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3/1/2026 Spring Training Box Score: Mets 4 Astros 3

Semien 2B;  0 for 1; 1 walk; Cluff PR-2B;  0 for 3; 1 K; Benge RF;  0 for 3; 1 K; Hernández, Y SS;  0 for 2; Torrens C;  0 for 3; 1 K; Henriquez, Y RF;  1 for 2; 1 RBI; Tauchman DH;  0 for 2; 1 K; Senger PH-DH;  0 for 1; 1 walk; 1 K; Taylor, T LF;  1 for 2; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 HR; Ewing LF-CF;  0 for 2; 2 Ks; Mauricio 3B;  1 for 2; 1 SB; Reimer 3B;  0 for 1; 1 walk; 1 K; Arroyo 1B;  0 for 1; 1 run; 1 walk; Rojas, J 1B;  0 for 2; 1 K; Bruján SS;  0 for 1; 1 walk; Barnes, A C;  1 for 2; 1 K; 1 double; Bay PR;  0 for 0; 1 run; Pache CF;  1 for 1; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 double; Suero LF;  1 for 1; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 HR; Holmes, C;  4 innings; 1 runs; 1 ERs; 3 hits; 1 walks; 4 Ks; Wenninger;  1.2 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 1 hits; 5 walks; 2 Ks; Conley(BS, 1); (BS, 1) 1.1 innings; no runs; 1 walks; 3 Ks; Severino, A;  1 innings; no runs; 1 hits; 1 Ks; Turner(W, 1-0); (W, 1-0) 1 innings; no runs; 3 Ks; 

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Mets infielder Grae Kessinger expected to miss at least 8 to 12 weeks with a hamstring injury

Marlins pitching prospect Thomas White is expected to miss 3 to 4 weeks with a right oblique strain

Blue Jays play to 4-4 tie against Tigers in pre-season action

Yankees invite 34-year-old outfielder Randal Grichuk to major league spring training

Top prospect Konnor Griffin homers again for the Pittsburgh Pirates against St. Louis

Cardinals extend manager Oliver Marmol through 2028, with a club option for 2029

Cease records 3 strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings in much-anticipated spring training debut with Blue Jays

Dylan Cease strikes out three, gives up solo shot in Jays spring debut

Tigers right-hander Troy Melton is expected to miss the start of season due to elbow inflammation

Rangers lose third baseman Josh Jung and DH Justin Foscue for about 10 days with injuries

MLB.com

1 prospect making some noise in each spring camp

This prospect isn't in MLB camp, yet leads O's with 3 HRs ... in only 3 ABs!

Here are the World Baseball Classic Power Rankings

Konnor Griffin already doing things unprecedented for a teenager

With 'more in the tank,' Trout eyes return to elite sprint speed

Skenes once caught PCA & Winn's combined no-no ... in 2014

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Watch what happens when Ohtani arrives in Osaka for Classic

Bregman bangs first Cubs homer ahead of Classic departure

Two no-hitters (one perfect) in the same day? This school was untouchable

Mendoza hopeful Lindor will be ready for OD, but ‘I think we’re still too early’

Skenes eyes Classic glory, but leaving something special behind

After disappointing '25 campaign, Betts set on regaining MVP form

Swingman Yarbrough joins USA's Classic roster in place of Ryan

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MLB Trade Rumors

Cardinals Extend Oli Marmol

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Rangers Notes: Jung, Foscue, Church

Cubs Claim Ben Cowles

Padres Shut Bryan Hoeing Down With Elbow Discomfort

Padres Sign Alex Verdugo To Minor League Deal

Cubs Notes: Steele, Busch, Long

Grae Kessinger Sidelined By “Significant” Hamstring Injury

Thomas White Suffers Oblique Strain

Royals Sign Starling Marte

NL West Notes: Devers, Bader, Song

Narrowing Down The Closer Options In Texas

Red Sox Notes: Anthony, Casas, Crawford

Latest On The Phillies’ Pitching Pursuits

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First title in 40 years? Inside the Mets' winter makeover -- and what's next

Griffin swats 3rd spring HR as Pirates 1-hit Cards

Cards' Marmol gets 2-year extension amid rebuild

Yankees invite vet OF Grichuk to spring training

Top Marlins prospect White out with oblique strain


CBS Sports Headlines

AL East division preview: Lineups, rotations and one question for each team ahead of 2026 MLB season

Ex-MLB pitcher Dan Serafini sentenced to life in prison without parole for 2021 in-laws shooting

2026 MLB Opening Day starter tracker: See every team's starting pitcher for Game 1

Sports betting futures: Expert picks MLB team at over +200 to win their division in 2026

NFL combine's Day 1 standouts; Max Scherzer re-signs with Blue Jays; NBA Concern Meter


FanGraphs Baseball

Sunday Notes: Still a Shortstop, Xander Bogaerts Is Approaching Milestones

FanGraphs Weekly Mailbag: February 28, 2026

Effectively Wild Episode 2446: Season Preview Series: Cubs and Guardians

Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat: 2/27/26

Ben Brown Pitch-Designed a Sinker Over the Offseason

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  • Clem Labine (2007)

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New York Mets released Joe DePastino on March 2, 2001.

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1966

Commissioner William Eckert, citing a rule that prohibits clubs from signing players during their collegiate season, voids the Braves' contract with USC standout Tom Seaver, who had signed with Atlanta for a $50,000 bonus a week earlier. The Mets will be awarded the future Hall of Famer's signing rights in a lottery that includes the Phillies and Indians, who also were willing to match the Braves' terms.

1989

"When he punched Keith Hernandez in spring training last season, it was the only time that Darryl Strawberry hit the cutoff man." - STEVE WULF, Sports Illustrated journalist.

At a photo session, Mets' outfielder Darryl Strawberry throws a punch at Keith Hernandez, the team's no-nonsense All-Star first baseman. The spring training scuffle started over comments about salaries and results with the Straw walking out of camp.

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2005: Thirty-two years after his death, Jackie Robinson receives the Congressional Gold Medal in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, the highest honor Congress can bestow. The medal is accepted by Rachel Robinson, his widow. Baseball is represented in a way by former Texas Rangers executive George W. Bush. Robinson joins Roberto Clemente, Joe Louis and Jesse Owens as the only athletes among about 300 Gold Medal recipients. Following the ceremony, the Boston Red Sox are honored at the White House for winning the 2004 World Series.

2005: In the Washington Nationals' first game since moving from Montreal, pitcher Tony Armas, Jr. tosses two hitless innings and Jose Guillen hits a two-run home run as the Nationals post a 5 - 3 triumph over the Mets in the Grapefruit League opener for both teams. The Expos played their first regular-season game against the Mets in 1969 and their last game against the Mets on October 32004. In the first regular-season game between these franchises, Tom Seaver started for the Mets at Shea Stadium and Coco Laboy powered the Expos to an 11 - 10 victory. In their last meeting, Tom Glavine started for the Mets at Shea Stadium and Todd Zeile hit a home run to deal the Expos an 8 - 1 defeat. Wearing their regular-season home uniforms instead of the traditional batting practice spring training jerseys, the Nationals defeat Glavine this time.

2006: Bret Boone retires at the New York Mets training camp, the culmination of a swift decline for a player who was one of baseball's best second basemen only a few years ago.





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