The Mets announced their full slate of invitees not on the 40-man roster ahead of this Wednesday’s pitchers and catchers reporting date.
Among the more interesting names are top prospects Carson Benge, Ryan Clifford, A.J. Ewing and Jack Wenninger. Veterans Craig Kimbrel, Austin Barnes, and Carl Edwards Jr. are among the players hoping to extend their careers on the backend.
With the M.J. Melendez signing not yet official, the 40-Man Roster is still in a state of flux, but we can presume that the Mets will have 37 of the 40 on their roster in big league camp, with Reed Garrett, Tylor Megill, and Dedniel Núñez all out for the season after arm surgeries.
That means that the Mets will have 66 (give or take once the Melendez signing becomes official) players in camp. While the 26-man roster is fairly predictable at this point, there area few spots at the fringes that will be interesting stories this spring. Plus, this will be many fans’ first looks at some prospects who may wind up being key players for the club this year and beyond. Spring training, same as it ever was.
All of that is to say…baseball’s (nearly) back, baby.
The full list of both NRIs and members of the 40-Man Roster is below:
[Names in italics are non-roster invitees, underlined expected to miss the full 2026 season]
Pitchers:
Huascar Brazobán
Alex Carillo
Luis García
Reed Garrett
Joey Gerber
Justin Hagenman
Clay Holmes
Sean Manaea
Nolan McLean
Tylor Megill
A.J. Minter
Tobias Myers
Dedniel Núñez
Freddy Peralta
David Peterson
Jonathan Pintaro
Brooks Raley
Dylan Ross
Christian Scott
Kodai Senga
Jonah Tong
Austin Warren
Luke Weaver
Devin Williams
Adbert Alzolay
Mike Baumann
Nick Bundi
Daniel Duarte
Carl Edwards Jr.
Kevin Herget
Joe Jacques
Craig Kimbrel
Ryan Lambert
Nate Lavender
Anderson Severino
Robert Stock
Matt Turner
Brandon Waddell
Jack Wenninger
Catchers:
Francisco Alvarez
Hayden Senger
Luis Torrens
Austin Barnes
Kevin Parada
Chris Suero
Infielders:
Brett Baty
Bo Bichette
Vidal Bruján
Francisco Lindor
Ronny Mauricio
Jorge Polanco
Marcus Semien
Mark Vientos
Christian Arroyo
Ryan Clifford
Jackson Cluff
Grae Kessinger
Jacob Reimer
Jose Rojas
Outfielders:
Nick Morabito
Luis Robert Jr.
Juan Soto
Tyrone Taylor
Jared Young
M.J. Melendez (not yet official)
Ji Hwan Bae
Carson Benge
A.J. Ewing
Cristian Pache
Jose Ramos