Entering a four-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals, New York is hoping to regain its early form and get back in the win column. Injuries have plagued the Mets to start this season, most notably to their pitching staff. Despite this, the team owns a 2.38 ERA that ranks first in MLB.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Mets MLB game to be played on April 17, 2025 on ESPN.

With all due respect to the four Mets starters, all of whom are perfectly capable of throwing a gem (and at least one of them will I’m sure), it’s kind of nice to not be staring at this death knell of opposing starters finally.

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor will once again captain Team Puerto Rico in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, he announced Wednesday. Lindor served as team captain in the 2023 WBC, when Puerto Rico was eliminated by Mexico in the quarterfinals.

As the Team USA roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic continues to take shape, a veteran slugger lobbied for a spot. Per Tim Healey of Newsday, New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso said he wants to make his second trip to the WBC for Team USA, though he has not yet spoken to manager Mark DeRosa about joining the team again.

Coming off a tremendous 2024 season in which he was named runner-up to Shohei Ohtani for the Most Valuable Player Award, Lindor is hoping to lead the Mets to the promised land thi