Morning Briefing: Kodai Senga, Mets Pitching Prospects Impress
Good morning, Mets fans!
The Mets’ Spring Breakout game showcased several of the organization’s top prospects despite a 2–0 loss. Elian Peña impressed with a disciplined approach at the plate, while Randy Guzman led the offense with two hits. On the mound, Jack Wenninger and Jonathan Santucci showed strong swing-and-miss stuff, though overall command was inconsistent early. For more on the Spring Breakout game, check out our recap!
Now onto the morning briefing!
Latest Mets News
The Mets used a near-Opening Day lineup in a 6–2 win over the Astros, with Luis Robert Jr. collecting two doubles and two RBIs and Bo Bichette reaching base three times. Kodai Senga threw four scoreless innings with four strikeouts, continuing a strong spring as the Mets look ahead to Opening Day. For more, check out our recap!
Per New York Post’s Mike Puma, Francisco Alvarez said he hopes to represent Venezuela in the next World Baseball Classic. Continuing on Alvarez, NJ.com’s Max Goodman tweets that Alvarez exited Thursday night’s game with back tightness, which manager Carlos Mendoza described as precautionary. The Athletic’s Will Sammon adds that Alvarez said he would have continued playing if it were the regular season.
Earlier yesterday, longtime Mets broadcaster Howie Rose announced his retirement from the booth once the 2026 season concludes. Jay Horwitz writes a blog post about Rose’s retirement. Team owners Steve and Alex Cohen released a statement about Rose’s retirement, praising his work and contributions to the franchise.
Jorge Castillo of ESPN reports the Mets have experimented with calling pitches from the dugout.
The Mets announced they have optioned infielder Ronny Mauricio and pitcher Joey Gerber to Triple-A Syracuse. Pitchers Mike Baumann and Brandon Waddell have been reassigned to minor league camp.
Per MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo, Craig Kimbrel is not expected to exercise his contractual out, though his roster status remains unresolved.
Ben Dickson of Newsday reports that Mets No. 4 prospect A.J. Ewing will begin the season with Double‑A Binghamton.
The Mets started putting minor league players on the injured list on Thursday. Unfortunately, one of them was 2025 fourth round pick Peter Kussow. Sam Dykstra of MLB reports Kussow underwent labrum surgery on his right shoulder that will keep him out for the entire 2026 season. Kussow was our No. 28 prospect coming into 2026.
Other minor leaguers put on the full-season IL: RHP Austin Troesser LHP Eli Ankeney
Players put on 60-day IL to begin the season: INF Boston Baro, UT Trey Snyder, RHP Jace Hampson, RHP Ethan Lanthier, RHP Edgar Moreta, RHP Candido Cuevas, INF Grae Kessinger, RHP Kevin Herget, RHP Robert Stock, RHP Peyton Prescott, RHP Joshua Cornielly, LHP Ryan Ammons, RHP Owen Woodward and C Daniel Silva.
According to MLB.com’s Sarah Langs, Paul Skenes vs. Freddy Peralta will mark just the fifth Opening Day matchup between a reigning ERA leader and reigning wins leader in the expansion era.
Latest MLB News
According to the MLB Network PR X account, Kevin Kiermaier has joined the network as an on‑air analyst.
Per Front Office Sports’ Ben Horney, MLB has entered a multi‑year partnership with Polymarket to become the league’s exclusive prediction‑market platform.
According to Toronto Sun’s Rob Longley, Blue Jays manager John Schneider announced that Trey Yesavage will begin the season on the injured list with right shoulder impingement.
As reported by MassLive’s Chris Cotillo, NESN has added Manny Delcarmen, JP Ricciardi, Rich Hill, and Matt Barnes to its studio analyst team.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar will miss the entire 2026 season after receiving a 162‑game suspension for a second positive PED test.
The Pittsburgh Pirates announce the world’s worst-kept secret, being that Paul Skenes will start on Opening Day against the New York Mets.
As noted by Los Angeles Times’ Bill Shaikin, the WBC championship (feat. USA versus Venezuela) game drew 10.8 million U.S. viewers, surpassing the 2025 NBA Finals average.
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On This Date In Mets History
Born On This Date: Justin Garza (1994), Brad Hand (1990), Manny Alexander (1971), Blas Minor (1966), Rick Parker (1963), Steve Dillon (1943), George Altman (1933).
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