The New York Mets have struggled mightily throughout the 2026 MLB season. However, they did pick up a big win on Thursday night against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Sean Manaea walked off the mound on Thursday believing his night wasn’t quite finished. He had worked through traffic for much of the evening and there was reason to think he had enough left in the tank to get another couple of outs.
The Mets took the first game of their first series of the season against the Phillies, winning 6-4 on a windy evening in Philadelphia in part due to two home runs from Juan Soto and another solid performance from Sean Manaea.
Juan Soto homered twice, and Marcus Semien drove in a pair of insurance runs as the visiting New York Mets posted a 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.
In leading the New York Mets to a 6-4 win over their division rival Philadelphia Phillies, Juan Soto accomplished something he's become known for at this point in his career.
The New York Mets signed Bo Bichette this past offseason. Bichette was linked to the Philadelphia Phillies before ending up with the Mets, though. With the Mets and Phillies playing in Philadelphia on Thursday, the subject came up while Bichette was speaking with reporters.
The New York Mets have been without star shortstop Francisco Lindor for more than half the 2026 season. Lindor last played on April 22 against the Minnesota Twins, when he left the game after five innings.
The New York Mets' struggles this year have been well documented. Having one of the league's highest payrolls and sitting in last place in the division does not go unnoticed.
Thursday, June 18, 2026 • 6:40 PM Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PA LHP Sean Manaea (1-2, 4.78) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (3-4, 5.86) SNY • MLBN For the first time in 2026, the Mets will finally play the Philadelphia Phillies, their division rivals.
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.
The New York Mets are sending one of their young fielders on a rehab assignment. Infielder Ronny Mauricio will officially play in his first rehab game tonight for the Single-A St.
With the Mets looking to end a brutal skid to start their series with the Reds, a two-game stretch in which they were outscored 17-3, the team turned to rookie Nolan McLean to calm the waters and correct their path.
The usual response from the 2026 Mets: for now, they’ll barely float above water. The exact same thing happened last week: to start their six-game homestand, the Mets lost two out of three against the Cardinals, then looked to be turning the tide after taking two against the MLB-best Braves.
At long last, Sean Manaea is back to being a first-inning starter for the New York Mets. Manaea will look to build off a productive outing Thursday when the Mets open a three-game road series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
The New York Mets' season hasn't gone anything like what President of Baseball Operations David Stearns had planned entering the season, and it's been nothing short of an abject failure through the first two and a half months.
Trade season is heating up, and starting pitchers are once again expected to dominate the conversation. With contenders looking to strengthen their rotations for October, several proven arms are already drawing attention ahead of the Aug.
Tobias Myers did not create the Mets’ rotation problem. He just made it impossible to ignore. The Mets got blown out 12-0 by the Reds on Monday, and the score was ugly enough by itself.
The Mets are going to designate infielder Vidal Bruján for assignment, reports Chelsea Janes of SNY. That will likely be the corresponding move to open an active roster spot for infielder Zack Short, who was claimed off waivers yesterday.
The New York Mets got some encouraging news when Christian Scott landed on the injured list this week. The injury is not believed to be serious. Manager Carlos Mendoza indicated the right-hander’s hip impingement is considered minor, and the hope is that Scott misses only the minimum 15-day stint after responding well to a cortisone shot.
The Mets are going to place right-hander Christian Scott on the injured list, reports Will Sammon of The Athletic. It is due to a hip issue, per Jon Heyman of The New York Post.
Bo Bichette’s start to his time with the New York Mets has not gone well, either individually or for the team. A 31-39 record through their first 70 games, combined with Bichette’s numbers falling well below expectations, has already generated buzz about his future in New York less than six months after he became a Met.