Needing length and wanting excellence, the Mets received both from Griffin Canning in a homestand-opening 4-1 win over the Cardinals in front of 38,246 at Citi Field. 

Phil Maton spent plenty of time in the Citi Field outfield Thursday afternoon, when countless Mets players and coaches came over to hug and talk with their former teammate. The Mets’ front office would be forgiven if it were less enthusiastic to see him. Maton, now a Cardinal, said he heard once from the Mets...

Statistically, he has picked up where he left off after he emerged as a star closer last year and has been even more valuable than Max Fried through Baseball Reference’s WAR in 2025.

Through 18 games, Aaron Judge is hitting an MLB-best .409 with an MLB-best 1.322 OPS and an AL-best 21 RBIs.

On a night Clarke Schmidt was expected to return to the mound, the Yankees disclosed that Luis Gil will need more time before beginning his progression.

Max Fried again pitched like the $218 million man that he is.

No, four suspect outings was not enough to shake Aaron Boone’s confidence in Devin Williams. “He’s our closer,” the Yankees manager said Friday. “He’s going to get through this.”

The waiting is almost over for DJ LeMahieu.

Stroman did not survive the first inning of a game that started late and ended early.

Since arriving in the majors, Pete Alonso has been solid on batted balls he can reach, but his lateral quickness has been a weakness that was not improving. 

Twenty-nine other teams could have claimed him, and no one did.

The Mets have been without two of their key lineup threats for the first weeks of the season, but that could change in the coming weeks.

The theory behind lineup protection suggests Pete Alonso’s looming presence behind Juan Soto should help Soto see more strikes, opposing pitchers striving to avoid facing Alonso with a runner on base.