Pete Alonso Got a Curtain Call. In Enemy Colors.
Pete Alonso hit his 300th career home run at Citi Field in an Orioles uniform, and Mets fans stood up and cheered him anyway. That doesn't happen anymore.
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Mets Trade Freddy Peralta Days After Dealing Minter
The Mets traded Freddy Peralta to the Rays six months after acquiring him, days after dealing A.J. Minter. That's not one bad trade. That's a pattern.
The Dodgers Are Shopping at Both Ends of the Market
The Dodgers are chasing two pitchers at once, the Mets already sold, and the Red Sox got burned before Curtis Mead ever played a game this season.
Nobody Wants to Blink First at the Trade Deadline
Six days out, Detroit and Baltimore are both betting a rival blinks first. That indecision, not any single rumor, is the real deadline story.
Freddy Peralta Is Circling Back to Milwaukee at a Discount
The Mets gave up two top prospects for Freddy Peralta in January. Six months later, they are shopping him back to Milwaukee for scraps at the deadline.
ABS Caught the Bad Call. The Rulebook Buried It.
MLB's automated strike system proved an umpire wrong on a 96 mph pitch to Brett Baty, then let the call stand because the Dodgers had no challenges left.
Ten Days Out, MLB's Trade Deadline Is About Nerve, Not Talent
Reds shopping Hunter Greene, Red Sox buying AND selling, White Sox playing buyer for the first time in years: the 2026 deadline is being decided by nerve.
The Mets Are Having a Fire Sale With Nothing to Sell
Cohen declared the Mets sellers for the August 3 deadline. The problem: Lindor won't waive his no-trade clause and Soto is untouchable. What is for sale?
The $369M Fire Sale: Mets Going Full Seller
The Mets have the second-highest payroll in baseball and are now holding a fire sale. Francisco Lindor has a no-trade clause. None of this adds up.
Steve Cohen Spent $1.671 Billion. The Mets Are 40-55.
The Mets fired their manager, are shopping Francisco Lindor, and have the worst record in the National League. Steve Cohen spent $1.671 billion to build this.
The Mets Paid $1.1 Billion to Watch This
Juan Soto's back locked up vs. the Cubs just as Francisco Lindor returned. They've shared a lineup 12 times. The Mets spent $1.1 billion to watch this happen.
The Mets Spent $375M to Finish Last
The Mets fired Carlos Mendoza on Friday. They're 34-47 with the second-biggest payroll in baseball. Stearns is giving them more time. For what, exactly?
PCA Swept the Mets. They Fired Their Manager.
Pete Crow-Armstrong just led the Cubs to a 4-game sweep of the Mets. New York traded him away in 2021. Then they fired their manager about it.
MLB Owners Built the Worst Cap System Imaginable
MLB owners proposed a $245.3M hard cap that would have blocked Ohtani's $700M deal. Bruce Meyer called it the worst labor system in any major sport.
The Mets Got Walk-Off Grand Slammed in a Scoreless Game
Heriberto Hernandez hit a pinch-hit walk-off grand slam off Devin Williams in a 0-0 ninth inning to sweep the Mets — the first since 2013. Mets fall to 22-31.