Meet the Mets
The Mets are “among the teams” who have met with free agent left-hander Framber Valdez, according to reporting by SNY.
Congratulations to Mets pitcher Tylor Megill on his engagement to his girlfriend Payton.
Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru of MLB.com makes David Wright’s Hall of Fame case, outlining six reasons why the Mets legend belongs in Cooperstown.
Both Mets and Yankees fans are waiting for something to believe in, writes Mike Lupica of The New York Daily News.
Around the National League East
The Good Phight explores Jarren Duran as a potential
trade target for the Phillies.
Battery Power looked into how Joel Payamps improves the Braves’ bullpen depth and argues that he should be given a chance to make the Opening Day roster.
Ken Sugiura of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ran a profile on Jeremy Hefner—the Braves’ new pitching coach and someone the Mets are intimately familiar with—and his philosophy and approach.
Federal Baseball dove into the question of how the Nationals will deploy Luis Garcia Jr. in 2026.
The Astros and Orioles are reportedly no longer involved in the pursuit of Marlins righty Edward Cabrera.
Around Major League Baseball
MLB.com ran down each team’s longest home run of 2025. For the Mets, that was Ronny Mauricio’s first home run of the season on June 7 against the Rockies.
There are lots of fun alternate identities already lined up in Minor League Baseball for 2026.
Brent Maguire of MLB.com took a deep dive into the underrated aspects of Shohei Ohtani’s greatness, including the fact that he hits all pitch types well and has no platoon splits.
David Schoenfield of ESPN noted one stat that will make or break every National League team in 2026. For the Mets, that’s 796: the number of innings their starting pitchers threw in 2025, which ranked 27th in the majors.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Steve Sypa reviewed the left-handed pitchers who departed the Mets’ farm system in 2025.
Lukas Vlahos provided a grade for the Jeff McNeil trade.
This Date in Mets History
The Mets made a, ahem, big acquisition on this date in 2001 when they traded for Mo Vaughn.
