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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.

Warren is burning fumes here.

Turn three.

Should've bunted, Bo. (No, probably not.)

Hey, Halos, you burned your review in the ninth.

Be a car full of angry clowns, Mets.

That "Let's make a no-chance challenge in the ninth because we might as well use it" move is bullshit.

Melendez, batting for Slater, will be your ninth-inning hero.

Brazzy works fast. At least, when he is feeling good, he does.

He seemingly hit some sort of no-more-pitches-in-a-single-inning-than-this-many threshold in the fourth.

They could've burned one fewer bench player by having Andy Ibáñez come in and play third, but I suppose they only want him in there against lefties.