The Mets lost Kyle Tucker and then, almost immediately, found Bo Bichette. Which in Queens qualifies as whiplash, progress, and possibly growth. Here’s how fast it happened. One minute the Mets were at the grown-ups table, pushing a truckload of money toward Tucker and saying, “What if we paid you roughly the GDP of a small island nation…per year?” The next minute Tucker was packing for Los Angeles, where the Dodgers continue to collect All-Stars the way kids collect Pokémon cards. You don’t...

The All-Time Mets Greats arrived at Citi Field on Friday riding a modest four-game winning streak, their record finally back to .500 at 4–4, and with a chance to take the rubber game of a three-game set against the All-Time Braves Greats. What followed felt like one of those nights where history, strategy, and a little Strat-O-Matic magic collided in just the right way. Before the first pitch was even thrown, Mets manager made it clear that this was not going to be a “sentiment over results”...

Dave Giusti, a name Mets fans may not immediately place on the all time villains list but one that somehow always feels familiar, passed away on January 11, 2026, at the age of 86 If you grew up watching the Mets in the late 1960s and 1970s, Giusti was not a headline name like Gibson or Carlton. He may have not scared you like they did. What he did do, reliably, persistently, and often, was show up. And very often, that meant showing up against the Mets. Giusti appeared in 60 games against...