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NEW YORK -- Pete Alonso ducked his head and flinched, bracing for the type of impact he had felt too many times before. As he did, José Soriano’s first-pitch curveball dipped down and struck him near the back of his head, on the neck, in a spot where his helmet

NEW YORK -- Over the past two weeks, following a second opinion on his right groin strain, Starling Marte’s optimism for a quick return has waned. Marte, who recently expressed confidence in his ability to play again this season, was more muted when asked again prior to Friday’s series opener

NEW YORK -- After suffering a complete right patellar tendon tear during Puerto Rico’s celebration at the World Baseball Classic on March 16, Mets closer Edwin Díaz continues to make progress. According to manager Buck Showalter, Díaz threw off the mound Wednesday morning at Citi Field and didn’t have any

NEW YORK -- Edwin Díaz continues inching toward a potential late-season return, even as his rehab from a torn patellar tendon in his right knee remains shrouded in some mystery. The Mets’ closer has been throwing off the base of a mound and will continue to do so for another

NEW YORK -- Entering Friday night’s series opener against the Braves at Citi Field, the Mets had played 114 games. Francisco Lindor had been in uniform on the field for every single one of them. But as the first pitch of the 115th game approached, Lindor was not at his

BOSTON -- Within hours of limping off the field in the sixth inning of Saturday’s 5-4 win over the Red Sox, Mets infielder Luis Guillorme was wearing a walking boot and using crutches to navigate the cramped confines of Fenway Park’s visiting clubhouse. Frustrated by his situation, Guillorme tossed the

NEW YORK -- Pete Alonso was given a recovery timetable of three to four weeks after he was hit on the left wrist by a pitch on June 7 against the Braves, suffering a bone bruise and spraining the joint. Suffice to say, Alonso has beaten that prognosis. Just 11

PITTSBURGH -- For more than two months this season, Pete Alonso served as the Mets’ best hitter, one of the league’s foremost sluggers and a legitimate threat to hit 60 home runs. Now, an already reeling Mets team must figure out how to navigate a critical stretch of its schedule

ATLANTA -- Pete Alonso was Truist Park’s resident supervillain in Wednesday’s 7-5 loss to the Braves. After yelling at Braves pitcher Bryce Elder to "throw it again" after homering off the righty on Tuesday, Atlanta fans greeted Alonso with boos pre and in-game, and some even cheered when he suffered

CINCINNATI -- Right-hander Max Scherzer was scratched ahead of his expected start on Tuesday against the Reds. Lefty David Peterson was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to start in his place. To make room on the active roster, the Mets placed reliever Jimmy Yacabonis on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to

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NEW YORK -- Five months after Justin Verlander signed with the Mets, and a little more than a month into this season, Verlander appears ready to make his debut. The 40-year-old Mets ace threw 4 2/3 scoreless innings in a rehab start Friday for Double-A Binghamton, setting him up to

NEW YORK -- Mets right-hander Justin Verlander is expected to make a rehab start on Friday -- location unknown -- before, hopefully, making his season debut against the Tigers next week. Verlander is expected to throw four innings in the rehab start. Verlander has missed the first month of the

SAN FRANCISCO -- Circle the calendar. Justin Verlander’s return date has finally become clear. Verlander threw three innings and 43 pitches in a simulated game Sunday in Port St. Lucie, Fla., taking a significant step forward in his return from a right teres major strain. He is lined up to

LOS ANGELES -- The Mets’ rotation, already thin, absorbed another blow on Tuesday when the team placed Carlos Carrasco on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation. Carrasco, who had been scheduled to start Friday in San Francisco, went 0-2 with an 8.56 ERA over his first three

NEW YORK -- It was not long after doctors prescribed Edwin Díaz an eight-month regimen of rest, rehab and ramp-up that the Mets’ closer began considering how to defy that timeline. Speaking publicly on Wednesday morning for the first time since tearing the patellar tendon in his right knee on

NEW YORK -- Although “a teensy” amount of inflammation still exists in Justin Verlander’s right side, the three-time Cy Young Award winner is confident he can return to the Mets before the end of April. Verlander rejoined his teammates at Citi Field on Friday for their home opener, after flying

MIAMI -- A little less than 24 hours before the start of the 2023 season, Mets general manager Billy Eppler sat in the visiting dugout at loanDepot park and discussed the viability of what he has taken to calling “the two aces model.” Last year, New York understood that the

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Two days after spraining his right knee and ankle, Mets center fielder Brandon Nimmo was relieved that his injuries were not serious. In fact, he is still hoping that he will be in the Opening Day lineup on March 30 against the Marlins. “I was

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Mets provided optimistic updates on center fielder Brandon Nimmo and left-hander José Quintana on Saturday afternoon. A day after injuring his right ankle against the Marlins, Mets center fielder Brandon Nimmo woke up to pain in his right knee. He underwent an MRI on

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Mets closer Edwin Díaz suffered a complete patellar tendon tear in his right knee during Puerto Rico's celebration after defeating the Dominican Republic on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. Díaz underwent surgery to repair the tendon on Thursday

Edwin Díaz’s season is likely over after he suffered a right patellar tendon tear Wednesday night while celebrating Puerto Rico’s victory over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. The stunning injury leaves the Mets with a big hole in the bullpen, where the club was counting on Díaz

It was late Wednesday night and Edwin Díaz had already been wheeled off the field in Miami after the Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic World Baseball Classic game, wheeled off that field and effectively into next season after he’d injured his right knee in a postgame celebration. Already manager Buck

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Following more than a week of tests, medical opinions and doctor consultations, including a period in which José Quintana feared a life-altering diagnosis, the Mets have both an answer and a plan of action to address their ailing starter’s condition. Quintana will undergo bone graft