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“When I was thinking of worst-case scenarios for us in spring training, this wasn’t even close to what I could think of." My deep dive into what Mets players and others think went wrong for this team this year and what they think needs to change: nj.com/mets/2026/07/inside-t…
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Bo Bichette called Andy Green “probably (his) favorite manager to play for” this week. Will Green being back in the Mets’ dugout next year influence Bichette’s opt-out decision? “It definitely plays a role” Live on Speaking of the Mets right now: piped.video/live/KfQkorr-RKg…
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Live on Speaking of the Mets in 10 minutes to talk about my story today on Bo Bichette’s opt-out decision. Will discuss Jonah Tong’s encouraging out in DC as well with Ronny Mauricio going deep twice. See you there on YouTube! piped.video/live/KfQkorr-RKg…
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Carson Benge is the first Mets rookie to join the 20-20 club. He set the franchise rookie record for hits this year. All while bouncing back from his ice-cold April. Thoughts here on Benge’s remarkable rookie season on Speaking of the Mets: piped.video/7V21UTyar9U?si=THVy…
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Lets Go Mets chants rain down in DC after Ronny Mauricio hits his second home run of the game, this one off old friend Richard Lovelady. Mauricio has a homer from each side of the plate this afternoon.
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Asked this question on a Speaking of the Mets live show the other night, but I'll share it here. Curious what you all think... Who will make more starts for the Mets in 2027?
8% Sean Manaea
19% Jonah Tong
74% Zac Thornton
226 votes • 19 hours
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Andy Green mentioned yesterday how Ronny Mauricio has an ability to impact the baseball. Here’s a glimpse of it. 411 feet to right for a no-doubter. 106.6 mph off the bat.
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0-2 pitch with two outs and he still gets a hold of a mistake pitch over the plate. An impressive swing from A.J. Ewing here. 11 home runs on the year now for the rookie.
Ewing for the lead! 💥
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Final numbers from the Mets' homegrown core of starting pitchers in 2026: Nolan McLean: 3.16 ERA in 31 starts Christian Scott: 3.85 ERA in 23 starts Zac Thornton: 3.42 ERA in 15 starts Jonah Tong: 3.82 in 7 G (4 starts)
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Jonah Tong finishes his up-and-down year on a huge high note here in DC. Tong tossed five innings of one-run ball with a career-high nine strikeouts against the Nationals. He gave up three hits, walked one and had 19 swings and misses. Tong ends the year with a 3.82 ERA in the big leagues over seven outings (30.2 IP) at this level.
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Will Bo Bichette opt out? The Mets gave him another reason to stick around when they named Andy Green their full-time manager. “He’s been great, probably my favorite manager to play for." More here on Bichette's decision and his relationship with Green: nj.com/mets/2026/09/will-met…
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Spotted this custom Mets jersey behind home plate at Nats Park
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It’s already raining here in DC. The tarp is looming.. First pitch is scheduled for just over a half hour from now.
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Brett Baty gets the start at shortstop this afternoon for the Mets.
Saturday's starters ⚾️ @Novig | #LGM
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Quite a turnaround for Freddy Peralta to finish out the regular season with Tampa Bay…
Freddy Peralta’s last 6 starts: 5-0, 0.79 ERA (3 ER/34.0 IP) (MLB x @AbbVie)
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Carson Benge is the first Mets rookie to produce a 20/20 season. With this swing, Benge is up to 20 home runs with his 22 stolen bases … and 21 doubles too.
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Nationals announce that tomorrow's Mets @ Nationals game at Nationals Park has been moved up from 4:05 p.m to 12:35 p.m. because of inclement weather in the forecast.
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Quite an eventful first three innings tonight for Francisco Alvarez at Nats Park... In the first, he burned an ABS challenge and then swung at ball four to ground into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded. In the second, Alvarez tried to throw behind a runner at second base and it went into CF for an error ... and then later in the frame, he threw James Wood out trying to steal to get the Mets out of a jam. In the third, there were three wild pitches with Alvarez behind the dish all before the Mets record an out. Two of them allowed a run to score with Jonathan Pintaro on the mound ... on back to back pitches.
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Andy Green was asked today if it matters finishing in fourth rather than last in the division. "If it matters to a Mets fan, it matters to me, but deep down, if I think about it, there's playoffs and there's not playoffs. There's nothing we're going to do to get to that spot. So as we watch other teams celebrate inclusion in playoffs, that should leave a bitter taste in all of our mouths to get back there, and that's all I'm really concerned with. We want to finish fourth because that means we beat them, and that's what you want to do every day. I don't think we're taking a ton of pride in that. At the end of the day, the goal is to win the division, not to finish in the middle of it or not in the bottom of it."
Meanwhile, the Mets have a chance to avoid a last-place finish in the NL East if they sweep the Nationals this weekend. New York hasn’t finished a season in 5th in the NL East since they lost 95 games in 2003.
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Jefry Yan is opening for the Mets tonight. Expect to see Justin Hagenman as well since he was called up this afternoon.
New series on deck ⚾️ @Novig | #LGM
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