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In his first regular-season start since coming over from Japan, Kodai Senga baffled the Marlins with his signature pitch: the ghost fork. MIAMI -- At 2 p.m. Eastern time on [...]

The ace right-hander Justin Verlander's being put on the injured list will test the team's depth, but Max Scherzer and the Mets' bullpen were enough to beat Miami. MIAMI -- [...]

Stuck in the wild-card round despite 101 wins, the Mets had no answers for San Diego, which took two of three games to advance to a division series. The Mets' [...]

After losing games started by Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer, the Mets are suddenly trailing in the N.L. East with time running out on the season. ATLANTA -- In their [...]

The team lost for the first time in four games this season amid encouraging signs that it could contend for its first postseason spot since 2016. WASHINGTON -- It is [...]

The second year of the club's reinvention got off to a terrific start thanks in large part to its unexpected opening day starter. WASHINGTON -- So much is different about [...]

Exhibition games replaced practices and intrasquad scrimmages as the New York teams prepared for the start of their regular-season schedule later this week. Major League Baseball during a pandemic looks [...]

It was a weekend of goodbyes for the Mets. David Wright, the captain, had his emotional farewell on Saturday night. Less than 24 hours later, Jose Reyes, Wright's longtime infield [...]

After the final pitch of his marvelous 2018 season, the normally stoic Jacob deGrom cracked a smile. He deservingly strutted off the mound after unfurling a 92-mile per hour slider [...]

BOSTON -- On Sept. 11, 1985, two standout pitchers, Dwight Gooden of the Mets and John Tudor of the St. Louis Cardinals, faced off at Shea Stadium in a matchup [...]

WASHINGTON -- By sheer math, baseball is bound to produce unusual moments every so often. There are 30 major league teams and each of them plays 162 games, not including [...]

WASHINGTON -- On pace to lose more than 90 games, the Mets have endured a fair amount of misery, injuries and mistakes this season. Then came Tuesday night and a [...]

After missing two months with a nagging hip injury, Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes returned from the disabled list on Friday. Because the Mets were at Yankee Stadium, Cespedes was in [...]

TORONTO -- This Mets team has players of all ages either hurt or underperforming. Their off-season acquisitions have not panned out. Their rookie manager has looked at times like, well, [...]

PHOENIX -- Before Sunday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Mets had lost 12 of their previous 14 games, continuing their slide toward irrelevancy in a season that once seemed [...]

It is virtually impossible to hold down the best offense in baseball for nine innings. Vex the Yankees' bats for a while, and the hitters notice patterns and weaknesses. They [...]

In this Mets' season headed sideways, Jacob deGrom represents a glimmer of hope. One of the best starting pitchers in baseball over the past several years, he has taken his [...]

As the Mets struggled through May -- in the bullpen, on defense and at the plate -- they did so knowing help was on the way. In essence, they hoped [...]

The topic of injuries in Flushing can be a sensitive one. From 2010 to 2017, the Mets ranked sixth in the majors in games missed because of injury. A rash [...]

ATLANTA -- The lineup card posted inside the Mets' clubhouse before Wednesday's 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves had several changes. Thanks to the call-up of three new faces from [...]

MILWAUKEE -- When something has gone wrong for the Mets of late, it has snowballed. Sunday was another installment in this continuing series. Before their fifth defeat in the past [...]

MILWAUKEE -- The Mets signed Jason Vargas, a veteran starting pitcher, to a two-year, $16 million contract before the season to help stabilize their oft-injured rotation. They also kept A.J. [...]

MILWAUKEE -- The Mets' A.J. Ramos entered the game with two outs and two runners on base in the bottom of the 10th inning of tie game. He threw nine [...]

MILWAUKEE -- Four seems to be the magic number for the Mets and their sluggish offense this season. Entering Thursday's 5-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Mets were 18-3 [...]

Yoenis Cespedes was not in the mood for talking. ''Sorry guys,'' he said before the Mets' 12-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on a rainy Wednesday afternoon, walking away [...]

Before the 2017 season, Major League Baseball shortened the primary disabled list from 15 to 10 days. Teams took advantage, using it more often to avoid the awkward balance between [...]

PHILADELPHIA -- Jacob deGrom, the Mets' best pitcher, returned on Sunday from a short stint on the 10-day disabled list for a hyperextended throwing elbow. He didn't make it to [...]

Over the past week, the Mets escaped significant injuries to Yoenis Cespedes and Jacob deGrom, two of their most important players, despite scary moments for each. They parted ways with [...]

The Washington Nationals claimed the National League East title last season with 97 wins. The Miami Marlins, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and Mets each lost at least 85 games. It [...]

SAN DIEGO -- Through the first month of their marathon regular season, the Mets have rinsed away much of the bitter taste of 2017. The biggest off-season addition, new manager [...]

ST. LOUIS -- After their franchise-record 12-2 start to this season, the Mets have lost six of the past nine games, largely because of inconsistent pitching. On Thursday, that trend [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Speaking with reporters, particularly after games in which they played, is part of a player's duties. They do not have to give away team secrets or reveal [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Just before the start of the third inning, Matt Harvey trudged from the Mets dugout to the bullpen beyond left field. When Zack Wheeler, the Mets' starter [...]

MIAMI -- Through nearly two weeks of the Mets' 2018 season, a theme has emerged. The team falls behind, then it comes back, usually the following inning. It is a [...]

MIAMI -- The Mets just continue to roll. With a solid start from Noah Syndergaard, opportunistic hitting and a sturdy bullpen, the Mets defeated the host Miami Marlins on Monday, [...]

WASHINGTON -- A good number of the Mets' main position players are older than 30 and while they bring assets to the lineup -- smarts, experience, power -- speed is [...]

As the Mets and Phillies faced off at Citi Field on Wednesday, they also played the role of guinea pigs in a new Major League Baseball experiment, participating in its [...]

On a drizzly and cold Tuesday night at Citi Field, Matt Harvey took the mound for the first time this season. He was wearing an elbow-length undershirt. When he singled [...]

Hours after the Yankees postponed their home opener on Monday because of an early-spring snowstorm, the Mets did the same with their 7 p.m. game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Concerned [...]

Two games into the season, the Mets have produced two wins with stout pitching and solid hitting, but a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday also produced [...]

An hour before his first game as the Mets' manager on Thursday, Mickey Callaway wandered around the dugout. He signed autographs for fans, posed for photos with his parents, readied [...]

For the first time since April 30, the Mets' ace, Noah Syndergaard, took the mound in a major league game on Saturday. As planned, he pitched just the first inning [...]

HOUSTON -- Carlos Correa, the Houston Astros' All-Star shortstop, was playing video games on a PlayStation 4 console late Thursday when he found out that his team had acquired Justin [...]

HOUSTON -- Michael Conforto, the Mets' lone All-Star this season, will have shoulder surgery in the coming week, John Ricco, the team's assistant general manager, said Saturday before the Mets' [...]

WASHINGTON -- For a game in late August of a lost season, the Mets' 6-5 win over the Washington Nationals, in the first game of Sunday's day-night doubleheader, offered plenty [...]

WASHINGTON -- The revolving door that is the Mets' battered roster spun a few more times on Saturday. Infielder Jose Reyes traded places on the disabled list with outfielder Yoenis [...]

WASHINGTON -- As if this Mets year of disappointment and misery had not brought enough lows, the team lost starter Steven Matz and outfielder Michael Conforto to season-ending injuries this [...]

This Mets season, after beginning with high expectations, veered off the tracks weeks ago. The team's management bowed to that reality by trading away four veteran players and turning toward [...]

There are many reasons the Yankees sit firmly atop the American League wild-card standings: the star outfielder Aaron Judge; the All-Star starter Luis Severino; and the stellar bullpen, including Dellin [...]

The Yankees did everything they could on Tuesday to deliver a manageable lead to their closer, Aroldis Chapman. Sonny Gray fired six solid innings in his Yankee Stadium debut, Jacoby [...]