Mets Morning News: Hit the Road Jack

For the last time in 2026, the Mets hit the road as they face the Rangers and the Nationals to close out the season.

Tim Britton examined what went the “most wrong” for the Mets in a season where, seemingly, everything went wrong.

Will Sammon wrote about what it would mean for Steve Cohen to add ‘certain voices’ to the Mets’ front office.

Laura Albanese wondered whether the Mets can convince Andy Green to stay on as manager.

In case you are looking for reasons to be hopeful heading into 2027, Will Leitch selected the Mets as one of his six candidates that will make their postseason dreams come true next season.

The Mets are sharing a behind-the-scenes look at their scouting process on Thursday with Search for Tomorrow.

Ahead of his last game in the radio booth, Howie Rose’s daughter shared a heartwarming ‘full circle’ moment.

Jonah Tong was selected as the “player to watch” on the Mets for the final week of the regular season.

Mitch Voit was named Minor League Player of the Year for the Mets.

Jonathan Santucci was named to the Eastern League All-Star Team!

The Nationals were blitzed 9-2 by the Tigers.

The Phillies have quite the bullpen puzzle in front of them, but they’re letting it ‘play out’ ahead of the playoffs.

Mark Bowman analyzed how the Braves could set up their postseason rotation during the final week of the season.

The final MLB Power Rankings of the 2026 regular season reveal some familiar teams at the top.

There are a lot of things up for grabs in the final week of the regular season. Here are nine things to watch out for in the season’s final stretch.

Andrew Simon explained how a three-team tie in the NL Wild Card race would play out.

The Yankees welcome the Rays to the Bronx this week and are determined to keep their division rivals from celebrating an AL East title on their home turf.

The Rays’ new road uniforms will offer a fresh take on an old look.

Alex Bregman suffered some facial fractures after getting hit with a line drive while standing on the on deck circle. Incredibly, a postseason return remains possible for Bregman.

Dylan Cease is uncertain for the rest of the season after an MRI showed that he has right shoulder inflammation.

Comerica Park, the Tigers’ home stadium, will be renamed Fifth Third Park starting next year.

Yuri Teramoto, a freshman who plays baseball at Shohei Ohtani‘s old high school (Hanamaki Higashi High School in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, nailed her first pitch at Dodger Stadium.

Pete Alonso hit his 40th home run of the season to lead the Orioles past the Blue Jays 4-3.

Linus Lawrence provided a Monday Stat Party that focused on, among other things, Pete Alonso’s return, Carson Benge’s rookie record, and Howie Rose’s final week.

Ed Kranepool recorded the first of his 1,418 career hits on this date in 1962.