The Mets left Toronto with a mess on their hands after getting blown out in the finale and dropping the series. Freddy Peralta was rough again and put them in a hole early, and the offense didn’t show up until the game was already out of reach. In the end, it was another sloppy loss in a season that has featured too many of them.
Carson Benge provided one of the few bright spots in the defeat, launching a home run off a lefty.
Elsewhere, owner Steve Cohen appeared on a podcast and addressed a wide range of topics, including the reported feud between Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor, David Stearns’s job, the firing of Carlos Mendoza, the removal of a fan at Citi Field who was holding a sign directed at Stearns, his frustration with the season, and what comes next for the team.
There was also some discussion around Luke Weaver, who has been one of the most dominant relievers in baseball. The question now is whether the Mets should move him at the deadline, especially since he still has another year left on his contract.
In Binghamton, Jonah Tong’s family took part in handing out his bobblehead giveaway to fans.
Around the National League East, the Braves opened July with a 5-1 win over the Cardinals, the Marlins lost 6-3 to the Rockies in Colorado, and the Phillies beat Paul Skenes and the Pirates 10-6. Washington starter Cade Cavalli apologized after yelling a racially charged phrase at Wilson Contreras that sparked a benches-clearing incident, and the Nationals rolled past the Red Sox 10-2.
Across Major League Baseball, the Yankees dropped their seventh straight game in a 6-2 loss to the Tigers. The MLBPA’s latest CBA proposal included expanded rosters at the start of the season and placing players on the 60-day IL in November.
There is also growing evidence that Major League Baseball may have altered the ball again, a shift that has helped fuel more offense. Tarik Skubal remains a major deadline target, though it’s still unclear which team could put together a strong enough package to land the Cy Young winner.
And MLB’s recent gutting of the minor leagues is starting to show at the developmental level.
In Other News...
Mets Just Sent A Troubling Message About Kevin Parada
Kevin Paradas path through the Mets system has taken another turn, and it is not the kind that usually inspires confidence in a former first-round pick. After an uneven run in the minors this season, the catcher showed a brief offensive spike in Triple-A, but the Mets still opted to move him back to Double-A, where the bat has cooled again and the overall picture remains choppy on both sides of the ball.
For a player whose development was supposed to center on steady progress, the shuffle is a telling sign. Paradas struggles have left him squeezed by the organizations current catching depth, with more experienced options offering a cleaner fit for a club that needs reliability behind the plate. For now, the message is less about one bad stretch than about how much ground he still has to make up. [Read more 🡒]
Mets Bullpen Rehab Bet Already Looks Like A Wasted Move
Adbert Alzolay was supposed to be the kind of low-cost bullpen bet that could pay off later, especially for a Mets club always looking for ways to find relief help without giving up anything of value. Signed to a two-year minor league contract while recovering from Tommy John surgery, the right-hander has spent all of 2024 in the minors, with the hope that he could eventually become an internal option and maybe even an unexpected late-season chip.
Instead, his time at Triple-A Syracuse has been rough enough to make that plan look shaky. Alzolay has struggled to miss bats and keep runners off base, and the Mets still have not cut bait, suggesting they are willing to keep waiting for signs of a turnaround rather than give up on the rehab project just yet. [Read more 🡒]
Three Looming Threats Could Derail The Mets 2027 Vision
Steve Cohens long view for the Mets has always rested on the idea that money, smart front-office work and a steady talent pipeline can keep the club in contention year after year. But as the organization looks toward 2026 and 2027, there are real questions building around how much of that plan can actually hold. Cohen is keeping David Stearns in place to help navigate the next stretch, even as concerns linger about whether the president of baseball operations is flexible enough to adjust if the roster needs a different kind of fix.
The other pressure point is bigger than one executive. The next collective bargaining agreement could reshape how far Cohens spending edge goes, and the minor league system has not delivered the kind of clean answers the Mets were hoping for. Several players expected to be part of the core by then have not taken the expected step forward, which leaves the front office trying to build a contender while also waiting for development to catch up. [Read more 🡒]