Mets Roster Central: A Viewing of Ewing

[Edgy MD]

It is the habit of teams calling up a top prospect to try to take the heat off the rookie by declaring he is "NOT HERE TO BE A SAVIOR."

Expect a lot of that tonight — from the announcer, manager, coaches, fellow players, maybe the owner ... maybe even from brand-new Met A.J. Ewing himself. It'll probably even be true, but none of it will lift the reality that the Mets need saving, and the only thing that is going to take that off Ewing's shoulders is a couple of teammates doing the heavy lifting themselves.

Transactions, 5/12/2026

GOING	NEUTRAL	COMING
Designated for Assignment	Transferred from Outfield	Re-Signed to Minor League Contract, Assigned to Brooklyn	Added to Roster and Promoted from Syracuse
Infielders			Outfielders
Andy Ibáñez	Brett Baty	Nick Roselli	A.J. Ewing
R/R DoB: 1993-04-03 High Level: MLB (2026)	L/R DoB: 1999-11-13 High Level: MLB (2026)	L/R DoB: 2003-03-31 High Level: A+ (2025)	L/R DoB: 2004-08-10 High Level: AAA (2026)

A.J. Ewing came hard in 2025. His .830 OPS over three levels was underscored by a .401 OBP and 70 stolen bases. Mets Roster Central suspects it was his performance in 2025 that turned Jett Williams into a tradeable commodity for the Mets. A Ty Cobbian start (not to put any pressure on a guy) to 2026 (.339 / .447 / .514 // .961 with 17 steals in 18 attempts in 30 games across two levels) and he's here with the Mets.

And that's his game — getting on base and running wild. Pray that the Mets don't turn him into one more guy who flies out to the warning track and gets slaps on the back for almost getting a hold of one. That show is getting real old.

Putting Brett Baty back in the infield contingent is some housekeeping here, but it really is a fait accompli. He's seen most of his time over there since the Ronny Mauricio injury, and Andy Ibáñez' two error game at the hot corner sealed his fate perhaps more than his bat did.

Nick Roselli had been released at the end of Spring Training after a lousy 2025. (He did well enough at St. Lucie but hit a wall in Brooklyn.)  But with the way the Mets season is going, a .455 OPS doesn't seem as hopelessly disqualifying as it might have back on April 1. His return probably represents the organization backfilling in anticipation of losing Ibáñez.

That smart looking Bingho uniform he's wearing in his thumbnail pic isn't a Rumble Ponies alternate, by the way. Nick played his NCAA ball for SUNY-Binghamton.

Go Bearcats!!

Your 2026 New York Mets

	Starting Pitchers
	Clay Holmes	Nolan McLean	Freddy Peralta	David Peterson	Christian Scott
	R/R DoB: 1993-03-27	R/R DoB: 2001-07-24	R/R DoB: 2996-06-04	L/L DoB: 1995-09-03	R/R DoB: 1999-06-15
Relief Pitchers
Huascar Brazobán	Craig Kimbrel	Sean Manaea	Tobias Myers	Brooks Raley	Austin Warren	Luke Weaver
R/R DoB: 1989-10-15	R/R DoB: 32291	R/L DoB: 1992-02-01	R/R DoB: 1998-08-05	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	MJ Melendez
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	L/R DoB: 1993-11-29
Infielders		Outfielders
Marcus Semien	Mark Vientos	Carson Benge	A.J. Ewing	Austin Slater	Juan Soto	Tyrone Taylor
R/R DoB: 1990-09-17	R/R DoB: 1993-12-11	L/R DoB: 2003-01-20	L/R DoB: 38209	R/R DoB: 33951	L/L DoB: 1998-10-25	R/R DoB: 34356

Also on 40-Player Roster

Starting Pitchers			Relief Pitchers
Tylor Megill	Kodai Senga	Jonah Tong	Alex Carrillo	Reed Garrett	Joey Gerber	Justin Hagenman
R/R DoB: 1995-07-28	L/R DoB: 1993-01-30	R/R DoB: 2003-06-19	R/R DoB: 1997-06-06	R/R DoB: 1993-01-02	R/R DoB: 1997-05-03	R/R DoB: 1996-10-07
On 60-Day Injured List with torn right UCL.	On 15-Day Injured List with Lumbar Spine Inflammation	With Syracuse	With Syracuse	On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery and nerve relocation surgery.	With St. Lucie on Rehab Assignment	On 60 Day Injured List with fractured rib.
Relief Pitchers				Catchers	Infielders
A.J. Minter	Dedniel Núñez	Jonathan Pintaro	Dylan Ross	Hayden Senger	Francisco Lindor	Ronny Mauricio
L/L DoB: 1993-09-02	R/R DoB: 1996-06-05	R/R DoB: 1997-11-07	R/R DoB: 2000-09-01	R/R DoB: 1997-04-03	S/R DoB: 1993-11-14	S/R DoB: 2001-04-04
With Syracuse on Rehab Assignment	On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery.	With Syracuse	With Syracuse	With Syracuse	On 10-Day Injured List with Strained Left Calf	On 10-Day Injured List with fractured right thumb.
Infielders	Outfielders
Jorge Polanco	Nick Morabito	Luis Robert, Jr.	Jared Young
S/R DoB: 1999-11-13	R/R DoB: 2003-05-07	R/R DoB: 1997-08-03	L/R DoB: 1995-07-09
On 10-Day Injured List with right wrist contusion.	With Syracuse	On 10-Day Injured List with Lumbar Spine Disc Hernitaion	On 10-Day Injured List with torn left meniscus.

Designagted for Assignment

Infielders

Andy Ibáñez

R/R DoB: 1993-04-03

DFA'd, 2026-05-12.

Your Mets Coaching Staff

Manager	Bench Coach	Pitching Coach	Hitting Coordinator	Third Base Coach	First Base Coach	Bullpen Coach	Ass't Pitching 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 Practice Pitcher	Equipment 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	Reconditioning Coordinator	Reconditioning 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: 22846

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