Meet the Mets
The Mets had the day off yesterday, and they’re set to begin a three-game series against the Padres tonight in San Diego, and Jorge Polanco might rejoin the team following a rehab stint in Binghamton and Syracuse that’s been relatively light on playing time.
In his very early preview of the trade deadline, Jeff Passan says the Mets’ objective is to get healthy before making any decisions and unsurprisingly lists Freddy Peralta as the team’s top trade chip if they decide to sell.
The Mets’ trio of Juan
Soto, A.J. Ewing, and Carson Benge is embracing the “psychos” moniker.
Francisco Lindor is the star of a new trailer for Stephen Spielberg’s forthcoming film Disclosure Day.
Laura Albanese writes that the Mets need to be bold and take chances if they want to get back into the playoff race and notes that Bo Bichette and Freddy Peralta looked like they players the Mets thought they were getting when they acquired them in the offseason.
Chelsea Janes writes about what the future holds for Mark Vientos and Brett Baty.
Vientos might think highly of his own poor play at first base this year, but the Mets’ coaching staff has some ideas on how he can improve.
Abbey Mastracco writes about the Mets’ continued struggles with run prevention more than two months into the season.
Binghamton Rumble Ponies broadcaster Cam Manna spoke to the team’s strength and conditioning coach in an interview you can watch on YouTube.
This MLB Pipeline list of hot hitting prospects in each organization highlights Ryan Clifford’s recent performance at the plate.
The Mets and Yankees aren’t alone on this front, but they have more injury issues than the other 28 organizations.
Former Mets reliever LaTroy Hawkins writes about the three best players he played with over the course of his lengthy major league career.
Around the National League East
The Phillies scored six runs to beat the Padres ahead of San Diego’s return home to face the Mets this weekend.
The Blue Jays scored seven runs as they beat Chris Sale and the Braves.
Federal Baseball opines that CJ Abrams and James Wood should be starters for the National League All-Star team this year.
Canadian talent is driving the Marlins’ lineup.
Around Major League Baseball
Aaron Judge was out of the Yankees’ lineup for a third-straight game—a game that his team won—as the team awaited a diagnosis on what was ailing him. It turns out he has a stress fracture of the first rib on his right side, and he’ll be evaluated again in four-to-six weeks.
The Giants might not be any good this year, but they put up a dozen runs to beat the Brewers, who scored nine in defeat.
Former Mets pitching prospect J.T. Ginn continued his very good 2026 season with a great start against the Cubs, but the A’s faltered late and lost the game 7-6.
The Orioles beat the hapless Red Sox by an 8-2 score.
The Royals beat the Twins by an 8-6 score.
Ketel Marte’s late-inning heroics and good pitching combined to give the Diamondbacks a win over the Dodgers and a split of the series.
When it comes to injuries in the minors, some organizations seem to have more of a problem than others.
Here are seven reasons that Shohei Ohtani might be the best player ever.
This Date in Mets History
The Mets fired three coaches on this date in 1999.
