New York Mets veteran outfielder Jose Azocar has cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse. Azocar will serve as organizational outfield depth.

The 26-year-old outfielder slugged the first home run of his Mets career on Friday, taking a cutter from Houston Astros starter Hunter Brown and depositing it in the second deck of Minute Maid Park. The speed of the ball off the bat: 107.3 mph. The distance: 390 feet.

The New York Mets could get a key arm back in the bullpen shortly, as Dedniel Núñez looked solid in his Triple-A debut on Sunday. Núñez, who is working his way

Follow our live updates from the Houston Astros' 2025 Opening Day game against the New York Mets at Daikin Park in Houston.

On Saturday, the Houston Astros (1-0) are hosting the New York Mets (0-1), at 7:15 p.m. ET, in the second game of a three-game set.Oddsmakers project the Astros as a tight favorite (-115 to win on

Juan Soto homered for the first time this season and Tylor Megill tossed five solid innings in the Mets' 3-1 win over Astros Clues emerge about how Carlos Mendoza will manage Mets’ early-season roster

Can the Mets deliver in 2025 amid all the hype after their blockbuster signing of Juan Soto this past offseason?

Soto, 26, who signed a record-breaking 15-year, $756 million contract in December, and Holmes, 32, played for the New York Yankees in 2024. The Mets signed them in an attempt to bolster their roster after falling to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series last year.

Expectations were always going to be elevated for the 2025 New York Mets. Their midseason about-face last summer, from 11 games under .500 to within two games of the National League pennant, did something rare in these parts: It captured the hearts of an often jaded fan base.