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Mets’ up-and-down history with homegrown talent includes big 2022 questions

What you feel about Michael Conforto, Jeff McNeil and Dominic Smith is how you feel about the best team the Mets could form from their 50 original signs who played...

The next move Max Scherzer could influence

Max Scherzer’s influence may or may not have helped place Buck Showalter in the Mets dugout, but it couldn’t have hurt. Whenever the MLB lockout ends, Scherzer might gently whisper...

Freeman? Conforto redux? How to bring lefty sizzle to the Mets lineup

Roster questions leave the Mets potentially in need of a lefty bopper to join a lineup that added right-handed-hitting outfield pieces in Starling Marte and Mark Canha.

Where Mets could get outfield help this offseason

The Mets' outfield situation looms as a question mark, with Brandon Nimmo looking to be the only certainty to return next season, and even he could be a candidate to...

How James Harden became the Nets' insurance policy

There was a time James Harden was considered a luxury for the Nets. Now, he's become essential to the title hopes.

Mets are officially done

The official knockout punch occurred before the Mets even took the field Saturday night.

Mets' season keeps spiraling out of control

Now that the playoff talk has been realistically muted, the next question becomes this: Can the Mets at least avoid the embarrassment of a losing season? It doesn’t look good...

The Mets actually had it right

The MLB-best Giants found unique lineups that worked. The Mets had visions of doing the same.

The two complicated Mets decisions hanging over offseason: Sherman

The Mets have so much to do this offseason, beginning with who will run baseball operations and who will manage the team moving forward.

Mets reliever calls outing versus Yankees his 'worst all year'

Trevor May didn’t mince words about his performance Saturday night.

Mets pitcher's gutsy outing comes with big assist from defense

Trevor Williams went the bend-but-don’t-break route Monday and nearly escaped with a win.

Mets pitcher roughed up in lopsided win: 'Didn’t do my job'

The Mets’ six-run outburst over five innings should have been plenty for Taijuan Walker on Sunday, but there was the right-hander departing before he could finish the fifth.

Under-fire Mets star changes narrative the old-fashioned way

Javier Baez's skills, in particular, were displayed in the ninth inning. And the Mets won.

How Mets outfielder played his way from potential star to spot starter

Dominic Smith’s season began with optimism he was about to become a star for the Mets, but it’s in danger of ending on the bench, or at least in a...

What's behind Mets outfielder's massive slump

Dominic Smith’s underwhelming month might be a product of wear-and-tear more than a mechanical or mental glitch.

Lefty hitters off bench nearly propel Mets to comeback win

Left-handed hitters Michael Conforto, Dominic Smith and Jeff McNeil came off the bench and nearly led the Mets to a comeback win in their 6-5, 10-inning loss to the Dodgers.

Five Mets have a lot to lose if season tanks: Sherman

The burden to fix the Mets woes remains spread out, but here are the position players who will bear a lot of the blame if they can't.

Mets' key bat shows sign of breaking out of slump

Michael Conforto went 2-for-4 in the Mets’ 12-5 loss to the Braves, with his second-inning double marking his first extra-base hit since July 19.

Mets' laugher included this rare home run

Mets infielder Luis Guillorme hit just his second home run in 156 career MLB games (282 at-bats) to go with the 12 he launched over 618 games, 2,263 at-bats and...

Mets slugger fooled just about everyone with grand slam

Dom Smith fooled the announcers, the analytics and the Mets’ dugout.