The Mets have three All-Stars — and one notable omission. Pete Alonso was named a National League reserve and Edwin Diaz made the pitching staff, but Juan Soto was left off of the roster in a surprise snub.

For the past half decade, Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and Edwin Díaz have formed a significant portion of the Mets’ core. As others have come and gone from Queens, those three have been constants. Now,

N EW YORK – The Queens edition of the Subway Series between the New York Mets and the New York Yankees included all the off-field gimmicks and silly jokes that were absent back in May when this matchup took place in the corporate setting of Yankee Stadium.

Jeff McNeil hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Luke Weaver in the seventh inning, leading the New York Mets over the Yankees 6-5 on Friday in a Subway Series opener between teams that faded badly after strong starts.

Kodai Senga is due to rejoin the Mets’ rotation this weekend -- ahead of schedule, as far as manager Carlos Mendoza is concerned. A day after Senga made a 68-pitch rehab start for Double-A Binghamton,

Kodai Senga is getting back into the groove as he prepares to return from a hamstring injury for the New York Mets.