The 162-game schedule is a long one. Every year we get swindled into thinking some players are better than they actually are. A hot April often has fans begging

In his second game back from the injured list and three at-bats in, the Mets ’ designated hitter, Jesse Winker, was pulled from the game against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday. Moments later, the team announced he was dealing with “back tightness.”

www.si.com/mlb/mets Mets 2025 MLB Draft preview: players to watch for on draft night Carmen Andrade, a conjoined twin, has married her boyfriend, Daniel McCormack. The couple, who met on the dating app Hinge in 2020, shared the news quietly at the end of a YouTube video titled “Overdue Update!”

As a replacement for Robbie Ray, David Peterson became the fourth member of the Mets to make the MLB All-Star Game.

Carson Benge, the Mets' 2024 first-round pick, was also in attendance, and while he didn’t receive the start for the National League, he did play the last two innings in left field. Benge laced one 301 feet the other way during his lone at-bat, but it found the glove of the left fielder.

The Mets lost for the 12th time in 15 games, emerging from a rain delay in the second inning to fall flat against the hapless Bucs for a second straight night. In the two games, the Mets have been outscored 18-3.

And one potential candidate has emerged: the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Rah,’ and ‘Now, the season is going to turn around.' We are competing — still," said de facto captain Francisco Lindor.

New York Mets history is full of Cy Young winners. Thanks to Tom Seaver, the franchise got an early head start on compiling those trophies. Several Mets players have left the organization only to go on and win the award elsewhere.