Mets Roster Central: Beware Reserve Lefty Outfielder Disease

The Mets are paying premium on last-minute flights to The West Coast, having arrived for a three-game stint, only to be forced to make a roster change before each game.

Transactions, 4/15/2026

GOING	COMING
Placed on 10-Day IL with Torn Meniscus in Left Knee	Promoted from Syracuse
Outfielders
Jared Young	MJ Melendez
L/R DoB: 1995-07-09 High Level: MLB (2026)	L/R DoB: 1993-11-29 High Level: MLB (2026)

The Mets went through Spring Training with a three-way battle for lefty reserve outfielder, and while competition was heated, and Jared Young and MJ Melendez enjoyed the advantage of already being on the 40-Player Roster, Mike Tauchman was said to be the favorite ... until he had to remove himself from the game near the end of camp.

A torn meniscus was his diagnosis, and a prognosis of surgery and the likelihood of missing the season was the sad result. This opened the door for Jared Young, who did everything the team could have asked of him, exhibiting life for a batting corps that has had little to show.

But strangely, Young has now fallen to the same injury. Hopefully, the prognosis is less grave, but here we are on Jackie Robinson Day — so designated because back in 1947, the season didn't begin until this day. So it's still an opening day of sorts, and the Mets are pulling their third lefty-hitting reserve outfielder from the deck.

MJ has versatility, playing all the corner spots, infield and outfield, and catching too. But you'll be unsurprised to learn he's off to a slow start as well, punching in with a .216 / .286 / .431 // .717 line in 56 plate appearances thus far for Syracuse. But hey! — six of his 11 hits have gone for extra bases, so maybe he runs into one tonight against Shohei Ohtani.

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
Brian Chicklo	Joseph Golia	Bryan Baca	Sean Bardanett	Josh Bickel	Dustin Clarke	Tanner Miracle	Jeremy Chiang
DoB: 1972-07-17	DoB: 1978-??-??	DoB: Circa 1980	DoB: 1988-06-23	DoB: 1996-??-??	DoB: 1987-??-??	DoB: 1991-??-??	DoB: ????-??-??

Your 2026 New York Mets

	Starting Pitchers
	Clay Holmes	Nolan McLean	Freddy Peralta	David Peterson	Kodai Senga
	R/R DoB: 1993-03-27	R/R DoB: 2001-07-24	R/R DoB: 2996-06-04	L/L DoB: 1995-09-03	L/R DoB: 1993-01-30
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	Brett Baty	Bo Bichette	Francisco Lindor	Jorge Polanco
R/R DoB: 1994-09-21	R/R DoB: 2001-11-01	R/R DoB: 1996-05-02	L/R DoB: 1999-11-13	R/R DoB: 1998-03-05	S/R DoB: 1993-11-14	S/R DoB: 1999-11-13
Infielders		Outfielders
Marcus Semien	Mark Vientos	Carson Benge	MJ Melendez	Tommy Pham	Luis Robert, Jr.	Tyrone Taylor
R/R DoB: 1990-09-17	R/R DoB: 1993-12-11	L/R DoB: 2003-01-20	L/R DoB: 1993-11-29	R/R DoB: 32210	R/R DoB: 1997-08-03	R/R DoB: 34356

Also on 40-Player Roster

Starting Pitchers			Relief Pitchers
Tylor Megill	Christian Scott	Jonah Tong	Alex Carrillo	Reed Garrett	Joey Gerber	Justin Hagenman
R/R DoB: 1995-07-28	R/R DoB: 1999-06-15	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.	With Syracuse	With Syracuse	With Syracuse	On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery and nerve relocation surgery.	On 15-Day Injured List with blistered right finger.	On 60 Day Injured List with fractured rib.
Relief Pitchers				Catchers	Infielders	Outfielders
A.J. Minter	Dedniel Núñez	Jonathan Pintaro	Dylan Ross	Hayden Senger	Ronny Mauricio	Nick Morabito
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: 2001-04-04	R/R DoB: 2003-05-07
With St. Lucie on Rehab Assignment	On 60-Day Injured List — right UCL surgery.	With Syracuse	With Syracuse, on Seven-Day IL	With Syracuse	With Syracuse	With Syracuse
Outfielders
Juan Soto	Jared Young
L/L DoB: 1998-10-25	L/R DoB: 1995-07-09
On 15-Day Injured List with strained right calf	On 10-Day Injured List with torn left meniscus.

Deslgnated for Assignment

Relief Pitchers

Richard Lovelady

L/L DoB: 1995-07-07

Designated for Assignment, 2026-04-11