Meet the Mets
The Mets blanked the Marlins 9-0 behind Zach Thornton’s three scoreless innings and Carson Benge’s three runs batted in.
With Juan Soto suiting up in the WBC, A.J. Ewing is seizing his moment at Mets’ camp this spring.
Soto did some dugout pushups after hitting balls to the warning track twice.
David Stearns spoke with the media and discussed Benge and the ‘difficult decision’ facing the Mets heading into Opening Day.
Benge and Ewing starting together this spring is giving the Mets a glimpse into their future.
Tim Britton highlighted some spring standouts on This Week in Mets.
The Mets optioned Nick Morabito and Jonathan Pintaro to Triple-A and reassigned Jack Wenninger to Minor League camp.
David Wright was present at Mets’ camp and said that he has every Hall of Fame ballot he’s survived framed in his house.
Wright also mentioned that Bo Bichette proactively reached out to The Captain to see if he would visit camp, and Wright said he’s excited to work with and mentor the team’s new third baseman.
Joel Sherman explained how Bichette is the key behind the Mets’ radically revamped defense.
Laura Albanese examined four under-the-radar Mets prospects who are having a big impact in spring training.
Albanese also argued that the Mets’ offseason moves, which were unpopular at the time, are starting to make sense.
Around the National League East
The Phillies and Jesús Luzardo agreed to a five-year, $135 million contract extension.
Braves’ left-hander Joey Wentz will miss the 2026 season after suffering a torn ACL.
Buster Olney explored the next steps for the Braves following the Jurickson Profar season-long suspension.
Around Major League Baseball
Team USA defeated Mexico 5-3 in a thrilling game behind big games from Paul Skenes and Aaron Judge.
Paul Skenes and Griffin Jax arranged for Air Force One cadets to watch yesterday’s USA-Mexico game.
Puerto Rico topped Cuba 4-1 and got to celebrate advancing to the quarterfinals in front of their home fans.
Korea advanced to the next round of the WBC by scoring exactly enough runs to break a three-way tie with Australia and Chinese Taipei based on number of runs scored and defensive outs collected.
The Dominican Republic thrashed Israel 10-1 to punch their ticket to the WBC quarterfinals, as Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a grand slam and punctuated it with a big bat flip.
Ronald Acuña Jr. played the role of hero for Venezuela, who beat Nicaragua 4-0 to remain undefeated.
Colombia escaped the WBC with a 4-3 win over Panama to avoid going winless in the tournament.
Similarly, Great Britain topped Brazil 8-1 to win their first (and only) in the tournament. Brazil ended the tournament without a victory.
Here are the updated WBC odds, with Team USA still favored over Japan and the Dominican Republic.
Team Australia thanked their fans following their WBC exit.
Paul Skenes wrote a letter to all the little leaguers ahead and talked about the honor of starting a WBC game for Team USA.
After pitching three innings in USA’s win over Great Britain, Tarik Skubal will depart the WBC to return to Tigers’ camp.
Fabian Ardaya shared the stories of American-born players representing their heritage in this year’s WBC.
Paolo Espino, who debuted in the first WBC in 2006 as a 19-year-old, left the mound yesterday (20 years later) after his final appearance for Team Panama.
ESPN shared updated World Series odds halfway through spring training.
Will Leitch looked at the top contenders for all of the major awards in each division.
There are still some intriguing position battles to keep an eye on this spring.
Jorge Castillo looked at what’s next for six make-or-break Yankees.
J.C. Escarra got a brand new tattoo to commemorate the beginning of his improbable story with the Yankees.
The Giants are bringing back Old Friend Joey Lucchesi on a minor league deal.
Kevin McGonigle, the Tigers’ top prospect and No. 2 prospect in MLB, continued his great spring with his first Grapefruit League home run.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
I previewed Nolan McLean’s 2026 season.
This Date in Mets History
The Mets made their spring training debut (an 8-0 loss to the Cardinals) on this date in 1962.
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