New York Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - April 16, 2024

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Scoring Summary

Teams

Pirates logo, Pirates 11-7, 1 0, 2 0, 3 0, 4 0, 5 1, 6 0, 7 0, 8 0, 9 0, R 1, H 5, E 0

Mets logo, Mets 9-8, 1 0, 2 0, 3 0, 4 0, 5 0, 6 0, 7 3, 8 0, 9 0, R 3, H 4, E 1

Pitching

WinnerR. Garrett (2-0)

LoserL. Ortiz (1-1)

SaveD. Smith (1)

Blown SaveL. Ortiz (1)

Scoring

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Bot 7Balk. Joey Wendle to third. Pete Alonso scores.

Bot 7Joey Wendle doubles to deep left field. Pete Alonso to third. Francisco Lindor scores.

Top 5Bryan Reynolds singles to right field. Alika Williams scores.

What's Buzzing

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Game 7. Bottom of the ninth. Maz delivered.

Colin Beazley

Ranked the Pirates’ entire 40-man roster by the likelihood they’ll be on the roster whenever opening day is. Some picks: 2. Paul Skenes 20. Nick Gonzales 35. Mitch Keller 41. Kirby Yates The full rankings: https://t.co/uOEwoM24dl

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Evaluating the Mets' non-tender candidates (via @DannyAbriano) https://t.co/77PzGBE1Id

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Mets prospect Luke Gabrysh (Brooks Raley trade) had the top graded slider in MiLB this year via Stuff+ at 132. https://t.co/kvIuTo65Gt

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Guardians' ALCS comeback exposes what Pirates failed to accomplish at trade deadlineThe Cleveland Guardians provided a masterclass in how to approach the MLB trade deadline Monday night. Unfortunately for the Pittsburgh Pirates, it also served

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Mets Morning News: Brewers, Guardians win their LCS gamesYour Tuesday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.

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Early MLB Offseason Predictions on Free Agency and Trades 🔮How the Mets will look to rebound from their disappointing season 📲

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MLB's absurd lockout memo exposes an uncomfortable truth about Pirates ownershipRevenue for me, but not for thee.

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The case for the NY Mets to keep Mark Vientos at least a little longerFollowing a breakout 2024 season, it's no secret that Mark Vientos has had back-to-back poor campaigns with the New York Mets. He was once viewed as a future fr

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Pirates 2026 season in review: CatchersThe Pirates have upside with their catchers, but is it enough?

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New Truths from NLCS, ALCS 🧐What we learned after Brewers take 2-0 lead, Guardians win Game 1 ➡️

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NY Mets should keep a close eye on these upcoming player or team optionsOne of the most interesting parts of the offseason is deciding which pending options get picked up and which get declined. These come in all shapes and sizes: p

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Family Bikes to 30 MLB Parks ❤️Dad and son covered nearly 10,000 miles to every team's stadium for charity 🎥

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David Bednar's free agency creates awkward dilemma for Pirates after Mason Montgomery breakoutThe Pittsburgh Pirates have an opportunity to bring back one of their most beloved players this offseason. Unfortunately for David Bednar, they might have alrea

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NY Mets already have their Devin Williams insurance and it’s not Kodai SengaThe Devin Williams vs. Kodai Senga closer debate was an unexpected one late in the New York Mets season. Williams’ underperformance competing with Senga’s succe

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How Zac Thornton could become the unfortunate odd man out on the NY Mets rosterNobody expects the New York Mets to completely overhaul the roster. Some of the more immediate changes happened at the trade deadline. It wasn’t just expiring p

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Ranking Top 25 Trade Chips For Offseason 🔢The top players potentially on the move that teams would target ➡️

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MLB Postseason Winners/Losers 📊Biggest takeaways from first two rounds 📲

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Brewers' latest playoff win exposes the Pirates' most frustrating unfinished businessThe Milwaukee Brewers are once again showing the Pittsburgh Pirates what a legitimate postseason contender looks like. And this time, the lesson has less to do

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Ranking the best Mets moments from the Division SeriesFrom series-clinching homers to heads-up steals, we count down the defining Mets Division Series moments.

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Mets Morning News: Double DayYour Monday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.

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Bob Nutting may be pushing for an MLB lockout that could force Pirates to spend moreFor years, Pittsburgh Pirates fans have begged Bob Nutting to spend more money. Ironically, the very labor battle that could threaten the 2027 MLB season might

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NY Mets Monday Morning GM: A top starting pitcher, 3 other necessary additionsAt the top of the list of additions needed for the New York Mets this year, it’s an ace starting pitcher. The term “ace” can be interpreted loosely. It’s more t

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Henry Davis’ arbitration projection strips away Pirates’ easiest excuseHenry Davis is about to get a raise, but the Pittsburgh Pirates shouldn't pretend it's the kind of financial burden that complicates their offseason plans. If a

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Don’t blame NY Mets hitting or pitching for 2026 shortcomings, condemn them bothWas it the hitting or the pitching that doomed the 2026 New York Mets? Why limit ourselves to picking one? With all of these fingers, an approximate average of

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ALCS & NLCS Predictions 🔮4 teams competing for a World Series berth. Brewers can stop the 3-peat 📲

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NY Mets rumors name Phillies free agent as a match, it's icky yet makes some senseThe Philadelphia Phillies stayed relatively unchanged from 2025-2026 and now feel a little behind the eight ball. They’ll need to make more changes than they di

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Mets Arizona Fall League Review: Week OneHow did the Mets players in the Arizona Fall League do this past week?

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Mets Morning News: Guardians move onYour Sunday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and link

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Murf Gray breakout could force Pirates to spend Brandon Lowe money elsewhereThe Pittsburgh Pirates may have found their most convenient excuse yet to let Brandon Lowe walk in free agency. Fortunately, this one might actually come with a

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3 ways the NY Mets will end up lowering payroll in the next two seasonsNobody can ever say the New York Mets don’t spend money on their players. They have and yet the league continues to remind us you don’t need a $300 million rost

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Pirates’ rising arbitration bill is about to test whether ownership was ever serious about winningFor years, the Pittsburgh Pirates have sold their fans on the idea that financial flexibility would eventually translate into meaningful investment once their y

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NY Mets prospect duo added via trade are struggling through first 24 AFL at-batsThe Arizona Fall League started this week and a pair of New York Mets prospects haven’t exactly gotten off to roaring starts. Acquired in separate trades severa

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Timely Edwin Diaz emergence gives LA Dodgers chance for last laugh on the NY MetsIt initially looked like a blessing in disguise that the New York Mets didn't bring back closer Edwin Diaz, who had a disastrous regular season in his first yea

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Mets Morning News: Game 5, do or dieYour Saturday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.

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Trent Grisham Landing Spots 📍10 destinations for Yankees OF next season after disappointing season 📲

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Pirates have an obvious offseason need after bullpen games exposed major flawWhile there are some talented arms in the Pittsburgh Pirates' rotation, it was clear in 2026 that more depth was needed. Bullpen games became the norm down the

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These Braves contracts are proof the NY Mets need to be careful about early extensionsLocking up promising young players before they fully blossom into stars has become en vogue in the MLB right now, especially among smaller-market teams. Big-mar

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Reds gave Pirates the clearest reason yet why Brandon Lowe is worth the qualifying offerAs the Pirates look to 2027, finding a way to retain Brandon Lowe’s services should be a top priority. Not only was the second baseman Pittsburgh’s best player,

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Paul Skenes and Pirates' young core have more to lose from MLB's looming lockout than fans realizeThe Pittsburgh Pirates have spent years asking fans to be patient while their young talent develops. Now, just as the franchise finally appears to be assembling

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10 Greatest MLB Divisional Series Upsets 😮Reflecting on the most unexpected triumphs ➡️

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Pirates 2026 season in review: OutfieldersSolid years from Cruz and Reynolds led the way for the outfield this season.

McLean Shaves Mustache 🪒

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Offseason means clean-shaven Nolan McLean

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New FA Rumors and PredictionsLanding spots for buzzing players 📲

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Pirates' new scouting director faces a draft challenge Pittsburgh hasn't had to worry about in yearsFor years, the Pittsburgh Pirates have enjoyed one significant advantage when it comes to building their future: premium positioning in the MLB Draft. That luxu

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2026 Minor League Season Review: Syracuse MetsReviewing the 2026 Syracuse Mets season.

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Mets Morning News: Guardians force Game 5 in ALDSYour Friday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.

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Each Team's Biggest Roster Hole to Fix in Offseason ⚾The one personnel flaw the Mets needs to address in 2027 📲

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Recent NY Mets history is altered under a 154-game scheduleSeveral changes have already been proposed by MLB to the MLB Player’s Association. One that both sides could very well agree on is a reduction from a 162-game s

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Pirates’ Endy Rodríguez decision will reveal how much faith they still have in his futureFor a few fleeting weeks in 2026, it looked like the Pittsburgh Pirates were finally getting the version of Endy Rodríguez they'd been waiting years to see. The

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Former top NY Mets prospect may have finally figured it out with the CubsThough the headline to this piece could obviously apply to soon-to-be-named NL MVP Pete-Crow Armstrong, saying he "figured it out" in 2026 would be a disservice

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Bryan Reynolds’ bizarre 2026 stat may completely change how Pirates view his down yearFor much of the 2026 season, Pittsburgh Pirates fans were left wondering what happened to Bryan Reynolds' power. The veteran outfielder finished the year with j

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3 reasons Bobby Jones’ NY Mets one-hitter was especially sweetOn October 8, 2000, Bobby Jones took the mound for the New York Mets against the San Francisco Giants. After dropping Game 1 of the series, the Mets won the nex

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Pirates' roster crunch could make Spencer Horwitz the odd man out in 2027The Pirates acquired Spencer Horwitz via trade two years ago, and Pittsburgh still isn’t quite sure what kind of player he is. Before he took the field for a re

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Pirates 2026 season in review: BullpenIt was an up-and-down year for the ‘pen.

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Jazz Chisholm Landing Spots📍FA fits for All-Star 2B with Yankees stint likely over 📲

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2 NY Mets offseason targets becoming more desirable in the MLB playoffs, 2 now less soThe New York Mets are likely keeping a watchful eye on how some of their potential offseason targets are performing in the postseason this year. It's always imp

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🚨MLB Proposes Less GamesReturn of 154-game season. Opponent selection in postseason. Full MLB proposal to MLBPA here 📲

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Best Fits for Michael King and Casey Mize ⚾Why the Mets should look to sign one of San Diego's free agents ➡️

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2026 Minor League Season Review: Binghamton Rumble PoniesReviewing the 2026 Binghamton Rumble Ponies season.

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Pirates offseason rotation plan starts with one massive Mitch Keller decisionThinking long and hard about the Pittsburgh Pirates' offseason wishlist brings about several key needs. The top of that list is headed by retaining Brandon Lowe

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MLB playoff results aren’t giving NY Mets owner Steve Cohen incentive to spendFive teams are still alive with one of the Divisional Series left to settle. The Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox play Game 4 in their best of 5 on Thu

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Mets Morning News: The remaining playoff teams get whittled downYour Thursday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.

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Paul Skenes’ imperfect 2026 season may have taught him more than his dominant ones ever couldPaul Skenes entered the major leagues without much experience being ordinary. He dominated college baseball. He tore through the minor leagues. He arrived in Pi

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What the NY Mets should do with these complicated arbitration-eligible cases Arbitration-eligibility will bump up the salaries of several New York Mets players. How to handle them is easy for some, less so for others. Francisco Alvarez,

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Division Series Recap 🍿Yankees, Padres and Braves all eliminated. Tap to catch up on all the action 📲

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AL and NLDS Overreactions 🗣️Can anyone beat the Dodgers? Time to trade Acuña Jr.? 📲

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MLB Lays Out Lockout PlansNew details emerge on 34-page memo with team owners and high-ranking execs (The Athletic)

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Jackson Merrill’s old Paul Skenes quote has aged painfully for PiratesTwo years ago, Paul Skenes beat Jackson Merrill for National League Rookie of the Year. The Pittsburgh Pirates can keep that one. Because when Merrill reflecte

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Pirates may regret Oscar Marin decision if Reds hand him a promotionThe Pittsburgh Pirates decided last offseason that Oscar Marin had taken their pitching staff as far as he could. Now, one year later, a division rival might de

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Qualifying offer penalty can quickly eliminate NY Mets' Tarik Skubal backup planI Stand Alone was a 2002 song by the rock band Godsmack featured in the film The Scorpion King. The song hardly stands alone as their lone hit or even above som

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11 years after Pirates’ 98-win heartbreak, 82 wins shouldn’t be treated like a breakthroughEleven years ago today, more than 40,000 fans packed PNC Park expecting the Pittsburgh Pirates to begin another October run. Instead, Jake Arrieta and the Chica

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These MLB teams could use potential NY Mets free agent Bo Bichette at 3 different positionsBo Bichette doesn’t sound like he’s in any rush to opt-out of his New York Mets contract. This hasn’t made speculation about the offseason any easier. His choic

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2026 Minor League Season Review: Brooklyn CyclonesReviewing the 2026 Brooklyn Cyclones season.

MLB Postseason Buzz 🗣️

😬 Yankees defensive struggles ♨️ Padres-Brewers drama 📳 LIVE with insider Jon Heyman

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Predicting the Outcome for Each Team's Top Free Agent 🔮How the Pirates will decide to keep or let go of their most coveted available player ➡️

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Mets Morning News: Partial coaching staff shakeupYour Wednesday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.

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The greatest MLB player from every stateBaseball is America’s pastime for a reason. It remains the one sport kids play from a young age and remain active in through high school in many cases. There ar

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The most important reason the NY Mets needed to move on from hitting coach Jeff AlbertThe New York Mets aren’t overhauling the coaching staff, but will have at least three changes. The most significant was deciding Jeff Albert would no longer be

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Wilber Dotel looks like a Pirates success story but still comes with one huge questionThe Pittsburgh Pirates' pitching was a mixed bag in 2026, providing both optimism and concern for 2027. The bullpen was a major issue in the first half, but the

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Mets announce coaching changes, moving on from Albert, Barnes, and MahoneyYour best source for quality New York Mets news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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The one where the NY Mets season ends with a single-game strikeout recordWith nothing to play for but pride and some padded stats to end the season, David Cone stepped on the mound on October 6, 1991, with a 3-0 lead. A leadoff tripl

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Pirates should be embarrassed watching MLB’s smallest markets dominate OctoberThe Pittsburgh Pirates have spent years explaining all the ways baseball's economic system makes their job harder. Then October arrives, and teams facing many o

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Build a World Series Champ 🎮Tap to play. Share your record in the comments ⬇️

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Spencer Horwitz’s Super Two status quietly makes Pirates’ offseason math more complicatedThe Pittsburgh Pirates knew their young core was eventually going to become more expensive. For some of that core, “eventually” is starting to arrive a little e

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How every MLB owner made their fortune, from Stan Kroenke to Steve CohenMLB owners are worth billions of dollars. This is nothing new. While most are in the business of private equity or even gain net worth courtesy of their team al

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Naming a 1969 NLCS MVP after the NY Mets defeat the BravesLong ago, there was no Championship Series MVP Award handed out. The National League didn’t introduce the honor until 1977 with the American League oddly behind

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Pirates giving Brandon Lowe qualifying offer will be their easiest (and most fruitless) offseason callThe Pittsburgh Pirates' biggest Brandon Lowe decision this offseason should also be their easiest. Give him the qualifying offer. Lowe is headed for free agency

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Ranking MLB's Top 50 Rookies 🔢Where the Mets' first-year players stand among the best in the league 📲

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MLB insider took unnecessary shot at the NY Mets during early Yankees defensive messAs if there wasn’t already a reason to believe members of the media are out to get the New York Mets, one tweet (are we still calling them that?) from MLB insid

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Pirates should be watching Milwaukee’s 2-0 lead as an offseason blueprintThe Milwaukee Brewers are one win away from the NLCS, and the Pittsburgh Pirates should be paying very close attention to how they got there. Thre Brewers didn’

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Mason Montgomery is Pirates breakout star for 2026Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Mason Montgomery is coming off an excellent 2026 campaign.

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3 NY Mets players who shouldn't have a starting job anymore in 2027The New York Mets have now missed the postseason in back-to-back years and president of baseball operations David Stearns must turn things around in a hurry if

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Andrew McCutchen’s MLB Network gig offers an intriguing glimpse at his post-Pirates futureAndrew McCutchen has spent nearly two decades making himself one of baseball’s most recognizable players. His latest October assignment offers a pretty convinci

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NY Mets prospect Ryan Lambert had more than control problems in 2026Ryan Lambert was supposed to be a candidate to join the New York Mets bullpen in 2026. He never did. His 1.62 ERA in 2025 feels like ages ago. In 2026, his 25.2

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White Sox’s stunning playoff run makes Pirates’ endless rebuild look even worseThe Chicago White Sox lost 121 games two years ago. It was the most losses by an MLB team in the Modern Era, the kind of season that ordinarily becomes shorthan

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Freddy Peralta isn't the only pitcher raising NY Mets coaching questions, decisionsIf you haven’t heard of the name Ray Kerr, it probably means you’ve checked out of the MLB postseason. The journeyman reliever has now started two games for the

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Players Worse Than You Think 😖Analyzing which names were massive disappointments this year 📲

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Every Playoff Team's October X-Factor ❌Each squad's key to crushing the MLB postseason

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Realistic Offseason Trade Ideas 💡Assessing how the Brewers and Pirates could make a move ➡️

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Paul Skenes’ historic arbitration raise should eliminate Pirates’ favorite offseason excusePaul Skenes is about to get a massive raise. For the Pittsburgh Pirates, it still isn't massive enough to justify pinching pennies anywhere else. MLB Trade Rumo

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Pirates urged to make trade with division rivalThe Pittsburgh Pirates could be busy on the trade market this offseason.

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2026 Minor League Season Review: Florida/Dominican Republic Complex TeamsReviewing the 2026 Florida Complex League/Dominican Summer League seasons.

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A more appropriate mantra for the NY Mets after David Stearns retires run preventionHeading into last offseason, David Stearns' mantra was run prevention. After the New York Mets finished the 2026 season 74-88 and in last place in the NL East,

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Braves just showed Pirates what a bullpen game is supposed to look like in masterclass vs. DodgersAfter the Pittsburgh Pirates spent the final weeks of the 2026 season trying to survive bullpen games, the Atlanta Braves just used one to beat the defending Wo

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Latest Free Agent Rumors 👂Predictions with offseason looming 📲

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Mets Morning News: The Opposite of Dog DaysYour Monday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.

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Oneil Cruz's surprising ranking adds sting to Pirates' lost opportunityAs the MLB playoffs rage on, the Pittsburgh Pirates sit home; it's hard not to stop and think about what could have been. After an embarrassing 71-91 campaign l

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NY Mets Monday Morning GM: The mistake with the Freddy Peralta tradeFreddy Peralta starts Game 2 for the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday against the New York Yankees. A much different pitcher than he was with the New York Mets this yea

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Pirates dumped Ke'Bryan Hayes before his bat made heinous history for the RedsThe Pirates have reveled in first-round pick success of late, seeing Paul Skenes, Konnor Griffin, Carmen Mlodzinski, and Nick Gonzales blossom, but that win str

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John Franco might be one of the most underrated playoff performers in NY Mets historyWhen we think of John Franco, we think of hold-your-breath saves. Nobody saved more for the New York Mets. And yet, for all of those years he spent compiling sa

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Upcoming Braves free agent is a realistic NY Mets target, here's his biggest problemOne of the silver linings of the New York Mets' 2026 season was the development of the club's young starting pitchers. Nolan McLean met and exceeded all expecta

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Mets Morning News: “Everything changed when I got traded”Your Sunday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.

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Don Kelly’s entire lifetime puts Pirates’ postseason drought into brutal perspectiveDon Kelly is no spring chicken. He has nine big-league seasons under his belt as a player and just wrapped up his first full season as Pirates manager, leading

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Top 5 NY Mets prospects acquired at the trade deadline ranked by excitement levelThe New York Mets added a lot of new faces to the farm system at the trade deadline. Where they ranked gave fans the first idea of exactly how good they can bec

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MLB Division Series Game 1 Recap 🎬Results, top highlights and more from every matchup Saturday 📲

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NY Mets trade target has a David Stearns, Andy Green, and Derek Falvey connectionBaseball isn’t a sport where coaches or executives tend to start a brand new life in a new city. They take what or who they know with them. The trifecta of Davi

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Pirates' bold Kyle Schwarber offer could come back to haunt them with Brandon LoweThe Pittsburgh Pirates may have accidentally destroyed one of their own potential excuses for letting Brandon Lowe walk. Last offseason, Pittsburgh reportedly o

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Marcus Semien won’t stop NY Mets from a Ketel Marte trade, these other players mightIt definitely doesn’t look like the Arizona Diamondbacks are all that interested in keeping Ketel Marte around. A distraction more than a superstar these days,

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Mets Morning News: Carson Benge makes his caseYour Saturday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.

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3 players or teams inadvertently helping to justify the path the current NY Mets pathLiving through the 2026 New York Mets season was on nobody’s bucket list. A masterclass in underachievement, it’s going to be remembered as a transitional seaso

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Pirates' first offseason signing rumor gets debunked in fittingly lame twistFor a few hours, it looked like the Pittsburgh Pirates had made their first move of the offseason. Somehow, the truth was even less exciting. A transactions log

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The wild NY Mets win that put them one step closer to the playoffsOctober 3 is remembered most by New York Mets fans as the day Pete Alonso brought them back from the dead in the 2024 NLWC round. More than two decades earlier,

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Jared Jones, Mason Montgomery earn National League award honors for SeptemberThe Pirates’ pitching staff received elite efforts from two of their hardest- throwing arms.

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Mets Player Meter: Pitchers, September 14-27A quick review of how the Mets’ pitchers fared in the final couple of weeks of the season.

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ABS Challenge Success Rate 📈How every MLB team did in first season with system 📲

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Pirates insider predicts Brandon Lowe heartbreak fans are already fearingPittsburgh Pirates fans have known for months that Brandon Lowe’s looming free agency could end painfully. Now, one prominent insider is predicting exactly that

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3 'True Contenders' for SkubalMets, Dodgers and Tigers are believed by insiders to be top teams to land ace (ESPN)

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MLB Divisional Round Picks 🔮Predicting winners in postseason's next round 📲

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Luis Arraez Landing Spots 📍Why the Pirates would be a great fit for Philly's star second baseman 📲

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4 of the 8 times the NY Mets were no-hit came under the same circumstanceThe New York Mets have been no-hit 8 times in the team’s history, first in 1962 against Sandy Koufax and most recently against the Washington Nationals with Max

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MLB Rules Out Grand Teton GameRob Manfred won't pursue idea after doing 'due diligence' (The Athletic)

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Jared Jones, Konnor Griffin just added pressure to Pirates’ Brandon Lowe decisionA lot of moving pieces came together to bring forth the Pittsburgh Pirates' offensive resurgence in 2026, but the single most integral part of the turnaround wa

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NY Mets trade deadline is looking more lopsided one round into the MLB playoffsThere was plenty of movement for the New York Mets at this summer’s trade deadline. After one round of the MLB playoffs, not many are left standing. Freddy Pera

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Mets Morning News: Phillies eliminated by BravesYour Friday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.

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Every MLB Team's Biggest Surprise and Disappointment ⚾Breaking down notable highlights and lowlights of the Mets' 2026 season 📲

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Pirates fans delivered a message ownership can’t afford to overlook in 2027The Pittsburgh Pirates spent years giving ownership an easy excuse. Attendance was down. Interest had eroded. Fans were frustrated. PNC Park was too often fille

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This Day in NY Mets History: The most unique starting pitcher performanceWhen it comes to New York Mets history, there seems to be a line in the sand between pre-1969 and after. From 1962 through 1968, the team was never expected to

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Red Sox fans only know half the pain that Pirates fans do after another postseason flameoutLosing to the Yankees stinks, but it doesn't compare to what we saw a decade ago.

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Pirates ownership has spent 13 years turning the ‘Cueto’ game from a beginning into a relicOctober 1 will always mean something different in Pittsburgh. Thirteen years ago today, PNC Park shook. It shook with 40,000-plus fans who had waited more than

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The first MLB team the NY Mets should call about a Ronny Mauricio tradeRonny Mauricio ended his 2026 season on a high after getting buried for a good portion of the year. Mauricio’s best opportunity to impress the New York Mets cam

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Kevin Gausman, Shota Imanaga's Top Suitors 🛬Where Cubs' top SP free agents could end up signing ➡️

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Every pitch Nolan McLean threw for the NY Mets in 2026 vs. how they did in 2025Nolan McLean had a very different approach on the mound in 2026 compared to 2025. For a variety of reasons, he didn’t rely on the same 6 pitches he threw in his

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Pirates finally fixed baseball’s most embarrassing offense, raising the stakes for 2027A huge improvement still wasn't enough this season.

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Mets Morning News: Mets face offseason questionsYour Thursday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.

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Quick Cubs playoff exit is giving the NY Mets reverse Pete Crow-Armstrong deja vuThe Chicago Cubs battled to the bitter end for MLB playoff seeding, eventually settling for fifth. This led to a best of 3 series against the San Diego Padres o

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Ben Cherington’s Brandon Lowe comments already sound like Pirates are preparing an excusePittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said virtually everything fans could want to hear about Brandon Lowe, but he also said one thing that should m

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Final NY Mets free agent grade for the A.J. Minter signingSigned for two years and $22 million with the second half of the contract being a player option, A.J. Minter had a brief stint with the New York Mets that’ll en

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Wild Card Game 2 Slate Recap ✍️3 out of 4 matchups officially set. Results and top highlights from each Wednesday game 📲

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Ben Cherington's biggest Pirates roster failures are hiding in plain sight on playoff benchesIf you want a perfect illustration of everything wrong with the Pittsburgh Pirates' roster construction under general manager Ben Cherington, look no further th

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Mets Player Meter: Position Players, September 14-27A quick review of how the Mets’ position players fared in the final couple of weeks of the season.

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Astros fans are booing what Pirates fans have spent decades begging forThere are few things more frustrating for Pittsburgh Pirates fans than watching other fan bases take October baseball for granted. But the Houston Astros might

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Derek Falvey's track record can help NY Mets fill a gap David Stearns hasn'tJust before their disappointing season came to an end, the New York Mets took care of a couple important points of business. That included a long-term extension

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30 incredible MLB teams that somehow didn’t win the World SeriesPart of what makes MLB great is that the best team doesn't always win. Baseball has a way of making greatness feel meaningless in October. A team can dominate