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They're not, though. His previous appearance was four shutout innings resulting in a rare four-inning save against a team that has been crushing the ball since then. And then they sat him for 10 days. I'm sure further failure will lead to further isolation, which they have certainly been doing with him, as other options present themselves, but the team hasn't kept running him out there as he has just gotten rocked. The offense has been far more consistently futile than the pitching. And the biggest offenders are not being isolated. Bat Bo Bichette ninth? Start giving some of his starts to other players? Then we're talking.

I'm certain he's not.

Hit better.

Alvarez' homerun in the fourth was the last hit for the Mets.

That homer by Burleson ruins Jonathan Pintaro's no-hit season.

I think there's a dead person in a yellow shirt behind home plate.

Danny's Dad wearing a sweet, old Keith Hernandez road jersey with a C on the shoulder.

"They got a lot of young kids."

Merciful hook for Peterson. Maybe giving him 10 or so days of rest wasn't the way to go.

"He doesn't get cheated."

The Mets scoring — it's not like it's illegal.

Another of the reliever swaps triggered by nothing in particular goes down, but it reopens a chapter that one unexpectedly closed. Transactions, 6/10/2026 GOING COMING Demoted to Syracuse Promoted from Syracuse Relief Pitchers Relief Pitchers Joey Gerber Jonathan Pintaro R/R DoB: 1997-05-03 High Level: MLB (2026) R/R DoB: 1997-11-07 High Level: MLB (2026) Yeah, the relievers getting swapped out at the back end of the bullpen seem indistinguishable, but if you pay attention, they're all telling their own story — albeit stories with long gaps in the middle. Such is the case with Jonathan Pintaro. You may think, "Ho-hum, another righthanded reliever," the there is a difference. This is a righthanded reliever that has allowed no runs and no hits in 3 2/3 innings. So when Jonathan gets announced into a game sometime this week, probably in a less-than-high-leverage situation, and you try to muster the interest to root for him, know that you are rooting for a guy working on a no-hitter. For the season. Go Jonathan Pintaro!!

Another of the reliever swaps triggered by nothing in particular goes down, but it reopens a chapter that one unexpectedly closed. Transactions, 6/10/2026 GOING COMING Demoted to Syracuse Promoted from Syracuse Relief Pitchers Relief Pitchers Joey Gerber Jonathan Pintaro R/R DoB: 1997-05-03 High Level: MLB (2026) R/R DoB: 1997-11-07 High Level: MLB (2026) Yeah, the relievers getting swapped out at the back end of the bullpen seem indistinguishable, but if you pay attention, they're all telling their own story — albeit stories with long gaps in the middle. Such is the case with Jonathan Pintaro. You may think, "Ho-hum, another righthanded reliever," the there is a difference. This is a righthanded reliever that has allowed no runs and no hits in 3 2/3 innings. So when Jonathan gets announced into a game sometime this week, probably in a less-than-high-leverage situation, and you try to muster the interest to root for him, know that you are rooting for a guy working on a no-hitter. For the season. Go Jonathan Pintaro!! 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 A.J. Minter Cionel Pérez Jonathan Pintaro Brooks Raley Austin Warren Luke Weaver R/R DoB: 1989-10-15 L/L DoB: 1993-09-02 R/L DoB: 35176 R/R DoB: 1997-11-07 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 Daniel Duarte 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: 1996-12-04 Relief Pitchers Catchers Reed Garrett Joey Gerber Justin Hagenman Tobias Myers Dedniel Núñez Dylan Ross Hayden Senger R/R DoB: 1993-01-02 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: 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 View full article

Sometimes you can count, and six-seven-eight straight pitches the Mets swing at are outside of the strike zone. THIS is the difference maker. This is where the rubber hits the road.

His second start of the year. For whatever reason, the Mets are a team that deploys openers.

Soto showing no bottom in his un-hustling ways.

So was Rojas. So was Callaway.

PLAYING TONIGHT IN THE GREAT AMERICAN BACKYARD THAT IS CITI FIELD: ST. LOUIS STARTING PITCHER Andre Pallante RHP 6-4, 3.96 ERA, 51 SO LINEUP JJ Wetherholt (L) 2B Iván Herrera (R) C Alec Burleson (L) 1B Jordan Walker (R) DH Lars Nootbaar (L) RF Masyn Winn (R) SS Nelson Velázquez (R) LF Nathan Church (L) CF José Fermín (R) 3B METS STARTING PITCHER Austin Warren RHP 1-2, 2.01 ERA, 23 SO LINEUP Carson Benge (L) RF Bo Bichette (R) SS Juan Soto (L) LF Jared Young (L) 1B Marcus Semien (R) 2B A.J. Ewing (L) CF Francisco Alvarez (R) DH Brett Baty (L) 3B Luis Torrens (R) C

I'm certain that the Mets can do better than Mendoza. I'm far less certain that they can't do worse. I also think much of what prompts frustration that is directed at any organization's manager really is a matter of organizational philosophy.

More likely, it will be a third party — Tobias Myers or Daniel Duarte or Dylan Ross or the like. They can come up with sophisticated rules, and teams will find sophisticated ways to skirt them. The only thing that is going to stop this sort of practice is when one team decides there's a better way to win and everybody starts copying them.

It sounds a particularly awful practice for ethnic-celebration-themed nights.

Among the 1985 Mets not invited to board the bus to 1986 were both Wes Gardner and Ron Gardenhire. That can't be a coincidence. Clearly, Frank Cashen had a gardening hangup. Gardner came from the same part of the country as a Kevin McReynolds and was similarly something of a fish out of water in both New York and Boston. He was an early practitioner of the splitter. I think both he and Sisk learned it in the Mets system from John Cumberland.

It kind of shits on the whole idea of a giveaway promotion, no? And entering through a special gate? Yikes! What an insult to Johnny Lunchbucket and Molly Housecoat!

Oh, they're totally going to win. It's Backyard Baseball Night tonight.