Still, because of MLB’s policy that every team must be represented, a player like Miami Marlins outfielder Kyle Stowers gets in instead of Soto. While Stowers is having a good season, batting .279 with an .859 OPS, including 16 home runs and 48 RBIs, he trails Soto, virtually, in every category except batting average — Soto’s batting .264.

While keeping Nolan McLean and Brandon Sproat in the minors, the Mets cost themselves two games in the past week by deploying a bullpen game strategy.

The New York Mets need to add a starting pitcher ahead of the trade deadline. They could look to swing a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks to do so.

It turns out baseball announcing can be a dangerous profession. During the Mets’ second game of Thursday’s double-header against the Orioles at Camden Yards, broadcaster Keith Hernandez was nearly drilled by a foul ball off the bat of Baltimore outfielder Cedric Mullins.

On Friday, Bleacher Report's Tim Kelly named D-backs starter Merrill Kelly as a top potential trade fit for the Mets at this year's deadline, suggesting that New York could send pitching prospect Blade Tidwell back to Arizona in the deal.

The downside of spending hundreds of millions in free agency each offseason is that it tends to leave teams devoid of top Draft picks. So it is with the Mets, who (for the third year in a row) had their first-round selection docked 10 spots.

BALTIMORE — Jordan Westburg homered and drove in three runs as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Mets 7-3 on Thursday to sweep a doubleheader.

Preview the July 11 matchup between the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

A former fan favorite for the New York Mets has started the next chapter of his professional career for Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. Utilityman J.D. D

On Thursday night, Garcia pitched 2.2 innings, retiring all eight batters he faced. On Friday morning, the Mets designated Garcia, for assignment, removing him off the 40-man roster to make room for Kodai Senga's return, according to MLB.com's Anthony DiComo.