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NYM • Pitcher • #26
about 24 hours ago
Team USA manager Mark DeRosa made it official that McLean will get the ball for the deciding contest of the international showcase against either Venezuela or Italy. The hard-throwing 24-year-old top pitching prospect allowed three runs over two innings against Italy his last time out earlier this week. The big question for Team USA’s pitching staff is whether closer Mason Miller will be available since it would be his third appearance in the last five days.
Source: Deesha Thosar
NYM • Infielder • #2
1 day ago
Semien is hitting .172/.188/.414 in 32 plate appearances. He’s been seeing a lot of time at the top of the Mets’ lineup with Francisco Lindor out and Juan Soto absent, but there’s no reason for him to be up there in the regular season. Maybe the Mets will show their respect by batting him fifth initially, but in truth, he projects to be their eighth- or ninth-best hitter.
NYM • Outfielder • #18
1 day ago
The Mets probably aren’t going to have room for Tauchman if Carson Benge makes the team, but someone is going to want him, right? The 35-year-old has finished with OBPs in the .350-.360 range each of the last three seasons, and he’s hitting .333/.481/.619 this spring.
NYM • Infielder • #12
1 day ago
It’s the first time that Lindor has been in the lineup on the big league side since undergoing hamate bone surgery on his left wrist. He’ll get as many at-bats as possible over the next week and a half and barring any setbacks it sounds like he should be good to go in time for Opening Day.
Source: Anthony DiComo
NYM • LF
1 day ago
Lambert comes as a bit of a surprise, as he had looked sharp during Grapefruit League play. He should get an opportunity to work out of the Mets’ bullpen at some point in 2026. Edwards will continue to work as a starter at Triple-A Syracuse where he adds quality rotation depth that will be needed throughout the season.
NYM • Infielder • #27
2 days ago
Vientos has been ice cold at the plate during his time in Mets’ camp, hitting a woeful .048 (1-for-21) with a 4/0 K/BB ratio. With Brett Baty hitting the ball so well this spring, it’s possible that he pushes Vientos for at-bats if his struggles linger into the start of the regular season.
NYM • Pitcher • #51
2 days ago
The 29-year-old right-hander punched out five batters on the evening while issuing only one base on balls. The Astros scratched out a run against him in the opening inning as Taylor Trammell worked a leadoff walk, stole second base and scored on an RBI single by Yordan Alvarez. Peralta then locked in and retired the final 10 hitters that he faced. He got 11 whiffs on 56 pitches on the evening, posting a strong CSW of 36 percent. He has been strong in Grapefruit League play, posting a 2.70 ERA, 0.60 WHIP and a 12/2 K/BB ratio over 10 innings in his three starts.
NYM • Pitcher
2 days ago
Lovelady returns to New York after spending a couple months with the division-rival Nationals. The 30-year-old southpaw compiled an inflated 8.49 ERA (5.80 xERA) over 11 2/3 innings across 10 appearances between the Mets and Blue Jays last year.
NYM • Pitcher • #51
2 days ago
Hagenman will be on the shelf until at least late May after suffering a fractured rib in camp. The 29-year-old a pedestrian 4.56 ERA (4.15 xERA), 1.10 WHIP and 23/2 K/BB ratio across 23 2/3 innings over nine appearances (one start) for the Mets last year.
NYM • Pitcher • #34
3 days ago
Senga continued to make a statement in this one, firing 28 of his 38 pitches for strikes while getting eight whiffs and posting a strong CSW of 34 percent. His strikeout victims were Connor Norby, Graham Pauley, Christopher Morel, Fenwick Trimble and Chase Jaworsky. Senga’s velocity was up again in this one, averaging 96.5 mph with his fastball (+1.8 mph). Through his first two Grapefruit League starts he holds a 3.18 ERA, 0.53 WHIP and a 7/0 K/BB ratio across 5 2/3 innings. If he keeps this up, he could have a return to fantasy relevance in 2026.
NYM • Pitcher • #35
3 days ago
Holmes racked up six strikeouts on the evening and didn’t walk a batter. He gave up a run-scoring single to Christopher Morel in the seventh inning, which happened to be the only run scored by either team in the contest. The 32-year-old hurler got nine whiffs on 62 pitches on the night, posting a strong CSW of 37 percent. He shouldn’t have an issue being fully stretched out before his first regular season assignment.
NYM • Infielder • #7
3 days ago
Baty smacked a double off of Zack Littell in the opening inning and raced around to score the game’s first run as Ronny Mauricio followed with a two-bagger of his own. That would be his only hit in three at-bats on the night. The 26-year-old is having a strong spring with the bat, hitting .389 (7-for-18) with one homer, five RBI and one stolen base.
NYM •
3 days ago
Edwards struck out four batters on the evening. He fired 40 of his 61 pitches for strikes in the contest, generating eight swings and misses (five on his fastball) while posting a CSW of 21 percent. The 34-year-old right-hander has certainly opened some eyes this spring, registering a 2.08 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and an 11/4 K/BB ratio across 8 2/3 innings of work. While he’s not going to crack the Opening Day rotation, it sounds like he’ll open the season as extra starting pitching depth at the Triple-A level and should get an opportunity with the big league club at some point during the season.
NYM • Pitcher • #59
4 days ago
He struck out four, but continued to struggle with decreased velocity, telling beat writers that he “doesn’t have an explanation” for it but isn’t “concerned” at this point. Manaea’s fastball averaged just 89 mph and topped out at 90.4. He also managed just two whiffs on 37 fastballs and sweepers. Manaea may or may not turn this around at some point, but it’s hard to advocate for anybody to stream him with these underlying metrics.
NYM • Pitcher • #35
5 days ago
Team USA could not guarantee Holmes enough innings to stay ready for the regular season, so back to Mets camp he goes. Also exiting the Team USA roster for the quarterfinal round are Michael Wacha, Ryan Yarbrough, and Tarik Skubal. Replacements for those three are Will Vest, Tyler Rogers, and Tim Hill. The team has not yet announced a replacement for Holmes, but Joe Ryan is expected to be in the mix.
Source: Anthony DiComo
NYM • 3B-2B
5 days ago
For those of you hoping Polanco would slide right into first base eligibility, it’s good news. Polanco seems like a good bet to hit in the middle of the Mets order and, if he hits, will have plenty of RBI chances behind Francisco Lindor, Bo Bichette, and Juan Soto.
Source: MLB.com
NYM • Outfielder • #22
5 days ago
The win means the D.R. will avoid a matchup against Japan and face Korea in the quarterfinals. Ketel Marte, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr. also homered tonight, and Austin Wells reaches three times. The game got interesting in the ninth, when Abner Uribe, working with a 7-3 lead, walked all three batters he faced, and Elvis Alvarado committed an ugly error on a comebacker after taking over on the mound. However, Salvador Perez grounded into a double play to end the game.
NYM • Pitcher • #26
6 days ago
McLean was brilliant in the first, striking out Jakob Marsee, Jon Berti and Vinnie Pasquantino on 11 pitches, but he gave up homers to Kyle Teel and Sam Antonacci in the three-run second. McLean, who dealt with an illness earlier this month, threw 55 pitches in the contest and averaged 97.1 mph with his fastball. That’s 1.3 mph better than his 2025 average.
NYM • Catcher • #4
6 days ago
Alvarez’s homer was an 111.5-mph missile, and he also had the game’s second hardest-hit ball with his 106.7-mph single. He’s off to a 6-for-11 start this spring.
NYM • Pitcher • #23
6 days ago
Peterson was making his first official spring start after pitching three scoreless innings against Team Israel last week. He gave up a homer to Nelson Velázquez in the first, but it was smooth sailing from there. Although he disappointed some in finishing with a 4.22 ERA last year and the Mets currently have more than six starters to choose from, he wouldn’t seem to be in any current danger of being bumped to the pen.
NYM • 3B-2B
6 days ago
It was just Polanco’s fourth game this spring, as the Mets don’t want to overwork him while trying to teach him the finer points of playing first base. Polanco figures to prove at least adequate defensively. Still, in part to preserve his legs, he might see a lot of time at DH, with Brett Baty playing first.
NYM • Infielder • #12
6 days ago
Lindor expressed confidence afterwards that he’ll be ready for Opening Day, which is just over two weeks away. The 32-year-old fantasy superstar, who recorded a 31-homer, 31-steal campaign last year, played four innings at shortstop in his first game action since undergoing hamate surgery on his left wrist back in early February. He’s yet to progress to swinging a bat in a game setting but the expectation is that he’ll be able to do so in the coming days. Neither the Mets or Lindor have committed fully to being ready for the season opener but he appears to be trending in that direction.
Source: Anthony DiComo
NYM • Pitcher • #21
7 days ago
Tong is a well-known prospect, but this was always going to be where he started the season after the team added Freddy Peralta and had veterans Sean Manaea, Kodai Senga, Clay Holmes, and David Peterson all healthy to start the season. Tong pitched more MLB innings last season than he did Triple-A innings, so the team will have him continue to develop in the minor leagues with the hope that he can push for big league innings in the second half of the year. However, it should be noted that Tong is just 22 years old and had a 7.71 ERA in his five MLB starts last year and did not look good this spring, so there is a strong chance that he is behind both Tobias Myers and Christian Scott in the Mets’ starting pitcher pecking order right now.
NYM • Catcher • #15
7 days ago
The 23-year-old is doing everything that he can to stake his claim to the opening that the team has in right field. Benge smacked an RBI triple off of Tyler Phillips in the second inning that extended the Mets’ lead to 5-0. He then added a two-run single in the sixth and came around to score on a double off the bat of Ronny Mauricio. He’s now slashing .391/.440/.478 with four RBI, one stolen base and a 4/1 K/BB ratio in 25 plate appearances on the spring.
NYM • Infielder • #10
7 days ago
The 24-year-old infielder reached on a fielder’s choice and scored during the Mets’ four-run uprising in the opening inning. He also drove in a run with an RBI double in the sixth that capped off the scoring in the contest. With his two-hit attack, Mauricio is hitting .286 (6-for-23) with a homer, two RBI and two swipes during Grapefruit League play.
NYM • Catcher • #15
8 days ago
Benge has no extra-base hits or walks through seven appearances, but he’s batting .350. The Mets had him playing center and Tyrone Taylor in right today. Benge is competing for the right field job, but the Mets do need to know if he’s viable in center in case Luis Robert Jr. goes down.
NYM • Catcher • #15
8 days ago
Benge has no extra-base hits or walks through seven appearances, but he’s batting .350. The Mets had him playing center and Tyrone Taylor in right today. Benge is competing for the right field job, but the Mets do need to know if he’s viable in center in case Luis Robert Jr. goes down.
NYM • Pitcher • #51
8 days ago
Both runs came in the first. Peralta retired the first two batters he faced but then gave up a triple, two singles and a walk before retiring Duke Ellis to end the inning. Peralta struck out four with a solid 36% CSW today. He has a 3.00 ERA and a 7/1 K/BB through six innings.
NYM • Outfielder • #22
8 days ago
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Junior Caminero and Austin Wells also homered for the Dominican Republic. All of the homers came with one man on base, except for Caminero’s, which came with two. The short game saw Luis Severino, Albert Abreu and Abner Uribe combine to strike out 11 over seven innings. The Dominican Republic improved to 2-0 in pool play, while The Netherlands fell to 1-2.
NYM •
9 days ago
The 36-year-old right-hander suffered the injury while pitching for Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic. It’s a tough blow for the veteran hurler, though he indicated optimism that he could return before the end of the 2026 campaign.
Source: Jon Heyman