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Stark’s 2023 MLB awards: MVP and LVP, Cy Young and Cy Yuk, top rookies, and more
It’s been a great year to get drenched in Baltimore by a mysterious character named Mr. Splash. It’s been just…
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MLB All-30: We select every team’s most improved player in 2023
Fans, fantasy experts, front-office evaluators and ballwriters spend a lot of time each offseason speculating about which players will break…
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Aaron Judge’s two-homer night leaves Gerrit Cole with one wistful question
TORONTO — Seeing Aaron Judge belt his 36th and 37th home runs in his 103rd game of the season Wednesday,…
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Mets’ Francisco Lindor, Kodai Senga reach big milestones in split
The record matters most of course. The 72-86 Mets have suffered through a disastrous year that culminated with a trade-deadline…
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MLB All-30: With the regular season winding down, we choose every team’s MVP
As the season winds down, The Athletic is taking stock of the year that was: the top performances, the superlatives…
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Rosenthal: Counsell leaving Brewers? Mets cutting cord? 10 managers with questions about future
Years ago, when I was covering the Orioles, I wrote some throwaway line about the team’s internal machinations, saying, “Slowly,…
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MLB Power Rankings: Which team is ending the regular season on top?
By Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Stephen Nesbitt This MLB season has had a little bit of everything. Shohei Ohtani…
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MLB playoff picture: Projected matchups if season ended Monday
This time next week, MLB’s playoff field will officially be set. With exactly one week left in the regular season,…
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Mets may try to increase Kodai Senga’s inning’s usage next season
PHILADELPHIA — Kodai Senga’s final start of his rookie major league season is scheduled for Wednesday at Citi Field. The…
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Mets’ Brett Baty trying to end season with surge at plate
PHILADELPHIA — Ronny Mauricio and Mark Vientos have enjoyed September breakouts for the Mets, and now Brett Baty is attempting…
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Ex-Met Zack Wheeler haunts his old team with solid outing for Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler wasn’t showing much Brotherly Love for his former team Saturday. That was into the seventh inning,…
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Prospect Jett Williams walks way to Mets’ top minor league honor
MIAMI — Jett Williams’ pitch selectivity and ability to draw walks, above all other factors, impressed Mets officials this season.…
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Bowden: My early award predictions for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year and more
We’re down to the final two weeks of the regular season, and although we’re still two months away from award…
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David Robertson open to ‘possibility’ of Mets return in 2024
MIAMI — David Robertson was the Mets’ best reliever in his four months with the club, but life in South…
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MLB Power Rankings: Red Sox unravel; Re-grading the trade deadline
By Grant Brisbee, Rustin Dodd and Andy McCullough Hindsight isn’t 20-20; it’s 20-15, with your eagle eyes picking up on…
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Ronny Mauricio’s two-hit night all for naught in Mets’ loss to Reds
The Ronny Mauricio show continued Saturday in the Mets’ 3-2 loss to the Reds. The rookie, in the lineup against…
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Which MLB teams’ rookie classes had the biggest impact in 2023? Ranking and grading all 30
The 2023 MLB season will be remembered for the ground-breaking rule changes that were a grand slam and for standout…
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Why Buck Showalter might hang on as manager with David Stearns taking over Mets
Delivering insights on all things Amazin’s Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Before the…
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Why David Stearns’ big-money Mets deal makes sense
Mets new baseball president David Stearns’ deal hasn’t become public yet, but it’s expected to make him one of the…
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What David Stearns needs to resolve after Mets’ long wait to get him
David Stearns first worked for the Mets in 2007, when he interned with the team after graduating from Harvard. His…
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Diamondbacks pitching coach Brent Strom rips Mets broadcasters: ‘They’re idiots’
The Diamondbacks’ coaching staff had a clear message for the Mets broadcasting crew on Wednesday — don’t question us. During…
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MLB All-30: We name each team’s most impressive rookie for the 2023 season
As the season winds down, The Athletic is taking stock of the year that was: the top performances, the superlatives,…
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MLB Power Rankings: Blue Jays thrive, award race talk and we have a new basement-dweller
By Grant Brisbee, Rustin Dodd and Stephen Nesbitt Three weeks remain in the regular season, and because staring at the…
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Bowden: What MLB execs are saying about Ohtani’s free agency, and who is favored to sign him
Shohei Ohtani is about two months away from reaching free agency. Can you picture it? His market is a popular…
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Mets prospect Joander Suarez throws no-hitter in second Double-A start
Things seem to be going well for the Mets down on the farm. Top prospect Luisangel Acuña had a big…
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MLB Power Rankings: Yankees’ youth gives them a boost; September priorities for every team
By Grant Brisbee, Rustin Dodd and Andy McCullough Welcome to September, the month when everything seems a little more important.…
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Pete Alonso’s historic home run prowess makes Mets contract situation trickier
Pete Alonso is the greatest power hitter in Mets history. He is not the franchise leader in homers, yet no…
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Kodai Senga has become one of best pitchers in NL: ‘talented hand’
Even before Hall of Fame-bound rotation mates Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander were dealt away at the trade deadline, expected…
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Mets’ Ronny Mauricio thrives in second game after head-turning debut
Ronny Mauricio had to wait until the final month of the regular season to get a taste of the majors,…
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Daniel Vogelbach’s big baserunning gamble didn’t end well for Mets
Daniel Vogelbach tried to leg out a double in a key part of the Mets’ 8-7 loss to the Mariners…
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Mets’ Carlos Carrasco may not be done as starter after all
Buck Showalter said Carlos Carrasco may not be done as a starting pitcher with the Mets. The 36-year-old remained available…
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Top 50 MLB prospects: Jackson Holliday, Paul Skenes top Jim Bowden’s rankings
With the MLB Draft, Futures Game and most of the minor-league season in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to update…
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The hard lessons Brandon Nimmo will carry with him from Mets disastrous season
It has been difficult for Brandon Nimmo to enjoy his individual success amid the Mets’ struggles as a team this…
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Mets’ Denyi Reyes will get spot start after Carlos Carrasco was put on waivers
Carlos Carrasco’s tenure with the Mets became even more tenuous when they placed the slumping pitcher on irrevocable waivers before…
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‘The Show’ Episode 65: Doc Gooden Talks Mets Retiring His Number
Dwight Gooden is a legend in New York. The Mets will show him what he meant to them next season…
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MLB Power Rankings: Rangers, Giants slip; a look at future free agents
By Grant Brisbee, Rustin Dodd and Stephen Nesbitt There are dozens of reasons to be bummed by the news of…
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How MLB playoffs work: 2023 format, schedule, how to watch
If you’ve lost the plot of MLB’s playoff format changes over the last few seasons, you wouldn’t be alone. First,…
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Pete Alonso frustrated by Angels pitcher’s ‘really bad miss’ during plunking
Pete Alonso was in the Mets’ lineup one day after he was hit in the back of the neck with…
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Craig Counsell halts contract talks with Brewers as uncertainty continues
Questions are swirling from all directions regarding the Milwaukee Brewers franchise, and the National League’s longest-tenured manager could be at…
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Pete Alonso beaned in back of neck as benches clear in Mets-Angels game
A dull Saturday at Citi Field got a little more juice in the bottom of the eighth inning after Pete…
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Former Mets Eduardo Escobar and Dominic Leone return to Citi Field
The Angels brought to Citi Field a superstar, Shohei Ohtani, and two familiar faces — Eduardo Escobar and Dominic Leone…
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How Mets should handle the Pete Alonso situation
Pete Alonso suggested he loves being a Met, and folks around the team say that much is clear. So before…
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MLB Power Rankings: Our top 5 sees some shake-up; We made you a ’90s playlist
By Grant Brisbee, Rustin Dodd and Stephen Nesbitt The arrival of 21-year-old Nolan Schanuel on the Angels roster this week,…
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Edwin Diaz’s horse wins at Saratoga as 19/1 underdog
The Mets may not be doing a lot of winning on the field these days, but they’re at least claiming…
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Brandon Nimmo’s bat heats up for Mets as injured quad finally starts to heal
Brandon Nimmo took his lead from first base in the first inning Monday night, and he didn’t hesitate when Pete…
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Ex-Mets ace Matt Harvey dumped by model girlfriend Monica Clarke after he became ‘obsessed’ with new job
It’s time for a long Dark Knight of the soul, it seems. Page Six hears that the Mets aren’t the…
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MLB Power Rankings: Twins, Yankees lose a step; we celebrate some sneaky-good seasons
By Grant Brisbee, Rustin Dodd and Andy McCullough The Mariners are surging, even though they sold at the trade deadline.…
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Mets’ Francisco Alvarez gets day off as season follows up-and-down pattern
Francisco Alvarez’s roller-coaster season offensively has followed a pattern. The Mets rookie catcher had a sluggish April and followed it…
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Mets, Yankees should learn from Braves’ blueprint as MLB outliers
It is a copycat league. So why is nobody copying the Braves? Why does mimicry in the majors only come…
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Mets survive late scare from Braves to escape four-game sweep
Last place was theirs for the first time this season on Sunday, but the Mets finally showed up against their…
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