Today's NY Back Pages and Mets Headlines: 5/3/2026

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Box Score: Angels 4 New York Mets 3 

Brian Joura Mets360; "The Mets couldn’t score the zombie runner in their half of the 10th and the Angels got a two-out bloop to win the game in their half, coming out with a 4-3 win Saturday night in Anaheim."

Mike Puma NY Post: "The loss was the Mets’ 18th in their last 22 games...Only adding to the team’s frustration, Ronny Mauricio fractured his left thumb diving into first base and will be placed on the injured list. It leaves the Mets in need of a shortstop — Mauricio became the starter last week after Francisco Lindor was placed on the IL with a left calf strain."

Laura Albanese Newsday: "The Angels scored their first run in the first, but not with merit. With runners on first and second and two outs, Jo Adell singled, chasing Nolan Schanuel home as the trailing runner, Jorge Soler, attempted to take third base. Soler was tagged out — apparently before Schanuel crossed home plate, which would have nullified the run — but Carlos Mendoza didn’t challenge the play and the run stayed on the board."

AP Sports: "Reid Detmers limited the Mets to one run and four hits through six innings but ran into trouble in the seventh, when Mark Vientos doubled and Marcus Semien singled. Andy Ibáñez’s sacrifice fly pulled the Mets within 3-2 and Tyrone Taylor’s RBI single tied it."

Today's Game: at Los Angeles-AL

RHP Clay Holmes (3-2, 1.75) vs. RHP Jack Kochanowicz (2-0, 3.09) 4:07 p.m. ET (SNY, Audacy 880 AM, 92.3 FM HD2)

Mets Fall to Angels, 4-3:

• Mets fall to Angels in 10th on former Yankee Oswald Peraza's two-out hit (Newsday)
• Mets waste numerous chances in brutal 10-inning loss to Angels (NYP) 
• Oswald Peraza’s two-out RBI single in 10th inning lifts Angels to 4-3 win over Mets (AP)

 

Luis Torrens News:

• Mets re-up catcher Torrens with 2-year extension on his 30th birthday (MLB.com)
• Luis Torrens gets two-year, $11.5 million Mets contract extension — on his birthday (NYP)
• Mets Notebook: Luis Torrens gets two-year extension (NYDN)
• Sources: Luis Torrens agrees to 2-year, $11.5M deal with Mets (ESPN)
• Mets sign catcher Luis Torrens to 2-year extension (The Athletic)
• Mets reward backup catcher Luis Torrens with a 2-year, $11.5 million contract extension (AP)

 

Ronny Mauricio News:

• Mauricio latest Met headed to the IL after fracturing left thumb (MLB.com)
• Ronny Mauricio fractures left thumb and is headed to the IL (NYP)
• Mets have problems at shortstop as Ronny Mauricio suffers hand injury (The Record)
• Mets to put Ronny Mauricio on IL, may play Bo Bichette at SS (ESPN)
• Mets’ Ronny Mauricio breaks left thumb, worsening infield injury situation (The Athletic)

 

Steve Cohen News:

• Bill Madden: Steve Cohen needs to fix the Mets mess by saying goodbye to David Stearns (NYDN)
• Mike Lupica: Steve Cohen’s Mets are worst team all the money in the world could buy (NYDN)

 

Other Mets News:

• Lack of execution leads to McLean's shortest start of 2026 (MLB.com)
• Laura Albanese: Mets' Christian Scott showed exactly the type of fight needed to turn season around (Newsday)
• Struggling Jonah Tong tosses six one-hit innings at Triple-A in encouraging Mets sign (Newsday)
• Mets need to see better production from struggling youngsters who were once the future (NYP)
• Carlos Mendoza’s preposterous over-managing came back to bite Mets (NYP)
• Beloved Mets broadcaster’s timeline for return revealed (NJ.com)

Catcher Luis Torrens and the New York Mets are in agreement on a two-year extension, league source tells The Athletic. He is set to make $11.5 million for 2027 and 2028.

— Will Sammon (@WillSammon) May 2, 2026

"One of the best, if not the best, backup catchers in the league. Proud of him, finally getting rewarded. I've known this guy since he was 16 years old"

Carlos Mendoza on Luis Torrens signing a 2-year contract extension with the Mets: pic.twitter.com/CwIKxzfQC9

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 2, 2026

Carlos Mendoza says Luis Torrens has had a "huge" impact on the Mets controlling the running game:

"Teams in general respect him. He's just been impressive" pic.twitter.com/YJoUhchWRh

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 2, 2026

Carlos Mendoza says the Mets will continue to watch Jonah Tong closely:

"He had a pretty good outing today, we need to continue to see that" pic.twitter.com/ksE4ueampq

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 2, 2026

Luis Torrens was asked what made now the right time to sign an extension with the Mets:

"We had been negotiating for a little while now, it was just the right time to get it done. Thank God for the opportunity and here we are" pic.twitter.com/N9mLdQouoI

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 3, 2026

Minor League Baseball:

Syracuse: 

• Syracuse Mets Game Recap: Tong Takes No-Hitter Into 6th as Mets Fall to IronPigs Saturday
• 5/2/2026 - Box Score: Lehigh Valley IronPigs 9 Syracuse Mets 6 A.J. Ewing*; RF 2 for 5; 1 run; 1 K; 1 SB; Nick Morabito; CF 0 for 3; 1 run; 2 walks; 2 Ks; Ryan Clifford; DH 1 for 5; 1 run; 1 RBI; 2 Ks; Eric Wagaman; 1B 2 for 4; 2 RBIs; Christian Arroyo; 3B 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; 1 SB; Jihwan Bae*; 2B 0 for 4; Cristian Pache; LF 2 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; 2 doubles; 1 SB; Ben Rortvedt*; C 0 for 3; 1 walk; Jackson Cluff*; SS 0 for 3; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Jonah Tong;  6 innings; 1 run; 1 hit; 2 walks; 6 Ks; Joey Gerber;  1 inning; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 2 hits; 2 walks; 1 K; Anderson Severino*; (H, 1) 1 inning; 1 run; 1 hit; 1 K; Luke Jackson; (L, 0-1)(BS, 1) 0.1 inning; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 1 hit; 2 walks; Ryan Lambert;  0.1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 walks; Ofreidy Gómez;  0.1 inning; no runs; 1 K; 
• Syracuse Mets Game Notes - 5/2/2026
• Herm Card - Syracuse Mets Photos - 4/30/26

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

• Binghamton Game Recap: Rumble Ponies And Fisher Cats Suspended In Fourth Inning
• 5/2/2026 Suspended Game: New Hampshire Fisher Cats 2 Binghamton Rumble Ponies 1 Jacob Reimer; 3B 1 for 3; José Ramos; LF 1 for 2; Kevin Parada; C 0 for 1; 1 walk; JT Schwartz*; DH 0 for 0; 2 walks; Nick Lorusso; 1B 0 for 2; TT Bowens; RF 0 for 0; 1 run; 2 walks; Matt Rudick*; CF 0 for 1; 1 walk; Wyatt Young*; SS 0 for 2; 1 K; Diego Mosquera; 2B 0 for 1; 1 RBI; 1 K; Jonathan Santucci*;  3.2 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 1 hit; 6 walks; 5 Ks; 
• 5/2/2026: Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes

Brooklyn Cyclones:

• Brooklyn Cyclones Game Recap: Four Brooklyn Arms Combine on 1-hit Shutout as Cyclones Top Keys, 2-0
• 5/2/2026 Box Score: Brooklyn Cyclones 2 Frederick Keys 0 Antonio Jimenez; SS 0 for 4; 1 K; John Bay; CF 1 for 3; 1 walk; 2 Ks; 1 double; Ronald Hernandez#; C 1 for 2; 1 run; 1 RBI; 2 walks; 1 HR; Daiverson Gutierrez; DH 1 for 3; 1 run; Colin Houck; 3B 1 for 4; 2 Ks; Trace Willhoite; 1B 1 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; 1 triple; Vincent Perozo*; LF 0 for 4; 1 RBI; Kevin Villavicencio; 2B 0 for 3; Yohairo Cuevas*; RF 0 for 2; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Channing Austin;  5.2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 2 walks; 7 Ks; Juan Arnaud; (W, 2-0) 1.1 innings; no runs; 1 K; Hoss Brewer; (H, 1) 1 inning; no runs; Hunter Hodges; (S, 1) 1 inning; no runs; 1 K; 
• Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 5/2/2026
• 5/2/26 Mets Roster Moves - Mets sign RHP Jack Weisenburger - assign to Brooklyn

St. Lucie Mets:

• St. Lucie Mets Game Recap: Tarpons limit St-L Mets offense in 5-2 victory
• 5/2/2026 Box Score: Tampa Tarpons 5 St. Lucie Mets 2 Elian Peña*: SS 0 for 4; 1 K; Edward Lantigua: CF 0 for 3; 1 run; 2 Ks; 2 SBs; Randy Guzman: 1B 1 for 3; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; AJ Salgado*: LF 0 for 4; 1 K; Julio Zayas: DH 1 for 3; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; Chase Meggers*: C 1 for 4; 1 K; Simon Juan: RF 0 for 3; 3 Ks; Branny De Oleo: 3B 0 for 3; Jamari Baylor: 2B 1 for 3; 1 K; Jose Chirinos: (L, 1-1) 4.1 innings; 5 runs; 2 ERs; 7 hits; 2 walks; 6 Ks; Elwis Mijares:  2.2 innings; no runs; 3 hits; 1 K; Jorge De Leon:  1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K; 

FCL Mets: 

• Box Score: FCL Astros 9 FCL Mets 7.  Bohan Adderley: CF 0 for 4; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 SB; Jeremy Rodriguez*: SS 0 for 2; 2 walks; 1 K; 1 SB; Yovanny Rodriguez: C 1 for 4; 1 RBI; 1 K; Josmir Reyes*: DH 1 for 3; 1 walk; 1 double; Anthony Frobose: 2B 0 for 2; 1 run; Heriberto Rincon: LF 1 for 4; 1 run; 2 Ks; 2 SBs; Yeider Mindiola: 1B 1 for 2; 2 runs; 2 walks; 1 SB; Wyatt Vincent: LF 0 for 1; 1 run; 1 walk; Justin Ramirez*: RF 0 for 1; 1 walk; Yunior Amparo: 3B 2 for 3; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 double; 1 SB; Camden Lohman:  3.2 innings; 2 runs; 1 ER; 4 hits; 1 walk; 5 Ks; Omar Victorino: (L, 0-1) 1 inning; 6 runs; 3 hits; 1 walk; 1 K; Franyel Diaz:  1.1 innings; no runs; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Yoralbert Cadiz:  1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 3 hits; 1 K; 

For the complete Mets Minor League statistics click here.

Today in Mets History: 

Born May 3:

• Red Ruffing (1904)
• Chris Cannizzaro (1938)
• Jack DiLauro (1943)
• Walker Lockett (1994)
• Elieser Hernandez (1995)
• Jeremy Peguero (2002)

Died on this date:

• Darrell Johnson (2004)

Transactions:
New York Mets purchased Mike Phillips from the San Francisco Giants on May 3, 1975.

New York Mets released Travis d'Arnaud on May 3, 2019.

National Pastime.com:

2008

With his three-run blast at Chase Field off Diamondbacks' ace Brandon Webb, Carlos Delgado moves ahead of Juan Gonzalez as the home run leader for players born in Puerto Rico. The Mets' first baseman's 435th career home run places the Aguadilla native 36th on the all-time major league list.

2014

The Mets set the record for the longest hitless streak by a major league pitching staff to start a season when Jenrry Mejia grounds out to second, making the New York hurlers, collectively, 0-for-46 since Opening Day. The dubious mark, previously established by the 1914 St. Louis Browns, will be extended to 64 at-bats before Jacob deGrom, in his first major league plate appearance, singles off Yankee right-hander Chase Whitley.

2015

The Nationals blank the Mets at Citi Field, 1-0, on consecutive days, marking the first time in 19 years that a road opponent has recorded 1-0 victories against the same team on back-to-back days. The Cardinals last accomplished the feat in 1996 when they held the Phillies scoreless, scoring lone runs in the April 19 and 20th contests at Veterans Stadium.

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