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Reliever makes strong return in third go-around with Mets

The Mets are the love interest Anthony Kay just can’t shake.

Mets take a second chance on former first-round pick

The New York Mets selected left-hander Anthony Kay in the first round of the 2016 MLB Draft at No. 31 overall.

Struggling Met is day-to-day with left groin strain

With Baty out of the lineup, Mark Vientos was back at third on Thursday.

Former Met Anthony Kay will shut down Orioles

Jay-O’s! Ja-a-ay-O’s! Daylight come and they wanna go home. ... It’s close to quittin’ time for the Blue Jays and Orioles. The trams meet in Baltimore and hand the ball...

An MLB record that was just set might never be broken

A major league record was set over the weekend and is unlikely to be broken -- without a reversal of rules that won’t go into effect until next season. With...

A bad day for the Marcus Stroman trade

When it comes to the Marcus Stroman trade, Saturday was a double-whammy for the Mets. Anthony Kay allowed just two runs in 5²/₃ innings in Toronto's 5-3 loss to the...

Todd Frazier making it hard for Mets to keep him out of lineup

An expanded — and healthier — Mets roster has made it harder for Mickey Callaway to fill out his lineup card. Todd Frazier isn’t making the task any easier. Earning...

Another former Mets prospect is joining scary trend

Anthony Kay is on his way to becoming a member of the ever-growing club that includes former Mets prospects who might one day come back to haunt the organization. The...

Who the Mets gave up in huge trade

The last time the Mets traded two of their top prospects, it didn’t end so well. Here goes Round 2. On Sunday night, the Mets sent pitching prospects Anthony Kay...

Sorting through confusion of Mets' surprise blockbuster

They were in fourth place, 7 ¹/₂ games out of a wild card, yet desperate to believe they were in it and to convince their fan base to keep coming...

Prospect has some fun as Mets are trading him

Social media was in a frenzy Sunday night trying to piece together the Mets-Blue Jays trade. Initially it was only known that Marcus Stroman was being dealt. Amid the madness...

Mets trading for Marcus Stroman to kick off madness

Instead of subtracting rotation pieces, the Mets are adding — at least for now. In something of a surprise move, the club acquired Marcus Stroman in a trade with the...

The other Mets pitching prospect quietly moving on up

As Anthony Kay took center stage at the MLB Futures Game on Sunday night in Cleveland, the Mets’ other fast-rising pitching prospect was off the radar. By now, Ryley Gilliam...

Why top Mets prospect's rise is on hold

CLEVELAND — Anthony Kay, having pitched well enough to reach the Futures Game at Progressive Field and sharp enough to understand the bad optics of excuse-making, worked hard Sunday afternoon...

Mets' stud pitching prospect won't be called up as a reliever

If Anthony Kay receives a promotion to the Mets this season, it likely will be in his natural role as a starting pitcher. A day after the organization’s top pitching...

Mets give stud pitching prospect major promotion

Anthony Kay is a step closer to his Mets debut. The highly touted 24-year-old lefty continues to blaze through the team’s farm system. Kay and right-handed reliever Ryley Gilliam were...

Why Mets shouldn't rush up stud pitching prospect

Jason Vargas plans to return from the injured list Saturday afternoon to start for the Mets against the Tigers, and you know what that means: It’s time to contemplate other...

Mets prospect's hype grows with spectacular outing

Anthony Kay is on the Mets’ radar, according to manager Mickey Callaway, but the left-hander wasn’t given serious consideration for a promotion to start against the Nationals on Monday. The...

Mets prospect's long-awaited rise is finally here

For so long, the light has been stuck on red for Anthony Kay and the Mets. First in 2013, when they chose the pitcher from Long Island’s Ward Melville High...

Jed Lowrie's Mets debut will have to wait

Mets officials have decided against removing Jed Lowrie from the IL to play against the Marlins on Friday. Lowrie will remain at Triple-A Syracuse at least through the weekend to...