John Mayberry
LF FA
Sat 5/9/15 3:53 PM

Mayberry is not in the lineup Saturday against Philadelphia. Mayberry will be replaced in left field by Michael Cuddyer on Saturday. He went 0-for-3 on Friday to lower his average to .120 on the season.

John Mayberry
LF FA
Wed 4/22/15 3:39 PM

Mayberry is starting in right field and leading off Wednesday against the Braves. Mayberry replaces Curtis Granderson, who gets the night off with lefty Eric Stults on the bump. This will be the first time in Mayberry's career that he leads off.

John Mayberry
LF FA
Fri 4/10/15 4:16 PM

Mayberry will get the start in left field and hit third in the Mets' lineup Friday. Lucas Duda is out of the lineup because of his career struggles against lefties, and Mayberry is a natural option to take his place as he has a .269/.324/.533 career slash line against southpaws.

John Mayberry
LF FA
Wed 4/8/15 8:56 PM

Mayberry will start at first base Friday or Sunday, ESPN New York reports. The Mets face lefties in each game, so Mayberry will start one of them in the outfield with Michael Cuddyer moving to first and Lucas Duda getting a day off.

John Mayberry
LF FA
Fri 4/3/15 2:30 PM

Mayberry is 21-for-49 with four home runs and 10 runs batted in this spring. Mayberry gives New York power off the bench, which has been lacking the past few seasons. In addition, he will see some starts against lefties, either at first base or in the outfield,

John Mayberry
LF FA
Sun 3/15/15 10:22 AM

Mayberry hit his second home run of the sporing Saturday. Mayberry will be used as spot-starter against lefties and right-handed bat off the bench. His ability to hit for power is something the Mets have lacked coming off the bench for a while. Mayberry could see additional starts if he gets hot and/or Lucas Duda or Michael Cuddyer misses time.

John Mayberry
LF FA
Thu 12/11/14 11:58 AM

Mayberry signed a one-year deal with the Mets on Thursday, ESPN New York reports. The soon-to-be-31-year-old brings a right-handed bat the bench, though he'll likely start in the outfield against lefties. That should allow manager Terry Collins to have some flexibility at first base, with Michael Cuddyer being an option over Lucas Duda. Mayberry, who was non-tendered by Toronto earlier this month, hit a combined .212 with 23 RBI last season for the Blue Jays and Phillies. Mayberry hit .243 in 70 at-bats against left-handed pitching.

John Mayberry
LF FA
Wed 12/3/14 12:34 AM

The Blue Jays declined to tender Mayberry a contract, the New York Post's Joel Sherman reports. Mayberry played just 15 games for Toronto after coming over from Philadelphia midway through the season. He has not hit better than .245 since 2011, and cannot hit righties, so he has very little value on most big league teams.

John Mayberry
LF FA
Sun 8/31/14 9:19 PM

Mayberry (wrist) was traded to the Blue Jays on Sunday in exchange for minor league outfielder Gustavo Pierre, John Lott of the National Post reports. Mayberry, who is expected to return from the DL on Monday, is struggling at the plate this season, hitting just .213 with 21 RBI and six home runs in 63 games. He likely would have become a part-time player for Philadelphia over the final month of the season with rosters expanding, but he'll instead join a Blue Jays team still hoping to make a late charge at an AL Wild Card spot. He'll likely compete with Colby Rasmus and Kevin Pillar for starts in the Toronto outfield.

John Mayberry
LF FA
Wed 8/27/14 11:33 PM

Mayberry (wrist) will likely be activated from the disabled list when rosters expand Monday, the Associated Press reports. Even with the Phillies looking ahead to 2015, they should have a pretty good idea as to what Mayberry can offer in the long run. As a result, he'll likely be a part-time player during the final four weeks of the season.