Mets Morning News for April 18, 2026
Your Saturday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.
Apr 17, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza (64) speaks before a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Meet the Mets The title kind of says it all, doesn’t it? The Mets lost their ninth straight yesterday afternoon in their first in a three-game series against the Cubs in Chicago.
Kodai Senga got knocked around for the second straight start, giving up seven runs (six earned) in 3. 1 innings of work. The suffering continues.
Choose your recap : Amazin’ Avenue , NY Post , Newsday , Daily News , MLB. com David Stearns spoke to the media before the game and voiced his support for Carlos Mendoza . Mendoza shifted things up in the lineup yesterday to try to help get the offense going.
The issues the Mets are facing right now go deeper than just the manager . Jorge Polanco is now dealing with a wrist issue in addition to his previous Achilles soreness. Around the National League East The Braves further built up their early lead in the NL East by blowing up the Phillies 9-0 .