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27-06-2025
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Griffin Canning placed on the injured list by Mets after surgery to repair ruptured Achilles
New York Mets' Griffin Canning pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets' Griffin Canning pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning, center, is helped off the field by head athletic trainer Joseph Golia, right, and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning is helped off the field by head athletic trainer Joseph Golia, right, and assistant athletic trainer Bryan Baca during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning is helped off the field by head athletic trainer Joseph Golia, right, and assistant athletic trainer Bryan Baca during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets' Griffin Canning pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets' Griffin Canning pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning, center, is helped off the field by head athletic trainer Joseph Golia, right, and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning is helped off the field by head athletic trainer Joseph Golia, right, and assistant athletic trainer Bryan Baca during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) PITTSBURGH (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning had surgery on Friday to repair a ruptured left Achilles and will miss the remainder of the season and possibly part of the 2026 season. Canning was injured during Thursday night's 4-0 win over the Atlanta Braves in New York. Signed to a $4.25 million, one-year contract as a free agent in the offseason, the 29-year-old right-hander was 7-3 with a 3.77 ERA in 16 starts as he bolstered an injury-depleted rotation. Advertisement Third baseman Mark Vientos was reinstated from the 10-day injured list before Friday's series opener at Pittsburgh, left-handed reliever Colin Poche's contract was selected from Triple-A Syracuse and right-hander Blake Tidwell was recalled from Triple-A. Tidwell will take Canning's place in the rotation. Right-hander Austin Warren and infielder Jared Young were optioned to Triple-A. Left-hander Richard Lovelady declined his outright assignment to Triple-A and became a free agent. Outfielder José Azócar accepted his assignment to Syracuse after clearing waivers. ___ AP MLB:
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27-06-2025
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Mets right-hander Griffin Canning injures left ankle, leaves game vs. Braves in 3rd inning
New York Mets' Griffin Canning pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning is helped off the field by head athletic trainer Joseph Golia, right, and assistant athletic trainer Bryan Baca during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets' Griffin Canning pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets' Griffin Canning pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning, center, is helped off the field by head athletic trainer Joseph Golia, right, and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning, center, is helped off the field by head athletic trainer Joseph Golia, right, and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets' Griffin Canning pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning is helped off the field by head athletic trainer Joseph Golia, right, and assistant athletic trainer Bryan Baca during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets' Griffin Canning pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets' Griffin Canning pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Mets pitcher Griffin Canning, center, is helped off the field by head athletic trainer Joseph Golia, right, and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, June 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets right-hander Griffin Canning left Thursday night's game against Atlanta in the third inning after suffering a left ankle injury on a non-contact play. Canning struck out three and allowed just one baserunner — Eli White's single leading off the inning — before he was hurt while breaking toward the left side of the infield on Nick Allen's one-out grounder to shortstop. Advertisement The 29-year-old Canning immediately began hopping on his right leg and took only a couple steps before dropping onto the field with his left leg elevated. Catcher Luis Torrens signaled for time and assistance before Allen was thrown out at first by Francisco Lindor. Canning covered his face with his hands as he was tended to by trainers. Mets infielders and manager Carlos Mendoza gathered around the pitcher as the Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr., the on-deck hitter, watched from a few steps behind. After a couple minutes, Canning limped off the field with his arms draped around trainers. Austin Warren relieved Canning and retired Acuña on a pop-out, stranding White at second. The Mets said after the inning that Canning will undergo imaging on the ankle. Advertisement Canning's injury is the latest blow for a suddenly depleted Mets pitching staff. Ace Kodai Senga is on the injured list after suffering a right hamstring strain reaching for a Pete Alonso throw on June 12. Left-hander Sean Manaea, who appeared to be nearing a return from an oblique injury suffered in spring training, was diagnosed with a bone chip in his elbow following his most recent rehab appearance for Triple-A Syracuse last Friday. Mendoza and president of baseball operations David Stearns said they hope Manaea, who received a cortisone shot, can resume his rehab next week. ___ AP MLB:
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26-06-2025
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Red Sox Trade Idea Links Walker Buehler to New York Mets
Red Sox Trade Idea Links Walker Buehler to New York Mets originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Boston Red Sox rollercoaster season continues, but this time, they have lost five consecutive games and are back under .500. If the trend continues, they will be forced sellers at the trade deadline, with starter Walker Buehler presenting as a potential trade chip. Advertisement Bleacher Report's Zachary D. Rymer recently named eight teams that might pursue the right-hander — including the New York Mets. Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Walker Buehler (0) throws against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at Truist ParkBrett Davis-Imagn Images 'Adding Buehler would jack the Mets' payroll up even higher, but ask Steve Cohen if he cares. He's OK'd $300 million payrolls for each of the last three seasons, signaling a clear willingness to put as much money as possible into the chase for the club's first championship in 38 years,' Rymer wrote. 'Otherwise, Buehler seems like the kind of guy pitching coach Jeremy Hefner could help. The two have something in common in that they are not as keen on four-seamers as they are on sinkers, cutters, and sliders.' Although Buehler is undeniably talented, his 2024 numbers have been disappointing. In 13 starts, he's posted a 6.29 ERA with one of the highest walk rates in the majors. Even so, the upside is evident as a short-term rental with the potential to flourish in a new setting. Advertisement Buehler also has some encouraging past success at Citi Field, totaling a 2.44 ERA with 11 strikeouts over 12 innings in two career outings. That history could make him an intriguing option for New York. However, as Rymer notes, reinforcements like Kodai Senga, Sean Manaea, and Trevor Megill could return before July 31. That might allow the Mets to focus on other areas at the deadline, such as the bullpen and centerfield. With Buehler on a one-year contract, moving him would not create long-term complications. And if Boston does embrace being sellers, a trade with the Mets would make practical sense, especially since the two teams do not face one another again this regular season. Related: Red Sox Trade Idea Reunites $21 Million All-Star With Rafael Devers on Giants This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 26, 2025, where it first appeared.
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12-06-2025
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Mets lefty David Peterson pitches his first 9-inning complete game since college in 2017
NEW YORK (AP) — David Peterson had just walked back to the dugout after eight innings and 97 pitches when New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza approached him. 'Kind of pulled me aside and said let's have a talk and wanted to hear what I had to say,' Peterson would later recall. He strolled into the tunnel toward the clubhouse for a quick talk with Mendoza and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner. 'I told them let me finish this thing,' the 29-year-old left-hander said. Peterson returned to the mound and polished off a six-hitter for the first nine-inning complete game of his professional career, a 5-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night that stretched New York's winning streak to five. 'He came in the dugout and he didn't want to give me a look,' Mendoza said. 'That for me is a sign that he wants to go back out.' Their tunnel conversation was brisk. Ryne Stanek was warming up in the bullpen, just in case. 'I said, `Man, this is a tough one,'' Mendoza remembered. 'You've only got a few pitches here.' It was like: `Let me finish it.' I said: `All right, it's yours.'' Mendoza emphasized the short leash to catcher Luis Torrens. 'He says, `Hey, he's got about eight or nine pitches,'' Torrens related through a translator, 'so I went out there with the plan to be able to get a quick ninth.' Fans in the Citi Field crowd of 40,681 roared when Peterson rushed back to the mound for the ninth. He fell behind Amed Rosario 2-0 before retiring him on a lineout, struck out slugger James Wood on three pitches and retired Andrés Chaparro on a groundout with his 106th pitch, ending a game that took just 2 hours, 16 minutes. Peterson pumped a fist, flashed the widest of smiles and hugged Torrens and then Pete Alonso. The first baseman handed Peterson the ball, which the pitcher promptly tucked into a rear pocket in his pants. A dozen Mets formed a circle, arms over shoulders, and each raised a knee quickly in their goofy group celebration. 'It's been fun to see him grow up in front of my eyes,' said outfielder Brandon Nimmo, who homered twice. 'I was here when he first came up and everybody's kind of trying to feel their way around and kind of make sure they belong in the big leagues. And then now to see him the way that he is and him take the field with such confidence and knowing that if he executes his plan, he's really hard to hit.' Peterson struck out six and walked none, throwing 75 of 106 pitches for strikes and opening with a strike to 21 of 32 batters. He mixed 30 fastballs, 29 sinkers, 27 sliders, 11 changeups and nine curveballs, getting 13 swings and misses. 'He kept us off balance,' Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. Peterson's only prior professional complete game was a four-hitter in a rain-shortened, five-inning loss to Atlanta on April 28, 2023. His previous nine-inning complete game came in college, a four-hit shutout for Oregon against Arizona State on April 28, 2017. Selected by the Mets with the 20th overall pick in that year's amateur draft, Peterson signed for a $2,994,500 bonus. He won his debut three years later at Fenway Park early in the pandemic-shortened season and was 18-21 with a 4.51 ERA in his first four seasons, getting optioned back to Triple-A Syracuse five times in 2022 and twice more in 2023. He had surgery on Nov. 6, 2023, to repair a torn labrum in his left hip, delaying his 2024 debut until May 29. He is 15-5 with a 2.74 ERA since. Last October, he was moved to the bullpen and got the final three outs of the Division Series clincher at Milwaukee. 'The compete, how much he wants it, his ability to come through in big moments,' Mendoza explained, 'I can sit here and say a lot of different things about him, but he's just a guy that the situation is never too big for.' In an age of analytics that has made bullpen use paramount, Peterson pitched the seventh shutout and 14th complete game in the major leagues this season. The Mets hadn't thrown a complete game since Luis Severino's shutout against Miami last Aug. 17 and they hadn't gotten a shutout from a left-hander since Steven Matz vs. Pittsburgh on July 27, 2019. 'When you have to work for something, and when it doesn't come easy, it means all that much more,' Nimmo said. 'He was a first-round pick, and you have a lot of expectations that come with you with that. But he stayed the process, and he's worked hard and taken advantage of that talent.' ___ AP MLB:
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05-06-2025
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The Mets' DNA is built around pitching and an elite development operation
LOS ANGELES — The New York Mets came into this season as a postseason contender and a real threat in the NL East, a division they haven't won since they went to the World Series in 2015. And while the addition of $765 million man Juan Soto to a team that finished their season in the NLCS is a big reason behind the team's high expectations, what this team may end up being remembered for is the dominance of its pitching. New York's pitching has been its biggest strength throughout the first half of the season and even without having left-hander Sean Manaea, who was the team's best starter in 2024, they've not only been able to manage, they've thrived. Advertisement The Mets currently lead all of MLB in team ERA this season and all five of the team's starters currently have a sub-4.00 ERA, with each having at least 11 starts. But how has New York turned itself into a factory for pitching? Mets' pitching coach Jeremy Hefner is considered one of the best in baseball and is a big part of the success of the staff. But if you ask any pitcher on the roster, they'd tell you it's not a one-man show. The Mets' pitching infrastructure, which includes the big-league coaching staff, player development and analytics department, have helped create an environment for the best pitching staff in baseball. Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner (center) has played a big role in elevating the Mets to an elite pitching development operation. (Photo by) (Sarah Stier via Getty Images) What's impressive about the Mets' success this season it's not just been guys who have had time in the organization to absorb years of information, like David Petersen, Tylor Megill or even veteran Kodai Senga. It's also been arms who have recently come from other organizations, like Griffin Canning or Clay Holmes — which speaks to their talent, but also the consistent messaging players have been able to absorb. Advertisement 'It's a group effort,' Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. "You got to give credit to the front office that is continuing to acquire these guys and identifying potential players that you could tinker with. And then the whole pitching group, from Hef to [assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel], Eric Jagers in player development, they work on being on the same page, identifying not only on how we can help guys, but just how we present the information to the players. Meeting players where they're at.' The Mets aren't the first team in baseball to make adjustments to improve pitching. But what they have done is built a strong résumé of success stories. Manaea went from bouncing around with the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants on one-year deals with ERAs near 5, to an ERA in the mid-3s in New York. He signed a three-year, $75 million contract to stay in Queens. By the same token, right-hander Luis Severino was coming off the worst season of his career in 2023 with the Yankees before joining the Mets. And after a year in the Mets' pitching lab, the Venezuela native not only stayed healthy for the first time since 2018, but maintained an ERA in the 3s and parlayed that into a three-year, $67 million deal with the Athletics, the largest contract in team history. Advertisement 'During the [2023] offseason, I was just thinking, what could I do to be better?,' Severino said. '2018 was the last time I threw more than 100 innings. So I was just looking for a pitch to keep me in the games. So I think [us] adding that sinker, sweeper and cutter action, I was able to throw more innings. I wasn't focused on striking everybody out.' Canning is the team's latest reclamation project where it's struck gold. The Mets' right-hander allowed an American-League leading 99 earned runs last year with the Angels before coming to New York. This season, Canning has a career-best 3.23 ERA in 11 starts and has increased his strikeout rate and ground-ball percentage. 'The staff has obviously done research on you before you get here, so they already have some things in mind that they want to try and work on,' Canning said. 'I think the big thing is that they have a plan and they're really good about how they communicate with guys. It's unique to each guy and they know how to work to guys' strengths.' But it's not just success in their rotation, but also in their bullpen. Advertisement Reliever Ryne Stanek is no stranger to organizations that rely heavily on data, pitching two-plus seasons for the Tampa Bay Rays and three seasons for the Houston Astros. And when the reliever was traded to the Mets last season, it started an intricate process to get him back to being the best version of himself. 'They're just like, 'Hey man, this is what we want. This is what we think you can do. How can we help you get there? They're just really open and are willing to put in the work and the time to figure it out,' Stanek recalled. 'Communicating with all the different groups that we have, like the analytics group talks to the pitching groups, and pitching groups talk to the analytics, and they both talk to the athletic training to keep workloads manageable and keep performance at a level that's sustainable and gets the most out of you performance-wise.' After a slow start with New York last season, Stanek has a 3.10 ERA in 24 appearances this season and is back to being one of the most reliable relievers in baseball. Stanek has seen firsthand what the Mets have been able to do and credits it not only to the team, but players who want to be better. 'A lot of it is buy-in,' Stanek said. 'When I was in Tampa, you'd have older guys come in, because Tampa has done really well at making guys better, I'm not gonna say resurrected guys, but like, making tweaks to get them back to where they had been in the past, or maybe a little bit better in some areas. And like Houston, kind of same boat. Whenever I came in last year and [Severino] and Sean [Manaea], it showed that they got better here. They made things a little bit more efficient, and just tweaked some things. And it's like, 'I believe that this is gonna work.' It says, 'I can see so much of it is, like, the ideas.' Advertisement 'Think of it like Organization A vs. Organization B. Like, A has the right ideas, but they haven't implemented them enough to show that they're successful. Organization B, they've had a few guys that have come in and clearly have gotten better. They may be saying the same thing, but one can say, 'this is what we've done already. Trust us, we have a track record. You may take one step back, but you're gonna take three steps forward' versus 'Hey man, trust me, it's gonna work.' The Mets have figured out how to get the most out of pitchers both in their rotation and in their bullpen. That's not to say it will always work, but being able to get the most out of their arms for an extended period is a luxury in this day and age in baseball. Pitching wins in October and the more quality pitching the Mets can attain, the more they increase their chances of success once they get there.
