The New York Mets dropped Friday’s series opener against their crosstown rival Yankees by a final score of 5-2. Left-handed superstar Juan Soto crushed a solo home run off Cam Schlittler, but aside from that, the Yankees ace was in control all night.
It’s the middle of May. It’s deep enough into the season now that it’s fair to say Bo Bichette has been a disappointment. While a few other Mets have finally started to get going — Brett Baty, Carson Benge and Marcus Semien, to name a few — Bichette has remained in a slump.
The Orioles have signed veteran outfielder Tommy Pham to a minor league deal, according to ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez (multiple links). The contract contains an opt-out clause for Pham in early June if he hasn’t already been added to Baltimore’s active roster. Pham is represented by Republik Sports.
The New York Yankees got some reasonably good news about their most consistent veteran starting pitcher Friday afternoon. The New York Mets were not nearly as fortunate a few hours later.
Yankees vs. Mets Game 2 has real Subway Series pressure attached to it now. The Yankees grabbed Game 1 behind strong pitching and timely hitting, while the Mets are staring at another rough stretch in a season that’s already been pretty uneven.
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.
Mets right-hander Clay Holmes sustained a fractured right fibula in tonight’s 5-2 loss to the Yankees, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Manager
In a lopsided start to the always competitive Subway Series, the New York Mets dropped the opening game to the New York Yankees 5-2 at Citi Field on Friday.
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.
New York Mets pitcher Clay Holmes suffered a fractured fibula during Friday night's game, manager Carlos Mendoza revealed following the Mets' 5-2 loss to the crosstown rival Yankees.
The New York Mets’ 2026 season hit another major snag with the latest injury to starting pitcher Clay Holmes. The Mets veteran got nailed by a 111.1-mph comebacker in the top of the 4th inning against the New York Yankees at Citi Field in Queens, N.Y.
Things keep going from bad to worse for the New York Mets. Not only did they lose to their crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees, by a 5-2 margin on Friday night, but they also lost one of their most important players to a long-term injury.
Certainly, with the Subway Series between the New York Mets and the New York Yankees getting underway for the first game of the series on Friday, there’s no denying that the two fan bases will be rowdy.
The New York Mets are missing several key players due to injury, and it’s uncertain when one of them will return to the field. Jorge Polanco has been dealing with an Achilles injury, and he recently took a PRP injection.
Star outfielder Juan Soto and manager Carlos Mendoza are two members of the New York Mets who know what it feels like to be on the other side of a Subway Series.
Despite having the highest payroll in the MLB, the New York Mets failed to reach the playoffs last year. Mets president David Stearns decided to make a massive overhaul of the roster, replacing a host of established superstars with fresh recruits.
The New York Mets might finally be turning their season around. After completing a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 9-4 win on Thursday, the Mets have now won seven of their last 10 games.
New York Mets rookie outfielder A.J. Ewing continues to impress early in his major league career. Ewing, New York's No. 1 prospect for 2026 in MLB Pipeline's updated rankings, crushed his first big league home run to get the scoring started in the Mets' 9-4 come-from-behind win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto is in the lineup for Thursday afternoon's home game against the Detroit Tigers. He had been considered day-to-day after leaving Wednesday night's game with an ankle issue.
The New York Mets got Junior Valentine’d during Wednesday’s game. New York played Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers at Citi Fields in Queens, N.Y. In the sixth inning of the contest, Mets third baseman Brett Baty was batting against Detroit starter Framber Valdez.
The Mets announced Wednesday that catcher Francisco Alvarez has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a torn meniscus in his right knee. Fellow catcher Hayden Senger has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse in a corresponding move.
Desperate for offense, the New York Mets called up top outfield prospect AJ Ewing ahead of their series opener against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday at Citi Field in Queens, N.Y.