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Stearns says Mets have enough cash to chase anyone as club seeks `true sustainable competitiveness'
NEW YORK (AP) — Before his news conference Wednesday to wrap up an exhilarating season, New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns bumped into pending free agent Pete Alonso at Citi Field. “I told him I was about to answer a lot of questions about him. He told...
After thrilling season ends in NLCS, surprising Mets have `work to do'
NEW YORK (AP) — Yes, the New York Mets have much to feel good about following a rousing run of unexpected success this season. All those warm fuzzies were warranted. Now, the cold reality: Pete Alonso’s uncertain future is far from the only priority this winter. ...
OMG, Grimace and a playoff pumpkin: Close-knit Mets ride camaraderie and good-luck charms into NLCS
NEW YORK (AP) — OMG! Look who’s headed to the National League Championship Series. From their playoff pumpkin to the purple Grimace seat and that catchy pop song by infielder Jose Iglesias, the merry New York Mets are riding a wave of good-luck charms and infectious camaraderie...
Mets reach playoffs, beat Braves to cap comeback from 22-33 start
ATLANTA (AP) — These New York Mets know a thing or two about comebacks. They saved their best one for the final day of the regular season. Overcoming deficits of 3-0 in the eighth inning and 7-6 in the ninth, they clinched a playoff berth when Francisco Lindor's...
Brewers and Mets both proved skeptics wrong to set up unlikely NL Wild Card Series matchup
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The New York Mets weren’t supposed to get this far. Neither were the Milwaukee Brewers. Yet here they are squaring off in a best-of-three NL Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday in Milwaukee. These two teams should know each other well. The Mets...
Mets' Stearns returns to Milwaukee with his new team's playoff hopes on the line
MILWAUKEE (AP) — New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns finds himself in an unusual situation this weekend as he returns to American Family Field for the first time since leaving the Milwaukee Brewers. His current team is trying to clinch a postseason berth by...
Lindor returns to Mets' lineup after missing nearly 2 weeks with lower back pain
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Francisco Lindor is back in the New York Mets’ lineup. And the team is confident he’s feeling good enough to stay there the rest of the regular season. The star shortstop went 2 for 4 with a walk and an error Friday night in an 8-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers...
Kodai Senga won't pitch for Mets in regular season after feeling triceps tightness
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets pitcher Kodai Senga felt tightness in his right triceps during a minor league rehab outing and won't pitch during the regular season. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday the 31-year-old right-hander might throw a bullpen session and remains a possibility...
