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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Let’s cut right to the chase: The Mets are a bad baseball team. But worse than being bad, they’re borderline unwatchable. Ah, I see I’ve already contradicted the overarching purpose of this article.
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.
The Mets are bad. The trade deadline approaches: Monday, August 3 at 6 PM EDT. That means it’s time to do an inventory of what the Mets have to move and what they might get for those pieces.
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.
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The New York Mets sent Juan Soto to Philadelphia as their lone representative for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game, giving the superstar a national stage during Tuesday’s red carpet festivities at Citizens Bank Park.
The New York Mets are heading into the MLB trade deadline as one of the premier sellers in the National League. They enter the All-Star Break at 40-57, second-to-last in the NL Wild Card race.
When this time of year hits on the Major League Baseball calendar, pressure can be defined in many different ways.
Juan Soto received one of the biggest compliments of All-Star week before taking the field in Philadelphia. San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb predicted the New York Mets slugger has the talent to eventually reach one of baseball's most exclusive milestones.
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.
The season of torture for New York Mets fans continued Tuesday, with the team snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. The Mets entered the fifth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Citi Field in Queens, N.Y., with a five-run lead, but that evaporated completely before the frame even ended.
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