The New York Mets are facing a storm of criticism following reports that franchise icon Pete Alonso is leaving Queens. After reportedly agreeing to a five-year, $155 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles, the reality of a Mets lineup without the “Polar Bear” has set in, and prominent MLB insiders are questioning the team’s decision-making.
WFAN’s Evan Roberts warned New York Mets owner Steve Cohen to expect small crowds at Citi Field next season following Pete Alonso and Edwin Díaz’s departures in free agency.
The New York Mets are losing Pete Alonso, but may target a former New York Yankee as his short-term replacement. The Mets have internally discussed first baseman Paul Goldschmidt as a potential option to replace Alonso, according to Tim Healey of the Boston Globe.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
Acquired in a deadline deal from the Giants, Tyler Rogers performed well over his two months in a Mets uniform, posting a 2.30 ERA over 27 1/3 innings.
The MLB world may have been surprised when the announcement came out that Pete Alonso and the Baltimore Orioles were finalizing a five-year, $155 million contract.
It was a quiet Rule 5 draft for the Mets, who did not make a selection nor have a player selected in the major league phase. In the Triple-A phase, the Mets lost three pitchers but made three selections of their own.
The Mets have a lot of holes to fill, and one is in the outfield. Rockies two-time Gold Glove center fielder Brenton Doyle is available via trade, and the Mets, Padres, Phillies, Yankees and other teams are showing interest, a league source told Ari Alexander of 7News Boston.
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
The New York Mets are going to look a lot different in 2026. After watching Edwin Diaz walk in free agency on Tuesday, the Mets saw their other top free agent depart on Wednesday as Pete Alonso finally landed the long-term deal he was seeking with the Baltimore Orioles.
New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns has now left little doubt that he was convinced the Mets' core as it existed would never take the franchise where it wanted to go.
The New York Mets are still reeling from the fact that they lost Edwin Diaz to the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 9, after Diaz accepted the Dodgers' three-year, $69 million offer rather than the three-year, $66 million deal the Mets presented him with.
New York Mets reliever Devin Williams doesn’t feel the pressure of possibly replacing Edwin Díaz after the latter signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Díaz, who had been the Mets’ closer since 2019, agreed to terms on a three-year, $69 million contract with the Dodgers on Tuesday.
The New York Mets made one of the winter’s most decisive bullpen moves by securing one of baseball’s most electric late-inning arms. The signing of Devin Williams quickly became a headline moment for the organization this offseason, as the All-Star moved fast to find a new home in Queens.
Pete Alonso may have a four-word message for interested teams — “Prices just went up.” The five-time MLB All-Star slugger Alonso has a significant ask in free agency, Sean McAdam and Chris Cotillo of MassLive reported on Tuesday.
The New York Mets are willing to entertain offers on starter David Peterson, write Tim Britton and Will Sammon of The Athletic. That probably wouldn’t be for prospects but could be part of a swap for a player at a position of need.
It hasn’t been a good day for the New York Mets and their fans. Edwin Diaz, a closer who revived the energy of Citi Field, who felt like part of the team’s fabric, is suddenly gone.
In the world of New York Mets baseball, the hot stove isn’t just warm; it’s practically radioactive. And the latest meltdown has Mets fans pointing their pitchforks squarely at one man: David Stearns.
Sometimes an offseason really starts to take shape the moment a rumor becomes a conversation. For the New York Mets, that moment arrived the second word got out that the front office hopped on a video call with Michael King.