• Why the Mets lineup can be ‘holy crap’ terrifying: Sherman

    Why the Mets lineup can be ‘holy crap’ terrifying: Sherman

    “Jeff McNeil is hitting sixth. Do you know how good your freaking lineup is when Jeff McNeil is hitting sixth?” The quote is from a top NL executive when asked a simple question: What do you
  • A $40 million thought for Mets’ Francisco Lindor contract dilemma: Sherman

    A $40 million thought for Mets’ Francisco Lindor contract dilemma: Sherman

    Not to get all off-shore casino here, but let’s say we established the over/under on a Francisco Lindor Mets extension at $300 million. Which way are you going? Taking the over means he not only
  • Dominic Smith can’t wait to play for Steve Cohen

    Dominic Smith can’t wait to play for Steve Cohen

    Dominic Smith watched the new owner’s introductory press conference and later spoke with him personally. And the vibe Smith received from Steve Cohen tells him the Mets have landed in good
  • Mets’ thrilling win shows MLB expanded playoffs here to stay

    Mets’ thrilling win shows MLB expanded playoffs here to stay

    It’s going to work. Major League Baseball is going to keep the 16-team postseason that emanated from the pandemic shutdown, and you’re going to like it. Don’t believe me? Then tell me you watched the Mets’ insane, 10-6 victory over the Phillies Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park and didn’t get roped in by the …
  • Mets wallop Blue Jays with 10-run inning, dominant Jacob deGrom

    Mets wallop Blue Jays with 10-run inning, dominant Jacob deGrom

    BUFFALO — Jacob deGrom is a spoiled man when it comes to run support. Those words have seldom been uttered before and may never be again, but in the present they hold true for the Mets ace. As deGrom pursues a third straight National League Cy Young award, the lineup around him continues to sizzle. …
  • Mets mailbag: What Amazin’s 2021 rotation may look like

    Mets mailbag: What Amazin’s 2021 rotation may look like

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Mets. Realistically, what does the rotation look like next year? — @BrightApollo Of all the areas the Mets …
  • Amed Rosario’s walk-off homer leads Mets to sweep of Yankees

    Amed Rosario’s walk-off homer leads Mets to sweep of Yankees

    The Mets made themselves right at home at Yankee Stadium on Friday. They won both ends of a doubleheader against the Yankees and look to be on their way to getting a deep-pocketed owner. And they ended the night by walking off the Yankees in their own stadium, as Amed Rosario finished the nightcap with …
  • Dom Smith’s raw honesty led to powerful Mets moment: Sherman

    Dom Smith’s raw honesty led to powerful Mets moment: Sherman

    They couldn’t play. Not the team considered the heir to Jackie Robinson’s Brooklyn Dodgers. Not 24 hours before the whole sport actually celebrates Jackie Robinson Day. Not 24 hours after their most prominent African-American player elevated the discussion around police brutality toward minorities with raw words and painful tears. The Mets couldn’t play Thursday night …
  • Dom Smith’s pain shows how far away US is from racial justice: Sherman

    Dom Smith’s pain shows how far away US is from racial justice: Sherman

    Dom Smith kneeled before Wednesday night’s game and wept afterward. He took a knee in solidarity and symbolism. And he cried in pain and fury. How are we still here? How are black people, especially black men, still being used as target practice by police? How, after all the attention on George Floyd and Breonna …
  • Mets’ offense explodes in dominant win over Nationals

    Mets’ offense explodes in dominant win over Nationals

    Since Jacob deGrom’s Cy Young run began in 2018, the Mets have gone 31-37 in games he’s pitched. They know how inconsequential a day’s starter can ultimately be. Revealing hours before Wednesday’s game against the Nationals that Robert Gsellman would make his first start in nearly three years, the Mets watched the right-hander surrender the …