The Latest Breaking News from Buck Showalter

OAKLAND, Calif. — Despite getting out-hit by the Athletics, navigating nine innings with the bottom four pitchers on their roster and blowing a late lead, the Mets stole a win anyway, 4-3, after scoring the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the top of the 10th inning on Sunday…

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Mets have seen all they need to see. They’re calling up third baseman Brett Baty.

NEW YORK — That age-old baseball lament — “You never have enough pitching” — could not ring more true for the Mets as they embark on their mission to end their 37-year championship drought.

The league issued a clarification to New York acknowledging a controversial call levied against them on Opening Day.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Nobody has to tell Buck Showalter he’s going to have to manage his butt off this season if he is to get Steve Cohen’s $336 million Mets back to October and beyond. Quite simply it is going to be an Edwin Diaz-less adventure for 162…

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Buck Showalter’s spring training musings often veer between amusing and informative with the non sequitur somewhere in the middle. The pitch clock has been a particular point of fascination this spring and he keeps coming back to one question: What does it mean for beer…

TAMPA, Fla. — The baseball spring is a time of great anticipation, especially for the rookies, and this year there are six of them in particular who are being counted on for various reasons to not only make the grade but to have a significant impact on their teams’ seasons.

It’s a big spring for catcher Francisco Alvarez and third baseman Brett Baty. After making their big league debuts last season, the hope is that the Mets’ top prospects will be ready to produce consistently at that level this season.

In 1976, a 20-year-old Buck Showalter was spending the summer in Cape Cod, working as a short-order cook and playing for the Hyannis Mets.