MJ Melendez was one of the most productive Mets on Thursday, but Carlos Mendoza elected to pinch-hit for him with a lefty on the mound in a big spot late.

Freddy Peralta, Luke Weaver and MJ Melendez reacted to the Mets 5-4 loss to the Washington Nationals. The Mets have now lost 17 of their last 20 games.

The Mets fought back from an early deficit to take a lead, but the Nationals grabbed the game back on a CJ Abrams home run off of Luke Weaver which delivered a 5-4 Washington victory and another series loss for the Mets.

Young had enjoyed a solid start to his 2026 season before the injury.

Several New York Mets players who have impressed in spring training will not make the Opening Day roster for reasons beyond their performance.

The Mets announced a handful of roster moves, highlighted by outfielder MJ Melendez and right-handed pitcher Christian Scott being optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.

Observations from Mets' spring training Friday.

Mets OF MJ Melendez feels he's always had power to the opposite field as a lefty hitter but hasn't been able to display it consistently. After taking a deep dive into his swing with the Mets' hitting coaches, Melendez broke out on Friday with a pair of homers to left-center field and not surprisingly, "it felt good."