The New York Mets and New York Cares today announced the launch of the Mets Volunteer Challenge, providing Mets fans with a way to participate in meaningful community activities around New York City. Fans can sign up for the program at Mets.com/Volunteer

The New York Mets in conjunction with the USO of Metropolitan New York today announced they will host their sixth annual Military Appreciation Night this Sunday, May 26 at Citi Field when the Mets host the Atlanta Braves at 8:05 p.m.

The New York Mets today announced the club signed righthanded pitcher David Aardsma to a minor league contract and assigned him to Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League.

Baseball enthusiasts will have an opportunity to take to the New York City streets and compete in a race of the feet and mind to win tickets to All-Star Week events during the T-Mobile® All-Star FanFest Ticket Hunt. The T-Mobile All-Star FanFest Ticket Hunt will begin at approximately 10:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 18 when a series of clues will be released one-by-one through the All-Star Game Twitter account (@AllStarGame) and the Mets Twitter account (@Mets). Each clue will lead fans to five locations throughout Manhattan.

The New York Mets and PIX11 will host the seventh annual "Weather Education Day" on Wednesday, May 22 at Citi Field for 8,000 students from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut prior to the Mets playing the Cincinnati Reds at 1:10 p.m.

The New York Mets today announced the club recalled righthanded pitcher Collin McHugh from Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League and placed righthanded pitcher Scott Atchison on the 15-Day Disabled List, with inflammation in the right elbow

The New York Mets today announced that the club has signed outfielder Rick Ankiel to a major league contract.

The New York Mets today announced the club recalled righthanded pitcher Greg Burke from Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League and placed righthanded pitcher Jeurys Familia on the 15-Day Disabled List, retroactive to May 9, with right biceps tendinitis.

The New York Mets today announced the launch of "The Wright Thing," a community program created by David Wright to honor and recognize volunteers who made an extraordinary impact on the lives of individuals and organizations impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The season-long initiative seeks to raise awareness that more work needs to be done as our hometown continues the recovery and rebuilding process.