Will Sammon
New York Mets Beat and MLB Writer at The Athletic
Reporting on the New York Mets and MLB as a senior writer for The Athletic; appearing as a contributor for SNY.
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5 days ago |
nytimes.com | Will Sammon
NEW YORK - Juan Soto, honorary member of the New York Mets bullpen? "Hey, at this point," Mets reliever Ryne Stanek said, smiling, "he comes by so often that we might as well give him that title."Soto, the superstar right fielder, visits the Mets' bullpen before games, between pitching changes - really, anytime there's a break in action that allows him an opportunity to pop in.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Will Sammon
With designated hitter Jesse Winker dealing with what's likely an oblique injury, infielder Brett Baty is rejoining the New York Mets from Triple A, league sources confirmed. SNY first reported the move. The severity of Winker's injury is unclear. After the St. Louis Cardinals swept a doubleheader from the Mets on Sunday, manager Carlos Mendoza said Winker would fly to New York for more tests.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Will Sammon |Tim Britton
We're about a week away from the one-quarter marker of the Mets' season. Behind Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor, New York looks like one of baseball's best teams. Despite injuries, the Mets' pitching staff has impressed, too. Beat writers Tim Britton and Will Sammon are here to answer all your pressing questions about what they're seeing and what to take away from the Mets' early impressions.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Tim Britton |Will Sammon
NEW YORK - The Mets have lost their second lefty reliever, this one for the season. Danny Young will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of 2025 and into the 2026 season, according to a league source. Young landed on the injured list Wednesday and was transferred to the 60-day injured list Sunday. After soreness in his left forearm had inhibited his recovery process over the first few weeks of the season, Young underwent an MRI on Wednesday morning that showed a left elbow sprain.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Will Sammon |Tim Britton
Tylor Megill was rolling along in a recent start until he committed the kind of mistake that the best pitchers just don't make. He started an inning by hitting a batter with his first pitch of the at-bat. Upon returning to the dugout, Megill heard the criticism. With a direct tone after the inning, New York Mets pitching coach Jeremy Hefner told him, "That's not what aces do."It was just the message Megill wanted to hear.
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Today, Mets prospect Jonah Tong was one out away from a perfect game. Through six starts in Double A this season, he owns a crazy 44.7 percent strikeout rate. https://t.co/KZDTdiSvpQ
RT @WillSammon: Juan Soto's visits to the Mets bullpen actually say plenty about him. The camaraderie is cool. But he also wants informatio…
Mets prospect Nolan McLean's first start in Triple A: 7 IP, 0 R, 7 H (all singles), 0 BB, 7 K (78 pitches).