A pitchers' duel could be in the offing Tuesday night following a wild affair in the series opener between the visiting New York Mets and the Washington Nationals.
The Mets have designated Austin Slater for assignment, per Jon Heyman. The 33-year-old joined the team less than a month ago, replacing Tommy Pham on the Mets’ active roster in the process.
Carson Benge hit an RBI single and a two-run double during an historical 10-run 12th inning in New York's wild 16-7 victory over the Washington Nationals Monday, as the Mets became the first NL team to score at least 10 runs in an extra inning since 1919.
The New York Mets turned a tense night into a defining moment, erupting for a double-digit 12th inning to beat the Washington Nationals 16–7 and continue a recent surge after a brutal start to the season.
The New York Mets exploded for 10 runs in the 12th inning and routed the Nationals 16-7 Monday night in Washington. Automatic runner Tyrone Taylor scored the go-ahead run when Carson Benge singled off pitcher Paxton Schultz (0-1).
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.
The New York Mets (21-26) outlasted the Washington Nationals (23-25) 16-6 on Monday evening at Nationals Park, in a game that featured five lead changes, extra innings, and a ten-run twelfth inning that turned a nail-biter into a blowout.
The Mets and Nationals played an absolute slog of a game that lasted a little over four hours, but the Mets won 16-7 in the end. And hey, that beats the alternative.
The New York Mets are holding onto a sliver of hope that Clay Holmes can come back this season after breaking his leg. Holmes fractured his tibia in the 4th inning of Friday’s matchup against the New York Yankees at Citi Field in Queens, N.Y.
The New York Mets are planning on calling up one of their pitching prospects for his major league debut later this week. Left-handed pitcher Zach Thornton, New York's No.
The 2026 season for the Mets has not gone as planned. The hope was that New York, with its starting rotation and a good collection of offensive talent, which included Juan Soto and new faces like Jorge Polanco, Luis Robert, and Bo Bichette, would have this club in the thick of the NL East race.
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 will be missing Clay Holmes for the foreseeable future. Holmes even is considering surgery for his leg ailment. New York’s first act amid this setback is calling up the No.
The New York Mets will be turning to one of their top pitching prospects to help their wounded starting rotation. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com first reported on Monday that the Mets are calling up top pitching prospect Zach Thornton who will make his major league debut on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals.
The Mets are going to promote pitching prospect Zach Thornton this week. Manager Carlos Mendoza informed reporters, including Tim Britton of The Athletic, that Thornton will play some kind of role for the Mets on Wednesday.
The New York Mets selected the contract of right-hander Daniel Duarte on Monday after right-hander Joey Gerber was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday.
The Mets announced that they have selected the contract of right-hander Daniel Duarte. In a corresponding active roster move, fellow righty Joey Gerber has been optioned to Triple-A.
The Mets have quietly begun to turn their season around. Sunday's dramatic win against the Yankees ensured the Mets capped a 5-1 home stand with their 10th win in 15 games during the month of May.
The New York Mets continue to battle significant injury issues throughout the early part of the 2026 MLB season. Entering Monday’s game against the Washington
Some Mets fans listening to the radio broadcast of Saturday's game against the Yankees were concerned that beloved radio play-by-play announcer Howie Rose wasn't calling the final innings of the contest. It turns out Rose was just fine and was instead fulfilling a longtime dream.
To say that the New York Mets have been one of the most disappointing teams in baseball this season would be a huge understatement, and one of their biggest offseason acquisitions has been a significant part of the team's struggles.
The New York Mets took two of three games over the New York Yankees to win the Subway Series. On Sunday, the Mets were down big late in the game, but then Tyrone Taylor hit a game-tying home run to force extra innings, where the Mets would take the victory.
The New York Mets have had a tough start to the 2026 Major League Baseball season and things got even more difficult this past week with Clay Holmes suffering a fractured fibula after being hit with a comeback from New York Yankees slugger Spencer Jones.
The New York Yankees were so close to winning their first Subway Series against the New York Mets since 2018, but their attempt to complete that mission was foiled again on Sunday.
The New York Mets look to build on one of their most dramatic wins of the season when they open a four-game series at the Washington Nationals on Monday.
The Mets will be missing right-hander Clay Holmes for a significant chunk of the season, but he could return sometime after the All-Star break. The veteran starter fractured his right fibula on Friday against the Yankees.