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Mets fittingly collapse to finish miserable first half
The Mets head to the All-Star break with their most losses in a quarter-century, but at least one piece of good news: The misery is actually more than halfway done....
Mets give Steven Matz the deGrom treatment in listless loss
On the list of positive developments for the Mets this season, Steven Matz’s re-emergence is near the top. But these are the offensively challenged Mets, for whom excellent performances by...
Mets' bullpen blows another strong start in latest crusher
TORONTO — Zack Wheeler’s dominance Tuesday night wasn’t worth a pound of Canadian bacon once the Mets bullpen got involved. An almost sure thing turned into disaster, with Anthony Swarzak,...
Mets bullpen and Callaway blow up Wheeler gem in brutal loss
Jeurys Familia probably won’t be with the Mets much longer. At this pace, Mickey Callaway likely won’t be either. Following seven shutout innings from Zack Wheeler, the Mets melted down...
Jeff Wilpon: This Mets season has been awful for me, too
Jeff Wilpon hears the fans, decrying his team and his ownership, louder with each loss. He sympathizes. “Yeah, it’s been incredibly difficult [for me to watch the team], as it...
Mets pitchers get blasted over and over for new low
If they need any extra Home Run Derby pitchers in Washington next month, the Mets have a few attractive options. Their entire bullpen would suffice. Just ask the Dodgers, who...
This debacle should be etched into the Mets' memories
DENVER — The follies. When Mickey Callaway was asked about pitching at Coors Field he offered: “You tell your pitchers don’t worry about what happens here and you move on....
Mets' most reliable reliever implodes in Coors Field crusher
DENVER — Robert Gsellman has been Mr. Efficiency from the Mets bullpen this season, but he was among the team’s parade of pitchers Wednesday night without an answer for the...
Robert Gsellman demanded a chance and it paid off
Robert Gsellman pulled a Matt Harvey, demanding the ball at a time his team needed some Dark Knight bravado. Mickey Callaway played the role of Terry Collins, except without the...
Anthony Swarzak learns what it means to belong to Mets bullpen
Anthony Swarzak was welcomed back to Citi Field earlier this week. Saturday night, he officially became a member of the Mets’ bullpen. After missing more than two months with an...
Jeurys Familia latest Met to land on disabled list
The latest blow to the Mets’ bullpen is the biggest. Closer Jeurys Familia was placed on the 10-day disabled list — retroactive to June 7 — with a sore right...
Todd Frazier's return doesn't help as Mets' skid reaches five
Todd Frazier’s return to the lineup didn’t pay a tangible dividend Tuesday night unless the one run the Mets scored, after getting shut out the previous day, counted for something....
How Yoenis Cespedes' eventual return will ripple through Mets
The Mets moved closer to whole Tuesday, when they activated Todd Frazier and Anthony Swarzak from the disabled list. The next move, though, will be most fascinating and revelatory about...
Todd Frazier is coming and he's not the only help Mets are getting
The Mets have two more reasons to believe in a turnaround. Third baseman Todd Frazier will be activated from the disabled list Tuesday, at the start of the two-game series...
The Mets' right-handed bats are nearly here
The Mets won’t have any excuses for their major league-worst hitting against left-handed pitching much longer. Following a four-game home sweep at the hands of the Cubs, in which the...
Gleyber Torres' meteoric rise not affecting Mets' young shortstop
Amed Rosario went 0-for-3 in the Mets' 5-1 loss to the Marlins Tuesday night at Citi Field, but was solid again at shortstop and said before the game he’s keeping...
Mets explain this Dominic Smith outfield experiment
Highly regarded prospect Dominic Smith isn’t switching positions. He made his professional debut as an outfielder for Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday to give the Mets options if they lose...
Mets shouldn't look for outside help to end this ugly skid
Jay Bruce has the simplest explanation possible for the roller-coaster ride the Mets have taken since departing spring training in Port St. Lucie on March 25. “It’s a baseball season,”...
Callaway will keep changing lineups until Mets' bats wake up
Four games, three shutouts, seven runs. Yeah, that qualifies as a slump for the Mets, who lost a fifth straight game Saturday, 2-0, to Colorado. So the Mets will continue...
Alderson lowering expectations on Mets' catching upgrade
The Mets are looking for catching help, but aren’t thrilled with the response. With Jose Lobaton and Tomas Nido struggling offensively and Kevin Plawecki at least two weeks away from...