Mets Roster Central: A Cascade of Fun Facts, both Short and Long

[Edgy MD]

If your name is Vidal Bruján (and who knows? maybe it is!), you might want to get it in gear.  The Mets have been on the waiver wire, doin' stuff.

Transactions, 6/15/2026

GOING	GOING	COMING	COMING
Demoted to Syracuse	Transferred from 10-Day to 60-Day Injured List	Promoted from Syracuse	Claimed off Waivers from DET, Not Yet Assigned
Relief Pitchers	Infielders	Relief Pitchers	Infielders
Daniel Duarte	Jorge Polanco	Jonathan Pintaro	Zack Short
R/R DoB: 1996-12-04 High Level: MLB (2026)	S/R DoB: 1999-11-13 High Level: MLB (2026)	R/R DoB: 1997-11-07 High Level: MLB (2026)	R/R DoB: 34848 High Level: MLB (2026)

The exchange of Daniel Duarte in favor of Jonathan Pintaro may seem like just more back-end bullpen churn, but look a little closer and there is more to it.  For instance, losing Duarte from the roster trims from team 100% of all active Mexican Mets!

More importantly, Daniel has given up no runs on one hit and one walk in five innings.  Eventually, you want to start treating these people like people, and reward them for their good work, you know?

The absurdly long Injured List assignment of Jorge Polanco gets acknowledge for what it is, as he is transferred from the 10-Day to the 60-Day IL. 

FUN FACT: When Jorge was first IL'd, way back on April 18th, his assignment was backdated to April 15th.  The Mets were so confident in what they expected to be the brevity of Polanco's IL stay, that they made a point to file paperwork to keep his assignment to a minimum of seven days.

That was 59 days ago.

Most notable is the return of Zach Short.  Zach and Joey Wendle opened the 2024 season as the Mets backup infielders, but neither was able to get untracked at all.  Both were gone by mid-May, opening the door for Jose Iglesias, OMG!, and utter reversal of fortune of those 2024 Mets.

FUN FACT #2: Zack Short and Terrence Long each have -0.1 bWAR to their credit at baseball-reference.com in their brief tenures as Mets.  This second tenure may represent a chance for Zack to break the grievous tie in the bitter Short/Long rivalry!  Internal drama!

FUN FACT #3: Zack hails from Kingston, NY, and he got those strong legs from winters on the slopes as much as summers on the diamond, and when he's not playing ball, he's repping Potter Brothers Ski & Snowboard Shop, sporting the gear of his hometown's family-owned sports retailer.

FUN FACT #4: Zack was originally acquired by the Mets through a waiver claim from Detroit in November of 2023, and now he returns to the team ... through a waiver claim ... from Detroit.  Life is odd for guys tagged and professionally pigeonholed as AAAA players like himself.

The Mets have a few days to decide what to do with him.  They can replace Bruján, they can wait to see if an injury arises, or they can do what the Tigers did and try to sneak him through waivers themselves.

Your 2026 New York Mets

	Starting Pitchers
	Sean Manaea	Tobias Myers	Nolan McLean	Freddy Peralta	David Peterson
	R/L DoB: 1992-02-01	R/R DoB: 1998-08-05	R/R DoB: 2001-07-24	R/R DoB: 2996-06-04	L/L DoB: 1995-09-03
Relief Pitchers
Huascar Brazobán	A.J. Minter	Cionel Pérez	Jonathan Pintaro	Brooks Raley	Austin Warren	Luke Weaver
R/R DoB: 1989-10-15	L/L DoB: 1993-09-02	R/L DoB: 35176	R/R DoB: 1997-11-07	L/L DoB: 1988-06-29	R/R DoB: 1996-02-05	R/R DoB: 1993-08-21
Relief Pitchers	Catchers		Infielders
Devin Williams	Francisco Alvarez	Luís Torrens	Bo Bichette	Brett Baty	Vidal Brujan	Marcus Semien
R/R DoB: 1994-09-21	R/R DoB: 2001-11-01	R/R DoB: 1996-05-02	R/R DoB: 1998-03-05	L/R DoB: 1999-11-13	S/R DoB: 1998-02-09	R/R DoB: 1990-09-17
Infielders		Outfielders
Mark Vientos	Eric Wagaman	Carson Benge	A.J. Ewing	MJ Melendez	Juan Soto	Jared Young
R/R DoB: 1993-12-11	R/R DoB: 1997-08-14	L/R DoB: 2003-01-20	L/R DoB: 2004-08-10	L/R DoB: 1993-11-29	L/L DoB: 1998-10-25	L/R DoB: 1995-07-09

Also on 40-Player Roster

Starting Pitchers						Relief Pitchers
Clay Holmes	Tylor Megill	Christian Scott	Kodai Senga	Zach Thornton	Jonah Tong	Alex Carrillo
R/R DoB: 1993-03-27	R/R DoB: 1995-07-28	R/R DoB: 1999-06-15	L/R DoB: 1993-01-30	L/L DoB: 2002-01-17	R/R DoB: 2003-06-19	R/R DoB: 1997-06-06
Relief Pitchers						Catchers
Reed Garrett	Justin Hagenman	Tobias Myers	Dedniel Núñez	Jonathan Pintaro	Dylan Ross	Hayden Senger
R/R DoB: 1993-01-02	R/R DoB: 1996-10-07	R/R DoB: 1998-08-05	R/R DoB: 1996-06-05	R/R DoB: 1997-11-07	R/R DoB: 2000-09-01	R/R DoB: 1997-04-03
Infielders				Outfielders
Francisco Lindor	Ronny Mauricio	Jorge Polanco	Zack Short	Nick Morabito	Luis Robert, Jr.	Tyrone Taylor
S/R DoB: 1993-11-14	S/R DoB: 2001-04-04	S/R DoB: 1999-11-13	R/R DoB: 34848	R/R DoB: 2003-05-07	R/R DoB: 1997-08-03	R/R DoB: 1994-01-22

Your Mets Coaching Staff

Manager	Bench Coach	Pitching Coach	Hitting Coord.	Third Base Coach	First Base Coach	Bullpen Coach	Ass't Pitch. Coach
Carlos Mendoza	Kai Correa	Justin Willard	Jeff Albert	Tim Leiper	Gilbert Gomez	José Rosado	Dan McKinney
DoB: 1979-11-27	DoB: 1989-07-14	DoB: 1990-09-09	DoB: 1992-08-16	DoB: 1996-07-19	DoB: 1992-03-08	DoB: 1974-11-09	DoB: 1989-06-06
Hitting Coach	Strategy Coach	Catching Coach	Coaching Assistant	Bat'g Prac. Pitcher	Equip. Manager	Bullpen Catchers	Bullpen Catchers
Troy Snitker	Danny Barnes	J.P. Arencibia	Rafael Fernandez	Kevin Mahoney	Kevin Kierst	Eric Langill	Dave Racaniello
DoB: 1988-12-05	DoB: 1989-10021	DoB: 1986-01-05	DoB: 1988-08-03	DoB: 1987-05-11	DoB: 1964-07-09	DoB: 1979-04-09	DoB: 1978-06-03

Your Mets Training Staff

Director of Player Health	Head Athletic Trainer	Assistant Athletic Trainer	Recond. Coordinator	Recond. Therapist	Head Performance Coach	Assistant Performance Coach	Performance Coordinator	Soft Tissue Specialist
Brian Chicklo	Joseph Golia	Bryan Baca	Sean Bardanett	Josh Bickel	Dustin Clarke	Tanner Miracle	Jeremy Chiang	Hiroto Kawamura
DoB: 1972-07-17	DoB: 1978-??-??	DoB: Circa 1980	DoB: 1988-06-23	DoB: 1996-??-??	DoB: 1987-??-??	DoB: 1991-??-??	DoB: ????-??-??	DoB: 1962-07-19

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