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I think he made a point of trying keep his age off of the public record.

One odd effect — it's way too early to suggest it's an ironic benefit — of the Mauricio injury on top of the Lindor injury is that it returns a bunch of people to their most familiar position. Bo Bichette is once again a shortstop, Brett Baty is back primarily at third, and Carson Benge is done with left field and is primarily in right. I'm all for Kevin Mitchelling it a young player. Don't give him a position. Just tell him you are going to play him all over the place, and not to worry about the nuances of any position. Just let your athleticism guide you and focus on your hitting instead. But different players work differently, Bicheette and Baty are certainly not at the establishing themselves phase, and considering the inability of so many Mets to get out of their own way, maybe a familiar landing spot could help.

It's annoying as liquid poo to me, and I don't really understand why MASN can not find a way to profit from allowing me to see their broadcast through MLB.tv.

Yeah, the Braves had a mascot named Chief Noc-a-Homa. He had a teepee behind the outfield wall and sent up smoke signals and did war cries and rain dances and stuff. As they say on the Simpsons, he wasn't a real person, but a composite of several offensive Native American stereotypes. You are seeing him in sunset there in that shot of the Camp homerun, as The Braves retired him following the 1985 season.

Yeah, I mostly think of it as 17, which I used to take up to Rochester to see a college friend — driving through upstate New York burgs with shamelessly small-town names like Horsehead and Painted Post.

I tend to consider .600 the minimum OPS standard for a justifiable MLB existence. I think of it as The Ordóñez Line, and checking it out now, Rey Ordóñez had exactly a .600 OPS.

It is May. May 3, to be exact, and that is when small batting averages stop being products of small sample sizes and start to trend toward being a season. The problems with the offense for most Mets to date extends far beyond batting averages. They don't reach enough. They don't extra-base enough. They have, for the most part, not had a lot of contact with any of the four major bases. But getting off the interstate is a start. Coming to the plate and not seeing a batting average starting with a 1 on the most massive scoreboard in the world is win, and it is win that you can build more wins on. So will the following players please get off the interstate NOW!!!! Carson Benge, you were up to .197 a few days ago, but now you are back to cruising on I-86 across the southern tier of upstate New York, and if you get to used to that, you may find yourself rehoused in upstate New York. You really don't want to be on any road that runs through Binghamton, Carson. Luis Torrens, the recipient of a brand new contract extension should not be celebrating his windfall on I-82 in the Pacific Northwest. Yeah, you get to follow the Lewis and Clark Trail for awhile, but there is plenty of time for sightseeing in the offseason. Jorge Polanco, a wounded calf may slow you down, but it's not going to feel any better pulling those hills on the Appalachian Ridge passes of I-79, running between Pittsburgh and Charleston, West Virginia. Do you wanna swing a sledgehammer in the Mets dugout or in a coal, mine, Jorge? After two fruitless at-bats yesterday, Andy Ibáñez is on the Mets roster while travelling down an imaginary I-00. He may run into Tommy Pham there, but probably not too many others, because it is hard to run into people on a highway that doesn't exist. But these are the 2026 Mets. They'll surprise ya'.

Well, for most guys in the lineup, there has been nowhere to go but up.

The start he is off to in AAA has gone from hot to insane, as he is 11 for his first 22 at-bats. Overall, between AA and AAA, we're talking .388 / .500 / .588 // 1.088 on the season, and that's through 106 plate appearances. Plus, he's stolen 12 bases in 13 tries, just to be a dick. That's moving into Ty Cobb's neighborhood.

Sounds like a good time to call Monday a triple-header.

If Carson Benge's bat can keep him in the lineup, his defense is going to be a contender for gold.

My new nickname for Vientos is Midnight Rider.

Melendez love noted. When adding walks, we will count HbPs also. Mets need baserunners.

Is putting Brujan at third and bouncing Baty over to first a viable defensive substitution?

Mets with greater-than-usual three walks on the day. Hey! Taylor Saucedo is an Angle!

OK, Mark Vientos, most important Met of the moment, gets a hit of importance!

Heck yeah, but ... I think Mendoza is managing while afraid of is own shadow.

Misfortunes are the results of injury often enough. But even the most generous analysis of the 2026 Mets season would be unlikely to attribute their play to the lack of healthy players. But now they have reached a point where the bad play precipitates the injuries. More than a few errors, mistakes in judgment, and now injuries have resulted from players pushing themselves too hard to get through the horrors they find themselves in. In a key part of the game yesterday, when a base hit batting righthanded (a very rare occurrence) was within reach, Ronny Mauricio dove for first, and, well, now we're firing up the transaction machine. Transactions, 5/2/2026 GOING COMING Placed on 10-Day Injured List with Left Thumb Fracture Designated for Assignment Added to Roster, Promoted from Syracuse Infielders Ronny Mauricio Eric Wagaman Vidal Bruján S/R DoB: 2001-04-04 High Level: MLB (2026) R/R DoB: 35656 High Level: MLB (2026) S/R DoB: 1998-02-09 High Level: MLB (2026) No, you don't want to blame the Mets' play on injuries, but they've reached #3 on the shortstop depth chart. With Francisco Lindor and now Ronny Mauricio both bit by the Dark Fairy of Trying-Too-Hard, the Mets turn to Option #3. And while two-time All-Star Bo Bichette makes for an attractive enough third option, it forces the Mets to rob Peter (Schourek?) to pay Paul (Sewald?) Presumably, they return to the classic Brett Baty/Mark Vientos platoon at third, and catch-as-catch-can at first. Jorge Polanco is suddenly hearing his name spoken of with need, but until he comes back, please get to know Vidal Bruján, switch-hitting veteran of five MLB seasons. Vidal also sports a 27.00 ERA in four MLB appearances pitching mopup in blowout games, and that data is far less irrelevant than Mets Roster Central would like it to be.

Misfortunes are the results of injury often enough. But even the most generous analysis of the 2026 Mets season would be unlikely to attribute their play to the lack of healthy players. But now they have reached a point where the bad play precipitates the injuries. More than a few errors, mistakes in judgment, and now injuries have resulted from players pushing themselves too hard to get through the horrors they find themselves in. In a key part of the game yesterday, when a base hit batting righthanded (a very rare occurrence) was within reach, Ronny Mauricio dove for first, and, well, now we're firing up the transaction machine. Transactions, 5/2/2026 GOING COMING Placed on 10-Day Injured List with Left Thumb Fracture Designated for Assignment Added to Roster, Promoted from Syracuse Infielders Ronny Mauricio Eric Wagaman Vidal Bruján S/R DoB: 2001-04-04 High Level: MLB (2026) R/R DoB: 35656 High Level: MLB (2026) S/R DoB: 1998-02-09 High Level: MLB (2026) No, you don't want to blame the Mets' play on injuries, but they've reached #3 on the shortstop depth chart. With Francisco Lindor and now Ronny Mauricio both bit by the Dark Fairy of Trying-Too-Hard, the Mets turn to Option #3. And while two-time All-Star Bo Bichette makes for an attractive enough third option, it forces the Mets to rob Peter (Schourek?) to pay Paul (Sewald?) Presumably, they return to the classic Brett Baty/Mark Vientos platoon at third, and catch-as-catch-can at first. Jorge Polanco is suddenly hearing his name spoken of with need, but until he comes back, please get to know Vidal Bruján, switch-hitting veteran of five MLB seasons. Vidal also sports a 27.00 ERA in four MLB appearances pitching mopup in blowout games, and that data is far less irrelevant than Mets Roster Central would like it to be. 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 Vidal Brujan Andy Ibáñez 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 S/R DoB: 1998-02-09 R/R DoB: 1993-04-03 L/R DoB: 1993-11-29 Infielders Outfielders Marcus Semien Mark Vientos Brett Baty Carson Benge Austin Slater Juan Soto Tyrone Taylor R/R DoB: 1990-09-17 R/R DoB: 1993-12-11 L/R DoB: 1999-11-13 L/R DoB: 2003-01-20 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. Deslgnated for Assignment Relief Pitchers Infielders Carl Edwards, Jr. Eric Wagaman R/R DoB: 33484 R/R DoB: 35656 DFA'd, 2026-04-30. DFA'd, 2026-05-02. 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 View full article

I don't believe that is true.

METS Starting Pitcher: Clay Holmes RHP 3-2, 1.75 ERA Lineup: Bo Bichette (R) SS Juan Soto (L) DH MJ Melendez (L) LF Brett Baty (L) 3B Marcus Semien (R) 2B Carson Benge (L) RF Mark Vientos (R) 1B Tyrone Taylor (R) CF Luis Torrens (R) C ANAHEIM Starting Pitcher: Jack Kochanowicz RHP 2-0, 3.09 ERA Lineup: Zach Neto (R) SS Mike Trout (R) CF Nolan Schanuel (L) 1B Jorge Soler (R) RF Jo Adell (R) DH Josh Lowe (L) LF Vaughn Grissom (R) 2B Oswald Peraza (R) 3B Sebastián Rivero (R) C

I'll ask again, what sort of players exactly do you think are found on the waiver wire?

If the Mets were still playing as shallow as they were for the sac fly, they might have gotten to that doink.

And there it is. Zero walks on the night apart from the intentional jobbie to Soto in the tenth.