Two innings earlier, the Mets had runners on first and second with one out for Soto and Pete Alonso, facing Daniel Palencia and trailing 4-3. Palencia struck out Soto with an 87 mph slider before inducing Alonso to ground out to Dansby Swanson, to end the Mets’ two-game winning streak.

Whatever else might happen on the roster, the Mets entered this season knowing where their biggest strength would reside: a top of the order featuring Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto and Pete Alonso. On Monday night,

Late-inning heroics are nothing new to Francisco Lindor. Last October, the shortstop demolished a 99 mph fastball from Carlos Estevez and delivered a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning of Game 4 of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies.

MINNEAPOLIS — In a 4-3, 10-inning loss to the Twins on Wednesday, the Mets lived an afternoon of firsts, from the heartwarming to the heartbreaking. Before the game, they made their first ...

Brett Baty hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning and the New York Mets held off the punchless Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday night.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Right fielder Juan Soto had a chance to make a tone-setting catch in the ninth inning Friday to bring the New York Mets two outs from a comeback win. Instead, he continued a ...

But Brandon Nimmo popped out to end the frame and the Twins needed only one batter in the bottom of the inning to win it: Ty France’s RBI single against Reed Garrett sent the Mets to a 4-3 loss ...

WASHINGTON — Griffin Canning didn’t get an easy inning until his final one Monday, but that didn’t prevent him from success against the Nationals. The Mets right-hander finished with five ...

NEW YORK — After playing four innings, Mets third baseman Mark Vientos didn’t come back out in the fifth inning on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field. Midway through the ...