The Mets' bats exploded for 13 runs on Thursday afternoon to complete a series sweep of the Cleveland Guardians.

Mets 6 Guardians 5, 10 innings (Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH) Mets record: 49-66 Mets streak: Won 2 WP - Chase McDermott (1-0) LP - Matt Festa (2-3) SV - Daniel Duarte (1) Seat on the Korner: Jorge Polanco We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat

Mets 6 Guardians 2 (Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH) Mets record: 48-66 Mets streak: Won 1 WP - Sean Manaea (3-5) LP - Joey Cantillo (8-7) Seat on the Korner: Luis Torrens We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly presented by The Main Even

Al Weis, Rod Kanehl and Jerry Buchek carried the utility-player’s job through every phase of the Mets’ first decade—from expansion-era chaos to an improbable world championship. On October 16, 1969, Al Weis stepped to the plate at Shea Stadium with the Mets trailing Baltimore, 3–2, in the seventh inning of World Series Game 5. Dave McNally threw a pitch that Weis lifted over the left-field wall, tying the game and jolting Shea into bedlam. The Mets went on to win, 5–3, and ca

The carnage is complete -- we think -- as Luke Weaver, Clay Holmes and Tyrone Taylor joined A.J. Minter, Huascar Brazoban, Luke Raley and Freddy Peralta in exiting Flushing for assumedly greener pastures. Weaver is heading to Pittsburgh, Holmes and Taylor to the Chicago's north side and the friendly confines (for Taylor, at least) of Wrigley Field (with Brazoban heading to the south side and the White Sox). In return, the Mets get two minor league infielders: shortstop Sammy

We all saw this coming, but that doesn't make it any easier to stomach. The dismantling of the Mets' bullpen -- perhaps their lone strength in this dismal season -- continued this morning, as Huascar Brazoban and Brooks Raley followed A.J. Minter out the bullpen door. Brazoban went to the White Sox, who gave the Mets two so-so prospects (and I guess they insisted no backsies on Luis Robert Jr.). Interesting, given that only two years ago, the Chisox broke the Mets' record for

This week's edition of Minor League Mondays takes a look at RHP R.J. Gordon, who has had a rough start to the 2026 season with AA Binghamton.

It's no surprise that the Mets unloaded Freddy Peralta today, sending him to the Tampa Bay Rays for three prospects. Peralta was awful for the Mets, a starter who ran up pitch counts so quickly that he frequently didn't make it into the fifth inning, let alone out of it. Peralta's final Mets stat line is plain ugly: An ERA of 4.99, a run and a quarter greater than his lifetime record, a .788 OPS against, 17 homers and 31 doubles in 22 starts. It's easy to say that this was

Marlins 2 Mets 0 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 47-66 Mets streak: Lost 3 WP - Sandy Alcantara (12-6) LP - Robert Stock (0-1) SV - Pete Fairbanks (17) Seat on the Korner: Sandy Alcantara We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly pre

Last week, we looked back at Dyar Miller, the pitcher who refused to let baseball tell him his dream was over. Released as a catcher, he reinvented himself on the mound, spent seven seasons in the major leagues, and remained in professional baseball for decades afterward. His story reminded us that perseverance can sometimes be as valuable as talent. This week, we're moving from perseverance...to optimism. More specifically, trade deadline optimism. If you're a Mets fan, you

Marlins 6 Mets 2 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 47-65 Mets streak: Lost 2 WP - Tyler Phillips (3-5) LP - Zac Thornton (2-2) SV - Lake Bachar (2) Seat on the Korner: Javier Sanoja We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly presented by

The Met of the Month honors for July go to starting pitcher Nolan McLean, who went 2-2 with a 1.78 ERA in five starts for the month.

Marlins 5 Mets 2 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 47-64 Mets streak: Lost 1 WP - Janson Junk (5-6) LP - Kodai Senga (0-8) SV - Peter Fairbanks (16) Seat on the Korner: Janson Junk We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly presented by

The first domino has officially fallen. With the trade deadline looming and a season that never came close to meeting expectations, the Mets and David Stearns have begun what promises to be a busy few days by sending veteran left-handed reliever A.J. Minter to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for infield prospects Bruin Agbayani and Billy Amick. For a team that entered spring training believing it could contend for a World Series, Thursday night's move served as the clearest a

Mets 4 Marlins 2 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 47-63 Mets streak: Won 1 WP - Brooks Raley (5-5) LP - Michael Peterson (1-2) SV - Devin Williams (16) Seat on the Korner: Luis Robert Jr. We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly prese

Alternate realities is a common theme in Science Fiction. Any 80's movie fan can tell you the horrors of Biff Tannen being a controlling force of a casino and the city in the "Back to the Future" trilogy! We will examine a few Mets trades that almost happened and ponder what might have been. Will any be as big as Joe DiMaggio for Ted Williams in 1947? Did you know George Steinbrenner had agreed to trade an often injured minor league starting pitcher who was a failure in 1995?

Braves 1 Mets 0 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 46-63 Mets streak: Lost 1 WP-Chris Sale (12-6) LP-Christian Scott (3-3) S- Raisel Iglesias (22) Seat on the Korner: Chris Sale We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly presented by The

Mets 3 Braves 2 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY) Mets record: 46-62 Mets streak: Won 3 WP-Huascar Brazobán (5-2) LP-Connor Thomas (0-1) S- Devin Williams (15) Seat on the Korner: A.J. Ewing We select a Star of the Game and virtually invite him to take his Seat on the Korner — just as Ralph Kiner did on WOR-TV Channel 9 during the early days of the New York Mets. Continuing the tradition of Rheingold Beer sponsoring Kiner’s Korner, this season every seat is proudly presented by The

It’s been a while since this former journalism major sat at the keyboard and started to write. A lifetime, and a career change has put some real time on the calendar. But the urging of a good friend, aware of my background in sports and journalism, and the events of a special weekend have spurred the urge, and so here we go. The man behind the Kiner’s Korner website, Mark Rosenman, is one of my best friends. Even though I am a huge Yankee fan, I am first and foremost a VER

I've made the drive to Shea Stadium and Citi Field more times than I could possibly count. I've made that drive as a kid sitting beside my dad, as a teenager with friends, as a lifelong Mets fan, with my wife and children, as an author, and now as someone fortunate enough to cover the team I've loved for most of my life. Every great ballpark has a journey. For some fans, it's walking through the streets and bars of Chicago's Wrigleyville toward Wrigley Field. For others, it's