#new-york-mets

#new-york-mets

For the first time since signing with the Texas Rangers ahead of the 2023 season, Jacob deGrom will make his long-awaited return to Queens to face his former team, the New York Mets, at Citi Field on Friday night. I'm excited to go and pitch at Citi Field, deGrom said (h/t Kennedy Landry, MLB.com), That's where I started my career, so it holds a special place in my heart

We were a part of the team when 9/11 2001 happened. It means a lot for us to come back. We never forget the brave men and women who gave their lives. We come back every year to show our support, and the Mets organization shows our support year in and year out. The effort that these men and women do day in and day out, because of them, we can put our heads on our pillows at night and sleep comfortably.

Mets futility never seems to know many bounds, regardless of the era, the owner, or the outlook. Now, 2025 is on the cusp of joining the tormented list of epic collapses. Since sweeping the Phillies last month at Citi Field, the Mets enter Thursday night's series finale in Philadelphia 4-9 in their last 13 games, including three-straight losses to their division rivals that have all but handed the NL East over to them.

Enter Gregory Soto, who simultaneously has been quietly terrible and in the top half of the Mets' trade-deadline acquisitions in terms of performance, which tells you all you need to know about how the trade deadline has turned out. Soto immediately allowed the inherited runner to score, escaped the fifth without further harm, and then fell apart in the sixth, putting the game out of reach.

By losing their fourth consecutive game on Tuesday night, 9-3, at Citizens Bank Park, the Mets fell to within two games of the nearest Wild Card aspirant, the surging San Francisco Giants. The stubbornly viable Cincinnati Reds also won on Tuesday, moving them within three of the Mets. New York, once seen as a sure entrant into the National League playoffs, appears to be standing on ever shakier ground.

As has been the theme all season, it was the Mets' bats' turn to betray a solid pitching performance. Despite Nolan McLean fighting his way through 5.1 innings of one-run ball, New York made struggling Phillies starter Aaron Nola look like his former ace-like self, mustering five hits in a 1-0 loss. The offense was putrid for a second straight game, which has helped extend the Mets' current losing streak to three games.

The Mets don't expect Jesse Winker to return this season, manager Carlos Mendoza tells reporters (including Mike Puma of The New York Post). Winker has been sidelined since the middle of July with a lower back injury. He began a rehab assignment last week but has been shut back down from baseball activity, suggesting he suffered some kind of setback.

The Mets are set to promote top pitching prospect for his major league debut, reports Will Sammon of The Athletic. They'll need to clear space on both the 40-man and 26-man rosters in order to formally select his contract from Triple-A Syracuse.

The Mets announced today that right-hander Reed Garrett has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation, retroactive to August 23rd.

It was only a matter of hours before Sánchez found a new landing spot. The Mets placed Francisco Alvarez on the injured list this week. He's dealing with a thumb injury that'll require surgery at some point, though he and the team are holding out hope that can be delayed until the offseason. That leaves them with a catching duo of Luis Torrens and Hayden Senger.

Carlos Mendoza stated, "We have to get through today's game, we'll announce a rotation for the series against the Braves, but as of right now, we haven't had any discussions just yet."