Ike Davis and Lucas Duda shine at the plate in first spring training game
Videos Mets videos Galleries Web links PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - The Mets did not envision this scenario, not as they spent the offseason shopping their first basemen, Ike Davis and Lucas Duda. But for...
View ArticleLucas Duda a late scratch; Mets say it's not serious
Add comment Reprints + - Lucas Duda prepares for batting practice during a spring training workout at Tradition Field. (Feb. 12, 2013) Photo Credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa advertisement | advertise on...
View ArticleMets think someone from group of five will step up to play first base
Galleries Web links The Mets' five-man logjam at first base includes a pair of players whose struggles warranted temporary exile to the minor leagues in 2013. Among the other three are an unproven...
View ArticleIke Davis and Lucas Duda both shine at the plate in first spring training game
Videos Mets videos Galleries Web links PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The Mets did not envision this scenario, not as they spent the winter shopping their first basemen, Ike Davis and Lucas Duda. But for what...
View Article'Ya gotta leave' billboard posted outside Citi Field by some Mets fans
Add comment Reprints + - Gary Palumbo poses for a picture next to a billboard criticizing the ownership of the New York Mets across the street from Citi Field on Monday, April 13, 2015 in New York....
View ArticleEx-Mets employee files discrimination lawsuit against Jeff Wilpon, team
Tweet0 Share0 Comment0 Share0 Share0 Stumble It0 Print0 More Photo: Bloomberg (via Getty Images) Jeff Wilpon is a co-owner of the New York Mets. by SI Wire Email Posted: Wed Sep. 10, 2014 A former New...
View ArticleMets have started to move in fences at Citi Field
Travel deals The Mets officially have begun work to reduce the expanse of Citi Field's right-centerfield gap, in hopes that the friendlier dimensions will boost their offense. The club released...
View ArticleFred Wilpon 'optimistic' about Mets, but light on details
Add comment Reprints + - Mets owner during spring training at Port St. Lucie, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2012) Photo Credit: Alejandra Villa advertisement | advertise on newsday PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. - Fred...
View ArticleFor Long, Wilpon’s hugs will turn to ughs if Mets don’t hit in 2015
PORT ST. LUCIE — Welcome to Camp Hug. It better become Camp Hit. Mets pitchers and catchers officially report Thursday, but spring training 2015 is well under way at the Tradition Field complex. So...
View ArticleMets put Juan Lagares on disabled list; call-up Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Galleries Web links The Mets' hottest player has landed on the disabled list. After suffering a pulled hamstring Monday night, centerfielder Juan Lagares was placed on the 15-day DL before last night's...
View ArticleDavid Wright named Mets' fourth captain
Galleries Web links PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - The Mets officially appointed David Wright as the team captain Thursday. He joins , and as the team's only captains in the 51-year history of the franchise....
View ArticleStephen Drew not likely coming to Mets
Videos Mets videos Galleries Web links PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - The Mets are not likely to sign free agent shortstop Stephen Drew, general manager Sandy Alderson reiterated Thursday. Instead, with an...
View ArticleJeff Wilpon: Mets can fix ‘a lot of deficiencies’ in offseason
Jeff Wilpon admitted the Mets have a lot of questions, but believes the team can provide some answers this offseason. “[We are in] a little bit of a transition, because we’ve got a lot of deficiencies...
View ArticleMets' outfield is set: It's Duda, Cowgill and Byrd
Galleries Web links SARASOTA, Fla. -- Mets manager planned on addressing his team Saturday night upon its return to New York. He promised a simple message: "Let's win.'' After seven injury-filled weeks...
View ArticleBringing in fences at Citi Field could go a long way to improving current...
Related media Travel deals When Sandy Alderson mentioned the possibility of bringing in Citi Field's fences for the second time in four years, he played down the potential benefit for specific players...
View ArticleMets move step closer to taking over two towns
Add comment + - advertisement | advertise on newsday Anthony Rieber Anthony Rieber has been at Newsday since Aug. 31, 1998 and in his current position since July 4, WASHINGTON If the Mets are truly...
View ArticleMLB: Jeff Wilpon says Mets can bump up the payroll
– His employees scurried from room to room Tuesday morning, applying pale blue paint to the walls of the Boys & Girls Club of . But this community center was not the only local institution in need...
View ArticleTime for Fred Wilpon to step to the plate with the media
Add comment + - advertisement | advertise on newsday David Lennon David Lennon has been a staff writer for Newsday since 1991, when he started covering New York City PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. Fred Wilpon...
View ArticleMets centerfielder Juan Lagares wins Gold Glove
Add comment Reprints + - Juan Lagares gets to his feet after making a catch on a fly ball by Atlanta Braves outfielder Justin Upton in the first inning of a game on Sept. 4, 2013. Photo Credit: AP...
View ArticleSource: Mets to put Juan Lagares on disabled list
Galleries Web links PHOENIX - The Mets' hottest player is headed to the disabled list. After suffering a hamstring strain on Monday night, centerfielder Juan Lagares will be placed on the 15-day DL...
View ArticleJudge: Jeff Wilpon can be deposed for longer than usual in discrimination case
Add comment Reprints + - A former senior executive for the New York Mets charged that she was "humiliated" and eventually fired by chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon for having a baby out of wedlock...
View ArticleFred Wilpon confident in Mets' plan, direction
Add comment Reprints + - owner addresses a news conference, as Commissioner listens, at left, at New York's City Hall. (May 16, 2012) Photo Credit: AP advertisement | advertise on newsday Mets...
View ArticleDavid Wright, Jeff Wilpon visit school on Staten Island
The day after signing the richest contract in history, David Wright went back to work as the face of the franchise. He and chief operating officer visited P.S. 38 on Staten Island, where dozens of...
View ArticleJeff Wilpon: Mets are 'open for business'
Galleries Web links ORLANDO, Fla. - Jeff Wilpon said Wednesday morning that the Mets are "open for business" and even suggested Sandy Alderson could have some type of deal to announce by the end of Day...
View ArticleTravis d'Arnaud remains at camp
JUPITER, Fla. -- The still plan on having Travis d'Arnaud begin the season with Triple-A Las Vegas. Nevertheless, the top catching prospect remains in major-league camp because the organization...
View ArticleMets, Jeff Wilpon settle discrimination suit by ex-exec
Add comment Reprints + - advertisement | advertise on newsday NEW YORK - (AP) -- The New York Mets and chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon have settled a discrimination lawsuit brought by a former top...
View ArticleGive up? That's a joke! To Jeff Wilpon the Mets are just a laughing matter
These are not the best of baseball times in Flushing, except when Matt Harvey, the Mets’ bright light, is throwing flares past the Yanks. Citi Field comes alive on these nights, magic happens and even...
View ArticleMeet the Mets: Fred Wilpon, Terry Collins hash things out after ugly...
Add comment Reprints + - Mets owner Fred Wilpon talks to batting coaches during a spring training workout on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Photo Credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa...
View ArticleGood signs and bad as Mets begin Grapefruit League action
Videos Mets videos Galleries Web links PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- During the earliest games of spring training, as players work through the rust of the offseason, teams often hold back on making...
View ArticleMets' outified is set: It's Duda, Cowgill and Byrd
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Mets manager planned on addressing his team Saturday night upon its return to New York. He promised a simple message: "Let's win.'' After seven injury-filled weeks in Florida, though,...
View ArticleSource: Mets will move fences in at Citi Field again
Related media Travel deals Perhaps a kinder, cozier Citi Field will jumpstart a chronically underwhelming Mets offense. At least, that's the hope now that the club will move forward with plans to...
View ArticleFormer Mets exec claims in suit she was fired for having baby out of wedlock
Related media Travel deals A former senior executive for the New York Mets charged that she was "humiliated" and eventually fired by chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon for having a baby out of wedlock...
View ArticleMets' Parnell throws off mound ahead of schedule
Videos Mets videos Galleries Web links PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - During his introductory news conference on the eve of pitchers and catchers officially reporting, Mets manager Terry Collins exuded the...
View ArticleBud Selig has high praise for Wilpons and how they run the Mets
Caption / Share Wilmer Flores of the Mets celebrates his fifth-inning three-run home run against the Miami Marlins with teammates Travis d'Arnaud and Daniel Murphy at Citi Field on Tuesday, Sept. 16,...
View ArticleFred Wilpon is quietly moving team in right direction
Add comment + - Mets owner Fred Wilpon looks on during a spring training workout on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Photo Credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa advertisement | advertise on...
View ArticleDavid Wright happy with Mets' moves toward building a winning team
Add comment Reprints + - Mets third baseman David Wright waits for batting practice during a spring training workout Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Photo Credit: Newsday / Alejandra...
View ArticleIke Davis gained confidence because of visit by COO Jeff Wilpon
Galleries MILWAUKEE -- The Mets still consider Ike Davis a major part of the future. And in case there was any doubt about that, chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon took the unusual step of dropping in...
View ArticleJeff Wilpon says Pedro Martinez's claim that he was forced to pitch as Met is...
Add comment Reprints + - Jeff Wilpon, Chief Operating Officer of the Mets, looks on prior to the start of a game against the Washington Nationlas on May 2, 2015 at Citi Field. Photo Credit: Getty...
View ArticleFred Wilpon says Mets will increase payroll as needed
Videos Mets videos Galleries Web links PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Mets owner offered a bullish view regarding the state of the franchise, which he insists has emerged from the fallout of the Bernie...
View ArticleMets COO Jeff Wilpon says team has just quartet of solid players
With a highly anticipated offseason just around the corner, Jeff Wilpon called the Mets a team “in transition,” with just four players from the 2013 roster “solidified” in the club’s plans heading into...
View ArticleFred Wilpon optimistic in meeting with Mets players
Add comment Reprints + - Mets owner Fred Wilpon talks to batting coaches during a spring training workout on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Photo Credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa...
View ArticleJeff Wilpon says Mets' hands aren't tied financially
Galleries Web links GARFIELD, N.J. - As the Mets near the start of an offseason long considered to be critical in the team's rebuilding plan, chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon offered a glimpse into...
View ArticleJeff Wilpon: Mets will have higher payroll for 2014 season after big...
Mets COO Jeff Wilpon told WFAN radio on Monday that the team is prepared to invest aggressively in the club's payroll for 2014, helped by improved flexibility because big contracts such as those of...
View ArticleJeff Wilpon: 'I have no problem with Carlos' Beltran
Galleries Web links VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - No hard feelings. Not from the man who runs the Mets toward Carlos Beltran, who used his first news conference as a Yankee to blast his former New York team....
View ArticleMets COO Jeff Wilpon denies accusation of wrongful firing
Add comment Reprints + - Leigh Castergine, left, has accused Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon of firing her for having a baby out of wedlock. Photo Credit: AP 2012, Bloomberg advertisement |...
View ArticleMets, Leigh Castergine settle sexual discrimination lawsuit
Add comment Reprints + - Leigh Castergine, left, has accused Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon of firing her for having a baby out of wedlock. Photo Credit: AP 2012, Bloomberg advertisement |...
View ArticleLeigh Castergine vs. Mets, Jeff Wilpon lawsuit
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