Ike Davis News

Banner day is in full swing here at Citi Field with fans circling through the infield.

If you're Terry Collins, it's been very tough to sit David Wright this season; in fact, the third baseman has only missed four games so far in 2012, and three were because of his fractured left pinkie, and the other one was in Toronto because of flu-like symptoms.

The special assistant to the San Diego Padres' general manager fell asleep watching a game on his iPad last weekend.

Kevin Kernan of the New York Post says the Mets must keep the heat on the dregs of the National League.

If he keeps this up, he'll be hitting .200 before you know it.A Ike Davis continued his surge toward respectablility with another hitA -A a pinch-hit RBI double in the 8th inning on SaturdayA -A vaulting his average all the way up to .173.A Davis has now hit in 4 consecutive gamesA -A two as a pinch-hitterA -A with 4 hits in 9 AB, and has driven in ... (more)

Johan Santana pitched a satisfying shutout and the Mets batters showed they can carry New York without needing David Wright to excel in every game.

Former Rutgers star, Jack Egbert, has been called up by the New York Mets and will get a chance out of the bullpen.

Terry Collins has been very pleased with the performance of Mike Baxter so far this season.

The Minnesota Twins have started to swing the bats pretty well the last few weeks, their offense shrugging off the early season struggles to live up to the potential they envisioned when they broke spring training.

There is more needed from Ike Davis and Lucas Duda than what they have delivered for the Mets so far this season.

The Mets took Ike Davis and Reese Havens four picks apart in the first round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft.

Scouting Report: Loves to come inside and does so well...throws a fastball, slider, cutter, changeup...loves the slider and will throw it with equal frequency against both lefty and righty batters...not actually a fish... 7.79 K/9, 2.36 BB/9, 56.5% GB...hey those looks like the stats of a good pitcher! What gives? Dillon's been unlucky with his ... (more)

The New York Mets came into the 2012 regular season with few expectations, but have managed to start off the season with a respectable 24-21 record.

Last night was a tale of two Hefners. While the Mets youngster looked pretty good in the first two innings of his outing last night, the Padres came back from the rain delay with bats that looked unstoppable .

For weeks there have been rumblings that New York Mets first basemanA Ike Davis would be heading to Buffalo to straighten himself out.

The broken record of flailing swings, empty at-bats and strikeouts piling up against Los Angeles starter Dan Haren irritated Seattle manager Eric Wedge to no end.

Will Venable hit a pair of RBI doubles and Cameron Maybin had two run-scoring singles as the San Diego Padres broke out the offense after a long rain delay and beat the New York Mets 11-5 Thursday night.

Cameron Maybin had three hits, two RBI and scored three times as the San Diego Padres hammered the New York Mets, 11-5, in the opener of a four-game series at Citi Field.

The Mets' Jeremy Hefner pitches in the first inning against the Padres at CitiField on May 24, 2012.

The Mets have reassured first baseman Ike Davis that he will remain in the major leagues while he fights through a season-long hitting slump.