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Mets get Jacob deGrom news they were hoping for
Though Rick Porcello has endured the worst season of his career in his first year with the Mets, manager Luis Rojas has at least been able to count on the...
Steven Matz didn't give Mets a chance in ugly loss as playoff hopes fade
The Mets withstood two consecutive abridged starts by their rotation, coming back each time behind a resilient bullpen and a productive lineup to post two desperation wins they needed to...
Mets' forgotten man returns to rotation for start vs. Braves
PHILADELPHIA — The forgotten man from the Mets’ original rotation this season will return Friday. It’s been a year to forget for Steven Matz — who sputtered early, got demoted...
Mets star on the bench in critical game vs. Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Following his latest disappearing act, Pete Alonso was relegated to the bench Wednesday night. Although he did come on to pinch hit for Brandon Nimmo in the eighth,...
The Mets' rotation plans as Steven Matz returns from IL
Steven Matz returned to the Mets on Sunday — and to the Mets’ bullpen. He’ll be joined there by Michael Wacha, who’s being skipped at least one start thanks to...
This Met's other hamstring is now acting up
BUFFALO — Jake Marisnick isn’t playing favorites when it comes to hamstrings. After spending time on the injured list last month with a left hamstring strain, the Mets outfielder departed...
Mets starter could return from IL in next few days
BUFFALO — Steven Matz’s return to the Mets could occur within the next few days. The left-hander was scheduled to throw a side session Friday at the Mets’ alternate training...
Mets considering making big change in their rotation plan
Within this underwhelming Mets pitching rotation, less might actually be more. Continued struggles from that unit, coupled with two days off in the next five, at least seem to have...
Base-running blunder cost this Met his job
Billy Hamilton had one job with the Mets. After failing at it again in Thursday’s win over the Yankees, now he has no job. The Mets designated the 29-year-old for...
Mets end up with one more injured pitcher than expected
After Saturday’s loss to the Yankees, the Mets knew they were likely going to lose a reliever to the injured list. By Sunday morning, they made it two. Steven Matz...
Another Mets pitcher looks bound for the injured list
The first Steven Matz sighting in two weeks might be the last for some time. Making his first appearance since being removed from the starting rotation, the Long Island native...
Yankees end misery against Mets in odd fashion
A day after the Yankees suffered a walk-off loss to the Mets in their own stadium, they ended a seven-game losing streak when they won it in the bottom of...
Mets' rotation is completely up in the air
This much is known: The Mets need four starting pitchers over the next three days. They have four arms — Steven Matz, Robert Gsellman, Michael Wacha and David Peterson —...
Mets will be 'creative' with rotation during daunting stretch
The Mets’ battered rotation received a break with five straight days off — four of which were unscheduled. With the team set to resume play Tuesday with a doubleheader against...
Mets' Seth Lugo-to-rotation plan is risky business
A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. Unless you’re the New York Mets, who could tie themselves into mental knots over the ordering, today, of a...
Mets needlessly making this Steven Matz saga worse
Regarding the Mets and Steven Matz, this need not be complicated, no matter how much Luis Rojas channeled Gregory Hines on Wednesday afternoon with his tap dancing: Sure, the Mets...
Steven Matz uncertainty casts shadow over Jacob deGrom return
Their ace is returning, but another member of the Mets rotation remained in limbo Monday. Jacob deGrom threw a bullpen session at Marlins Park, after which manager Luis Rojas declared...
Jacob deGrom uncertainty leaves Mets rotation in flux
PHILADELPHIA — This much is clear in the Mets’ muddled rotation: Robert Gsellman and David Peterson are scheduled to pitch the next two nights in Miami. Beyond that, there are...
It keeps getting uglier for Mets pitchers
At least the Mets starting pitchers gave them consistency this weekend. All three fell apart in the middle innings. On Friday night, Jacob deGrom’s replacement, Walker Lockett, was tagged for...
Steven Matz hits a new low
PHILADELPHIA — Steven Splatz was more like it. That was the sound Saturday of a certain Mets pitcher hitting the pavement like a watermelon heaved from the roof of a...