Tim Britton

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Tim Britton

NEW YORK - For once on Tuesday, the New York Mets didn't rely solely on their bullpen. Thanks to a pair of big innings, New York's 10-5 victory over the Miami Marlins was just the third time in 11 games that the final margin was larger than two runs. Nevertheless, the pen did its job, combining to throw 3 2/3 innings of one-run ball behind Clay Holmes.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Will Sammon |Tim Britton

NEW YORK - From Pete Alonso's perspective, any focus on his contract situation would be a disservice - his words - to the New York Mets because the season is underway. But, yes, certainly Alonso holds enough awareness of the reported extension between the Toronto Blue Jays and first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to recite the large numbers himself: 14 years, $500 million.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Tim Britton

There's nothing that excites a journalist quite like a deal coming together past its initial deadline. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s 14-year, $500 million contract extension with the Blue Jays came nearly two months after Guerrero's deadline to end talks at the start of spring training. It capped off another week of significant extensions across the sport, with Ketel Marte, Jackson Merrill and Kristian Campbell also signing long-term pacts. Let's break it down.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Tim Britton

"You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do." - "Infinite Jest," David Foster Wallace Six months later, the vibes feel the same at Citi Field. Although momentum in baseball should be as fickle as tomorrow's starting pitcher, the New York Mets have managed to maintain it with their fan base through a difficult playoff loss, through the winter and into a new regular season, as seen in a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Tim Britton

Matt Allan, once the New York Mets' top pitching prospect and a top-100 prospect in the sport, made his first game appearance since 2019 on Sunday. Starting for the Single-A St. Lucie Mets, Allan pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits while striking out five. Allan hit 97 mph on the radar gun with his fastball while working in a cutter and curveball. Allan, now 23, was a jewel of the Mets' 2019 draft class, conducted under then-general manager Brodie Van Wagenen.