Dave Racaniello is entering his 25th year as New York’s bullpen catcher thanks to a chance meeting with Bobby Valentine.

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When knuckleballer R.A. Dickey was enjoying the best years of his career with the Mets, catcher Josh Thole turned to a Rawlings women's softball catcher's mitt for a time to accommodate those ...

ATLANTA — R.A. Dickey claims he hasn't had a consistently good knuckleball through any start this season. The 42-year-old Dickey has still been good enough for two straight wins over Matt Harvey and ...

Mets No. 1 prospect Brandon Sproat catapulted ... in the main stadium at Clover Park in late February, Triple-A manager Dickey Scott walked to the backfields, where minor leaguers practice ...

A little more than a decade ago, a pitcher by the name of R.A. Dickey threw a kind of knuckleball that baseball had essentially never seen. Now Roki Sasaki might be taking it a step further.

JUPITER, Fla. — A.J. Minter isn’t prepared to declare himself ready for the Opening Day roster, but he took a significant step in that direction on Wednesday. The lefty reliever, who has taken ...

Quick! Name the last Mets player to win National League MVP. Trick question. The Mets have never had an MVP in 63 seasons of play. A handful of players have gotten close, including shortstop ...

A.J. Minter throws a pitch during a Mets’ spring training practice earlier this month. Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Manager Carlos Mendoza has indicated he would like to get Minter into five or six ...

The Mets have an outfield problem, but relief could come soon. New York has six outfielders on their 26-man roster, taking space away for a much-needed utility infielder. One of those outfielders ...