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Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon says there is no rush to sign star third baseman David Wright to a new contract.Wright's salary is $15.25 million this season and the team holds a $16 million option for 2013, which gets voided if he is traded. After that, he can become a free agent.Wilpon was asked about Wright after a news conference Wednesday to announce a $20,000 charity donation from pitcher Johan Santana and the Mets that will help Tuesday's Children launch a new project designed to assist Spanish-speaking people affected by the Sept. 11 attacks.New York general manager Sandy Alderson said Tuesday night that the team planned to speak with Wright's agents this season about a new deal, though the GM explained that does not necessarily mean an offer is imminent....
The New York Mets have finished fourth in the National League East in four straight seasons, so the franchise clearly must turn its eye to the future.The Mets made s...
The Atlanta Braves hope to get their struggling offense going on Friday night when they play host to the New York Mets in the first of three straight meetings.The Br...
New York Mets third baseman David Wright will miss Monday's game versus the Miami Marlins due to a stiff neck.Wright, 30, is batting .309 and has 19 RBI with two hom...
ATLANTA (AP) — Pinch-runner Brent Clevlen trotted home with the winning run on a throwing error by third baseman David Wright in the ninth inning as the Atlanta Brav...
Right-handed phenom Matt Harvey faces the Chicago Cubs for the first time in his brief career on Friday when the New York Mets visit Wrigley Field to open a three-ga...
Wildly streaky from week to week, Daniel Murphy is on the right side of the ledger again.Murphy had a pair of doubles among his four hits to go with two runs scored ...
Matt Harvey drove the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and pitched 7 1/3 solid frames as the New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs, 3-2, in the opener of a three...
The New York Mets have won back-to-back contests for the first time since the beginning of this month. Now the Mets hope to give right- hander Jeremy Hefner his firs...
Matt Holliday hit a two-run homer as part of a three-run seventh inning in the St. Louis Cardinals' 6-3 victory over the New York Mets on Monday in the opener of a f...
Carlos Beltran battered his former team with three hits -- including a three-run homer -- and knocked in four runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals take a 10-4 win ov...
David Wright would play if it weren't for two important things: He can't grip a bat or a baseball right now.Wright was out of the New York Mets lineup for the third ...
David Wright and the New York Mets were sorry to see this homestand end.Wright homered twice and Jason Pridie hit the first home run of his major league career in th...
The Mets say David Wright has been cleared to play by a hand specialist who examined the third baseman's broken right pinkie.Wright sat out games on Tuesday and Wedn...
New York Mets third baseman David Wright was scratched from the lineup for the intrasquad game on Saturday because of soreness on his left side.The Mets say he has s...
David Wright's left rib cage injury has been diagnosed as a muscle tear, but the New York Mets third baseman said he'll be ready by opening day.Wright returned to ca...
Mets third baseman David Wright has a stress fracture in his lower back that is expected to keep him out a couple weeks, though the team is awaiting a second opinion...
Jay Bruce belted the go-ahead homer in the sixth inning and Aroldis Chapman made it stand up in the ninth inning, as the Cincinnati Reds held on for a 4-3 win over t...
Daniel Murphy hit a go-ahead solo homer in the top of the eighth inning as the New York Mets edged the Chicago Cubs, 4-3, Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game ...
The New York Mets made it official on Tuesday, agreeing to terms with franchise cornerstone David Wright on a new contract through the 2020 season.The third baseman'...