on the 15-day injured list with what the team called elbow inflammation two weeks ago. Manager Carlos Mendoza was initially optimistic that the left-hander would return around the time he wa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brooks-raley-facing-potential-long-term-absence-due-to-elbow-injury/Fri, 03 May 2024 02:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brooks-raley-facing-potential-long-term-absence-due-to-elbow-injury/ Scott, 25 in June, was a fifth-round selection of the Mets in 2021 but he has raised his stock dramatically since then. In 2022, he tossed 58 2/3 innings between Single-A and High-A with a fairly pedestrian 4.45 ERA, but s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-promote-christian-scott/Thu, 02 May 2024 21:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-promote-christian-scott/ Brosseau, 30, is a familiar face for Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns, who previously helmed the Brewers — where Brosseau played in 2022-23. The Former Brewers and Rays infielder is a career .242/.313/.438 hitter with 26 homers, 28 d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-mike-brosseau-to-minor-league-deal/Wed, 01 May 2024 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-mike-brosseau-to-minor-league-deal/ Short, 28, was a 17th-round pick by the Cubs back in 2016 and has]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-trade-zack-short-to-red-sox/Wed, 01 May 2024 18:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-trade-zack-short-to-red-sox/ The first comes f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/seven-veterans-with-opt-out-opportunities-tomorrow/Wed, 01 May 2024 01:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/seven-veterans-with-opt-out-opportunities-tomorrow/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-danny-young/Sun, 28 Apr 2024 17:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-danny-young/ Since Smith’s MRI didn’t reveal any structural damage, the hope is that the righty can be b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-drew-smith-on-15-day-injured-list/Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-drew-smith-on-15-day-injured-list/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-ozuna-turnbull-mets-senga-megill-cavalli/Sat, 27 Apr 2024 17:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-ozuna-turnbull-mets-senga-megill-cavalli/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-zack-short-for-assignment/Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-zack-short-for-assignment/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-claim-michael-tonkin-designate-mckinley-moore/Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-claim-michael-tonkin-designate-mckinley-moore/ Ingram, 27, made his big league debut with the Angels in 2023 but totaled just 5 1/3 innings. He allowed five runs on eight hits and five walks in that tiny sample but did fan seven of his 30]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-claim-kolton-ingram/Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-claim-kolton-ingram/ That’s at the longer end of the timeline which the team provided over the weekend. New York announced on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-alvarez-expected-to-miss-roughly-eight-weeks-after-thumb-surgery/Wed, 24 Apr 2024 03:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-alvarez-expected-to-miss-roughly-eight-weeks-after-thumb-surgery/ Raley has been untouchable so far this season, with a spotless 0.00 ERA (with two hits and three walks) over seven innings out of the New York bullpen.  He last pitched on Friday, tossing 20 pitches in two-thirds of an inning in the Mets’ 9-4 win over the Dodgers.  Raley’s pre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-brooks-raley-on-15-day-injured-list/Sun, 21 Apr 2024 22:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-brooks-raley-on-15-day-injured-list/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-martinez-ruiz-strider/Sun, 21 Apr 2024 20:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-martinez-ruiz-strider/ 1:02PM: “We know for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-alvarez-to-undergo-thumb-surgery/Sun, 21 Apr 2024 01:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-alvarez-to-undergo-thumb-surgery/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-francisco-alvarez-on-10-day-injured-list/Sat, 20 Apr 2024 18:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-francisco-alvarez-on-10-day-injured-list/ Jay, who turns 30 today, had a brief stint on the big league team. He pitched twice, allowing only one run over four innings. That cup of coffee was the culmination of a lengthy climb through the professional ranks. The sixth overall pick in the 2015 draft by the Twins, Jay never reached th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-tyler-jay/Sat, 20 Apr 2024 03:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-tyler-jay/ Looking at the FanGraphs Playoff Odds today and comparing them to where they were ahead of the Seoul Series, there are five clubs that have i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/which-hot-or-cold-starts-are-for-real/Fri, 19 Apr 2024 03:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/which-hot-or-cold-starts-are-for-real/ For those unfamiliar, in order to be eligible for the Rule 5 Draft, a player must not be on his team’s 40-man roster and must have played in either parts o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/2023-rule-5-update-april-edition/Thu, 18 Apr 2024 02:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/2023-rule-5-update-april-edition/ It’s in many ways a reversal of some recent bullpen-related transactions in Queens. New York designated Tonkin for assignment on April 5, traded him to the Twins for cash, and less than a week later selected the contract of Jay (a former Twins top prospect himself). Minnesota designated Tonkin for assignment a second t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-michael-tonkin-designate-tyler-jay/Wed, 17 Apr 2024 20:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-michael-tonkin-designate-tyler-jay/ Gerrit Cole didn’t crack the rankings due to his specific]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-free-agent-power-rankings-ohtanis-stolen-money-and-the-as-moving-to-sacramento/Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-free-agent-power-rankings-ohtanis-stolen-money-and-the-as-moving-to-sacramento/ The 2024 season is now rolling along, which means it’s time to wildly overreact to small samples of data. Previously unremarkable players are suddenly looking like Hall-of-Famers while reliably good players now seem to be washed.
A midseason slump is easy]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-lindors-slow-start-is-not-abnormal/Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-lindors-slow-start-is-not-abnormal/ Hudson, 32, has seen brief action in three big leagues seasons but none since 2020. He has just 33 MLB plate appearances under his belt. Hudson has spent the past two seasons in Triple-A with the Rays and Braves, hitting for a low aver]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-joe-hudson-from-cubs/Fri, 12 Apr 2024 20:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-joe-hudson-from-cubs/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/orioles-acquire-yohan-ramirez-from-mets/Fri, 12 Apr 2024 01:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/orioles-acquire-yohan-ramirez-from-mets/ Teheran’s stint as a Met couldn’t have been much shorter. The veteran righty agreed to terms on a major league deal on April 3, a move that was announced by the team two days later. Skipper Carlos Mendoza tabbed him for a start in Atlanta on Monday. Teheran allowed four runs without making it out of the third inning and was DFA one day]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/julio-teheran-elects-free-agency/Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/julio-teheran-elects-free-agency/ Senga, 31, was diagnosed with a moderate posterior capsule strain in his throwing shoulder during Spring Training and started the season on the 15-day IL. He’ll now be ineligible to return until 60 days from that initial IL placement, which will be late May. Man]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-transfer-kodai-senga-to-60-day-injured-list/Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-transfer-kodai-senga-to-60-day-injured-list/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-tyler-jay/Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-tyler-jay/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/twins-acquire-michael-tonkin-from-mets/Tue, 09 Apr 2024 21:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/twins-acquire-michael-tonkin-from-mets/ To see the Mets cut Teheran from their roster is a big surprise. He and the club just agreed to a one-year, $2.5MM deal last week. Since the season already started, it worked out to about $2.419MM in prorated money, but still a decent chunk of change. Since the Mets are b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-julio-teheran-for-assignment/Tue, 09 Apr 2024 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-julio-teheran-for-assignment/ Ramírez, 29 next month, was acquired by the Mets from the White Sox in a December cash deal. He’s made three appearances for the club so far this year but allowed seven earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out six opponents but also gave out four walks. His outing on Saturday was]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-yohan-ramrez-select-cole-sulser/Mon, 08 Apr 2024 21:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-yohan-ramrez-select-cole-sulser/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jerry-grote-passes-away/Mon, 08 Apr 2024 04:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jerry-grote-passes-away/ Belt]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/new-york-notes-belt-martinez-cole/Sun, 07 Apr 2024 19:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/new-york-notes-belt-martinez-cole/ A native of Richmond, Te]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pat-zachry-passes-away/Sat, 06 Apr 2024 16:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/pat-zachry-passes-away/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-michael-tonkin-for-assignment/Fri, 05 Apr 2024 21:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-michael-tonkin-for-assignment/ Teheran, 33, had a resurgent year with the 2023 Brewers — where cu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-julio-teheran/Wed, 03 Apr 2024 19:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-julio-teheran/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-talking-with-julio-teheran/Mon, 01 Apr 2024 21:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-talking-with-julio-teheran/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-tylor-megill-on-injured-list/Mon, 01 Apr 2024 20:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-tylor-megill-on-injured-list/ Caminero is set for further evaluation tomorrow. The severity of his injury is not yet]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/east-notes-caminero-senzel-megill/Mon, 01 Apr 2024 05:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/east-notes-caminero-senzel-megill/ Sasaki is just 22 years old and already one of the best pitchers in Japan. Over three NPB seasons, he has thrown 283 2/3 innings with 376 strikeouts and a 2.00 ERA. The ace made headlines]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-mets-dodgers-cardinals-among-teams-scouting-roki-sasaki/Mon, 01 Apr 2024 02:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-mets-dodgers-cardinals-among-teams-scouting-roki-sasaki/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-a-live-reaction-to-the-jordan-montgomery-signing-ohtanis-interpreter-and-jd-martinez-joins-the-mets/Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-podcast-a-live-reaction-to-the-jordan-montgomery-signing-ohtanis-interpreter-and-jd-martinez-joins-the-mets/ Bickford, 28, was drafted in the first round twice during his days as an amateur; he was first picked tenth overall by the Blue Jays in the 2013 draft before ultimately signing with the Giants after being selected 18th overall in 2015. Bickford was shipped to the Brewers in a deal that landed the Giants southpaw Will Smith just one year after being dr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-phil-bickford/Wed, 27 Mar 2024 03:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-phil-bickford/ Voit inked a minor league pact with the Mets back in February. While he doesn’t have the requisite service time to qualify as an Article XX(B) free agent and thus secure a standard opt-out date five days prior to the start of the season, his minor league contract included an opt-out this past weekend.
The 33-year-old Voit had a tough go of it in Mets camp, tallyin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-luke-voit/Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-luke-voit/ It’s hardly the first time a Mont]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-mets-remain-interested-in-jordan-montgomery/Tue, 26 Mar 2024 03:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-mets-remain-interested-in-jordan-montgomery/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-mets-roster-decisions/Mon, 25 Mar 2024 05:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-mets-roster-decisions/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/as-acquire-austin-adams/Sun, 24 Mar 2024 17:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/as-acquire-austin-adams/ Bickford came to Queens at last year’s trade deadline, acquired with Adam Kolarek from the Dodgers as a way of restocking a Mets bullpen thinned out by other deals.  Over 67 1/3 total innings with L.A. and New York last season, Bickford posted a 4.95 ERA and an above-average 25% strikeout rate, though he allo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-phil-bickford-for-assignment/Sat, 23 Mar 2024 14:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-phil-bickford-for-assignment/ MARCH 22: Martinez has given his consent to open the 2024 season in the minors, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post. He’ll spend about 10 days either in extended spring training or in Triple-A to ramp up and get at-bats before joining the big league club early in the season.
MARCH 21: The Mets are in agreement with J.D. Martinez on a one-year, $12MM contract, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post (X link). The deal, whi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jd-martinez/Sat, 23 Mar 2024 14:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jd-martinez/ 7:21pm: The Mets are in agreement with J.D. Martinez on a $12MM contract, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post (X link). It’s a one-year deal.
Martinez, 36, was the best unsigned offensive player. After signing a $10MM free agent deal with the Dodgers last offseason,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-jd-martinez/Fri, 22 Mar 2024 01:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-jd-martinez/ At the time of his injury, Senga was shut down for a minimum of three weeks. That was extended another week to ten]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-expected-to-begin-throwing-program/Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-expected-to-begin-throwing-program/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/31-veterans-with-opt-out-opportunities-looming-this-week/Wed, 20 Mar 2024 23:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/31-veterans-with-opt-out-opportunities-looming-this-week/ Megill, 28, is no stranger to the Mets’ rotation. Injuries elsewhere on the roster led to him making 25 starts for the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-name-tylor-megill-fifth-starter-option-jose-butto/Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-name-tylor-megill-fifth-starter-option-jose-butto/ Davis, 31 next month, slashed a decent .248/.325/.413 with a 104 wRC+ last year as a member of the Giants and sports a strong 120 wRC+ in five seasons]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-davis-alonso-mcneil/Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-davis-alonso-mcneil/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-pitching-notes-senga-ferrer-rockies/Sat, 16 Mar 2024 16:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-pitching-notes-senga-ferrer-rockies/ While McAndrew may have been overshadowed by Hall of Fame teammates Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan, he was a dependable back-end starting pitcher, and occasional reliever, throughout his time in Queens. Across 146 games with the Mets (105 starts), the Iowa native went 36-49 but pitched to an estimable 3.54 ERA. He wa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jim-mcandrew-passes-away/Sat, 16 Mar 2024 14:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jim-mcandrew-passes-away/ Davis’ late entry to the free agent market offers a low-cost opportunity for teams to bolster their third base depth before Opening Day. The 29 other clu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-among-teams-showing-interest-in-jd-davis/Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-among-teams-showing-interest-in-jd-davis/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/angels-mets-remain-engaged-with-jd-martinez/Tue, 12 Mar 2024 22:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/angels-mets-remain-engaged-with-jd-martinez/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-alcantara-robles-mcneil/Sun, 10 Mar 2024 05:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-alcantara-robles-mcneil/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-braves-lile-mcneil-garrett-rogers/Sat, 02 Mar 2024 21:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-braves-lile-mcneil-garrett-rogers/ Arizona drafted the right-hander in the third round in 2016. He ranked as perhaps the organization’s most highly-touted pitching prospect for a couple seasons thereafter. Duplantier posted strong strikeout and walk numbers in the low minors, but injury issues clouded his futu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-jon-duplantier-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Fri, 01 Mar 2024 02:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-jon-duplantier-agree-to-minor-league-deal/ Up until a week ago, the Mets were set to open the season with righty Kodai Senga as their ace. With veterans like Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander having been traded at last year’s deadline, Seng]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/max-kranick-to-start-season-on-il-due-to-hamstring-strain/Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/max-kranick-to-start-season-on-il-due-to-hamstring-strain/ It doesn’t seem that’s reflective of strong current interest in the 2023 All-Star, however. The Athletic writes that the Mets may be keeping lines of communication open with starters in case they lose another member of their ro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-mets-rotation-plans/Wed, 28 Feb 2024 23:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-mets-rotation-plans/ Ingram was designated for assignment by Detroit earlier this week, and he’ll now be joining his third organization in under a month.  The Angels DFA’ed Ingram when they signed Aaron Hicks at the end of January, and the Tigers moved to claim Ingram off waivers.  The southpaw was initially a 37t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-kolton-ingram/Sun, 25 Feb 2024 22:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-kolton-ingram/ More]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-diagnosed-with-posterior-capsule-strain-in-right-shoulder-will-open-season-on-il/Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/kodai-senga-diagnosed-with-posterior-capsule-strain-in-right-shoulder-will-open-season-on-il/ The move is hardly unexpected, given that Bader ranks as one of the sport’s top defenders in center, but it’s still notable just one year after Nimmo’s ability to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-plan-to-play-brandon-nimmo-primarily-in-left-field-this-season/Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-plan-to-play-brandon-nimmo-primarily-in-left-field-this-season/ Feb 17: The Mets are reportedly “moving toward” a minor league deal with Luke Voit, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. SNY’s Andy Martino reported earlier this afternoon that the sides were discussing a potential deal, which would include an invite to big league Spring Training.
Voit, wh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-luke-voit-to-minor-league-deal/Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-sign-luke-voit-to-minor-league-deal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-harper-sale-crick/Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-harper-sale-crick/ Voit, who celebrated his 33rd birthday earlier this week, started the 2023 season with the Brewers but struggled through 22 games with the big league club, hitting just .221/.284/.265 with a 36.5%]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-luke-voit-reportedly-nearing-minor-league-deal/Sun, 18 Feb 2024 01:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-luke-voit-reportedly-nearing-minor-league-deal/ Alonso said that he would “welcome the idea” of remaining with the Mets for the rest of his career,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-havent-yet-had-extension-talks-with-pete-alonso/Sat, 17 Feb 2024 21:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-havent-yet-had-extension-talks-with-pete-alonso/ Choi, who turns 33 in May, is seeking to rebound after injuries ruined hi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-ji-man-choi-agree-to-minor-league-deal/Sat, 17 Feb 2024 06:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-ji-man-choi-agree-to-minor-league-deal/ Feb. 2: The Mets have agreed to a deal with free-agent righty Shintaro Fujinami, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. He’ll earn at a $3.35MM rate in the majors on the on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-shintaro-fujinami/Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-shintaro-fujinami/ “It was my normal offseason, I did my normal routine,” Díaz told reporters (including Tim Britton of the Athletic). “I won’t be afraid to jump, to run. … I feel great.” That was the general expectation, as Díaz con]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-diaz-third-base-alonso/Tue, 13 Feb 2024 03:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-diaz-third-base-alonso/ 11:55am: The Mets have signed veteran outfielder Ben Gamel to a minor league contract, per a team announcement. The Wasserman client will be in big league camp as a non-roster invitee during spring training.
It’s the latest in a lengthy series of minor league deals and waiver claims of veteran depth options for the Mets this winter. The 31-year-old Gamel has appear]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-ben-gamel-to-minor-league-deal/Mon, 12 Feb 2024 22:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-ben-gamel-to-minor-league-deal/ FEBRUARY 6: Right-hander Austin Adams was designated for assignment by the Mets, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. That move opens a roster spot for Jake Diekman, whose previously-reported signing has now been officially announced by the club.
Adams, 33 in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-austin-adams/Sun, 11 Feb 2024 16:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-austin-adams/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-culberson-e-rod-lugo-jdm-mesa/Sat, 10 Feb 2024 19:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-culberson-e-rod-lugo-jdm-mesa/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/billy-eppler-placed-on-ineligible-list-through-2024-world-series/Sat, 10 Feb 2024 06:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/billy-eppler-placed-on-ineligible-list-through-2024-world-series/ Some extra roster flexibility is on the way, as the 60-day injured list comes back when pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training, having gone away shortly after the conclusion of the World Series. This year, the Dodgers and Padres will have an earlier reporting date, due to their ear]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/players-who-could-move-to-the-60-day-il-once-spring-training-begins/Thu, 08 Feb 2024 20:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/players-who-could-move-to-the-60-day-il-once-spring-training-begins/ February 6: The Mets have had continued dialogue with J.D. Martinez’s camp at the Boras Corporation, reports Mike Puma of the New York Post (X link). There’s no indication a deal is close or necessarily likely, but New York continues to evaluate the market for veteran hitters.
Last week, The Athle]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-remain-in-contact-with-jd-martinez/Thu, 08 Feb 2024 02:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-remain-in-contact-with-jd-martinez/ The Halos acquired Urshela from the Twins in November of 2022, with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/angels-interested-in-gio-urshela/Wed, 07 Feb 2024 22:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/angels-interested-in-gio-urshela/ New York acquired Bickford in a minor deadline trade with the Dodgers. He threw 25 1/3 innings down the stretch, working to a 4.62 ERA. The former first-round pick fanned around a quarter of opponents against an elevated 11.4% walk rate. Those were similar strikeout and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/phil-bickford-wins-arbitration-hearing-against-mets/Wed, 07 Feb 2024 02:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/phil-bickford-wins-arbitration-hearing-against-mets/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-mets-red-sox-dh-plans/Sun, 04 Feb 2024 15:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-mets-red-sox-dh-plans/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jake-diekman/Sat, 03 Feb 2024 00:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jake-diekman/ Heineman, 33, is a switch-hitting catcher with part-time exposure in the big leagues since his 2019 debut. He has appeared in 104 games over four campaigns combined, walking in just 7.1% of his plate ap]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/red-sox-acquire-tyler-heineman-designate-max-castillo/Fri, 02 Feb 2024 20:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/red-sox-acquire-tyler-heineman-designate-max-castillo/ Rondón, 30 in March, has 169 games of major league experience, getting part-time action in four different seasons from 2016 to 2021. He bounced around from the Padres to the White Sox, Orioles and Cardinals in that time, making 380 plate appearances. He hit .216/.274/.353 in that time while pl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jos-rondn-to-minor-league-deal/Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-jos-rondn-to-minor-league-deal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/joe-smith-announces-retirement/Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/joe-smith-announces-retirement/ A 21st-round pick by the Padres back in 2016, Kohlwey made his big league debut this season and went 2-for-13 with a pair of singles. The 29-year-old has minimal big league experience but a strong track record of getting on base in the upper minors, evidenced by a career .296/.387/.444 slash in parts of four Triple-A seasons. Kohlwey has walked in 12.1% of his]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-taylor-kohlwey-to-minor-league-deal/Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-taylor-kohlwey-to-minor-league-deal/ Will Sammon of the Athletic reports that seven teams have stepped forward as the key players in the Yamamoto bidding. That group includes (listed alphabetically) the Blue Jays,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/seven-teams-emerge-as-top-suitors-for-yamamoto/Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/seven-teams-emerge-as-top-suitors-for-yamamoto/ 4:42pm: Free agent right-hander Erick Fedde is nearing agreement on a two-year deal with an unspecified team, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com (X link). The 2023 KBO MVP is expected to surpass $5MM annually on his upcoming contract.
If the deal is completed, Fedde will return to the majors after one season in Sout]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-mets-reportedly-finalists-for-erick-fedde/Tue, 05 Dec 2023 05:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/white-sox-mets-reportedly-finalists-for-erick-fedde/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/stearns-mets-plan-to-add-an-outfielder-stick-with-internal-options-at-third-base/Tue, 05 Dec 2023 02:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/stearns-mets-plan-to-add-an-outfielder-stick-with-internal-options-at-third-base/ As previously reported by Andy Martino of SNY, Yamamoto planned to hold initial meetings with all interested teams over the phone or Zoom before traveling to North America to meet with the finali]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yoshinobu-yamamoto-to-meet-with-teams-within-the-next-week/Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yoshinobu-yamamoto-to-meet-with-teams-within-the-next-week/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/east-notes-red-sox-mets-taylor-arozarena/Mon, 04 Dec 2023 03:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/east-notes-red-sox-mets-taylor-arozarena/ Though David Stearns is now in charge of the Mets&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-jung-hoo-lee/Sun, 03 Dec 2023 15:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interested-in-jung-hoo-lee/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/east-notes-nationals-mets-rays/Sun, 03 Dec 2023 01:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/east-notes-nationals-mets-rays/ Scrubb, 29 next month, was an eighth-round pick by the Dodgers in the 2016 draft. After being traded to the Astros back in 2019 in exchange for first baseman Tyler White, Scrubb made his big league debut with Houston during the shortened 2020 campaign. He appeared in 20 of the club&rs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-andre-scrubb-to-minor-league-deal/Sat, 02 Dec 2023 22:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-andre-scrubb-to-minor-league-deal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-mets-red-sox-reportedly-shift-focus-away-from-pursuit-of-shohei-ohtani/Sat, 02 Dec 2023 06:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-mets-red-sox-reportedly-shift-focus-away-from-pursuit-of-shohei-ohtani/ Heineman, 33 in June, has played in 104 major league games, scattered over four separate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-tyler-heineman-from-blue-jays/Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-tyler-heineman-from-blue-jays/ The waiver claim comes just over a year after the Mariners acquired Hummel from the D-backs in a straight-up swap for former Rookie of the Year Kyle Lewis. That deal didn’t pay dividends for either pa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-cooper-hummel/Fri, 01 Dec 2023 20:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-cooper-hummel/ It’s a belated birthday present for Crick, who turned 31 years old yesterday. The righty is coming off a mostly lost season in 2023. He signed a minor league deal with the Rays but opted out at the end of Spring Training and he remained unsigned through the end]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-kyle-crick-to-minor-league-deal/Fri, 01 Dec 2023 19:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-kyle-crick-to-minor-league-deal/ While there’s no indication one team has moved ahead as any sort of favorite, it seems increasingly likely the Padres will pull t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/padres-continuing-juan-soto-trade-talks/Fri, 01 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/padres-continuing-juan-soto-trade-talks/ There’s no secret about their interest in NPB superstar Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the three-time winner of the Sawamura Award (Japan’s Cy]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-continuing-to-explore-rotation-market/Fri, 01 Dec 2023 01:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-continuing-to-explore-rotation-market/ November 29: A few hours after agreeing to terms with Luis Severino, the Mets have added infield depth. New York is reportedly in agreement with Joey Wendle on a one-year, $2MM guarantee. The deal also contains performance bonuses for the Ex]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-joey-wendle-to-major-league-deal/Thu, 30 Nov 2023 23:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-joey-wendle-to-major-league-deal/ Adams, 33 in May, started the 2023 season with the Diamondbacks on a minor league deal. He had his contract selected in May and made 24 appearances for the club with an earned run average of 5.71. He likely de]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-austin-adams-to-major-league-deal/Thu, 30 Nov 2023 22:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-austin-adams-to-major-league-deal/ Severino, 30 in February, is a wild card of this winter’s free agent market. He once looked like one of the best pitchers in the majors but has spent the past five years either injured or ineffective or both. He made 63 starts over 2017 and 2018,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/luis-severino-mets-agree-to-one-year-deal/Thu, 30 Nov 2023 06:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/luis-severino-mets-agree-to-one-year-deal/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/luis-severino-mets-reportedly-nearing-deal/Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/luis-severino-mets-reportedly-nearing-deal/ Before ultimately landing with the Mets, several other teams attempted to draft Hodges. The Orioles selected him in the sixth round of the 1970 draft, though he did not sign with them. 1971 saw Hodges drafted in both January and June by the Royals and Braves, respectively, though he did not sign with a team until New York selected]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/ron-hodges-passes-away/Fri, 24 Nov 2023 23:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/ron-hodges-passes-away/ 6:49pm: The Mets are hiring John Gibbons as their bench coach, tweets Mike Puma of the New York Post. Will Sammon and Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic first reported (X link) that the Mets were nearing agreement with Gibbons to take the position.
New York has turned to a first-time skipper in former Yankee bench c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-hire-john-gibbons-as-bench-coach/Thu, 23 Nov 2023 02:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-hire-john-gibbons-as-bench-coach/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-hire-kris-gross-to-oversee-amateur-scouting/Sun, 19 Nov 2023 00:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-hire-kris-gross-to-oversee-amateur-scouting/ Margot, 29, has been a solid contributor to this point in his career, largely serving as a strong defender with offense just a bit und]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-mets-have-discussed-manuel-margot-trades-with-rays/Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/yankees-mets-have-discussed-manuel-margot-trades-with-rays/ It was pretty brief run for Murfee in Queens, as the Mets only just claimed the righty themselves from the Mariners two weeks ago.  It wasn’t publicly known that Murfee was again available, but it could be that the Mets opted to move on and clear some 40-man roster space since Murfee won’t b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/braves-claim-penn-murfee-designate-yonny-chirinos/Tue, 14 Nov 2023 20:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/braves-claim-penn-murfee-designate-yonny-chirinos/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/coaching-notes-cora-tigers-johns-rays-albernaz-guardians/Sat, 11 Nov 2023 15:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/coaching-notes-cora-tigers-johns-rays-albernaz-guardians/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/shohei-ohtani-rumors-gm-meetings-edition/Fri, 10 Nov 2023 22:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/shohei-ohtani-rumors-gm-meetings-edition/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-looking-to-add-multiple-starting-pitchers-this-offseason/Thu, 09 Nov 2023 22:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-looking-to-add-multiple-starting-pitchers-this-offseason/ Peterson, 28, had an uneven season in 2023 after what had looked to be a breakout showing]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/david-peterson-undergoes-hip-surgery/Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/david-peterson-undergoes-hip-surgery/ Additionally, all six players the Mets placed on outright waivers last week have cleared, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Bryce Mon]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-zack-short-from-tigers/Mon, 06 Nov 2023 22:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-zack-short-from-tigers/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/adam-ottavino-to-decline-player-option/Mon, 06 Nov 2023 19:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/adam-ottavino-to-decline-player-option/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-hire-carlos-mendoza-as-manager/Mon, 06 Nov 2023 19:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-hire-carlos-mendoza-as-manager/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/central-notes-kiermaier-twins-anderson-morel-kantrovitz-bloom/Mon, 06 Nov 2023 06:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/central-notes-kiermaier-twins-anderson-morel-kantrovitz-bloom/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/managerialcoaching-notes-showalter-kotsay-ramos-hudgens/Mon, 06 Nov 2023 03:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/managerialcoaching-notes-showalter-kotsay-ramos-hudgens/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/managerial-notes-counsell-mets-guardians-astros-padres/Sun, 05 Nov 2023 18:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/managerial-notes-counsell-mets-guardians-astros-padres/ Rodriguez became one of the more intriguing options on the pitching market when he was granted a release from his contract with NPB’s Chunichi Dragons a month ago. He has been conducting showcases for MLB clubs in the few weeks since but was barred from officially signing with a major league team until today]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/report-mlb-grants-yariel-rodriguez-free-agency/Fri, 03 Nov 2023 23:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/report-mlb-grants-yariel-rodriguez-free-agency/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/craig-counsell-reportedly-looking-to-reset-market-for-managerial-salaries/Fri, 03 Nov 2023 21:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/craig-counsell-reportedly-looking-to-reset-market-for-managerial-salaries/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-exercise-club-option-on-brooks-raley/Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-exercise-club-option-on-brooks-raley/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/omar-narvaez-exercises-player-option/Thu, 02 Nov 2023 22:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/omar-narvaez-exercises-player-option/ According to Sharma and Mooney, the Cubs will “incorporate Mallee’s experience and expertise&rdq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/coaching-notes-mallee-rays-giants-cora/Thu, 02 Nov 2023 02:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/coaching-notes-mallee-rays-giants-cora/ Mendoza, 43, spent 13 seasons as a min]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interview-carlos-mendoza-andy-green-in-managerial-search/Wed, 01 Nov 2023 19:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-interview-carlos-mendoza-andy-green-in-managerial-search/ Murfee underwent UCL surgery back in June and is expected to miss at least the first half of the 2024 campaign.  Prior to his injury, Murfee had a 1.29 ERA over 14 innings for Seattl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-penn-murfee-from-mariners/Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-penn-murfee-from-mariners/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/east-notes-judge-mets-finnegan/Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/east-notes-judge-mets-finnegan/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-harper-braves-mets/Sun, 29 Oct 2023 01:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-harper-braves-mets/ Manfred told reporters that the investigation into Eppler, which looks into allegations of improper injured list use, should be completed before the end of the calendar year. While Manfred makes clear the league]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rob-manfred-discusses-eppler-investigation-potential-rules-changes/Sat, 28 Oct 2023 05:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rob-manfred-discusses-eppler-investigation-potential-rules-changes/ Speaking to members of the media on Thursday (including Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia), president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said that re-signing Nola is a priority and he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-nola-eppler-hefner-lundquist/Fri, 27 Oct 2023 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-nola-eppler-hefner-lundquist/ Gardner was a left-hander pitcher who played in the majors from 1965 to 1973, bouncing around the league as a frequently-traded journeyman. His career began as a starter with the Mets in 1965. He created a memorable piece of baseball trivia in his final start of that season, taking the ball for the Mets’ game against the Phillies in October 2]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rob-gardner-passes-away/Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rob-gardner-passes-away/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-interview-craig-counsell-for-managerial-vacancy/Wed, 25 Oct 2023 16:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-interview-craig-counsell-for-managerial-vacancy/ It’s not surprising to see any of the others go unclaimed. Only Mendick held a spot on the 40-man]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/five-mets-elect-free-agency/Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/five-mets-elect-free-agency/ Kay, a UCONN product, was selected by the Mets with the #31 pick in the 2016 draft. The Mets sent him to the Blue Jays as part of the Marcus Stroman deal. Kay pitched parts of four seasons with the Jays, working to a 5.48 ERA through 70 2/3 innings. Toronto lost him on waivers to the Cubs last offseason.
While Chicago quickly r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/as-claim-anthony-kay/Tue, 24 Oct 2023 22:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/as-claim-anthony-kay/ The Mets already made one big signing of a pitcher making the move from Japan, inking Kodai Senga to a five-year deal less tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/details-on-the-mets-interest-in-yoshinobu-yamamoto/Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/details-on-the-mets-interest-in-yoshinobu-yamamoto/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-what-team-will-craig-counsell-manage-in-2024/Sat, 21 Oct 2023 19:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-what-team-will-craig-counsell-manage-in-2024/ MLB.com’s Jon Morosi reported last week that Venable intended to remain in Arlington, however. Venable went on record to confirm that, telling Sherman he’s “not pursuing any other jobs.” He expressed his comfort working with Texas general manager]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/will-venable-declined-managerial-interview-with-mets/Sat, 21 Oct 2023 05:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/will-venable-declined-managerial-interview-with-mets/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-six-players-on-outright-waivers/Sat, 21 Oct 2023 00:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-six-players-on-outright-waivers/ During his introductory press conference, Stearns told reporters (including Anthony DiComo of MLB.com) that he didn’t have anyone in mind just yet, and the team would “cast a wide net&rdqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-will-pursue-external-candidates-for-managerial-opening/Wed, 18 Oct 2023 21:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-will-pursue-external-candidates-for-managerial-opening/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/coaching-notes-counsell-astros-rays/Wed, 18 Oct 2023 05:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/coaching-notes-counsell-astros-rays/ “I have a thousand things that I want to do, a million things… everything that I do outside of the game has just lit me up, and I really enjoy doing it,” May said during his announcement, “I love talking]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/trevor-may-announces-retirement/Mon, 16 Oct 2023 22:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/trevor-may-announces-retirement/ Lindor remained one of the sport’s most durable and effective players this past season. The switch-hitting shortstop appeared in 160 games and hit .254/.336/.470 across 687 plate appearances. He popped 31 home runs, 33 doubles and stole 31 bases while being thrown out]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-lindor-undergoes-elbow-surgery-expected-to-be-ready-for-spring-training/Wed, 11 Oct 2023 19:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/francisco-lindor-undergoes-elbow-surgery-expected-to-be-ready-for-spring-training/ The M]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-the-mets-front-office-tj-for-alcantara-and-the-d-backs-extend-their-gm/Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-the-mets-front-office-tj-for-alcantara-and-the-d-backs-extend-their-gm/ A veteran of eight big league seasons, Christopher made his big league debut in May of 1959 with the Pirates. From 1959-61, Christopher played in 141 games for Pittsburgh, slashing .244/.308/.315 in 281 trips to the plate. His trio of seasons with the Pirates included the 1960 campaign, when Pittsburgh won 95 games en route to a World Series championship. Christopher served]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/joe-christopher-passes-away/Sun, 08 Oct 2023 04:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/joe-christopher-passes-away/ Tamin had also spent three years as an AGM with the Braves. Prior to landing in Atlanta, he was a member of the Dodgers’ baseball operations department for six seasons. He was t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/organizational-notes-angels-nationals-mets/Sat, 07 Oct 2023 05:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/organizational-notes-angels-nationals-mets/ These players are separate from six-year MLB free agents, who’ll reach the open market five days after the conclusion of the World Series. Eligible minor leaguers can begin electing free agency as soon as the regular season wraps up. These]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/29-players-elect-free-agency/Fri, 06 Oct 2023 23:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/29-players-elect-free-agency/ After a mass]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-have-no-timeline-to-replace-billy-eppler/Fri, 06 Oct 2023 21:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-have-no-timeline-to-replace-billy-eppler/ More]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-investigating-mets-on-allegations-of-improper-injured-list-usage/Fri, 06 Oct 2023 02:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-investigating-mets-on-allegations-of-improper-injured-list-usage/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-investigating-mets-billy-eppler-on-allegations-of-improper-injured-list-usage/Fri, 06 Oct 2023 02:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-investigating-mets-billy-eppler-on-allegations-of-improper-injured-list-usage/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/billy-eppler-steps-down-as-mets-general-manager/Thu, 05 Oct 2023 22:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/billy-eppler-steps-down-as-mets-general-manager/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-alonso-vogelbach-ottavino/Thu, 05 Oct 2023 16:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-alonso-vogelbach-ottavino/ The Mariners fell just sh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-mariners-to-spend-tigers-to-contend-and-managerial-vacancies/Wed, 04 Oct 2023 16:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-mariners-to-spend-tigers-to-contend-and-managerial-vacancies/ “I’m incredibly excited to welcome David back to Queens,” Cohen said in the statement, “I said numerous times I wanted to find the righ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-officially-introduce-david-stearns-as-president-of-baseball-operations/Mon, 02 Oct 2023 19:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-officially-introduce-david-stearns-as-president-of-baseball-operations/ Fans in Philadelphia suffered a scare regarding the availability of shortstop Trea Turner yesterday when he exited the second game of yesterday’s doubleheader after being hit in the elbow by a pitch. Fortunately, Turner only suffered a bruise from the incident, as noted by Alex Coffe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-phillies-mets-braves/Sun, 01 Oct 2023 16:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-phillies-mets-braves/ “I was honored to get a chance to manage a second New York team,” Showalter said (as relayed by DiComo), “I’m proud of what the Mets did. We won close to 180 games in two years]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/buck-showalter-will-not-return-as-mets-manager-in-2024/Sun, 01 Oct 2023 08:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/buck-showalter-will-not-return-as-mets-manager-in-2024/ “The time has come to announce my retirement from baseball,” Clippard wrote, “Thank you to my parents, my wife, my friends, my teammates, my agent, my coaches and traine]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/tyler-clippard-announces-retirement/Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/tyler-clippard-announces-retirement/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jeff-mcneil-diagnosed-with-partially-torn-ucl-surgery-not-expected/Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jeff-mcneil-diagnosed-with-partially-torn-ucl-surgery-not-expected/ Up until this point, Marte was holding out hope he could return before the end of the year. However, he also knew it was a possibility he’d need groin surgery in the offseason. He had groin surgery last winter, too, and given his poor performance this se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-shut-starling-marte-down-for-the-season/Wed, 27 Sep 2023 21:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-shut-starling-marte-down-for-the-season/ Five Big Hype Prospects
Junior Caminero, 20, SS/3B, TBR (MLB)(AA) 351 PA, 20 HR, 3 SB, .309/373/.548
The will they/won’t they dance with Caminero finally resolved. Despite foregoing a promotion to Triple-A, the Rays saw fit to inject an offensive weapon into their postseason repertoire. Part of me wonders how much gamesmanship went into leaving C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/big-hype-prospects-caminero-langford-holliday-carter-marte/Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/big-hype-prospects-caminero-langford-holliday-carter-marte/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/quick-hits-moore-astros-senga-royals/Mon, 25 Sep 2023 06:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/quick-hits-moore-astros-senga-royals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-arraez-waldrep-kay/Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-arraez-waldrep-kay/ The Mets hire David Stearns and the Red Sox fire Chaim Bloom (5:35)
T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-front-office-changes-in-boston-and-new-york-and-the-new-rays-stadium-agreement/Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-front-office-changes-in-boston-and-new-york-and-the-new-rays-stadium-agreement/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/edwin-diaz-will-not-return-in-2023/Tue, 19 Sep 2023 04:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/edwin-diaz-will-not-return-in-2023/ The Mets no. 4 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, has played just nine games at the hot corner in his professional career, two at Triple-A earlier this year and nine in the Dominican Winter League this past offseason. Prior to that, he had played nothing but shortstop since his professional debut in 2018. However, the Mets have Francisco Lindor firmly entrenched at short fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-giving-ronny-mauricio-a-look-at-third-base/Sat, 16 Sep 2023 18:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-giving-ronny-mauricio-a-look-at-third-base/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-anthony-kay-from-cubs/Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-anthony-kay-from-cubs/ Toronto didn’t provide a timetable for Belt’s return. There are just under three weeks to go in the regular season and the Jays are on the edge of the playoff race. They go into the second game of this week’s series against the Rangers in possession of the Amer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/injury-notes-belt-candelario-lee-reid-foley/Wed, 13 Sep 2023 01:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/injury-notes-belt-candelario-lee-reid-foley/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reach-agreement-to-hire-david-stearns-as-president-of-baseball-operations/Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reach-agreement-to-hire-david-stearns-as-president-of-baseball-operations/ As Plunkett notes, however, Kershaw’s wor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-notes-kershaw-candelario-slater-alvarez/Mon, 11 Sep 2023 03:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-notes-kershaw-candelario-slater-alvarez/ The Angels placed all those players on waivers to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-waiver-claim-fallout-september-call-ups-and-the-biggest-strength-of-each-playoff-contender/Wed, 06 Sep 2023 18:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-waiver-claim-fallout-september-call-ups-and-the-biggest-strength-of-each-playoff-contender/ New York’s interest hadn’t amounted to much to this point. Stearns has been under contract with Milwaukee, allowing Brewers’ owner Mark Attanasio to block the Mets from interviewing him over the 2021-22 offseason. Attanasio retained that freedom last winter, even as]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/david-stearns-has-spoken-with-mets-astros-about-potential-front-office-positions/Wed, 06 Sep 2023 05:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/david-stearns-has-spoken-with-mets-astros-about-potential-front-office-positions/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/carlos-carrasco-to-miss-4-6-weeks-with-finger-fracture/Tue, 05 Sep 2023 23:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/carlos-carrasco-to-miss-4-6-weeks-with-finger-fracture/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/new-york-notes-marte-mets-hamilton-rizzo/Mon, 04 Sep 2023 01:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/new-york-notes-marte-mets-hamilton-rizzo/ Perhaps something of an overlooked arm within a Cleveland system deep in pitching prospects, Battenfield made his Major League debut this season, called into action to help eat innings amidst some injuries within the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-peyton-battenfield/Sat, 02 Sep 2023 20:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-peyton-battenfield/ That is, if Alonso is available at all.  SNY’s An]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-alonso-front-office-carrasco/Sat, 02 Sep 2023 15:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-notes-alonso-front-office-carrasco/ Acquired from Cleveland in the Francisco Lindor blockbuster, Carrasco was a quality member of the Mets’ pitching staff in 2022, tossing 152 innings of 3.97 ERA ball wit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/carlos-carrasco-clears-waivers/Thu, 31 Aug 2023 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/carlos-carrasco-clears-waivers/ Mauricio, 22, joins the major league club for the first time. He has been one of the most highly-touted players in the system since signing out of the Dominican Republic during the 2017-18 period. Baseball America has slotted him among the Mets’ five most talented farmhands in each of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-promote-ronny-mauricio/Thu, 31 Aug 2023 03:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-promote-ronny-mauricio/ Those clubs are out of contention. The hope is that another team with a path to the playoffs will take what remains of this year’s contract off their hands. It’s particularly meaningful in the Angels’ case, as shedding enough veterans could allow them to limbo back under the luxury t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/the-best-fits-for-lucas-giolito/Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/the-best-fits-for-lucas-giolito/ Kolarek, 34, now stands as an interesting, last-minute depth add]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/adam-kolarek-elects-free-agency/Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/adam-kolarek-elects-free-agency/ 2023-24 MLB Free Agent Power Rankings: August Edition (10:15)
Stephen Strasburg planning to retire (16:25]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-ohtanis-torn-ucl-free-agent-power-rankings-and-stephen-strasburg-to-retire/Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-ohtanis-torn-ucl-free-agent-power-rankings-and-stephen-strasburg-to-retire/ Following a resurgent 2022 campaign, Carrasco has struggled in 2023. In 20 starts, he is averaging less than five]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-place-carlos-carrasco-on-waivers/Wed, 30 Aug 2023 00:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-reportedly-place-carlos-carrasco-on-waivers/ Palka, 31, is familiar with the New York organization. He spent the 2022 campaign in Syracuse on a minor league pact, hitting .263/.344/.506 with 26 longballs over 109 games. The Mets never gave him a big league look. He returned to minor league free agency last offseason and caught o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-daniel-palka-to-minor-league-deal/Tue, 29 Aug 2023 05:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-daniel-palka-to-minor-league-deal/ Gonsolin was placed on the 15-day IL on August 19 due to right forearm inflammation, and since manager Dave Roberts said at the time that Gonsolin probably wouldn’t pitch again in 2023, the shift to the 60-day IL isn’t a surprise by any means.  The exact natur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-claim-tyson-miller-move-tony-gonsolin-to-60-day-il/Sun, 27 Aug 2023 21:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-claim-tyson-miller-move-tony-gonsolin-to-60-day-il/ Almonte and Kolarek are no strangers to the DFA process, as this is the second time that each player has been designated this season — Kolarek by the Dodg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-adam-kolarek-abraham-almonte-for-assignment/Sun, 27 Aug 2023 17:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-adam-kolarek-abraham-almonte-for-assignment/ Miller, 28, has donned quite a few jerseys in the past year. He finished the 2022 season with the Rangers but went to the Brewers via a waiver claim in November. He was then traded]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-tyson-miller-for-assignment/Thu, 24 Aug 2023 00:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-tyson-miller-for-assignment/ The 27-year-old Reid-Foley is 15 months removed from last year’s Tommy John surgery and has pitched 22 innings of 4.09 ERA ball across three minor league levels as he’s worked back into game shape. That includes a less palatable]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-sean-reid-foley/Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-sean-reid-foley/ The new CBA makes mid-August prospect promotion season (8:15)
The Rays lo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-the-white-sox-fire-their-front-office-injured-rays-and-prospect-promotion-time/Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-the-white-sox-fire-their-front-office-injured-rays-and-prospect-promotion-time/ In the wake of trading the future Hall of Famers to AL West rivals, Mets’ brass indicated they were prepared to take a step back in 2024 w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-cubs-among-teams-to-discuss-pete-alonso-with-mets-before-deadline/Wed, 23 Aug 2023 06:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-cubs-among-teams-to-discuss-pete-alonso-with-mets-before-deadline/ Curtiss was already ruled out for the rest of ’23 when the Mets put him on the 60-day injured list last week. The 30-year-old righty threw 19 2/3 innings through 15 MLB outings. He posted a 4.58 ERA with slightly worse than average strikeout and walk numbers (19.8% and 9.9%,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/john-curtiss-undergoes-elbow-surgery-expected-to-be-ready-for-opening-day/Wed, 23 Aug 2023 04:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/john-curtiss-undergoes-elbow-surgery-expected-to-be-ready-for-opening-day/ Santana has been with the Mets since they grabbed him off waivers in mid-March. They’ve designated him for assignment on three separate occasions, running him through waivers each time. The 27-year-old accepted his first two outright stints bu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dennis-santana-elects-free-agency/Wed, 23 Aug 2023 03:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dennis-santana-elects-free-agency/ This marks the third time that Santana has been designated this season, and on both prior occasions, he cleared w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-dennis-santana-select-adam-kolarek/Sat, 19 Aug 2023 22:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-dennis-santana-select-adam-kolarek/ The 25-year-old Uceta now joins his fourth organization in the past eight months. He’s bounced from the D-backs, to the Tigers, to the Mets and now the Cubs s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/cubs-claim-edwin-uceta/Fri, 18 Aug 2023 20:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/cubs-claim-edwin-uceta/ Almonte, 34, has been on and off the Mets’ roster lately. Signed to a minor league deal in the offseason, he was brought up to the big l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-abraham-almonte/Thu, 17 Aug 2023 23:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-abraham-almonte/ Uceta, 25, was a waiver claim out of the Pirates organization back in April. He’s missed substantial time this season after undergoing surgery to address a torn meniscus in his]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-edwin-uceta-for-assignment/Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-edwin-uceta-for-assignment/ Mets need to pick a lane with Pete Alonso (]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-pete-alonsos-future-yankees-rotation-troubles-and-should-the-trade-deadline-be-pushed-back/Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-pete-alonsos-future-yankees-rotation-troubles-and-should-the-trade-deadline-be-pushed-back/ A journeyman who has appeared at the MLB level with eight different clubs, Almonte got into four games for the Mets. He hit 12 times, reaching base twice via a single and walk. While a very brief stay, it marked an 11th consecutive year with some major league action for the switch-hitter.
Almonte has had a nice season]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-abraham-almonte/Wed, 16 Aug 2023 06:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-abraham-almonte/ August 14: Before this evening’s win over the Pirates, the Mets reinstated Sam Coonrod from the 60-day injured list. New York placed Josh Walker on the 15-day IL to clear an active roster spot while recalling reliever John Curtiss and placing him on the 60-day IL in a 40-man move. Additionally, New York sent righty Jimmy Yacabonis outright to Triple-A Syracuse after he was de]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jimmy-yacabonis-elects-free-agency/Wed, 16 Aug 2023 03:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jimmy-yacabonis-elects-free-agency/ Coonrod returned to throw a scoreless inning of relief in hi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-jimmy-yacabonis-place-john-curtiss-on-60-day-il/Tue, 15 Aug 2023 05:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-jimmy-yacabonis-place-john-curtiss-on-60-day-il/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-explored-pete-alonso-trades-at-deadline/Sun, 13 Aug 2023 06:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-explored-pete-alonso-trades-at-deadline/ Almonte signed a minor league deal with New York during the offseason, but he didn’t make his 2023 debut until four days ag]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-abraham-almonte-for-assignment/Sat, 12 Aug 2023 23:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-abraham-almonte-for-assignment/ Reyes made six appearances for New York earlier this season. An offseason minor league pickup, he made it to majors by the first week of the year. Reyes was on and off the active roster for the next couple months b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-denyi-reyes/Sat, 12 Aug 2023 04:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-denyi-reyes/ Bautista, now 42, didn’t have the typical path to baseball stardom as he wasn’t a high draft]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jos-bautista-to-officially-retire/Fri, 11 Aug 2023 17:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jos-bautista-to-officially-retire/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-what-path-should-the-mets-pick-with-pete-alonso/Thu, 10 Aug 2023 02:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-what-path-should-the-mets-pick-with-pete-alonso/ Baty heads back to Triple-A for the fir]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-option-brett-baty-place-starling-marte-on-injured-list/Mon, 07 Aug 2023 23:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-option-brett-baty-place-starling-marte-on-injured-list/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/east-notes-red-sox-verdugo-severino-narvaez-perez/Sun, 06 Aug 2023 03:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/east-notes-red-sox-verdugo-severino-narvaez-perez/ Miller, 28, has been a member of the L.A. organization for a bit less than a month. The Dodgers acquired him from the Brewers in a cash transaction in mid-July. Miller made one two-inning appearance a couple weeks later, allowing two runs on three hits. He’s pitched twice with OKC on optional assignment.
The right-hander ha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-tyson-miller/Fri, 04 Aug 2023 20:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-tyson-miller/ Ottavino is one of a trio of players still on the Mets’ roster who’d have the choice to become a free agent at year’s end. Carlos Carrasco is headed to the open market; Ottavino and Omar N]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/adam-ottavino-intends-to-return-to-mets-in-2024/Fri, 04 Aug 2023 04:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/adam-ottavino-intends-to-return-to-mets-in-2024/ The A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-trade-deadline-recap/Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-trade-deadline-recap/ Voit, 32, had a dismal showing with the Brewers earlier this season, batting just .221/.284/.265 &m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/luke-voit-opts-out-of-mets-deal-becomes-free-agent/Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/luke-voit-opts-out-of-mets-deal-becomes-free-agent/ Scherzer told The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal yesterday that Mets’ higher-ups had informed him they were shift]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/steve-cohen-discusses-mets-outlook/Thu, 03 Aug 2023 06:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/steve-cohen-discusses-mets-outlook/ Araúz, 24, has played parts of three seasons at the big league level]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-jonathan-araz/Thu, 03 Aug 2023 00:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-jonathan-araz/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/scherzer-mets-planning-2024-as-a-kind-of-transitory-year-with-focus-on-2025-26/Wed, 02 Aug 2023 04:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/scherzer-mets-planning-2024-as-a-kind-of-transitory-year-with-focus-on-2025-26/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/minor-40-man-moves-adams-ortega-capra/Wed, 02 Aug 2023 02:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/minor-40-man-moves-adams-ortega-capra/ More to come…]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/angels-acquire-dominic-leone/Wed, 02 Aug 2023 00:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/angels-acquire-dominic-leone/ Bickford, a 28-year-old righty, was designated for assignment on Saturday to clear a spot for the newly-acquired Joe Kelly.  Bickford made the Dodgers’ Opening Day bullpen this year, but hit the IL in June with lower back tightness.  All of his key stats moved in the wrong direc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-phil-bickford-adam-kolarek-from-dodgers/Tue, 01 Aug 2023 23:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-acquire-phil-bickford-adam-kolarek-from-dodgers/ Pham got off to a relatively slow start after signing with the Mets over the offseason. He hit only .196/.283/.348 through the end of April, leading to some speculation the Mets could cut into his playing time. The veteran put that behind him and has been one of the lea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/d-backs-to-acquire-tommy-pham/Tue, 01 Aug 2023 23:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/d-backs-to-acquire-tommy-pham/ Pham got off to a relatively slow start after signing with the Mets over the offseason. He hit only .196/.283/.348 through the end of April, leading to some speculation the Mets could cut into his playing time. The veteran put that behind him and h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/d-backs-acquire-tommy-pham/Tue, 01 Aug 2023 23:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/d-backs-acquire-tommy-pham/ 3:05pm: The Mets are paying a combined $35MM of Verlander’s 2023-24 salary, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post. They’d pay half of his $35MM salary in 2025 if his option vests. In all, they’re paying as much as $52.5MM of the nearly $93MM that could still be paid out on his deal, pending that option.
1:55pm: Top outfield prospect Drew G]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/astros-acquire-justin-verlander-from-mets/Tue, 01 Aug 2023 23:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/astros-acquire-justin-verlander-from-mets/ 1:48pm: The Mets and Astros are in agreement on a trade sending Justin Verlander from New York back to Houston, reports USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com had reported about a minute prior that the two teams were close to a deal. Houston will send two minor leaguers back to the Me]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/astros-mets-agree-to-justin-verlander-trade/Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/astros-mets-agree-to-justin-verlander-trade/ 11:46am: Heyman tweets that while the Braves have been involved on Verlander, they’re not strongly in the mix at present.
11:14am: With just over six hours to go before the deadline, rumors about Justin Verlander’s future continue to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/padres-braves-have-been-involved-on-verlander-astros-still-perceived-as-likelier-landing-spot/Tue, 01 Aug 2023 18:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/padres-braves-have-been-involved-on-verlander-astros-still-perceived-as-likelier-landing-spot/ Pham, 35, is all but certain to be traded today. He&rsquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-getting-interest-in-tommy-pham-brooks-raley/Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-getting-interest-in-tommy-pham-brooks-raley/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/orioles-mets-have-discussed-justin-verlander/Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/orioles-mets-have-discussed-justin-verlander/ It’s unclear how likely a deal is to pull off. Nightengale notes the Dodgers remain in the picture, for one. There’s also the matter of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-astros-continue-to-discuss-justin-verlander/Tue, 01 Aug 2023 02:14:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-astros-continue-to-discuss-justin-verlander/ Five Big Hype Prospects
Kyle Manzardo, 23, 1B, CLE (AAA)313 PA, 11 HR, 1 SB, .238/.342/.442
Manzardo burst onto Top 100 prospect rankings last season with a flashy 22-homer performance in nearly 400 plate appearances spl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/big-hype-prospects-manzardo-acuna-luciano-quero-saggese/Tue, 01 Aug 2023 01:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/big-hype-prospects-manzardo-acuna-luciano-quero-saggese/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-acquire-mark-canha-from-mets/Tue, 01 Aug 2023 01:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-acquire-mark-canha-from-mets/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-to-acquire-mark-canha-from-mets/Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-to-acquire-mark-canha-from-mets/ More recent reports have echo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-dodgers-pursuit-of-justin-verlander/Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-dodgers-pursuit-of-justin-verlander/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/twins-notes-gray-maeda-keuchel-larnach-kirilloff-thielbar/Mon, 31 Jul 2023 02:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/twins-notes-gray-maeda-keuchel-larnach-kirilloff-thielbar/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-acquire-max-scherzer-from-mets/Sun, 30 Jul 2023 03:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-acquire-max-scherzer-from-mets/ 7:20pm: Heyman relays that the deal is at an impasse over Scherzer’s upcoming opt-out. Heyman says that the pitcher was willing to waive his no-trade but has not agreed to make his $43.33MM salary in 2024 guaranteed, preferring to retain his optionality. Heyman adds that the Rangers wanted to make the 2024 season]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-mets-complete-max-scherzer-trade/Sun, 30 Jul 2023 02:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-mets-complete-max-scherzer-trade/ 6:45pm: Fe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-mets-max-scherzer-trade-at-impasse-over-opt-out/Sun, 30 Jul 2023 02:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-mets-max-scherzer-trade-at-impasse-over-opt-out/ 6:15pm: Jon Heyman of The New York Post reports that Luisangel Acuña will go to the Mets in the deal if it is completed. Acuna, 21, is the younger brother of Atlanta superstar Ronald Acuña Jr. The younger Acuna is a shortstop who is generally considered to be one of the top 100 prospects in the league. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com says the deal is “on hold” for now, with hurdles still left to clea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-mets-working-on-max-scherzer-trade/Sun, 30 Jul 2023 01:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-mets-working-on-max-scherzer-trade/ The Mets signed Scherzer to a three-year, $130MM deal going into the 2022 season, as part of a high-spending strategy aimed at contention.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-mets-in-agreement-on-max-scherzer-trade-pending-his-waiving-of-no-trade-clause/Sat, 29 Jul 2023 23:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/rangers-mets-in-agreement-on-max-scherzer-trade-pending-his-waiving-of-no-trade-clause/ There isn’t any indication that Jimenez is being shopped, and reports earlier this month suggested that Jimenez was]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-marlins-interested-in-eloy-jimenez/Sat, 29 Jul 2023 17:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/brewers-marlins-interested-in-eloy-jimenez/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-rumors-verlander-e-rod-singer-keller-cardinals-scherzer-canha-pham/Sat, 29 Jul 2023 15:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/dodgers-rumors-verlander-e-rod-singer-keller-cardinals-scherzer-canha-pham/ How aggressively New York will retool the roster remains to be seen. Short-term veterans like Tommy Pham, Brooks Raley and Mark Canha seem likely to move within the next few days. There&rs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/max-scherzer-discusses-future-with-mets/Sat, 29 Jul 2023 05:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/max-scherzer-discusses-future-with-mets/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-justin-verlander-max-scherzer/Fri, 28 Jul 2023 20:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/latest-on-justin-verlander-max-scherzer/ Robertson was one of the top rental relievers on the trade market for the second straight summer. The Cubs flipped the right-hander to the Phillies at last year’s deadline, bringing back pitchin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/marlins-acquire-david-robertson/Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/marlins-acquire-david-robertson/ 10:45pm: New York will receive a pair of position player prospects in return, report Rosenthal and Will Sammon (on Twitter).
10:41pm: The Marlins are acquiring reliever David Robertson from the Mets, reports Ken Rose]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/marlins-to-acquire-david-robertson/Fri, 28 Jul 2023 05:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/marlins-to-acquire-david-robertson/ “I would hope that if there was any chance of that, Billy would come and talk to me and that hasn’t happened,” Verlander said to Deesha Thosar of Fox Sports yesterday, referring to general man]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-have-not-approached-justin-verlander-about-deadline-trade/Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-have-not-approached-justin-verlander-about-deadline-trade/ It’s a brutal setback for the three youngsters, all ranked by MLB Pipeline among]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-notes-rockies-matz-winker-brewers-ziegler/Tue, 25 Jul 2023 05:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-notes-rockies-matz-winker-brewers-ziegler/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-candelario-marlins-pham-phillies-dominguez-hoskins/Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-candelario-marlins-pham-phillies-dominguez-hoskins/ The 45-51 Mets are 6.5 games behind the Phillies for the final NL wild card slot, and four other teams si]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/giants-interested-in-justin-verlander/Sat, 22 Jul 2023 18:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/giants-interested-in-justin-verlander/ Quintana, 34, had a strong campaign last year, split between the Pirates and Cardinals. He tossed 165 2/3 innings over 32 starts, allowing just 2.93 earned runs per nine innings. His 20.2% strikeout rate was a bit below a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jos-quintana-drawing-trade-interest/Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/jos-quintana-drawing-trade-interest/ Marte, 34, hasn’t played in a game since Sunday. He was originally in Tuesday’s lineup but was a late scratch d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-starling-marte-on-injured-list/Thu, 20 Jul 2023 19:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-place-starling-marte-on-injured-list/ Canha is playing out the second season of a two-year, $26.5MM deal signed in free agency during the 2021-22 offseason. His contract contains an $11.5MM club option with a $2MM buyout — an effective $9.5MM net decision fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mark-canha-drawing-trade-interest/Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mark-canha-drawing-trade-interest/ Bressoud was born in Los Angeles in 1932 and signed with the New York Giants in 1950. He spent the next few years in the minors and also served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War, eventually cracking the big leagues in 1956. He got into 49 games with the Giants that year and another 49 the year after, hitting a combined]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/eddie-bressoud-passes-away/Thu, 20 Jul 2023 03:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/eddie-bressoud-passes-away/ July 17: The Mets have sent reliever Stephen Ridings outright to Triple-A Syracuse, according to the transactions log at MLB.com. Since New York hadn’t previously announced he was on waivers, the move creates a vacancy on the 40-man roster. The count drops to 39.
Ridings joined the organization on a waiver claim from the Yankees last November. A lat strain kept him on the injured list though m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/tj-mcfarland-elects-free-agency/Wed, 19 Jul 2023 04:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/tj-mcfarland-elects-free-agency/ Ridings joined the organization on a waiver claim from the Yankees last November. A lat strain kept him on the injured list though mid-June. New York promptly optioned him to Triple-A upon reinstating him from the IL and he has yet to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-stephen-ridings/Tue, 18 Jul 2023 05:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-stephen-ridings/ (See pre-draft rankings from Baseball America, Keith Law of the Athletic, MLB Pipeline):The Mariners have agreed to terms with all but two draft choices, reports Daniel Kramer of MLB.com. 29th overall selection Johnny Farmelo and 20th-rounder Will Watson are the only players who haven’t agreed to terms. First round pick Colt Emerson will re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/notable-draft-signings-71423/Sat, 15 Jul 2023 05:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/notable-draft-signings-71423/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-tj-mcfarland-for-assignment/Fri, 14 Jul 2023 23:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-tj-mcfarland-for-assignment/ Those will be the first MLB regular season contests ever played in South Korea. The league had been slated to play four exhibition games in the nation — two in Seoul, two in Busan — over the 2022-23 offseason. That event was canceled, which MLB attr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-to-open-2024-season-with-dodgers-padres-series-in-south-korea/Thu, 13 Jul 2023 01:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-to-open-2024-season-with-dodgers-padres-series-in-south-korea/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-who-will-win-the-2023-home-run-derby/Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/poll-who-will-win-the-2023-home-run-derby/ The 26-year-old righty made his major league debut with the Orioles last year, pitching to a 2.35 ERA in 7 2/3 innings of work before being outrighted off the 40-man roster following the 20]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-denyi-reyes/Sun, 09 Jul 2023 21:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-outright-denyi-reyes/ Flexen, 29, was designated for assignment by the Mariners just over a week ago amid a frustrating season. He posted a 7.71 ERA in 42 innings for Seattle, leading to him losing his roster spot. He was then flipped to the Mets in what amounted to a salary dump for the M’s. Flexen is making $8MM this year and still has almost half of that to be paid out, but the Mets agreed to t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-chris-flexen/Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-chris-flexen/ Stewart, 29, spent the previous five seasons with the Orioles, mostly as a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-dj-stewart-designate-denyi-reyes-for-assignment/Tue, 04 Jul 2023 20:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-dj-stewart-designate-denyi-reyes-for-assignment/ 2:01pm: The Mets are planning to designate Flexen for assignment themselves, Andy Martino of SNY reports (Twitter link). The trade effectively boils down to the Mets taking on Flexen’s salary as a means of lowering the cost to acquire Gott.
1:37pm: The Mets are set to acquire right-handers Chris Flexen and Trevor Gott from]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mariners-trade-trevor-gott-chris-flexen-to-mets-mets-designate-flexen-for-assignment/Mon, 03 Jul 2023 21:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mariners-trade-trevor-gott-chris-flexen-to-mets-mets-designate-flexen-for-assignment/ Originally a Mets draftee back in 2012, Flexen found success overseas pitching in the Korea Baseball Organization and returned to North American ball on a two-year deal with the Mariners. He made good on Seat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-acquire-chris-flexen-trevor-gott/Mon, 03 Jul 2023 20:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-acquire-chris-flexen-trevor-gott/ Muckenhirn, 28, signed a minor league deal with the Mets over the winter and made his big league debut earlier this season. He’s tallied six innings in the Majors, yiel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-zach-muckenhirn-for-assignment/Mon, 03 Jul 2023 19:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-designate-zach-muckenhirn-for-assignment/ Cohen predictably expressed frustration with the team’s performance. However, he stressed he had no plans to remove general manager Billy Eppler or skipper Buck Showalter midseason (link via Andy McCullough of the Athletic).
“]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/steve-cohen-discusses-mets-front-office-deadline-outlook/Thu, 29 Jun 2023 02:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/steve-cohen-discusses-mets-front-office-deadline-outlook/ The Pirates and Cubs and Cardinal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-the-angels-trade-for-infielders-indecisive-nl-central-teams-and-aaron-judges-toe/Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlb-trade-rumors-podcast-the-angels-trade-for-infielders-indecisive-nl-central-teams-and-aaron-judges-toe/ A little more than a month from the trade deadline, New York could wind up being one of the more fascinating clubs to follow. Ownership and the front office would surely prefer the club plays its way back into conten]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/max-scherzer-reportedly-open-to-waiving-no-trade-clause/Wed, 28 Jun 2023 03:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/max-scherzer-reportedly-open-to-waiving-no-trade-clause/ McFarland, 34, signed a minor league deal with the Mets this winter. He’s spent the year in Triple-A Syracuse, tossing 32 2/3 innings over 23 appearances. He has a 2.76 ERA in that time, striking out 25.9% of opponents while walki]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-tj-mcfarland/Mon, 26 Jun 2023 21:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-to-select-tj-mcfarland/ Garrett signed a minor league deal with Baltimore in the offseason, and his contract was selected to the MLB roster 11 days ago.  The righty lasted only four days in the Show before being DFA’ed, with Garrett posting a 10.13 ERA over two appearances and 2 2/3 innings pitched.  In the longer sample size of 22 2/3 innings]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-reed-garrett-from-orioles/Sun, 25 Jun 2023 19:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-claim-reed-garrett-from-orioles/ 6:53pm: The Angels have acquired veteran infielder Eduardo Escobar and cash from the Mets, according to announcements from both teams. Minor league pitchers Landon Marceaux and Coleman Crow are headed back to New York.
Escobar spent a year and a half in Queens. The amiable infielder signed a two-year, $20MM free agent contract o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/angels-acquire-eduardo-escobar/Sat, 24 Jun 2023 02:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/angels-acquire-eduardo-escobar/ More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-grant-hartwig/Mon, 19 Jun 2023 21:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-select-grant-hartwig/ Alonso was hit on the left wrist by a Charlie Morton fastball back on June 7, leaving the slugger with a sprain and a bone bruise.  While Alonso at least escaped a more serious injury like a fracture, he was still expected to miss at least 3-4]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-activate-pete-alonso-from-10-day-injured-list/Sun, 18 Jun 2023 17:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-activate-pete-alonso-from-10-day-injured-list/ Ortega, 32, was non-tendered by the Cubs at the end of last year and has since bounced around to various non-roster opportunities. He signed a minor league deal with the Yankees in January but requested and was granted a release when he was informed he wouldn’t make the club out of Spring Training. He quickly landed another minor league dea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-rafael-ortega-to-minor-league-deal/Fri, 16 Jun 2023 20:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-sign-rafael-ortega-to-minor-league-deal/https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-chavez-ridings-doolittle/Thu, 15 Jun 2023 20:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/nl-east-notes-chavez-ridings-doolittle/ JUNE 13: Mets reliever Drew Smith was ejected by first base umpire Bill Miller in the seventh inning of tonight’s matchup with the Yankees. Smith had been called upon to enter the game but was tossed before throwing a pitch after umpires checked him for foreign substances.
Smith is the third pitcher of the season to be ejected for foreign substances, each of whom has come from the two team]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-drew-smith-issued-10-game-suspension-for-foreign-substance-violation/Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-drew-smith-issued-10-game-suspension-for-foreign-substance-violation/ JUNE 13: The Mets have sent a pair of recently-designated relievers through waivers. Veteran righty Tommy Hunter has been released, while right-hander Stephen Nogosek was sent outright to Triple-A Syracuse, tweets Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.
Hunter appeared in 14 games for the Mets this season after cracking the roster out of Spring Training. He allowed just under seve]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-tommy-hunter-stephen-nogosek-elects-free-agency/Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mets-release-tommy-hunter-stephen-nogosek-elects-free-agency/ The struggling Mets lose Pete Alonso to the injured list (6:00)
Th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-trade-rumors-podcast-stroman-lobbies-for-extension-mets-woes-and-astros-seeking-bats/Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/sport/new-york-mets/mlbtr-trade-rumors-podcast-stroman-lobbies-for-extension-mets-woes-and-astros-seeking-bats/