Because he couldn’t sleep much last Thursday night, Nolan McLean found himself grabbing his phone and texting Jared Young at about 4 a.m. Friday. Hours earlier, McLean had collided with Young while pursuing a ball at Citi Field,

Nolan McLean wasn’t supposed to make his final Citi Field start of the year Thursday night. The hope was that the rookie right-hander would help pitch the Mets into October and be a part of a playoff run.

McLean’s curveball spins at a higher rate than any other in baseball, but Friday night at Yankee Stadium, Cody Bellinger spun one over the short porch in right field into the stands. The three-run homer sank the Mets in a 6-4 loss to the Yankees.

Nolan McLean, the prized right-hander known for generating outlier horizontal movement and spinning the baseball at absurd levels, has lost his sweeper. And no one is quite sure where it went. “It’s a little tricky whenever your pitch doesn’t move ...

New York Mets first baseman Jared Young left the team's matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies on a stretcher after colliding with starting pitcher Nolan McLean on Thursday.

Mets right-hander Nolan McLean gave up a career-high 10 hits in Friday night's loss to the Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

Brett Baty blasted a 455-foot grand slam in the ninth inning, while Nolan McLean delivered seven strong innings in his final start of the rookie season as the New York Mets (73-85) defeated the Texas Rangers (78-80),

Mets first baseman Jared Young was carted off the field Thursday after being struck in the head by pitcher Nolan McLean while both players were attempting to cover first base. There was no immediate word as to Young’s condition.