The LoHud Mets Blog

Fernando Nieve is one pitcher who won’t be part of the 2011 Mets in any capacity. He signed a minor league contract with the Pirates and received an invitation to their spring training camp, according to The Associated Press. The 28-year-old Nieve had a 6.00 ERA in 40 appearances with… Read More →

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Terry Collins, Bob Melvin, Wally Backman and Chip Hale are the four finalists to become New York Mets manager. The team narrowed the field Tuesday night, assistant general manager John Ricco announced, and intends to complete second interviews by Friday. General manager Sandy Alderson hopes to… Read More →

Mets general manager Sandy Alderson conducted interviews this past weekend with candidates for the managerial job, meeting with Wally Backman, Terry Collins and Chip Hale in California. Bob Melvin and Dave Jauss met with Alderson on Thursday. All five came from within the organization. Hale is the Mets’ third base… Read More →

According to a report on Newsday.com, new Mets general manager Sandy Alderson will not choose Brooklyn Cyclones manager Wally Backman as the new skipper for the rudderless team. Some names the article tosses out as candidates are former Brewers manager Ken Macha and Mets third-base coach Chip Hale. Now that… Read More →

NEW YORK (AP) – Sandy Alderson has been selected by the New York Mets to be their new general manager, Sports Illustrated reported on its website late Tuesday night. Citing unidentified sources, SI said the team could announce the move as soon as Friday. Alderson met with the Mets’ ownership… Read More →

We all knew it was coming, but here’s the official announcement: The New York Mets today announced that Omar Minaya has been relieved of his duties as Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations & General Manager and they have declined to exercise the club’s option on Jerry Manuel’s contract as… Read More →

NEW YORK (AP) – Oliver Perez hit Adam Kennedy with a pitch before walking three batters in a row in the 14th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 2-1 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. It was a fitting ending to a miserable season for Perez…. Read More →

NEW YORK (AP) – With the Mets braced for a management shakeup, Josh Thole homered in the 10th inning Friday night to begin the final series of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals. Thole connected against Tyler Clippard (11-7), hitting a one-out drive into the right-field… Read More →

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The going-nowhere New York Mets made sure the Philadelphia Phillies took their champagne on the road. Carlos Beltran hit a pair of homers, David Wright also connected and the Mets beat Philadelphia 7-3 on Sunday, preventing the Phillies from clinching their fourth straight NL East title at… Read More →

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The plastic hanging at the top of the lockers in the Phillies clubhouse remained unfurled. Philadelphia will have to wait at least one more day to celebrate a return to the playoffs. Lucas Duda hit a three-run double in the Mets’ five-run seventh inning, and New York… Read More →

MIAMI (AP) – Gaby Sanchez is quietly keeping his name in the race for the NL Rookie of the Year Award. His performance Tuesday night will be tough to ignore. Sanchez hit a tie-breaking three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Florida Marlins a 5-2… Read More →

MIAMI (AP) – New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel is upset with Joe Torre for saying he is curious about the Mets job. Torre has managed the Los Angeles Dodgers for three years but is stepping down after this season. He told WFAN radio in New York on Monday that… Read More →

The Arizona Diamondbacks have only won four out of their last 15 games, and all of them have come against the Mets. The fourth win came tonight as an error by Jose Reyes led to five runs to put the D-backs up for good. Once again, Mike Pelfrey got off… Read More →