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Injuries & Moves: Mets sign three to Minors deals

December 20, 2024

This page will be updated throughout the offseason, with all the latest Mets signings, news and transactions.

Nimmo digs in despite foot pain: 'You lay it on the field'

@cdenicola13
October 18, 2024

NEW YORK – Before Brandon Nimmo could hobble back out to left field for the fourth inning on Thursday night at Citi Field, Mets teammate Francisco Lindor gave him a hug and a pat on the chest. “I told him, ‘I appreciate what you're doing for us,’” Lindor said. “It's

McNeil has 'really good chance' to make Mets' NLCS roster

October 10, 2024

NEW YORK -- The Mets don’t yet know who they’ll play in the National League Championship Series. They do know it will start on Sunday. And they’re pretty certain Jeff McNeil will be part of it. McNeil, who has been sidelined since Sept. 6 due to a fractured right wrist,

McNeil joins Mets in Philly, hopes to play later in playoffs

October 6, 2024

PHILADELPHIA -- Earlier this week, Jeff McNeil was in bed with his wife, Tatiana, in a California hospital room as the couple waited for their second child to arrive. In the ninth inning of a two-run game in Milwaukee, Pete Alonso came to the plate with two men on base.

Senga a surprise starter for Mets in Game 1 of NLDS

October 4, 2024

PHILADELPHIA -- Until now, Kodai Senga's season has been an almost uninterrupted string of inaction. In the early days of Spring Training, Senga suffered a shoulder injury that was supposed to cost him a month or so. It ended up robbing him of far more time than that, keeping the

Alvarez's back flareup marks forgettable night in crucial stretch

Catcher day to day with spasms as Mets drop into Wild Card tie with Braves
September 28, 2024

MILWAUKEE -- Toward the end of his night of misfortune, Francisco Alvarez walked gingerly off the field with a trainer’s hand wrapped around his waist. Alvarez had already endured a lamentable evening at American Family Field, allowing five stolen bases and getting called out on strikes in an at-bat that

Lindor listed in Mets' starting lineup before rainout

September 25, 2024

ATLANTA -- Had rain not interfered, Francisco Lindor would have played. The Mets received that measure of good news on Wednesday, as the four-time All-Star was set to start as their leadoff hitter and shortstop against the Braves at Truist Park. That game and Thursday’s series finale were both postponed

Lindor appears in on-deck circle, 'in play' to start tonight

September 25, 2024

ATLANTA -- If the Mets could take any whiff of optimism from their 5-1 loss to the Braves on Tuesday, it was the image of Francisco Lindor appearing in the on-deck circle with two outs in the ninth. For much of the game at Truist Park, Lindor stayed warm, swinging

Lindor: Pain tolerance the key to return this season

September 23, 2024

NEW YORK -- Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor said Sunday that he’s unlikely to play without back pain again this season, but he continues to progress toward a return that could occur as soon as Tuesday in Atlanta. “If I play this year, I don’t think it’s going to be pain-free,”

Senga feels triceps tightness during rehab start, won't return in regular season

September 23, 2024

NEW YORK -- The Mets are going to play out the rest of this season without their best starter from the last one. Pitcher Kodai Senga experienced a bout of right triceps tightness during his Minor League rehab start Saturday for Triple-A Syracuse. Although Senga doesn’t consider the issue serious,

Lindor gets injection in back to try to speed healing

September 20, 2024

NEW YORK -- Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor received a facet joint injection in his back on Thursday, a course of treatment team trainers hope will increase his rate of recovery. A day after receiving the shot, Lindor was feeling well enough to take batting practice swings from the right side

Mets rookie Scott to undergo Tommy John surgery

September 18, 2024

NEW YORK -- Christian Scott, one of the Mets’ most promising pitching prospects of the past decade, will undergo season-ending elbow surgery next week and miss the entire 2025 campaign as well. Scott said Wednesday that he plans to undergo a hybrid elbow surgery, which combines a traditional Tommy John

Senga 'working [his] tail off' to return for Mets

September 18, 2024

NEW YORK -- Kodai Senga intends to pitch a tune-up inning at Triple-A Syracuse this weekend in advance of joining the Mets for at least part of their final road trip through Atlanta and Milwaukee, the injured pitcher said on Wednesday. “I’ve been working my tail off and devoting all

MRI clean, but Lindor (back) out of lineup a day after departing early

@mkrwrt
September 16, 2024

NEW YORK -- The Mets breathed a collective sigh of relief on Monday ahead of a pivotal seven-game homestand against the Nationals and Phillies after receiving news that Francisco Lindor’s prognosis on his lower back soreness wasn’t too serious. After being removed from Sunday’s series finale at Citizens Bank Park

Mets suffer tough blow as Lindor exits in eventual walk-off loss

September 15, 2024

PHILADELPHIA -- Whatever one’s definition of valuable might be, it’s clear that Francisco Lindor embodies it. If any additional proof were required, the Mets' star shortstop supplied it Sunday through his absence. Attempting to play through a lower-back injury, Lindor lasted all of one inning before he again had to

Lindor (back) out of starting lineup Saturday, but available off bench

September 14, 2024

PHILADELPHIA -- Initially, Francisco Lindor didn’t think he needed to slide. After slicing an RBI hit into the right-center field gap in the sixth inning on Friday night at Citizens Bank Park, Lindor rounded first with what he believed to be a standup double. But as Johan Rojas gathered the

Núñez to miss rest of '24, hopes to avoid surgery after PRP injection

September 13, 2024

PHILADELPHIA -- The Mets’ bullpen, a source of resilience throughout this season, will need to recover from yet another loss. Right-hander Dedniel Núñez is done for the season due to a strained flexor tendon in his right arm. Núñez received a platelet-rich plasma injection in the tendon and hopes to

McNeil has wrist fracture, will miss rest of regular season

@mkrwrt
September 7, 2024

NEW YORK -- The Mets' surge toward a postseason berth hit a speed bump on Saturday with the news that two-time All-Star second baseman Jeff McNeil will miss at least the rest of the regular season with a fractured right wrist that will cost him four to six weeks. “Not

Baty's season likely over after broken finger in Triple-A

August 25, 2024

SAN DIEGO -- Brett Baty’s rocky season came to perhaps its conclusion on Sunday, when the Mets announced he has a broken left index finger and will miss four to six weeks. Anything other than the most optimistic end of that recovery timeline will end Baty’s regular season. The Mets’

Outlook of Mets' rotation unclear following Blackburn injury

August 24, 2024

SAN DIEGO -- The play was still ongoing when Paul Blackburn crumpled to the ground, clearly stunned after taking a high-velocity line drive off his pitching hand. For a long while, Blackburn sat on the slope of the pitcher’s mound, legs splayed, as a group of trainers and coaches checked

Nimmo dinged up, but Mets breathe sigh of relief after tests

Left fielder to have MRI after exiting finale with right shoulder discomfort
August 19, 2024

NEW YORK -- After a 3-2 loss to the Marlins on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, the Mets find themselves two games behind the Braves for the third National League Wild Card spot. On the bright side, it appeared New York dodged a bullet when it comes to left fielder

Back from bone bruise, Marte ready to contribute

August 18, 2024

NEW YORK -- After missing two months of the season because of a right-knee bone bruise, Mets right fielder Starling Marte was activated from the 10-day injured list and inserted into the starting lineup on Sunday afternoon against the Marlins. Marte is expected to play often, but will get an

Martinez day to day after HBP on 99.6 mph fastball

August 14, 2024

NEW YORK -- Mets designated hitter J.D. Martinez left Tuesday’s 9-4 loss to the Athletics in the bottom of the third inning with a left elbow contusion after being hit by a pitch thrown by right-hander Joe Boyle earlier in the game. The slugger is listed as day to day.

Senga 'pretty much done' for regular season after calf injury

July 27, 2024

NEW YORK – The news is bad for Mets right-hander Kodai Senga, who learned on Saturday that he suffered a high-grade left calf strain. He is out for the regular season, but the team hopes he can return to action if the Mets advance to the postseason in October. The

Senga strains calf in debut, placed on IL

Mets club 3 HRs in 7-run third inning to move past Braves into top NL Wild Card spot
July 27, 2024

NEW YORK -- Friday’s game had all the markings of another banner night for the Mets -- welcoming their ace back into the fold, celebrating the acquisition of a hard-throwing reliever, cruising to a fifth straight victory to move into second place in the NL East for the first time