Mets Roster Central: Lifting a Fallen Angel

[Edgy MD]

When a new teenager joins the Mets organization out The Dominican Republic — or Venezuela or Columbia, or The Bahamas or Panama or the like — we usually have very little offer.  It takes a lot to gather a birthdate and a blurry photo of him from a back field.  If we can find out which arm he throws with and which side of the plate he bats from, that's a bonus.  And if he has a common name like Jose Hernandez, well, it's going to take a lot of detective work to get his deets.

But sometimes, they come with a backstory.

Transactions, 6/10/2026

GOING

Signed as International Amateur Free Agent out of The Dominican Republic, Assigned to DSL Mets Blue

Infielders

Angel Osuna

S/R DoB: 2007-07-06 High Level: Academy (2026)

This brings us to Angel Osuna.  Shortstop Angel was one of the top prospects from the 2025 class of amateur foreign prospects.  The Yankees, as a matter of fact, thought he was the very top of the class, and that's why they signed him for the very highest bonus of $5 million.

That's some cheddar for a kid who hasn't grown into his body yet.  But — and you probably have some idea where this was going — Angel was more grown than his representatives were letting on.  He was, in fact, three years older than they were billing him as.

Nobody likes to be defrauded.  The ripoff is bad, the insult is bad, and feeling really stupid that you missed all the clues along the way must really be the worst.  The contract was voided, the bonus money returned, and the representatives were sanctioned and presumably will never get to represent a teenager again — and will presumably be treated as pariahs on the fields of Dominican baseball fields.

But what of young Mr. Osuna.  Presumably a pretty impressive player at some level at least.  He was young and presumably naive, but certainly not entirely innocent of the game being played, and he got sent back on the pile and banned from signing with any organization for a year — a year critical to his development.

And there he lay until two days ago, when he was inked by the Mets for $10 thousand dollars.  It's something, though probably less than the money his family got taken for by his unscrupulous agents, and far less than $5 million.  But it is a new start, and now his story starts again, and the Mets get to find out if he is a good player for what he is now, almost 19 years old, rather than the 18-year-old masquerading as a preternaturally gifted 15-year-old that almost took the Yankees for a ride.

Transactions, 6/11/2026

COMING

Sent to Binghamton on Rehab Assignment

Starting Pitchers

Kodai Senga

L/R DoB: 1993-01-30 High Level: MLB (2026)

The ongoing saga of Kodai Senga is relentless.  There's an irony in this, as in so many tales, as he came into the season throwing harder than ever — up to 97 and 98 in his first start or two — far higher than the 94-ish he previously used to set up his devastating ghost fork.  But seemingly, in pursuit of the higher velocity, he incurred enough impact on his body that he lost even the middling velocity that helped him be so damned effective.

The ghost fork works like a change, and so it needs a decent fastball that Senga can safely put over the plate once or twice in order to set it up.  In several rehab starts to date, that velocity and control hadn't been there, and he's been hit.

But his first start back in Bingo was what we are looking for — six innings, one earned run on one hit (a homer), one walk, and five strikeouts, so maybe another start at Syracuse along the line and maybe we might have some version of the guy we know he can be.

Your 2026 New York Mets

	Starting Pitchers
	Sean Manaea	Nolan McLean	Freddy Peralta	David Peterson	Christian Scott
	R/L DoB: 1992-02-01	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	Daniel Duarte	A.J. Minter	Cionel Pérez	Brooks Raley	Austin Warren	Luke Weaver
R/R DoB: 1989-10-15	R/R DoB: 1996-12-04	L/L DoB: 1993-09-02	R/L DoB: 35176	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	Kodai Senga	Zach Thornton	Jonah Tong	Alex Carrillo	Reed Garrett
R/R DoB: 1993-03-27	R/R DoB: 1995-07-28	L/R DoB: 1993-01-30	L/L DoB: 2002-01-17	R/R DoB: 2003-06-19	R/R DoB: 1997-06-06	R/R DoB: 1993-01-02
Relief Pitchers						Catchers
Joey Gerber	Justin Hagenman	Tobias Myers	Dedniel Núñez	Jonathan Pintaro	Dylan Ross	Hayden Senger
R/R DoB: 1997-05-03	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	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: 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 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: 1962-07-19

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