October 31, 2020 Lester, Kluber, Hand boost free agent total to 175 Jon Lester, Corey Kluber and Brad Hand were among 15 more major leaguers who became free agents Friday when teams declined their 2021 options, many the victims of budget cuts following a regular season without fans due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
October 29, 2020 Dozen MLB players have options turned down, go free What figures to be a down and perhaps brutal market for baseball free agents in the offseason following the pandemic began Wednesday when a dozen players were told their contract options had been declined, among them St. Louis Cardinals Gold Glove second baseman Kolten Wong.
September 27, 2020 Mets players reflect on missing the postseason: 'We had a lot of talent and we just didn’t do it' The New York Mets have not made the playoffs since 2016 when the team lost its National League Wildcard game to the San Francisco Giants.
September 24, 2020 Chirinos homers as Mets maintain playoff hopes, top Nats 3-2 Robinson Chirinos homered and drove in three runs, and the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Thursday night to keep their flickering postseason hopes alive.
September 24, 2020 Rays beat Mets 8-5, clinch 1st AL East title in 10 years Confetti instead of champagne. Silly string instead of beer.
September 19, 2020 Longtime baseball pro scout Gary Hughes dies at 79 Gary Hughes, a beloved professional scout for numerous big league organizations during a 54-year career, has died in Northern California after a battle with cancer. He was 79.
September 17, 2020 Mets ace Jacob deGrom leaves start with hamstring spasm New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom left his start against the Philadelphia Phillies after two innings Wednesday night with a right hamstring spasm.
September 11, 2020 Mets to wear hats honoring 9/11 first responders, Pete Alonso says “FDNY, NYPD, Port Authority, Sanitation, and EMTs – without those people, who knows what could’ve happened," Mets player Pete Alonso said.
September 3, 2020 Alonso HR in 10th lifts Mets over Yanks after Seaver tribute Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer leading off the 10th inning Thursday night, lifting the New York Mets to a come-from-behind, 9-7 win over the Yankees in the final Subway Series game of the season between the teams.