Matthew Nethercott

Image courtesy of © Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images New York Mets Weekly Snapshot Record Last Week: 2-4 Runs Scored Last Week: 20 Runs Surrendered Last Week: 28 Standings: 5th in NL East 10.5 GB of 1st Place Transactions: 4/16 New York Mets sent LHP A.J. Minter on a rehab assignment to Brooklyn Cyclones. 4/16 New York Mets traded LHP Richard Lovelady to Washington Nationals for cash. 4/18 New York Mets placed 2B Jorge Polanco on the 10-day injured list retroactive to April 15, 2026. Right wrist contusion. 4/18 New York Mets recalled C Hayden Senger from Syracuse Mets. 4/22 New York Mets sent LHP A.J. Minter on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Mets. 4/22 New York Mets activated RF Juan Soto from the 10-day injured list. 4/22 New York Mets optioned C Hayden Senger to Syracuse Mets. 4/23 New York Mets placed SS Francisco Lindor on the 10-day injured list. Left calf strain. 4/23 New York Mets recalled 3B Ronny Mauricio from Syracuse Mets. 4/23 New York Mets optioned RHP Austin Warren to Syracuse Mets. 4/23 New York Mets recalled RHP Christian Scott from Syracuse Mets. 4/24 New York Mets selected the contract of RHP Carl Edwards Jr. from Syracuse Mets. 4/24 New York Mets optioned RHP Christian Scott to Syracuse Mets. 4/25 New York Mets sent RHP Joey Gerber on a rehab assignment to St. Lucie Mets. 4/26 New York Mets recalled RHP Austin Warren from Syracuse Mets. Scores: Game 22 (4/21): NYM 3, MIN 5 Game 23 (4/22): NYM 3, MIN 2 Game 24 (4/23): NYM 10, MIN 8 Game 25 (4/24): NYM 3, COL 4 Game 26 (4/26 G1): NYM 1, COL 3 Game 27 (4/26 G2): NYM 0, COL 3 Series Breakdown/Highlights Twins Series The Mets welcomed the Twins to Citi Field after their disastrous six-game West Coast trip. The first game wound up being an extension of that road trip. Nolan McLean was perfect through five innings, and had a 3-0 lead after a Francisco Lindor three-run shot. A two-run homer off the bat of Byron Buxton in the sixth inning and an RBI single by Luke Keaschall tied the game. In the ninth inning, the Mets brought in their closer, Devin Williams, who imploded. He walked two to lead off the inning before a defensive misplay on a bunt loaded the bases with no outs. An RBI single and an RBI walk gave the Twins a 5-3 lead, and that was all she wrote. The Mets bounced back in game two, getting their first win in over two weeks. The Mets and Twins were tied going into the late innings when a ball that could have been caught off the bat of Vientos fell for an RBI single. Luke Weaver, another former Yankees closer who earned the win, slammed the door in a much-needed bullpen reprieve. In game three, it was mostly a bullpen game with starter Christian Scott walking five batters in 1.1 innings. The Mets jumped out to a five-run lead at the end of the second inning and healed that. The Twins were chipping away, dragging things down to four-run lead going into the eighth inning. Then, the Twins loaded the bases with two outs. Ryan Jeffers would hit a game-tying grand slam, deflating every Mets fan out there. Then, the Mets fought back to load the bases with two outs in the bottom of the inning and Bo Bichette hit a three-run double to give the Mets a 10-7 lead. After Huascar Brazoban got the first out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Devin Williams came in to get the final two outs. It did not come easy as with two outs he allowed a run and put the go-ahead run at the plate. He was able to strike out Trevor Larnach to end the game and secure a series win. Rockies Series The Mets were looking to build off of their series win against the Twins earlier in the week. So much for that idea. They failed to do so in game one of the series. as their eighth-inning comeback fell short, ultimately losing to the Rockies 4-3. They had a 1-0 lead early before Freddy Peralta gave up an RBI groundout in the fifth inning to tie it up. He then gave up the game on an RBI double by Jake McCarthy. The Rockies would pad their lead on a two-run single by Troy Johnston. A two-run single by Brett Baty would bring the Mets within a run, but it was not meant to be. Due to rain, there was no game Saturday; instead a doubleheader was played Sunday. Game one was not great for the Mets. Nolan McLean had solid stuff in the outing, but in the fifth and sixth innings he got in trouble allowing a total of two runs. An RBI single off Brazoban gave the Rockies all they needed. The lone run the Mets scored was on a solo home run off the bat of Tyrone Taylor. Game three saw Kodai Senga give up three runs in 2.2 innings. It was a single by Troy Johnston and a two-run homer by Hunter Goodman that did him in. Carl Edwards Jr. gave the Mets 3.1 innings of hitless relief after coming in for Senga. Luke Weaver, Brooks Raley, and perhaps most importantly, Devin Williams, all pitched scoreless innings. The Mets did not score a run in game two of the double header. Getting swept by the Rockies isn't exactly a path toward success. Website Highlights Mets Bright Spots: Breaking Down the Numbers Behind Huascar Brazobán's Breakout Season Juan Soto Has Never Had A Better Chance to Win MVP Nolan McLean Is Really Good At Throwing A Baseball, But You Knew That Already Looking Ahead April 27th: OFF April 28th (vs. WAS, 7:10pm EST): RHP Zack Littell (0-3, 7.56) vs. RHP Clay Holmes (2-2, 2.10) April 29th (vs. WAS, 7:10pm EST): RHP Cade Cavalli (0-1, 4.01) vs. TBD April 30th (vs. WAS, 1:10pm EST): RHP Miles Mikolas (0-3, 8.49) vs. RHP Freddy Peralta (1-3, 3.90) May 1st: at LAA (9:38pm EST) May 2nd: at LAA (9:38pm EST) May 3rd: at LAA (4:07pm EST) View full article

Image courtesy of © Matt Marton-Imagn Images New York Mets Record Last Week: 0-6 Runs Scored Last Week: 10 Runs Surrendered Last Week: 33 Standings: 5th in NL East 7.5 GB of 1st Place Transactions: 4/13 New York Mets selected the contract of LF Tommy Pham from St. Lucie Mets. 4/13 New York Mets optioned 3B Ronny Mauricio to Syracuse Mets. 4/14 New York Mets released RHP Luis García. 4/14 New York Mets placed RHP Joey Gerber on the 15-day injured list. Right finger blister. 4/14 New York Mets recalled RHP Austin Warren from Syracuse Mets. 4/15 New York Mets placed LF Jared Young on the 10-day injured list retroactive to April 13, 2026. Left meniscus tear. 4/15 New York Mets recalled LF MJ Melendez from Syracuse Mets. 4/16 New York Mets sent LHP A.J. Minter on a rehab assignment to Brooklyn Cyclones. 4/16 New York Mets traded LHP Richard Lovelady to Washington Nationals for cash. 4/18 New York Mets placed 2B Jorge Polanco on the 10-day injured list retroactive to April 15, 2026. Right wrist contusion. 4/18 New York Mets recalled C Hayden Senger from Syracuse Mets. Scores: Game 16 (4/13): NYM 0, LAD 4 Game 17 (4/14): NYM 1, LAD 3 Game 18 (4/15): NYM 2, LAD 8 Game 19 (4/17): NYM 4, CHC 12 Game 20 (4/18): NYM 2, CHC 4 Game 21 (4/19): NYM -, CHC - Series Breakdown/Highlights Dodgers Series: The Mets took their losing streak to Chavez Ravine to take on the defending world champion Dodgers. The losing streak was extended after the team was swept right out of LA. It wasn't ever really close. In game one, the Mets were shut out 4-0. David Peterson, who took the loss, was not as bad as he was in prior outings this season, though he was on the ropes early. The Mets' offense sputtered two singles against Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski across eight innings. They added one in the ninth against Tanner Scott, though that was erased on a double play. In game two, the Mets had a lead for a half inning after Fransisco Lindor lead the game off with a home run off Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Nolan McLean gave it right back on an RBI single from Will Smith. The two starters traded zeros until the bullpens came in. It took an eighth inning bloop RBI single by Kyle Tucker off Brooks Raley to break the 1-1 tie. Alex Vesia came in and struck out the side to earn the save. In the series finale, on Jackie Robinson Day, Clay Holmes and Shohei Ohtani duked it out on the mound. The Dodgers took a second-inning 2-0 lead on a Hyeseong Kim two-run home run. The Mets got a run back on a RBI ground-rule double by the hottest hitter in the lineup (MJ Melendez), but stranded runners in scoring position when they could have had a big inning. Devin Williams came in for the eighth inning, loaded the bases with no outs and gave up a back-breaking grand slam to Daulton Rushing to put the game out of reach. The Mets got swept, though they scored a run in the bottom of the ninth to avoid total embarrassment. Cubs Series: Kodai Senga got the start in game one of the series. He spotted the Cubs four runs in the top of the first inning. The bottom of the Mets' lineup did respond scoring three runs, but it was not enough. Senga would go on to allow four more runs and ended his day going 3.1 innings, allowing seven runs, six earned. Sean Manaea came in and was able to give the Mets bullpen four innings of work and gave up five runs. The Mets lost 12-4. In game two of the series, Freddy Peralta got the start. The Mets gave him an early 1-0 lead, though that was handed right back. After Peralta waked two batters with two outs in the sixth inning, Carlos Mendoza went to his not-so-trusty bullpen. Brooks Raley came in and gave up a back-breaking pinch-hit three run home run to Carson Kelly. The Mets scored a run in the eighth inning, but it wasn't enough as they fell to the Cubs 4-2. It was the finale where the Mets hit rock bottom. They got good pitching from Tobias Myers, who opened the game, David Peterson who came in for relief, and Huascar Brazoban and Brooks Raley out of the bullpen. Going into the bottom of the ninth inning, the Mets had a 1-0 lead and went to closer Devin Williams. The one run was a solo home run by MJ Melendez. Williams would blow the save in the ninth inning on an RBI double by Michael Conforto into the corner with one out. Williams would escape the inning, but a wild pitch and a sac fly in the bottom of the tenth against Craig Kimbrel gave the Cubs a walk-off sweep. The Mets are now on an 11-game losing streak, their longest since 2004. Website Highlights Brett Baty Is Swinging Wildly and Failing Miserably In the Process New York Mets 2026 Top Prospects Rankings: Nos. 16-20 New York Mets 2026 Top Prospects Rankings: Nos. 11-15 Looking Ahead April 20th: OFF April 21st (vs. MIN, 7:10pm EST): RHP Mick Abel (1-2, 3.98) vs. RHP Nolan McLean (1-1, 2.28) April 22nd (vs. MIN, 7:10pm EST): RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (0-3, 6.10) vs. RHP Clay Holmes (2-2, 1.96) April 23rd (vs. MIN, 7:10pm EST): RHP Joe Ryan (2-2, 3.29) vs. TBA April 24th (vs. COL, 7:10pm EST) April 25th (vs. COL, 4:10pm EST) April 26th (vs. COL, 1:40pm EST) View full article

Image courtesy of © Benny Sieu-Imagn Images The Mets are riding an eight-game losing streak heading into Chicago to face the Cubs. Sitting at 7-12, whispers have started in the media about the status of Carlos Mendoza’s job. Today, the Mets began to shuffle up their lineup, moving Carson Benge to the leadoff spot and Francisco Lindor batting third. Today, David Sterns, the team's President of Baseball Operations, met the media in Chicago, talking about the state of their team. “ We haven't played good baseball for the last week for sure.” He said. “Had a tough time scoring runs. A combination of, we're not hitting great. We also ran into some good pitching, and we need to play better.” The Mets' collective slump in their lineup began when Juan Soto was pulled from the game on April 4th in San Francisco with a calf injury. Since then, the Mets' offense has fallen apart. Since April 5th, the team's first game without Soto, the Mets' lineup has a 36.07% out-of-zone swing percentage, according to FanGraphs. In that timeframe, it leads Major League Baseball. “I think we're trying to score runs, and sometimes, you got to let the pitcher come to you.” Said Sterns on the inflated chase rate. “And that's really easy for me to say, and it's really easy for me to watch a game and think that it's a heck of a lot tougher when you're in the box, and you want to make something happen. “We talked about urgency, and I know you guys have asked about urgency. Urgency is not the problem here. Like, there's plenty of urgency, there's plenty of want, and sometimes that can lead to things like chase rate, unfortunately, but I think that ends with one basis clearing double. We've all seen that time and again throughout our careers in baseball. And I think once we get that, it will, it'll normalize.” The good news for the Mets is that Soto is expected to return during their next homestand, a nine-game stand. Adding Soto’s prolific bat back into the lineup should help relieve some of the pressure on the rest of the lineup to come through in big spots. Amid all the losing and noise about Mendoza’s job, Sterns publicly confirms that Mendoza is not the problem. “I think Mendy's doing a very good job. I think Mendy is putting players in positions to succeed.” The issue with the Mets could also be a familiar one to teams with a lot of new pieces, and that is an adjustment period for everyone to get used to each other. Sterns believes there could be some truth to that with this ballclub. “I think there are adjustment periods. I think that's natural. I think specifically in New York, there are adjustment periods. We've seen that time and again.” He said. “My sense and you guys are around the team on a daily basis, can sense it, probably, and talking to our players, but my sense is our team has jelled pretty well. I think it was a focus in spring training. “I think guys spent a lot of time together in spring training, part of, part of being a good team over six, seven month stretch, is finding your identity through adversity. And we're facing adversity right now. It's really an earlier stage that any of any of us expected or wanted, but this has an opportunity to be part of our story, help us find our identity, come through this, and understand we have the ability to do that and and based on the guys we have and the quality of work and the quality of people, I believe we will be able to do that.” The bottom line is the Mets need to turn this around, and it starts this weekend against the Cubs. We might be 20 games into the season, but the saying goes that you can’t win a division in April, but you can certainly lose one, and the Mets are already in the basement looking up at the rest of the NL East before facing any of those teams. View full article

Image courtesy of © Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images New York Mets Weekly Overview Record Last Week: 1-5 Runs Scored Last Week: 12 Runs Surrendered Last Week: 33 Standings: 5th in NL East 2.5 GB of 1st Place Transactions: 4/6 New York Mets placed RF Juan Soto on the 10-day injured list retroactive to April 4, 2026. Right calf strain. 4/6 New York Mets recalled 3B Ronny Mauricio from Syracuse Mets. 4/9 New York Mets sent LHP A.J. Minter on a rehab assignment to St. Lucie Mets. 4/11 New York Mets designated LHP Richard Lovelady for assignment. 4/11 New York Mets selected the contract of RHP Craig Kimbrel from St. Lucie Mets. 4/12 New York Mets designated RHP Luis García for assignment. 4/12 New York Mets recalled RHP Joey Gerber from Syracuse Mets Scores: Game 10 (4/07): NYM 4, ARI 3 Game 11 (4/08): NYM 2, ARI 7 Game 12 (4/09): NYM 1, ARI 7 Game 13 (4/10): NYM 0, ATH 4 Game 14 (4/11): NYM 6, ATH 11 Game 15 (4/12): NYM 0, ATH 1 TL;DR Breakdown/Highlights Diamondbacks Series: The Mets offense struggled in their three-game series against the D-backs. In game one, they took Arizona to extra innings, and thanks to Ronny Mauricio walk-off RBI single, they got their lone win of the series, 4-3. In game two, the offensive struggles showed. David Peterson struggled for the second straight outing, giving up five runs in five innings. The Mets lineup scored just two runs late in the game to avoid the shutout. In the rubber match, the Mets took an early 1-0 lead on a Luis Robert Jr. home run into the atmosphere. The Mets rode that 1-0 lead into the sixth inning with Nolan McLean dealing. He was pulled from the game with two on and one out in favor of Luke Weaver. Weaver surrendered four runs and the lead. The Mets bullpen allowed seven runs in the 7-1 loss on Thursday. Athletics Series: After losing the last two to the Diamondbacks, the Athletics came to town for a three-game series at Citi Field. Clay Holmes got the start in the first game of the series and gave up just one run in 5.1 innings. Holmes was pulled with an apparent injury, but is scheduled to make his next start against the Dodgers, according to the Mets game notes Sunday. That one run was all the Athletics needed as they shut the Mets out on six hits. The A’s added some insurance runs in the ninth inning against Tobias Myers and Richard Lovelady. Saturday was no better for the Mets, as Kodai Senga struggled in his outing, giving up seven runs in 2.1 innings of work, including two home runs in the third inning alone. The Mets would fight to come back, including Bo Bichette hitting his first home run as a Met, before Weaver allowed four runs in the top of the eighth inning. Sunday was the most embarrassing game of the series. With Freddy Peralta on the mound for the Mets they needed a win. Peralta held up his end of the bargain, giving up one run over 6.0 innings of work. Yet the Mets' offense was unable to score for the second time in three games of the series, and they lost 1-0. Website Highlights Tobias Myers Is Walking Nobody While Throwing Fewer Strikes. How? (By Brandon Glick) Mets Should Have An Action Plan To Help Alleviate Carson Benge's Slow MLB Start (By Andres Chavez) There's No Replacing Juan Soto, But The Mets Will Do Their Best ((By Andres Chavez) Looking Ahead April 13th (at LAD, 10:10pm EST): LHP David Peterson (0-2, 6.14) vs. LHP Justin Wrobleski (1-0, 4.00) April 14th (at LAD, 10:10pm EST): RHP Nolan McLean (1-1, 2.70) vs. RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2-1, 2.50) April 15th (at LAD, 10:10pm EST): RHP Clay Holmes (2-1, 1.50) vs. RHP Shohei Ohtani (1-0, 0.00) April 16th: OFF April 17th (at CHC): 2:20pm EST April 18th (at CHC): 2:20pm EST April 19th (at CHC): 2:20pm EST View full article

Image courtesy of © Jeff Curry-Imagn Images The New York Mets are in the midst of a seven-game road trip that opened with them dropping two games to the St. Louis Cardinals. Now, they head to San Francisco for four games against the Giants. The Mets' offense has not been great in the early going outside of Opening Day, but one of the biggest takeaways from the Cardinals series was how good Kodai Senga was in the second contest. Last season did not end well for Senga, with the Mets having to send him to AAA to end the season. Now, Senga looks like a new man. While it was just one start during what is now coined as overreaction week, the veteran right-hander looked really good in his outing against the Redbirds. He pitched six innings, giving up just two runs -- which you can argue would not have scored if Luis Robert Jr. did not misplay two balls in center field -- while striking out nine. He used his fastball and cutter more than any pitch, which set up the forkball as a true out-pitch. His velocity topped out at 99.2 on his fastball, which is a strong explanation for how he generated a 30.4% whiff rate on the pitch. But velocity only gets you so far; perhaps the most impressive statistic from his start was the average launch angle against his fastball, which sat at -4° during the outing. By consistently attacking the upper third of the zone with that upper-90s heat, Senga forced hitters into weak, rolled-over contact, preventing them from squaring up the barrel. This vertical approach created the perfect tunneling effect for his fork ball which naturally drops out of the same plane. Because hitters were so focused on catching up to the increased velocity of the heater and the horizontal movement of his cutter, the forkball's 38 inches of vertical drop became nearly impossible to track, leading to a chase rate well above his career average. Senga's performance was good to see for a Mets team that needs him as much as anybody. For New York to be successful in 2026, they are going to need all their starters behind Freddy Peralta and Nolan McLean to do their part. In his first start, Senga did; it was the first time he went six innings in an outing since June 6 last year. Availability is the best ability, and Senga being able to give innings on a consistent basis will be a big deal for the Mets, trickling down to their bullpen which got worn down in 2025 because of starters not going deep into games. It's one game, but the data supports the impressive results. Now, he'll have to prove capable of replicating this performance over the course of a full season again. View full article

Manaea's Future In the Mets' Rotation This weekend, Mendoza announced that Manaea will not start the season in the rotation. As it sits now, the starting five is comprised of: RHP Freddy Peralta LHP David Peterson RHP Nolan McLean RHP Clay Holmes RHP Kodai Senga Manaea will begin the season in a piggyback role in the bullpen. This is most likely not permanent and only through the first two rotation turns, but it should be noted that the Mets have some concern with how Manaea has performed this spring. "I'm not concerned, as long as he keeps telling us that he's healthy," Mendoza said earlier in camp. "That's what he keeps telling us: 'I feel great.' Look, it might take a while for the velocity to come back. That's why he's tinkering with the cutter, the changeup is good, the sweeper." "I feel healthy, I feel good. To me, I'm not concerned about anything." Manaea said after his outing against the Cardinals on March 12. He added that adrenaline will become a factor during regular-season games and might boost his velocity. Mendoza did claim that Manaea will make starts for the 2026 Mets, but how many remains to be seen. At 34 years old, his margin for error has evaporated; without tangible improvements to his health and stuff, Manaea could become dead weight on an already-bloated payroll. View full article