Chelsea Janes

As the Mets continue to navigate around injuries and poor performances from key offseason acquisitions, the only plausible way to turn the 2026 season around is to stay the course.

As the Mets continue to navigate around injuries and poor performances from key offseason acquisitions, the only plausible way to turn the 2026 season around is to stay the course.

Clay Holmes will be out for "a long time," and the Mets need to replace his production in the rotation. Taking a look at some alternatives from a well of depth that is quickly running out.

Mark Vientos sees no mystery in the way he has gone from struggling this spring to settling into the cleanup spot, protecting Juan Soto in the Mets’ injury-riddled lineup, and tied for fourth in baseball with 14 May runs batted in.

If the Mets are to make this one count, they will have to do exactly what they did this weekend: Make the best of what they have and hang in there.

Will the Mets look more formidable when healthy and can they stick around long enough for it to matter if they do?

Welcome to today’s Mets Mailbag, where we once again try to determine whether the 2026 Mets can somehow pull themselves back into contention…and what happens if they don’t.

With the news that Aaron Judge will miss significant time, let's open up the mailbag and answer some Yankees questions.

Aaron Judge has a stress fracture in his top right rib and will undergo imaging on the area in four to six weeks. Yet, nothing about the way the Yankees came to this conclusion was simple or straightforward.

The Mets do not plan to discuss a potential extension with Freddy Peralta until after the season, though the possibility exists that they'll trade him ahead of the deadline.