Juan Soto reveals other MLB teams’ offers eclipsed Mets
Just two months ago, MLB star Juan Soto signed a historic deal. A few weeks ago he joined the New York Mets in Florida for spring training. The 15-year, $765 million deal he signed was the most lucrative deal in professional sports history. In mid-February, Soto appeared to be still handling life-changing contacts. “I'm still […]
Pete Alonso tells The Post he has ‘no regrets’ about Mets contract saga
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — After hitting baseball well beyond the left field wall at the Palm Beach ballpark, Pete Alonso slams his longtime buddy Jeff McNeill in the back of the batting cage, giving team owners Steve and Alex Cohen a warm greeting. Alonso is in peace and approaching Ebulient. If there are people […]
Mets’ Paul Blackburn searching for results as he battles for rotation spot
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Technically, Paul Blackburn is in the spring competition, with the Mets saying three starters (including Griffin Canning and Tyler Megill) are competing for two spinning spots. But Blackburn, who has come out of minor league options and has expired about $4 million this season, is a clear frontrunner. His things […]
Mets just need to wait a little longer to see ‘the stuff’ from Brandon Sproat in majors
Port St. Lucy – Another really good arm appears in the New York baseball organization known for pitching. But we have to wait. The Mets love Love that inflams Brandon Sprote from aptly named Pace High in the Florida Panhandle, so he drafted him twice, and Scouts see the made rotation star, and perhaps a […]
Mets’ Edwin Díaz not worried about wild spring debut
Port St. Lucy – Edwin Diaz was wild in her spring debut. The Mets scored one on 19 pitches and went for a walk with two runs and a third of the innings with two hits when they lost 5-1 to the Astros at Clover Park. Five of the first six pitches he threw was […]
Mets thrilled ‘OMG’ fan favorite Jose Iglesias finally landed deal
Port St. Lucy – A few staff members around Mets: It's when Jose Iglesias found work. .337 batsman and “OMG” singer, 2024 Sparkplug agreed to a minor league agreement on a camp invitation with the Padres. “It's someone that every team can win,” Pete Alonso said before his 5-1 defeat to the Astros at Clover […]
David Stearns talks ‘calm’ Mets camp and other pressing issues
Port St. Lucy – After a surprising run at NLC last season, there is Mets Camp, the largest contract owner in professional sports history, with some injuries and expectations of the sky being “pretty standard” and “normal”. Those were the happy words of David Stearns, who listed the relatively dullness of the team as a […]
Mets’ Francisco Lindor hoping to avoid slow April start this time
Port St. Lucy – Francisco Lindor smiled and repeated. “I have to play well in April,” Lindor said this week. “I have to play a lot in April, so that's it.” The Mets shortstop finished second in the NL MVP poll, but he wasn't an All-Star, but came out of the incredible season in which […]
Mets happy with rotation depth despite key injuries
Port St. Lucy – Mets Camp's most important news involves pitchers the world hasn't seen yet. The pitchers the Mets saw – now a candidate for all rotations – gave the team some comfort. “We're still happy with our options [after] Manager Carlos Mendoza said Tuesday. Kodai Senga, David Peterson and Clay Holmes looked strong […]
The uncomfortable reality Mark Vientos is chasing again after Mets breakout
Port St. Lucy – A star was born last October. Mark Vientos' revelational regular season was a great warm-up for what could have come in October when he got on the angst and adrenaline to solidify his name with Mets lore in a month. We recall that Vientos did a lot of damage when he […]