Mets Roster Central: Taylor Falls and the Dominoes Follow

Capping a terrible series in Miami, a reserve Mets outfielder gets hurt.  It shouldn't have been the worst news, but ... as this outfielder was perhaps the most recent hero the Mets have known in a season where heroes have been few, a tremendous game-tying home run against the Yankees nine days ago is suddenly seeming like ten years in the rearview mirror

Transactions, 5/25/2026

GOING

Refused Minor-League Assignment and Opted for Free Agency

Relief Pitchers

Craig Kimbrel

R/R DoB: 1988-05-28 High Level: MLB (2026)

Craig Kimbrel refusing a minor-league assignment should come as no surprise.  The bearded, man-bunned purveyor of the crane position brought more style than substance to his Mets tenure, but he has spent the last few seasons in a race against time, trying to add something — anything — to his borderline Hall of Fame case, jumping from team to team, with little time to linger.

The man can still pitch a little, but is stuff is such that you don't want to see him in a position where he has to throw a strike.

Transactions, 5/26/2026

GOING				NEUTRAL
Signed away by TBR to Minor League Contract	Demoted to Syracuse	Demoted to Syracuse	Placed on 10-Day Injured List with Strained Right Hip Flexor	Transferred from Infield
Relief Pitchers		Outfielders
Craig Kimbrel	Jonathan Pintaro	Nick Morabito	Tyrone Taylor	MJ Melendez
R/R DoB: 1988-05-28 High Level: MLB (2026)	R/R DoB: 1997-11-07 High Level: MLB (2026)	R/R DoB: 2003-05-07 High Level: MLB (2026)	R/R DoB: 1994-01-22 High Level: MLB (2026)	L/R DoB: 1993-11-29 High Level: MLB (2026)
COMING
Activated from 60-Day Injured List	Added to Roster and Promoted from Syracuse
Relief Pitchers	Infielders
A.J. Minter	Eric Wagaman
L/L DoB: 1993-09-02 High Level: MLB (2025)	R/R DoB: 1997-08-14 High Level: MLB (2026)

When Tyrone Taylor pulled up short on the way to first, it was unfortunate, but losing a reserve outfielder with a .530 OPS for a few weeks shouldn't be a roster-cripping exercise.  But what shouldn't be and what is are on pretty friendly terms when it comes to these 2026 Mets.

Taylor's immediate replacement is, as expected, fellow reserve outfielder Jared Young, returning from a leg injury, but that transaction left the Mets with four of their five outfielders being exclusive lefthanded hitters, and the lone righthanded batter still looking for his first MLB hit.

Pinch-running specialists (particularly pinch-running specialists who get thrown out on the first pitch) are simply not a luxury that teams in the offensive position of the Mets can afford to retain, but as Nick Morabito's initial Mets tenure comes to a close, let it not be overlooked that the Mets chose to open it by un-necessarily throwing the rookie into the heat of a stupid near-40-year-old number controversy, and then not having their guy's back when the shit predictably hit the fan.

So Morabito is out, the more seasoned righthanded bat of Eric Wagaman is back in the fold (and hopefully shedding his phantom Met status), and the Mets are no longer operating with an infield/outfield imbalance that had caused Vientos-Semien-Baty-Bichette to play 99% of the innings in recent weeks.

The long rehab of AJ Minter comes to an end, and if he gives the Mets a second lefty half as effective as Brooks Raley has been, they will be a blessed team on the bullpen side of things, but that is not the side where the pain has been, as can be seen by their rewarding Jonathan Pintaro for his 3 1/3 hitless/one walk innings with a ticket to Syracuse.

Dominoes.

Your 2026 New York Mets

	Starting Pitchers
	Nolan McLean	Freddy Peralta	David Peterson	Christian Scott	Jonah Tong
	R/R DoB: 2001-07-24	R/R DoB: 2996-06-04	L/L DoB: 1995-09-03	R/R DoB: 1999-06-15	R/R DoB: 2003-06-19
Relief Pitchers
Huascar Brazobán	Sean Manaea	A.J. Minter	Tobias Myers	Brooks Raley	Austin Warren	Luke Weaver
R/R DoB: 1989-10-15	R/L DoB: 1992-02-01	L/L DoB: 1993-09-02	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	Hayden Senger	Luís Torrens	Bo Bichette	Brett Baty	Vidal Brujan	Marcus Semien
R/R DoB: 1994-09-21	R/R DoB: 1997-04-03	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	Alex Carrillo	Daniel Duarte	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: 1997-06-06	R/R DoB: 1996-12-04	R/R DoB: 1993-01-02
Relief Pitchers				Catchers	Infielders
Justin Hagenman	Dedniel Núñez	Jonathan Pintaro	Dylan Ross	Francisco Alvarez	Francisco Lindor	Ronny Mauricio
R/R DoB: 1996-10-07	R/R DoB: 1996-06-05	R/R DoB: 1997-11-07	R/R DoB: 2000-09-01	R/R DoB: 2001-11-01	S/R DoB: 1993-11-14	S/R DoB: 2001-04-04
Infielders	Outfielders
Jorge Polanco	Luis Robert, Jr.	Nick Morabito	Tyrone Taylor
S/R DoB: 1999-11-13	R/R DoB: 1997-08-03	R/R DoB: 2003-05-07	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: