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Craig Stammen is the first reliever-turned-manager I can think of since ... Tommy Larsorda?

Notably and blatantly, as Soto grounded out to Song in virtually the same exact spot, he dogged it again, possibly even more.

"Bye-bye, Ordóñez Line!!" — Luis Torrens

What's the patch on the side of the Mets' hats?

"Gee, that guy really dogs it down the line." — George Foster to Bobby Bonilla

A left coast trip and a long layover between series have given the Mets a few days without any dire needs for transaction, but in the meantime, the status of Anderson Severino remains a mystery, draft speculation heats up (the Mets' first pick is 27th overall), the Mets are still shopping for Latin American teenagers. Transactions, 6/2/2026 COMING Signed as International Amateur Free Agent out of The Dominican Republic, Not Yet Assigned Relief Pitchers Esteban Mejia R/R DoB: 2009-05-20 High Level: Academy (2026) There is little that has been revealed about Esteban Mejia. Just know that there are already two active players bearing that name in the stateside minor leagues. There is the infielder in the Texas system and the Baltimore starting pitcher prospect who has been cursed with a 1-11 record by the short workdays that young starters get these days. When the Mets' Esteban was born the ill-advised Angels & Demons was the top US film, "Boom Boom Pow" was at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and ... ... and we're gonna quit right there before we curse this young man any further.

A left coast trip and a long layover between series have given the Mets a few days without any dire needs for transaction, but in the meantime, the status of Anderson Severino remains a mystery, draft speculation heats up (the Mets' first pick is 27th overall), the Mets are still shopping for Latin American teenagers. Transactions, 6/2/2026 COMING Signed as International Amateur Free Agent out of The Dominican Republic, Not Yet Assigned Relief Pitchers Esteban Mejia R/R DoB: 2009-05-20 High Level: Academy (2026) There is little that has been revealed about Esteban Mejia. Just know that there are already two active players bearing that name in the stateside minor leagues. There is the infielder in the Texas system and the Baltimore starting pitcher prospect who has been cursed with a 1-11 record by the short workdays that young starters get these days. When the Mets' Esteban was born the ill-advised Angels & Demons was the top US film, "Boom Boom Pow" was at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and ... ... and we're gonna quit right there before we curse this young man any further. 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 Joey Gerber A.J. Minter Cionel Pérez Brooks Raley Austin Warren Luke Weaver R/R DoB: 1989-10-15 R/R DoB: 1997-05-03 L/L DoB: 1993-09-02 R/L DoB: 35176 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 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 Justin Hagenman Tobias Myers Dedniel Núñez Jonathan Pintaro Dylan Ross Francisco Alvarez R/R DoB: 1993-01-02 R/R DoB: 1996-10-07 R/R DoB: 1998-08-05 R/R DoB: 1996-06-05 R/R DoB: 1997-11-07 R/R DoB: 2000-09-01 R/R DoB: 2001-11-01 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 Designated for Assignment Relief Pitchers "Anderson Severino " L/L DoB: 1994-09-17 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

And Soto costs the Mets a run by jogging down the line as Song misplays his grounder.

Bo Bichette with an RBI triple! He's a single, double, and a homer short of the cycle!

Michelle Margaux gets a second-straight series in the GUYS! role.

"You're a good fastball hitter — jump on it." — Keith Hernandez to Jared Young "KaBOOM!" — Jared Young

Fernando Tatis is suddenly like that incel support group I meet up with — 96% singles.

If Carson Benge is going to be a leadoff hitter, he can't be starting off the inning by swinging 2-0.

There you go! Here's one that helpfully includes the surrounding streets.

Once more, with OPSes. Fernando Tatis Jr. (R) RF .663 Gavin Sheets (L) DH .806 Manny Machado (R) 3B .619 Ty France (R) 1B .855 Jackson Merrill (L) CF .621 Xander Bogaerts (R) SS .662 Bryce Johnson (S) LF .560 Sung-Mun Song (L) 2B .483 Rodolfo Durán (R) C .475 Like with the Mets, Rodolfo Durán is a backup catcher who still provides enough defensive value to be a net positive even when he is barely hitting. Unlike with the Mets, he didn't become the de facto regular due to an injury, but due to the initial first stringer (Freddy Fermin) producing really, really badly.

Worst apathy ever? But put a quarter in the lineup machine and out comes the following, with Lutherville, MD's own Gavin Sheets suddenly somehow the best hitter in the Padres' lineup, and two rookies at the bottom of the group with sub-.500 OPS's. METS Starting Pitcher: Christian Scott RHP 1-0, 2.97 ERA, 38 SO Lineup: Carson Benge (L) RF Bo Bichette (R) SS Juan Soto (L) LF Jared Young (L) 1B A.J. Ewing (L) CF Marcus Semien (R) 2B Brett Baty (L) 3B MJ Melendez (L) DH Luis Torrens (R) C SAN DIEGO Starting Pitcher: Michael King RHP 4-4, 3.18 ERA, 65 SO Lineup: Fernando Tatis Jr. (R) RF Gavin Sheets (L) DH Manny Machado (R) 3B Ty France (R) 1B Jackson Merrill (L) CF Xander Bogaerts (R) SS Bryce Johnson (S) LF Sung-Mun Song (L) 2B Rodolfo Durán (R) C

Perhaps if the seating chart showed where the fried grasshoppers were, you might have gotten it sooner. But hey, look at this other ballpark, where the seating chart illustrator seems to think that the grass in foul territory isn't green, but is just some void where players unwarily pursuing a fly ball can fall into oblivion.

Maybe a shot of the actual seats rather than the seating chart will help.

Yeah, an injury that makes swinging or running or lifting uncomfortable is awful. But you adapt and do the best that you can. An injury that makes breathing uncomfortable is a full-stop injury. You go out there thinking "I'm better, I feel great," take one quick sprint and go, "No, God, I really don't, get me out of here before I collapse and die."

No, it is not the little-loved Busch 27 or whatever number they're on.

Sadly but predictably, it turns out that the Rob Thomson/Nick Castellanos feud ended up with no winners. Rob Thomson is out of a job and Castellanos doesn't seem far behind.

The Mets certainly have a history of taking on guys who have their suspension days presumably behind them. It allows them to dictate terms at some level for declining (and disgraced) assets their teams want to unload (or their agents can't find buyers for), but obviously they can't dictate the results. And the results have been mixed.

Noshington. The DC park has a lot more bizarre features than that.

NOU. Here's an overhead rendering of the same park, to give you a sense of the building's shape.