Umpires struggled to determine if the Nationals could use a position player to pitch during extra innings as the Mets poured on 10 runs in the 12th.

The New York Mets continue to battle significant injury issues throughout the early part of the 2026 MLB season. Entering Monday’s game against the Washington Nationals at 20-26 and in last place in the National League East,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Carson Benge led the New York Mets to another extra-inning victory, hitting an RBI single and a two-run double during a 10-run 12th inning in a wild 16-7 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.

Carson Benge's 10th-inning walk-off hit caps a dramatic Mets comeback as New York beats the Yankees 7-6 in the first Subway Series of the season.

The New York Yankees announced that they had made a roster move ahead of Saturday's game with the New York Mets.

It’s impossible to say what, exactly, the rest of this season will bring. The Mets are still missing umpteen players to injury and still making plenty of mistakes. They’ve talked openly about Clay Holmes’ broken fibula as a practical and emotional weight on their season.

Zach Thornton’s relatively slender frame for a pitcher might benefit him. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 170 pounds, the left-hander — who will start for the Mets on Wednesday in his major league debut — credits that build for his approach on the mound.

Anthony Volpe (New York Yankees) had his best game of the 2026 MLB season on Sunday against the New York Mets.

Last week, the Mets added 21-year-old A.J. Ewing, calling him up from Triple-A Syracuse. Tuesday, the Mets brought up two more kids from their player development system, 23-year-old outfielder Nick Morabito and 24-year-old right-handed starter Zach Thornton.

There was a trace of the Milwaukee Brewers in a recent New York Mets victory over the New York Yankees. In the finale of the latest edition of the Subway Series on Sunday, the Mets came away with a 7-6 win in extra innings at Citi Field in Queens,