Morning Briefing: Mets Finish Season On A High Note

Good morning Mets fans! Yesterday the Mets closed out the season on a high note, with Noah Syndergaard pitching a complete game shutout to beat the Miami Marlins 1-0.

The win closed out a 38-30 stretch for the Metsies after the All-Star Game, and certainly gave fans another reason to hope for the best in 2019.

Latest Mets News

Mike Puma of the New York Post chronicled Mets’ COO Jeff Wilpon’s statements to the media on Sunday regarding a litany of subjects.

In a video posted by Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Jose Reyes spoke about the future of his career after his contract expires at the end of the postseason.

Also from DiComo, Yoenis Cespedes confirmed that he would be undergoing surgery on both heels next month and that he was unsure of his timetable to return.

The Mets’ final home attendance this season was 2,224,995, which was their lowest total since 2015 and the third-lowest since the team moved into Citi Field in 2009.

Latest MLB News

There will be two tiebreaker games played today, the first time that’s happened in MLB history.

The Cubs will host the Brewers at 1 PM (ESPN) to determine the winner of the NL Central and the Dodgers and the Rockies will square off in Los Angeles to crown a division-winner in the NL West. The losers of each game will play each other in the NL Wild Card on Tuesday.

As per Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times, Mike Scioscia will step down as manager of the Angels after 19 seasons.

The Washington Post reports that former Met and 1986 World Series champion Ray Knight has been “conspicuously absent” from his usual MASN position as an analyst during pregame and postgame Nationals coverage.

Mike Petriello of MLB.com broke down Shohei Ohtani‘s jaw-droppingly impressive rookie campaign in a great tweet on Sunday.

Latest NL East News

Bryce Harper addressed his future after what was likely his final game as a member of the Nationals.

Meghan Montemurro of The Athletic alluded to the possibility that Cesar Hernandez may have played his final game with the Phillies.

Latest on MMO

Rich Coutinho spoke with former Mets great Cliff Floyd regarding his friend and former teammate, David Wright, stepping away from the game.

Rob Piersall penned a heartfelt recap of Saturday night’s farewell to Wright at Citi Field.

John Sheridan presented us with another edition of his 3 Up, 3 Down series, focusing on David Wright’s career.

Tim Ryder gave his insight on the atmosphere and energy of Saturday night’s magical goodbye to Wright.

This Date in Mets History

1973 – The Mets played a make-up game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley, winning the game and securing their 82nd win of the season, the lowest-ever win total for a division winner at the time.

1974 – Tom Seaver struck out 14 Phillies to become the first NL pitcher to punch out 200 hitters in seven consecutive seasons.