Nolan Arenado has continued his hot hitting this season after crushing 42 home runs last year.
Alec Brzezinski
Matt Harvey fell to 0-3 when the Mets were beaten by the Indians Saturday.
The Mets pitcher is on the league's family emergency list four days after his son, Jaxon, was born.
Gabrielle McMillen
The Atlanta Braves' misery hit a low the franchise hasn't experienced in nearly three decades.
Joe Rodgers
Sure, it happened the following April rather than the following October, but a win is a win and the fans in Houston were amped.
The Cincinnati Reds improved to 5-1 Sunday after defeating the division-rival Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Padres busted out of their scoring slump in a big way but that wasn't the biggest story Friday.
Ron Clements
The Giants will be a real threat this season if they can get Johnny Cueto to pitch like this more often than not.
Jacob deGrom has been carrying his phone everywhere in case his wife goes into labor with their son.
Mike Piazza is "very disappointed" after learning the jersey he wore on Sept. 21, 2001, is being sold.
Steven J. Gaither
"For them to relive that," KC manager Ned Yost said, "it's a little awkward."
Bob Hille
Francisco Liriano, starting opening day for the third straight year, pitched six scoreless innings against the Cardinals.
Here are Sunday's best and most disappointing performers around MLB.
The Royals haven't forgotten about Noah Syndergaard's wild pitch five months ago. They'll seek revenge against the Mets to open the season.
Mejia's lawyer said the league used "dirty cop tactics" after Mejia was banned for testing positive for PEDs for a third time.
The Mets renewed the pitcher's contract for one year after the two sides could not reach a deal for the 2016 season.
White Sox catcher Dioner Navarro promises his pig isn't going to meet the same fate as Yoenis Cespedes' hog
Pitcher Noah Syndergaard took credit for Tuesday’s equine entrance, but Collins’ criticism centered around Yoenis Cespedes.
Travis Durkee
Yoenis Cespedes' told a member of the Mets staff to take his Lamborghini Aventador out to find a waffle maker that created round waffles.
The outfielder's new Polaris Slingshot generates 173 horsepower and can reach a top speed of 130 mph.
Kirstie Chiappelli
The Mets manager knows he's part of a dying breed amid the technology and statistics available in baseball today.
Familia, who had 43 saves in 2015, will make a reported $4.1 million, and the NL East champs avoid hearings with all of their arbitration-eligible players.
New York Mets manager Terry Collins took responsibility for sending Matt Harvey back to the mound in Game 5.
Dejan Kalinic
Christian Colon stepped up to pinch-hit and delivered a go-ahead single in the top of the 12th inning to help the Royals win the World Series.
The Royals inched closer to their first World Series title in 30 years after a big eighth inning.
The Mets were able to avoid a disastrous deficit in the World Series by powering past the Royals 9-3 in Game 3.
The Royals used a four-run fifth inning and a three-run eighth inning in support of Johnny Cueto to win Game 2 of the World Series.
Move over, Clint Bowyer: You aren't the only NASCAR driver cheering for the Royals in the World Series.
Chris Young will return to the mound three days after a 53-pitch relief outing. Edinson Volquez will start less than a week after the death of his father.
Eric Hosmer hit a game-winning sac fly in the bottom of the 14th inning Tuesday.
It's only Game 1 of the World Series, but there already may be controversy.
ESPN reports the Royals' World Series Game 1 starter took the mound against the Mets hours after learning that his father had died.
In 57 regular-season games with the Mets, Cespedes posted a .287/.337/.604 slash line with 17 home runs and 44 RBIs.
While Uribe has a pair of World Series rings to his credit, Mondesi has never played a game above Double-A.
Marc Lancaster
Volquez has a rough postseason record, but the Royals feel good about him and Johnny Cueto starting things off at home.
Veteran Gary Cederstrom will be the crew chief for this year's Fall Classic.
Scott Ridge
Manager Terry Collins wants to get one more day of rest for Jacob deGrom before giving him the ball in Game 2.
The Mets rookie already has a cherished Fall Classic memory.
Arthur Weinstein
The challenge of facing the Royals has Daniel Murphy and the Mets excited ahead of the World Series.
The Mets and Royals are set to square off in the 2015 World Series next week. Let's get to know each team.
After a rash of on-field, champagne-spraying incidents, MLB is trying to put a cork in things bubbling over from the clubhouse.
Collins enjoyed a wild season in New York in his final year of his current contract.
Lucas Duda's first-inning home run helped the Mets finish a sweep of the Cubs in the NLCS.
The Mets moved within one game of the World Series after beating the Cubs 5-2 on Tuesday to take a commanding 3-0 series lead in the NLCS.
After Tommy John Surgery last year, Harvey believed he would be limited to 180 innings in 2015.
The Mets believe they have their 2B of the future in Dilson Herrera, so to keep their payroll manageable they'll let Murphy walk after 2015.
Noah Syndergaard and Daniel Murphy led the Mets to a 4-1 Game 2 win over the Cubs in the NLCS.
The Cubs announced Sunday that Kyle Hendricks will start Game 3 of the NLCS, and Jason Hammel is the favorite to start Game 4.
Jake Arrieta, who got roughed up in the NLDS, doesn't think fatigue is an issue. 'I'm human from time to time,' he says.
The Mets beat the Cubs in Game 1 of the NLCS thanks to Matt Harvey's stifling pitching performance.
The Mets confirmed Noah Syndergaard will pitch Game 2 of the NLCS despite making a relief appearance Thursday.
The NLCS begins Saturday with the Cubs traveling to play the New York Mets at 8:07 p.m. ET.
The Cubs and Mets are set to square off in the NLCS.
The right-hander is expected to opt out of the three years (and $71 million) remaining on his current contract.
The Mets record their first win in a series-deciding postseason game since Game 7 of the 1986 World Series. Daniel Murphy caps his big series with a huge effort in Game 5.
Police will be out in force at Dodger Stadium days after another parking-lot fight left a person critically injured.
The LAPD chief says a mother and son are "responsible" for the assault and, "We believe that the weapon used was hands and feet."
The Dodgers second baseman is available, pending the appeal of his two-game suspension, so he could play in a Game 5, if necessary.
Police are looking for a tall, blond man witnesses say punched the fan, who fell and hit his head in a Dodger Stadium lot after NLDS Game 1.
Yoenis Cespedes went 3 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs and powered the Mets past the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLDS.
If the Mets are going to get their revenge for the slide that took out Ruben Tejada, they'll have to wait.
Utley remains free to play until he gets a hearing from MLB, so he'll be Public Enemy No. 1 in Queens on Monday night.
In an official statement, MLB explained that Utley will be suspended for Games 3 and 4 because his slide was deemed illegal.
The Dodgers second baseman is denying that he intentionally tried to hurt Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada.
Former Dodgers manager Joe Torre will preside over the official league review.
Chase Utley's controversial takeout slide broke Ruben Tejada's leg, a play Utley feels "terrible" about but not sorry.
Zack Greinke rebounded from a slow start to help the Dodgers beat the Mets 5-2 in Game 2, but the win wasn't without controversy.
Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada left the game with a broken leg after Chase Utley intentionally hit him on a slide.
Getting in the last word before the playoffs, the agent noted that his client "pitched until he didn’t have a ligament" in 2013.
Jacob deGrom ties a Mets postseason strikeout record as he outduels Clayton Kershaw.
The starters in Game 1 of the Mets-Dodgers NLDS each registered at least 11 strikeouts, the first such occurrence in MLB history.
Brandon Schlager
Harvey is slated to start Game 3 of New York’s National League Division Series against the Dodgers.
The Rangers clinched the AL West with a big win against the Angels Sunday, and the Astros snuck into the playoffs with it.
The race for the final AL wild-card spot is down to the Astros, Angels and Twins after the Rangers and Yankees clinched a spot Thursday.
St. Louis and Toronto rolled as they wrapped up the NL Central and AL East, respectively.
The Mets get good news on their slugger, who was hit in the hand with a pitch Wednesday night.
After limiting their ace during the final month of the season, the Mets will likely throw him just once during the NLDS.
It only took 15 days for the Astros to go from AL West leaders to trailing in the wild-card race.
Blue Jays third baseman continued to cement his status as AL MVP with a walkoff home run against the Rays on Sunday.
David Wright and Lucas Duda led the Mets to a win over the Reds on Saturday, which helped New York clinch the NL East.
The Mets will play in the postseason for the first time since 2006 after capturing the NL East crown with a win over the Reds.
With a win over ace Chris Sale and the White Sox, the Yankees reduced their magic number to clinch a playoff spot to six.
The Blue Jays' ace helped Toronto reclaim its 3 1/2-game lead over the Yankees for first place in the AL East.
Houston has won two straight games after five consecutive losses and is just 1 1/2 games behind the Rangers in the AL West.
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny was pleased with his team's accomplishment, but realizes there's still a lot to play for.
Starlin Castro blasted the Cubs past the Cardinals with two home runs on Friday.
Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes will be a marquee free agent this offseason.
It took 144 games, but the surging Rangers are finally in first place in the AL West.
Yeah, Rick Camp hit a homer and Keith Hernandez hit for the cycle. But you probably don't remember these 19 other things about the epic Mets-Braves game on July 4, 1985.
Jason Foster
Darryl Strawberry hasn’t played for the Mets since 1990, but the team still owes him more than $1.2 million — and that money can be yours.
In the event the Mets make the postseason, they want ace pitcher Matt Harvey at their disposal.
