Morning Briefing: Pete Alonso Pleads Fans To Social Distance

Good Morning, Mets fans!

Pete Alonso implored on Twitter for everyone to continue to social distance.

Joel Sherman of The New York Post names the Mets as one of the three clubs that would be most affected by a canceled 2020 campaign.

Daniel Zamora and his wife will welcome another baby girl into the world this summer.

Zach Buchanan of The Athletic reports that the team’s primary owner Ken Kendrick is being sued by a trio of the Diamondback’s minority owners.

Dave Stewart discusses with Jessica Kleinschmidt of NBC Sports the optics of a shortened baseball season.

Major League Baseball will lessen the restriction on scouts and will permit them to contact recruits soon, per R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports.

Bill Baer of NBCSports heard that Andrew McCutchen will be fully recovered from his torn ACL, whenever the season starts.

Rob Piersall is wary of the Mets’s starting pitching depth.

Piersall reminiscences about Gary Sheffield‘s 500th home run.

Michael Rosen recaps Ramón Martínez‘s career.

Birthdays: Andy Phillips (44), Wayne Graham (85)

Stay Safe, folks!