Manaea tied his single-season career-high with 12 wins and had a career-best 3.47 ERA across 32 starts last year. The southpaw also tied his career-best 1.08 WHIP, which ranked 11th in baseball, and his ERA ranked 20th.

New York Mets third baseman Brett Baty is now dealing with a groin injury that popped up during Sunday's game.

Their 9-0 loss to the Rays at Citi Field epitomized a series that saw cracks -- in some cases, for the first time all year -- surface in various corners of the roster. The sweep itself was not overly damaging for the Mets, who still lead the National League East by 2 1/2 games and hold the best record in the NL.

NEW YORK — Mets infielder Brett Baty exited Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. In the moment, with the Mets trailing 6-0, it looked like Mets manager Carlos Mendoza was trying to spark something, pinch-hitting Ronny Mauricio in Baty’s place.

The Baltimore Orioles need to find a suitor for their slugging center fielder and the New York Mets make perfect sense as a partner.

In his own words, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns is “frankly never really concerned about having too much” starting pitching, because he’s been around long enough to know there’s no such thing.

Mets third baseman Mark Vientos will start his injury rehab in AAA on Tuesday, according to Carlos Mendoza. “He's playing Tuesday for Syracuse,” Mendoza said of Vientos, referencing the AAA Syracuse Mets.

The New York Mets announced a minor transaction on Sunday to get a much-needed fresh arm in their bullpen ahead of the series finale with the Tampa Bay Rays. Th