The MLB trade deadline is one of baseball’s most anticipated landmarks during its eventful season. The rich become richer, and struggling teams sell off valuable pieces to upgrade their future.
Kooper Schulte comes from an extremely athletics-oriented family. His father, Justin, pitched for the University of Iowa in the mid-90s and has been a collegiate baseball head coach since 1999, first with Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids and then with Southeastern Community College in West Burlington, Iowa since 2006.
A native of Alpharetta, Georgia, Marcus Ward attended Kings Ridge Christian High School. A four-year letterman there, playing football as well as baseball, he was a First All-Region Team honoree this past spring, helping lead the Tigers to a 30-4 record and their second-consecutive Georgia High School Association Final Four.
Cooper Dossett was not only a well-known, high-profile high school prospect during his days playing at Har-Ber High School in Springdale, Arkansas, but he was a record-setting high school prospect; the right-hander set the Perfect Game national record by uncorking a throw from the outfield that was clocked at 100 MPH.
MLB held its inaugural Home Run Derby event at the 1985 MLB All-Star Game. How many of the winners can you name in five minutes?
When you think of Guidey’s from the bayous outside of New Orleans, the mind automatically shifts to Louisiana Lightning, but there is no blood relation between the two.
The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.
A three-year letterwinner who played baseball, basketball, and football at Fulton High School in Fulton, Missouri, Dustin Hagens performed well on the diamond, helping lead the team to the semifinals of the state championship tournament in his senior year, but drew very little scouting buzz and attention as an unheralded, undersized right-hander.
The 2026 MLB All-Star Break is coming to an end, and the Mets are set to get back to work on Thursday night. While most teams are set to begin the second half on Friday, the Mets have a game one night earlier as they kick off a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
According to Crotchfelt family lore, Zach’s great-grandfather was scouted by and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals, playing for their Class AAA farm club back in the day.
A three-year letterman from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California that boasts alumni such as former Mets Tim Foli and Greg Goosen, as well as all-stars Hunter Greene and Mike/Giancarlo Stanton among others, Jacob Madrid’s baseball career started off slowly, hitting .255/.367/.352 in his sophomore season with the Knights in 2023.
Despite all that’s gone wrong for the New York Mets this year, Juan Soto was still an All-Star and has continued to produce like one of the best players in the world.
Is this what anyone expected entering the MLB All-Star break this season? The Mets are 17 games under .500 while sitting 12 games back in the National League Wild Card race, meaning October baseball is nearly out of reach.
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The New York Mets have had an absolutely abysmal first half of the 2026 season. They came in with hopes of contending and pushing for an NL East crown.
After the All-Star Game wrapped up on Tuesday night, Soto made it clear he isn't ready for the Mets to punt on the rest of what seems to be a lost season for the organization.
When this time of year hits on the Major League Baseball calendar, pressure can be defined in many different ways.
Lindor signed a 10-year contract extension worth up to $341M shortly before the 2021 season got underway.
As the 2026 MLB trade deadline approaches, speculation has begun over which players will be moved. Among the teams drawing the most attention are the New York Mets.
There is no real sign the Mets will complete a stunning turnaround over the next couple of months.
The New York Mets might be pulling the plug on the Freddy Peralta experiment after just six months. The Mets are “likely” to trade away their star pitcher Peralta, Steve Phillips of MLB Network reported Monday in an appearance on The New York Post’s baseball podcast “The Show.” Peralta is expected to be sent elsewhere ahead of the Aug.
Just when it seems things can't get worse for the New York Mets, they do.
New York Mets second baseman Marcus Semien took the next step toward returning from a left hip flexor strain by beginning a minor league rehab assignment Sunday.
To say that nothing has gone right for the New York Mets this season would be quite the understatement. The team sits 16 games under .500 and owns the fourth-worst record in all of baseball.
The Mets released Alex Carrillo and outrighted Guillo Zuniga to Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday, according to the team’s official transactions log. The two right-handers each cleared waivers after being designated for assignment on Tuesday, and Zuniga was retained as minor league depth while Carrillo was cut loose.
The New York Mets placed infielder Mark Vientos on the 10-day injured list on Friday because of a fractured right hand, which will not require surgery but keep him sidelined six to eight weeks.
Freddy Peralta and a handful of relievers figure to be the biggest focus of the Mets’ forthcoming sale. Peralta seems a near-lock to be moved before the August 3 trade deadline, while the team should field interest on the likes of A.J.
Two seasons ago seems like a lifetime ago for Mark Vientos of the New York Mets.
Whether or not the New York Mets will attempt to acquire a younger prospect or two for infielder Bo Bichette before the Aug. 3 MLB trade deadline will be a big question hovering over the club.
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