KANSAS CITY – Mets right-handed reliever Dedniel Núñez will undergo Tommy John surgery next week, manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed on Saturday. “We wish him the best, and we’ll be praying for him,” Mendoza said.

This portion of the MLB calendar is filled with cautionary tales. The Detroit Tigers traded a 20-year-old John Smoltz to the Atlanta Braves for veteran starter Doyle Alexander in August of 1987. Three Augusts later,

The Mets won 68 games in 1983. Then, they hired Johnson to be their new manager and won 90 games in 1984. Two years later, New York, which won 108 games in the regular season, won the 1986 World Series.

Still, because of MLB’s policy that every team must be represented, a player like Miami Marlins outfielder Kyle Stowers gets in instead of Soto. While Stowers is having a good season, batting .279 with an .859 OPS, including 16 home runs and 48 RBIs, he trails Soto, virtually, in every category except batting average — Soto’s batting .264.

The New York Mets could look to upgrade their bullpen by swinging a shocking trade with the Texas Rangers to acquire lefty Hoby Milner.

Jonah Tong, one of the fastest rising prospects in the Mets' farm system, breaks down his new, devastating changeup, as Carson Benge talks adjusting to Double-A life at the MLB Futures Game.

Ten years after helping the Mets make their last World Series appearance, the 52-year-old says 'I might still have something left in the tank'

MLB Draft kicks off this Sunday in Atlanta, home of the All-Star Game. Unlike the other three major North American pro sports leagues, this draft is not about instant gratification. Even the very best prospects will disappear into the minors for a year or two,