Willie Mays, baseball’s towering legend and all-time Giants great, dies aged 93
‘Bow before the KING’: did gay icon Grimace save the Mets’ season?
Bryce Harper does ‘soccer slide’ as Phillies batter Mets on London debut
May 2024
Hapless Mets to cut Jorge López after ejected reliever throws glove into stands
Jorge López will be cut by the struggling New York Mets after the reliever threw his glove into the stands following his ejection Wednesday at Citi Field
March 2024
Mets sign slugger JD Martinez with deferred payments through 2038
Veteran DH signed a one-year, $12m contract. The Mets are projected to have second-biggest payroll in MLB
February 2024
Former Mets general manager Billy Eppler suspended for faking injuries
Former New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler was suspended through the 2024 World Series on Friday by baseball commissioner Rob Manfred
December 2023
New York Mets hit with record $101m luxury tax bill after fourth-place finish
The New York Mets must pay a record luxury tax of nearly $101m after a fourth-place finish for exceeding the salary cap with a $374.7m payroll
October 2023
New York Mets GM Billy Eppler resigned amid MLB investigation, source says
Billy Eppler quit as New York Mets general manager on Thursday and a person familiar with the probe said he is under an MLB investigation
August 2023
Houston Astros trade for Justin Verlander amid Mets’ deadline selloff
The Astros reportedly have a deal in place to re-unite with Justin Verlander, who will waive his no-trade clause and depart the New York Mets
July 2023
Max Scherzer traded to Texas Rangers by downsizing Mets after ace OKs deal
Moribund New York Mets raise white flag on season with Robertson trade
March 2023
Puerto Rico players in tears after star pitcher Edwin Díaz injured celebrating win
New York Mets fans began the year dreaming about a World Series closed out by Edwin Díaz. But he is now likely to miss the entire 2023 season
December 2022
Mets swoop in overnight to sign Carlos Correa for $315m after Giants deal stalls
In a wild twist overnight, Carlos Correa agreed to a $315m, 12-year contract with the free-spending Mets after his pending deal with the Giants came apart
Mets and Phillies strike big deals as Verlander and Turner reportedly head to NL East
The NL East arms race heated up on Monday with the Mets and Phillies understood to have made major free-agent signings
Rangers admit deGrom is a ‘risk’ as injury-prone ace agrees $185m, five-year deal
Jacob deGrom is headed to the free-spending Texas Rangers, who believe the health risk is worth the potential reward in trying to end a six-year run of losing
October 2022
Have the revamped MLB playoffs made the regular season meaningless?
The first rounds of the postseason saw three 100-win teams lose to opponents with worse records. Is this a sign of a flawed system or just how baseball works?
Musgrove survives umpire’s ear probe as Padres dump Mets out of MLB playoffs
Joe Musgrove brushed off chants of ‘Cheater!’ after a bizarre spot check by umpires on the mound, pitching his hometown San Diego Padres into the next round of the playoffs
2022 MLB playoffs: ranking the title contenders from first to worst
Will an expanded Wild Card round lead to an unexpected upset or will one of the established baseball juggernauts emerge as the World Series winners?
August 2022
The Mets aim to buy a World Series title. The Braves may grow one
The Mets are right behind the Dodgers in spending. But their NL East rivals could be up for success via another route
