By Sam Bush and the Associated Press Mets owner Steven Cohen is threatening his underperforming team with the prospect of a trade deadline selloff unless New York gets back into contention for a playoff berth. “All is not lost yet, but it’s getting late,” he said during a news conference today. “I’m preparing my management team […]Read More
By Jerry Wein After snapping a seven-game losing streak on Saturday, the Met dropped a 2-1 loss to the Pirates Sunday. New York’s record is 31-35, putting them in fourth place in the NL East and 9 1/2 games behind the first-place Braves. The crowded NL standings mean that the Mets are only 3 1/2 […]Read More
By Sam Bush Ranger Suárez yielded two runs on five hits in a 2-0 loss to the Mets. The 27-year-old lefty allowed a solo homer to Francisco Lindor in the fourth inning for the game’s first run, but his teammates couldn’t bail him out as he fell to 0-2 on the season. Suarez generated seven […]Read More
By Jack Fullerton The great Jimmy Breslin’s book, “Can’t Anybody Here Play This Game?” is being made into a TV series by his son Kevin and Brad Wyman. As Mike Vaccaro writes in the New York Post: The peerless Jimmy Breslin left behind as one of his lasting treasures the book “Can’t Anybody Here Play […]Read More
By Ben Sullivan The New York Mets gave elevated power-hitting prospect Mark Vientos from the minors, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan, in an attempt to boost their struggling offense. Vientos, 23, is batting .333 with 13 home runs, 37 RBIs and a 1.104 OPS in 38 this season at Triple-A Syracuse. He was rated as the Mets’ […]Read More
By Sally Fahey Former Mets pitcher Matt Harvey officially announced his retirement with a long Instagram carousel post. He pitched for five teams over nine seasons from 2012-2021, most notably for the Mets during the first six years of his career. Harvey, 34, was an All-Star in 2013 and helped the Mets reach the World […]Read More
By Mike Grimm Mets ace Max Scherzer struggled in his return from a suspension, allowing six runs on eight hits in 3⅓ innings against the Detroit Tigers during the second game of a doubleheader. “I was spraying the ball, especially out of the stretch, and that’s what you expect coming off a long layoff,” Scherzer said. “The No. […]Read More
By Lew Gould Mets closer Edwin Díaz has a torn patellar tendon and is expected to miss the entire season after injuring his right knee while celebrating a victory in the World Baseball Classic. Mets general manager Billy Eppler said Díaz would undergo surgery today, and a general timeline for recovery from this type of injury […]Read More