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CHICAGO — The Mets could not have taken Game 1 of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field without J.D. Davis, who can pick it.

NEW YORK — Baseball players work some very strange hours.

NEW YORK — The pitching was the issue, Buck Showalter explained.

After a trade that went from bad to worse following his second-career PED suspension, the Robinson Cano era in Flushing has come to an end.

NEW YORK — As Mets manager Buck Showalter likes to say: “Tell the baseball gods your plans and they’ll laugh in your face.”

ST. LOUIS — On a scale of injuries, the right wrist contusion suffered Tuesday night by Cardinals right-hander Jordan Hicks, who has had myriad elbow problems since 2019, doesn’t rank as the most dire thing that’s happened to him. For instance, he lives every day as a Type 1 diabetic.

Don’t look now, but Mets fans might have reason for optimism this season.

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — For the first time in five years, the Mets opted for an old-school manager when they hired Buck Showalter as skipper. A few weeks into spring training, players in the Mets clubhouse have felt a shift in energy.

Pre-draft strategy and how it unfolded shed light on what the experts are thinking.

Fantasy outlooks, stats and analysis for 2022 New York Mets hitters and pitchers.