Interviews and coverage of Mets baseball in New York.
After going 8 strong shutout innings Nolan McLean became the first Mets rookie to win his first 3 starts and following his outing he met with the media to walk through his strong night on the bump.
The Mets completed a huge series sweep over the division leading Phillies and after capping off the week with a 6-0 victory Carlos Mendoza met with the media to give his thoughts on Nolan McLean's stellar outing and what it means for the team going forward.
The Mets swept the Phillies to put themselves back into the division race and after mashing another home run Mark Vientos met with Pat McCarthy on the field to discuss the start from Nolan McLean along with getting the opportunity to play meaningful baseball in front of a home crowd.
The Mets bats are starting to heat back up and after 4 straight hits leading to a walk off victory over a difficult pitcher in Jhoan Duran Pat McCarthy met with the team's Hitting Coach Jeremy Barnes to discuss how their in season adjustments and philosophies are starting to pay off at the plate.
The series victory has already been clinched for the Mets and Carlos Mendoza but as they eye a sweep to fully get back into the division race the Manager met with Keith Raad to preview the test that Nolan McLean will face along with how to get Ryan Helsley back to his usual form.
Tonight's hero spoke with the media about his walk-off single, the performances of the hitters ahead of him to put him in that spot, and the recent offensive explosion for the club.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza spoke with the media following the team's resilient win against the Phillies. Carlos discussed Edwin Diaz's impressive relief outing, the team's recent offensive explosion, the importance of making the most of these opportunities, what Carlos saw from Sean Manaea tonight, and the other performances from the bullpen.
Brett Baty joined Pat McCarthy postgame to discuss the importance of tonight's win, the resilience of the team, his 9th inning at-bat against Jhoan Duran, and the team's current stretch.
Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stearns discusses the decision to promote Jonah Tong to the big leagues, the development of both Tong and Nolan McLean which has led to their promotions, where he feels the farm system is today in the wake of being named the #1 system by ESPN, and the buzz surrounding the Mets young prospects.
Carlos Mendoza spoke pregame with Keith Raad and discussed the decision to call up Jonah Tong to start Friday's game, what Jonah has shown despite only two starts in Syracuse, and the importance of last night's come from behind victory.
It was an offensive explosion for Carlos Mendoza's Mets who scored 13 unanswered runs to take down the Phillies in game 1 of the must win series and after the game he met with the media to discuss the success his entire lineup had and what it means to get back in the game after falling behind early.
It was a great night at the plate for Mets Catcher Luis Torrens and after capturing the 13-3 victory to open their series against the Phillies he met with Pat McCarthy to recap a victory that included a 3 run home run and comes at the results seem to be turning around.
It has been a great run at the plate for Brett Baty as of late and he met with Pat McCarthy to discuss how constant healthy competition along with challenging himself at the plate has lead to his success on the season and how it will help the team get to October Baseball.
The Mets enter their series against the Phillies 7 games back with 7 head to head games remaining and ahead of the series opener Keith Raad sat down with Carlos Mendoza to give some updates and preview a huge series and homestand as his team looks to make up some ground.
Mets Starting Pitcher David Peterson seemed to be cruising into the 6th inning but from there things got rocky as in that inning he would load the bases and give up 2 runs before being removed and after the game he met with the media to discuss the outing and the need to keep moving forward.
The Mets were looking for the series sweep down in Atlanta but ultimately fell 4-3 after a late game comeback attempt fell short and after the game Carlos Mendoza met with the media to discuss the team's need to start finishing games as the team gets ready to welcome the Phillies to town.
The Mets Alumni Classic is right around the corner and one player who can't wait to take the field is former outfielder and Queens native Mike Baxter who met with Pat McCarthy to talk growing up a fan of the team he would go on to play for along with how he's preparing physically for the event.
The Mets enter Sunday looking to take their first series sweep in Atlanta since 2016 and ahead of the game Carlos Mendoza met with Keith Raad to discuss the leadership and play of Starling Marte along with how they plan on monitoring the health of some key players.
The Mets pitcher picked up his 11th win of the season against the Braves tonight.
The Mets manager speaks with the media after a 9-2 Mets win.
"This is what our team can do," says Vientos after a offense-heavy day where he contributed two homers. He speaks with Pat McCarthy after the win.
The new Mets pitcher picked up his second win yesterday. He chats with Pat McCarthy about the big league experience so far.
Mendoza talks yesterday's offensive explosion, and what to expect in game two with the Braves.
Mets rookie Nolan McLean spoke with the media postgame after his second career start. Nolan discussed his impressive outing, his ability to bounce back when faced with adversity, his competitive nature, and the emotions of competing in Atlanta against his hometown team.
Carlos Mendoza spoke with the media postgame and discussed Nolan McLean's impressive outing, Nolan becoming the first pitcher other than David Peterson to go 6 innings in a start since June, the offensive explosion, Brett Baty's production, and some injury updates.
Nolan McLean's battery mate Hayden Senger spoke with Pat McCarthy pregame and discussed the preparation of catching Nolan in AAA versus the major leagues, the competitive nature of McLean, Nolan's prior experience as a two-way player, and the experience of catching Nolan and the other young arms in Syracuse.
Ahead of the series opener in Atlanta, Carlos Mendoza spoke with Keith Raad and addressed the importance of the upcoming games, what Nolan McLean needs to do tonight in his second career start, McLean's impressive curveball, and he provided injury updates on Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil.
Despite taking a lead into the bottom of the 5th inning the Mets gave up 9 unanswered runs en route to the loss in their rubber game against the Nationals and after Carlos Mendoza met with the media to break down another loss where things fell apart in the later innings.
After dropping last night's game the Mets and Carlos Mendoza enter Thursday needing a win to take the series and ahead of their rubber game against the Nationals the manager met with Keith Raad to give an update on the overall roster's health and how the lineup reflects that.
Brandon Nimmo was forced to exit Wednesday's game against the Nationals early with a stiff neck and after the game the Mets Outfielder met with the media to give an update on the pain along with what his recovery expectations for it are.
The Mets comeback bid came up short to snap their 3 game losing streak and following the game Carlos Mendoza met with the media to give an update on Brandon Nimmo who exited the game early before breaking down the team's 5-4 loss to the Nationals.
Mets Catcher Luis Torrens will be making more starts behind the dish in the coming weeks and after being the backstop to David Peterson's brilliant 8 innings he met with Pat McCarthy to discuss the feeling of catching a pitcher who's rolling along with how he keeps healthy during a long season.
The Mets have been victorious in their last 3 games and ahead of their attempt at a fourth Keith Raad sat down with Manager Carlos Mendoza to talk about the help that David Peterson's start gives the team before discussing how a change in philosophy on the mound will help get some needed results
Carlos Mendoza rode a huge game from both sides of the ball to take home the 8-1 victory over the Nationals and following the game the Mets Manager met with the media to breakdown the incredible start from David Peterson along with the contributions from Jeff McNeil and Mark Vientos.
The Mets got a huge start from David Peterson who after tossing 10 strikeouts over 8 innings met with Pat McCarthy to discuss the complete victory along with the play from the team around him and if he tried to get back on the mound for the 9th.
One of the newest Mets is Center Fielder Cedric Mullins and as he becomes more acclimated to his new team he met with Pat McCarthy to talk about some of his earliest baseball memories and if he modeled his game after any other players growing up.
Fresh off a series victory the Mets head to Washington to take on the division rival Nationals and ahead of the series opening game Carlos Mendoza met with Keith Raad to give an update on recently injured Catcher Francisco Alvarez along with if he believes that the new arms in the bullpen are making their turn.
The Mets picked up a huge victory at the 2025 Little League Classic and following the victory Carlos Mendoza met with the media to discuss the special nature of the event, the great game from Mark Vientos along with give an update on the health of Francisco Alvarez who left the game early.
The Mets are making their first trip to Williamsport since 2018 and the only player who remains from that trip is Jeff McNeil who met with Pat McCarthy to reminisce on his time in Little League, meeting and interacting with the players along with getting to highlight charitable organizations during players weekend.
The Mets take their show on the road for the 2025 edition of the Little League Classic and ahead of the game Carlos Mendoza met with Keith Raad to discuss the childlike atmosphere that the event and game brings, before discussing the task at hand as the team attempts to string a winning streak together.
McLean's final line in his Mets debut: 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 8 K. He discusses his impressive first start.
Mendoza discusses his decision to pull Nolan McLean after five innings in his Mets debut.
Francisco Alvarez speaks with Pat McCarthy after the Mets 3-1 win and a great debut by pitcher Nolan McLean.
Former Mets second baseman Kelly Johnson chats with Pat McCarthy ahead of game two with the Mariners. Kelly will represent Citi Field in September's Shea Stadium Alumni vs Citi Field alumni game.
Nolan McLean, the third best prospect in the Mets' system makes his debut today. Carlos Mendoza talks about the energy the young player can bring to the clubhouse.
The recent run of poor results for the Mets continued and Francisco Lindor who hit 2 home runs in the losing effort met with the media following the game to give some insight into the feelings within the clubhouse as they continue to fight to turn the season around.
Sean Manaea didn't pick up the loss in his outing but he struggled giving up 4 earned runs over 5 innings in the no decision and after the game he met with the media to give his insight on the frustrating results that the team has been battling through as of late.
After dropping another game where the Mets had a lead Carlos Mendoza met with the media to discuss the continued pitching and bullpen struggles as the losses pile up.
Nolan Mclean will be making his Major League debut on Saturday and ahead of his first career appearance in a Mets uniform he met with Pat McCarthy to discuss his excitement and first reactions to getting the call along with his journey over the season to this point.
With 3/4ths of the season over it is officially crunch time for the Mets and Carlos Mendoza who met with Keith Raad ahead of their series against the visiting Mariners the two discussed the importance of taking things game by game and series by series as they try to right the ship.
The Mets reliever gave up two runs in the top of the 8th to give the lead back to the Atlanta Braves.