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Jose Reyes is finally ready to retire. Nearly two years after playing in his last professional game, the longtime Mets shortstop announced Wednesday he will hang up his cleats after 16 seasons in the majors. In two stints, and parts of 12 seasons, with the Mets, Reyes, 37, was a four-time All-Star, becoming the franchise’s …
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BOSTON — In a best-case scenario — remember those? — David Peterson would be four months into his first season at Triple-A. There wouldn’t have been even a thought about him spending even a day as a Met this year because he would be learning his craft in Syracuse. Meanwhile — best-case, remember — the …
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BOSTON — David Peterson earned his big-boy pants Tuesday night, departing the mound in the sixth inning all grown up so quickly. A major league debut can be scary enough, but for a left-handed pitcher performing in the Green Monster’s fabled shadow, the pressure can strangulate. And yet here was Peterson in control against the …
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The Mets are close to signing catcher Bruce Maxwell, who was the first MLB player to kneel during the national anthem, to a minor-league contract Tuesday, The Post’s Mike Puma confirmed. The 28-year-old Maxwell slashed .182/.207./309 with one home run during the 2018 season, his last in the MLB with the Athletics before he elected …
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One strike away from clinching a series win, the ghost of 2019 came back to visit the Mets on Saturday at Citi Field. A day after looking sharp in his season debut, Edwin Diaz failed to make it back-to-back saves as he gave up a game-tying home run to Marcell Ozuna with two strikes and …
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Chipper Jones wasn’t behind the cardboard cutout of himself and his son, Shea, that was seen at Citi Field in Friday’s opener against the Braves. It was purchased by ESPN, where he now works as a broadcaster, according to SNY. The money from each cardboard cutout goes to the Mets’ Foundation for charity. Fans are …
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He has been the old Sinatra song, all of it, a jumble of personas and personalities, going all the way back to the first day he showed up one week shy of five years ago. He’s been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king — seizing New York by …
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Jacob deGrom pitched brilliantly yet did not win. But since it was Opening Day — even in late July — the Mets did. That was all quite familiar. So much else was not. It still takes getting used to cardboard cutout fans, piped in noise and a designated hitter in a National League park. Especially …
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Yoenis Cespedes crushed it and Edwin Diaz protected it, turning fan-empty Citi Field into a tame celebration of high-fives and blaring music. The Mets couldn’t have asked for a better script to start their abbreviated 2020 season. With Cespedes’ mighty bat supplying the only run, the Mets beat the Braves 1-0 in front of several …
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He retired in 2012, but longtime foe Chipper Jones is still haunting the Mets. The Hall of Famer provided a Hall of Fame-level troll for his old rivals, buying a cutout of himself at Citi Field. The Mets are allowing fans to buy cutouts of themselves to fill the empty seats. During his 19-year career …
Jose Reyes is finally ready to retire. Nearly two years after playing in his last professional game, the longtime Mets shortstop announced Wednesday he will hang up his cleats after 16 seasons in the majors. In two stints, and parts of 12 seasons, with the Mets, Reyes, 37, was a four-time All-Star, becoming the franchise’s …
