Morning Briefing: Multitude of Mets Reinstated From Injured List

Happy Saturday, Mets fans!

Well the game may have been postponed Friday night, but we do get two games on Sunday to look forward to!

And, not only that, but we also got our smiley leadoff hitter back. The Mets made a plethora of moves on Friday afternoon, including the reinstatement of outfielder Brandon Nimmo, who has been on the IL with finger nerve damage for two months. New York also activated Jeurys Familia and Tomas Nido from the 10-day IL, and placed LHP David Peterson on the same list. Finally, Marcus Stroman was reinstated from the Bereavement List after the loss of his grandmother last week.

To make room on the roster for all of these activations, the Mets optioned Patrick Mazeika, Travis Blankenhorn, and Thomas Szapucki to Triple-A Syracuse.

Latest Mets News

The Mets’ scheduled game on Friday night was postponed due to weather. The game will be made up on Sunday, July 4, with a split doubleheader starting at 2:05 p.m. and 7:05 p.m., respectively, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.

The roster for Team USA baseball was released on Friday, and includes many former Mets players. Infielder Todd Frazier made the cut, joined by Scott Kazmir, Simeon Woods Richardson, and Ryder Ryan.

SNY reported on Friday that the Mets engaged in preliminary talks with the Minnesota Twins regarding third baseman Josh Donaldson. The conversations have not yet progressed.

The Mets made a trade on Friday, acquiring LHP Anthony Banda from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for minor leaguer Will Toffey. Banda was immediately assigned to Triple-A Syracuse, according to Michael Baron of SNY.

New York also purchased the contract of RHP Alex Sanabia from the York Revolution, an independent team that plays in the Atlantic League. Sanabia was assigned to Triple-A Syracuse, according to Baron of SNY.

Latest MLB News

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer was placed on seven-day administrative leave by Major League Baseball on Friday, after graphic details emerged regarding allegations he sexually assaulted a woman, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez announced his participation in the 2021 Home Run Derby on Friday via his own personal Twitter account.

The Yankees placed Clint Frazier on the IL with vertigo, who will go through more tests, according to Lindsey Adler of The Athletic. The move cleared space on the 26-man roster for newly acquired outfielder Tim Locastro.