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NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso homered to start a six-run fourth inning and the New York Mets blew out the Minnesota Twins 15-2 on Monday night, turning the opener of an interleague series between playoff contenders into a lopsided laugher. Jeff McNeil and Luis Torrens each drove in...

Pete Alonso homered to lead off a six-run fourth inning on Monday night for the host New York Mets, who rolled to a 15-2 win over the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a three-game interleague series. Eight starters had at least one hit and one RBI for the Mets,...

NEW YORK (AP) — Staying on the hunt for pitching, the New York Mets acquired starter Paul Blackburn from the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday for minor league right-hander Kade Morris. Blackburn was an All-Star in 2022 but has had trouble staying healthy at times. He missed more than two...

The last of the four funerals for the victims of last month’s fatal nail salon crash in Deer Park are scheduled this week in Queens as the driver accused of drunkenly crashing into the store awaits arraignment on four murder counts. The service memorializing salon co-owner Jiancai "Ken" Chen,...

NEW YORK — The trades were flying on Monday night with multiple teams completing deals for starting pitchers while the Twins and New York Mets played on in Queens. Monday’s game — a 15-2 blowout loss to the Mets at Citi Field — served as a good example of why the Twins are on the hunt for pitching ahead of Tuesday evening’s trade deadline.

NEW YORK — David Stearns' first trade deadline leading the Mets baseball operations department did not provide a major splash but still filled in many of the roster's cracks. On the trade deadline, the Mets added a starting pitcher, two relief pitchers and an outfielder. Here's how we grade...

NEW YORK (AP) — Staying on the hunt for pitching, the New York Mets acquired starter Paul Blackburn from the last-place Oakland Athletics on Tuesday for minor league right-hander Kade Morris. New York also added reliever Huascar Brazobán in a deal with the struggling Miami Marlins for minor league...

The first dominos in Oakland has fallen. The A’s have traded set-up man Lucas Erceg to the Royals and starter Paul Blackburn to the Mets, according to multiple reports, the first trades that Oakland has made ahead of Tuesday’s 3 p.m. PT trade deadline. For Erceg, the A’s...

New York City Rep. Ritchie Torres on Tuesday introduced legislation that aims to allow bodega owners to dip into federal grant money to fund panic buttons and other security measurres. The bill, introduced in the House of Representatives, is the latest in a push to protect the businesses after a spate of attacks on bodega workers last month left many of the small businesses on edge and spurred ...

NEW YORK — For the Mets, the eve of the trade deadline this season has brought hope and a far different mood than 2023. Last season, the uncertainty was palpable. The mood was jarring in the visiting clubhouse in Kansas City after trades were hatched to send away Justin Verlander, Mark Canha and Tommy Pham.

In their final game before the trade deadline, the New York Mets did their best Monday night to convince president of baseball operations David Stearns to continue adding to the team. The Minnesota Twins, in turn, were confident their most lopsided loss of the year was just an ill-timed hiccup. The Mets will look to lock up a series win on Tuesday night when the teams play the second contest of the three-game set in New York. Left-hander Sean Manaea (6-4, 3.74 ERA) is slated to oppose Twins right-hander David Festa (1-1, 8.16). Jeff McNeil and Luis Torrens recorded three RBIs apiece and the Mets batted around in two different innings in their 15-2 romp over the Twins. Pete Alonso's homer leading off the fourth sparked a six-run inning for New York, which sent 11 batters to the plate during a five-run outburst in the sixth. The Mets added four more runs in the seventh. The victory continued a two-month resurgence for the Mets, who have the best record in the majors at 34-17 since May 30. New York is in a virtual tie for the second National League wild-card spot with the San Diego Padres and a half-game behind the top wild card, the Atlanta Braves. The Mets acquired reliever Phil Maton on July 9 and made trades for reliever Ryne Stanek and outfielder Jesse Winker on Friday and Sunday, respectively. "I am just thinking bring more players to help us and keep going," said Mets left-hander Jose Quintana, who earned the win Monday by allowing one run over six innings. "We're in a pretty good race and we're playing together, and I want to stay and make the playoffs." Minnesota remained in a playoff spot Monday night, although the convincing defeat reduced its margin for error thanks to wins by the Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox. The Twins are one game ahead of the Royals in the race for the second American League wild card and two games in front of the Red Sox. The Twins are 34-24 since May 21, which is tied with the Houston Astros for the best record in the AL. They have won 14 of their last 19 series dating back to the three-game set against the Nationals on May 20-22. "The last time we got beat like that was probably in Washington and then we came back to win the next two games," Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers said. "So I don't think it's anything that we'll stew on for too long." Manaea didn't factor into the decision last Wednesday after allowing two runs over 4 2/3 innings in the Mets' 12-3 victory versus the New York Yankees. He is 5-1 with a 2.48 ERA in six career games (five starts) against the Twins. Festa also didn't factor into the decision last Wednesday after yielding one run over 4 1/3 innings in the Twins' 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The 24-year-old rookie has never opposed the Mets. --Field Level Media.

Pete Alonso homered to start a six-run fourth inning and the New York Mets blew out the Minnesota Twins 15-2, turning the opener of an interleague series between playoff contenders into a lopsided laugher. Jeff McNeil and Luis Torrens each drove in three runs for the Mets, who batted around twice in three innings. Every starter had at least one RBI besides newcomer Jesse Winker, who singled and scored in his first Mets start before getting lifted in the sixth. Winker was acquired from Washington in a trade finalized Sunday morning. Jose Quintana fell behind 1-0 after five pitches but kept Minnesota off the scoreboard after that, throwing six effective innings to win his second consecutive start.

The Mets solidified their status as buyers by trading for two relievers and a bench bat. One night before the trade deadline, the Mets encouraged the front office to continue their buying spree with a 15-2 win over the Minnesota Twins at Citi Field. Pete Alonso hit his 21st home...

NEW YORK — Jose Butto joked that he owes Tyrone Taylor lunch after the Mets outfielder made one of the prettiest catches of the team's season. With the Mets leading 11-1 in the top of the seventh inning, Ryan Jeffers led off the frame with a deep fly ball to right-center field. Taylor, who was a defensive replacement for newcomer Jesse Winker, went sprinting back and leapt to bring back a potential home run ball.

QUEENS, NY — The New York Mets acquired right-handed starting pitcher Paul Blackburn from the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, roughly two hours before the Major League Baseball 6 p.m. ET trade deadline. The Mets are sending right-handed pitcher Kade Morris, currently in High-A ball, back to the Athletics in...

NEW YORK — The Mets offense did not hold back in breaking out of their mini slump. After seeing their momentum halted against the Braves and going 20 innings without scoring a run, the Mets lashed out in their series opener against the Twins on Monday night. The Mets...