He was a 35th-round pick by the Padres out of Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. and got to his hometown team via the three-team trade between the Padres, Mets and Pirates in 2021 that sent Joey ...

The Mets (55-44) are second in the wild card race, and will go on the road next week to face the Giants and Padres. But, hey, at least the home run apple worked, unlike that one time in 2009.

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 5-5, .240 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs Mets: 8-2, .281 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 31 runs ...

That’s why adding a dynamic offensive player at the trade deadline could be an impact move for David Stearns with reverberations all the way into October. And it’s why the Mets should at least ...

Cincinnati is 1 1/2 games behind the San Diego Padres in the race for the final National League wild-card spot. The Mets hold the second wild card.

The Mets’ playoff odds are 84.3 percent — very good but not guaranteed. (The 2021 San Diego Padres were at 93.2 percent on this date; they did not play in October.) ...

The fourth inning marked the first time that three Mets — Lindor, Alonso, and Peterson — took the field together in an All-Star Game since David Wright, Jose Reyes, and Carlos Beltran started ...