New York Mets

Surfing the Mets DVD contest  NY - Which former Met, whom David Wright rooted for while growing up watching Norfolk Tides games, eventually signed him? 3. Who was Pedro Martinez's first ...

Vasquez, 6-1, 175 pounds and 28 years old, was 3-3 with five saves and a 2.08 ERA in 47 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates' Altoona (AA) team of the Eastern League. He permitted 45 hits in 65.0 innings with 29 walks and 89 strikeouts. Jorge appeared in two games with Kansas City in 2004 and was 1-0 wit...

There's only one mild surprise, and it's really not that big a deal. Catcher Jesus Flores is available for other teams to select, for only a $50,000 fee. The reason the Mets likely will avoid losing him is that Flores would have to stay on a team's major-league roster for the entire season, whi...

Tony Tijerina, who hardcore minor-league followers might remember as a longtime Mets employee who oversaw the Port St. Lucie complex before serving as interim manager of Triple-A Norfolk the first part of the 2006 season, has been hired as manager of the Royals' Double-A affiliate in Wi...

By D.J. Short Will Lingo of Baseball America pens a detailed column on the Mets' scenario, as well as changes in the Yankees, Orioles and Phillies organizations. According to Lingo, the Mets enlisted David Wright to call the Tides front office to reconsider a deal with the Orioles...

By Matthew Cerrone In 337 at-bats in Triple-A this season, Gotay, 23, hit .264 with 45 runs scored, nine home runs, 43 RBI, seven stolen bases and 67 strikeouts spanning 87 games… In 130 major league games, the switch-hitting Gotay has hit .242 with six HR, 45 RBI and 87 strikeouts…