Mets evaluating prospect Luisangel Acuna at second base
PORT STREET LUCIE, Fla. — Luisangel Acuña will likely need to find a new position at some point in his development with the Mets, and the organization plans to evaluate him for one this spring. According to manager Carlos Mendoza, the 21-year-old Acuña will play second base during camp in addition to his natural position […]
Mets’ Tylor Megill hopes new splitter can rival Kodai Senga’s ‘ghost fork’
PORT STREET SEA — Tyler Megill has a new toy he hopes to show off when he starts facing batters in the Mets’ live batting practice in the coming days. “It’s pretty good,” Megill said Friday. The toy was a splitter, a pitch he learned from Kodai Senga last year, but he didn’t use it […]
Mets employee believed to have given MLB evidence on Billy Eppler
It’s not uncommon for teams to exaggerate injuries and place players on injured reserve to gain some advantage by distancing them from their rivals. What sunk former Mets general manager Billy Eppler was that he felt MLB had the goods on him and had no choice but to punish him for it. Eppler’s injury-related records […]
Why Mets can keep Pete Alonso despite near-certain free agency
Don’t hold your breath for one of the increasingly rare big spring contracts involving Pete Alonso. He is almost certain to become a free agent after the 2024 season. That doesn’t mean he’s a wreck. He probably just likes to keep his options open. Mets team president David Stearns essentially conceded that there would be […]
Francisco Lindor ‘fully on board’ with Mets’ direction
PORT STREET LUCIE — Just a few days into spring training last year, Francisco Lindor felt discomfort in his right elbow while swinging and quickly knew it wasn’t going to resolve itself. After the Mets’ final game on Oct. 1, the shortstop underwent imaging tests that revealed bone spurs in his elbow. Surgery was then […]
Mets’ Kodai Senga taking modest approach regarding ‘ace’ label
PORT STREET LUCIE — Kodai Senga chose humility over bravado Wednesday when asked about wearing the “ace” label in the Mets’ starting rotation this season. “I think being asked a question like this means that some people might think of me that way,” the Japanese right-hander said in his first official appearance as a pitcher […]
Mets’ David Peterson progressing well after hip surgery
PORT STREET LUCIE — David Peterson thought it was just a normal pain. But after pitching through much of last season in discomfort and then showing little improvement, the Mets’ left-hander was evaluated and told he had a torn labrum in his left hip. “Most of last year was kind of on and off,” Peterson […]
Mets hopeful Zack Short once got boost from Bobby Valentine
PORT STREET SEA — A few months before he arrived at Sacred Heart University, Zach Short heard rumors that a prominent figure with ties to memories of his favorite childhood baseball team was joining the athletic department. With former Mets manager Bobby Valentine heading to Sacred Heart University as athletic director, Short couldn’t believe his […]
Former Mets, Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra suffers stroke
Mets great Lenny Dykstra has suffered a stroke and is hospitalized in Los Angeles, sources confirmed to the Post. News of Dykstra’s health issues first surfaced on social media when Dolan’s Bar, a business in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, announced that Dykstra had suffered a “mild stroke” and that the former MLB player’s family was surrounding […]
Mets new-found rotation depth could become surprising strength
PORT STREET LUCIE — When people around here are asked about the Mets’ greatest strength, they obviously say it’s the presence of Pete Alonso, who has hit more home runs than anyone since entering the league. can make it, right. Or you could mention the all-around play and glory of shortstop Francisco Lindor, who entered […]