Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (13-11) had off on Thursday for the second week in a row. They will continue their current 10-game homestand as they play host to the Milwaukee Brewers for the first of three games. The Brewers have been stuck in a rut recently, as they are losers of seven of their last eight games.
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Barring any last-minute setbacks, Jacob deGrom (2-2, 3.68 ERA) will return to the mound for the first game of the series against the Milwaukee Brewers (13-13). He will take the mound at 7:10 p.m. EDT and will be opposed by Chase Anderson (2-0, 3.00 ERA). Coverage of the game can be found on SNY and WCBS 880.
MLB announced that they have suspended Jacob Rhame two games for intentionally throwing at Rhys Hoskins on Tuesday.
Tim Healey of Newsday wrote about the Mets’ new mental-skills coach, Trevor Moawad.
Jose Reyes continues to stay in shape and is ready to go if a team calls him, according to Anthony Rieber of Newsday.
Justin Toscano announced on Twitter that he will be the Mets beat reporter for The Record/NorthJersey.com.
Cut4 shed some light on Pete Alonso and Eric Thames who paired up with some of their teammates to treat some kids from the Boys and Girls Club to an early showing of the new Avengers movie: “Avengers Endgame.”
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The New York Yankees acquired Cameron Maybin in a trade with the Cleveland Indians per Jack Curry of YES Network.
The Seattle Mariners’ top prospect, Justus Sheffield, will be making his Mariners debut today in relief of Yusei Kikuchi, as reported by Greg Johns of MLB.com. The Mariners will be giving Kikuchi monthly one-inning starts to limit his workload during his first season in MLB.
Casey Mize has been promoted from Class A-Advanced Lakeland to Double-A Erie within the Detroit Tigers organization per Emily Waldon of The Athletic. The first overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft has gone 26 innings and surrendered only one run (0.35 ERA), seven hits and one walk (0.31 WHIP), while striking out 25 batters.
Mark Simon of The Athletic analyzed some early contending teams whose defense could use some improvement.
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On Thursday the Miami Marlins defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-2. The Washington Nationals had the day off.
The Mets (13-11) remain alone atop the standings, followed by the Phillies (13-12), Braves (12-12), Nationals (11-12) and Marlins (8-17).
Reds analyst Chris Welsh apologized to Ozzie Albies over the comments he made during the broadcast about him not knowing the difference between $85 million and $35 million, according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com.
The Nationals are promoting top prospect Carter Kieboom ahead of today’s game, as reported by Jamal Collier of MLB.com.
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Jacob Resnick interviewed Bradley Marquez about his return to baseball.
Rich Coutinho wrote about the Mets’ rivalry with the Phillies heating up.
John Sheridan continued his “3 Up, 3 Down” series following the Mets’ three-game set with the Phillies.
Mathew Brownstein interviewed the first officially signed player under the Brodie Van Wagenen regime: Ryan O’Rourke
Michael Mayer made the case as to why Edwin Diaz has so far been exactly the type of pitcher the Mets expected when trading for him.
This Day in Mets History
1962: The Mets acquired Harry Chiti from the Indians in exchange for a player to be named later. That player ended up being Chiti himself. The Mets returned him to the Indians on June 15, 1962 to complete the deal.
1988: Keith Hernandez reached the 1,000 RBI milestone in a night where he hit two home runs and drove in seven runs.
Birthdays: Scott Strickland turns 43, Ricky Trlicek turns 50, Lou Thornton turns 56, Mike Scott turns 64 and Amos Otis turns 72.
