Ruben Tejada News

Any hope that injured shortstop Ruben Tejada would play in a rehab game Monday in Port St.

Former Mets general manager Omar Minaya - whose new team, the Padres, is playing in Flushing this weekend - said yesterday he likes what he's doing in San Diego and also praised the current hierarchy at Citi Field.

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

Anthony DiComo of MLB.com was able to shed some light on how the rehab process is going for three of New York's injured starters: Josh Thole , Jason Bay , and Ruben Tejada .

Considering the Mets are missing three position players who would play on nearly an everyday basis, the team has done a good job staying afloat at the plate.

For the first time since May 27, 2010, Ronny Cedeno led off a game. The manager praised Cedeno for possessing a strong on-base percentage and for swinging the bat well.

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.

He was efficient and effective, making for a tidy, 2:19 day game. He barely even needed his curveball.

The New York Mets have been in desperate need of a No. 5 starter since Mike Pelfrey went down and is now in need of Tommy John surgery.

The Mets arrive home for a long home stand that coincides with Memorial Day weekend, and welcome in the San Diego Padres for their first head-t0-head match-up in 2012 at Citi Field.

He fiddles with his stances so often, he said before Tuesday night's game against the Pirates, that he can work himself into trouble.

Lucas Duda smacked a go-ahead RBI-single in the top of the eighth in support of starter R.A. Dickey and the New York Mets edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Tuesday night.

The one knock on David Wright throughout his career has been the third baseman's propensity for striking out.

The early part of the 2012 season has not gone well for Ike Davis . Following a very abbreviated 2011 campaign in which he posted a .391 wOBA in 149 plate appearances, Davis has been a liability with the bat through 147 plate appearances in 2012.

With just over one-fourth of the Major League Baseball season in the books, it may come as a surprise to some that the New York Mets are hanging tough in the National League East Division race.

A trio of injured Mets are edging closer to returns, with catcher Josh Thole and outfielder Jason Bay both traveling to Florida on Monday to ramp up their rehab.

Terry Collins and the Mets saw another one of their players go down with an injury over the weekend in Toronto; this time, it was 41-year-old right-hander Miguel Batista .

After a quick dip into interleague play for the first time in 2012, the Mets and Pirates go back toA just a normal, National League showdown at PNC Park.

So far, so good. The Jays flashed a powerful offense in game one, and dominant pitching in game two.

The Mets have once again been hit by the injury bugas if they hadn't gotten bit by it enough this year.