Remember everything I said about the National League East? Trash that and reapply it to the NL Central. That division through April looks like the real deal. Every single team is above .500 and chock full of talent.
Per Will Sammon of the Athletic, the New York Mets have extended catcher Luis Torrens to a two-year, $11.5 million extension covering the 2027 and 2028 seasons. The deal has no options and Torrens has $1 million in incentives each year.
There was a certain “here we go again” feeling when Christian Scott allowed a first-inning homer to Jorge Soler. The righty had been lackluster in 1 1/3 innings and walked five batters in his 2026 debut, and had already put the Mets in an early 2-0 hole going into the bottom of the second.
It’s no secret: Ronny Mauricio had not been good going into Friday. Neither had the Mets. Yet, against all odds, Mauricio played hero as the Mets won their 11th game of the season on Friday. For the second straight game, the Mets erased a 3-0 deficit.
If you have not familiarized yourself with A.J. Ewing by now, it might be time to amend your ways. Ewing found a way to get on base all three times he got to the plate on Friday, raising his OPS in Syracuse to 1.534. So far in his four games in Triple-A...
