Tim Britton

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Will Sammon |Tim Britton

NEW YORK - For much of April, the New York Mets' pitching staff hummed along unperturbed. Not only did it perform as the best in baseball, but it was among the most stable: New York barely needed to make any roster moves to buttress that group. But in the past week, that status quo has been punctured by a couple of gut-punch injuries. A.J. Minter and Danny Young are both staring down the possibility of season-ending surgery. The Mets are back to operating a reliever revolving door each day.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Tim Britton

NEW YORK - For a segment of the New York Mets' fan base, their getaway day game Thursday against the Diamondbacks is serendipitously timed. It frees up the night to watch Game 6 of the Knicks' first-round series against the Pistons. Among those happy about that dynamic? David Stearns. The Mets' president of baseball operations grew up cheering for the Knicks as rabidly as he did for the team he now runs.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Tim Britton

A controversial triple play highlighted a wild walk-off win for the Washington Nationals over the New York Mets on Friday night. Washington's 5-4 victory, which included two runs in the bottom of the ninth, halted New York's winning streak at seven. The Nationals turned their first triple play in three seasons in Friday's fourth inning. With runners on first and second, Jesse Winker hit a hard liner toward first base.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Tim Britton

NEW YORK - Clay Holmes is thinking about the next steps, what can be better, and how to maintain a solid start to the season. "It's really defining the pitch shapes," he said. "I've seen what they could be, but just making sure they continue to trend in the right direction."He could just as well be talking about his performance in the rotation. Asked to assess himself after his first start in Houston in late March, Holmes said he wouldn't begin that process until he had five outings under his belt.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Tim Britton

NEW YORK - Despite his 6-foot-7 frame, Tylor Megill owns more of a slouched-shoulders, back-of-the-classroom vibe. And so it was nonchalant, like always, that after a 5-4 win over the Phillies, the pitcher dropped what might as well become the early-season slogan in Queens. "It's a great time to be a Met right now."How often has a New York Met said that and meant it sincerely? How often has this fan base heard it and nodded as vigorously as it does in this moment?