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Sean Manaea and Kodai Senga are both poised to return to the Mets’ rotation this weekend, bringing the team close to full health after months of injuries. Manaea completed his final rehab start Tuesday for Triple-A Syracuse, pitching 3 2/3 innings with five strikeouts while allowing three runs. If all goes well, he is expected to make his season debut Sunday in Kansas City, and will “piggyback” alongside Clay Holmes, who pitched Tuesday.
Senga, who has been recovering from a strained right hamstring, will come off the injured list Friday and start against the Royals. After throwing 68 pitches in a recent rehab outing, he is expected to be on a bit of a pitch count but should be able to throw 80-plus pitches.
For more details, please see Anthony DiComo’s column on MLB.com.
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The Mets edged out the Orioles 7-6 in a thrilling extra-inning win on Tuesday. Ronny Mauricio, Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso all went deep to power the offense. Alex Carrillo made his MLB debut, going 1 1/3 innings and allowing one run. Huascar Brazoban closed it out in the 10th, stranding the ghost runner and sealing the win.
Tonight, the Mets send David Peterson (6-4, 3.18 ERA) to the mound to face off against Orioles junk-baller Tomoyuki Sugano (6-5, 4.44 ERA). Peterson is coming off a strong outing where he allowed just one run over 6 2/3 innings. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN.
Brooks Raley tossed another scoreless frame for Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday, extending his scoreless streak to eight innings. He threw 18 pitches and 13 for strikes.
According to The Athletic’s Tim Britton and Will Sammon, Francisco Alvarez’s stint in the minors could cost him a year of service time. If he isn’t recalled by Saturday, the Mets will gain an extra year of control on him, delaying his free agency from 2028 to 2029. He’ll be 28.
“I can’t worry about that right now — it’s a lot for me to worry about right now,” Alvarez told The Athletic. “I didn’t know that, but I feel like I need to just focus on getting better and that’s it.”
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The MLBPA is investigating agent Yasser Mendez after the Phillies’ Johan Rojas accused him of financial misconduct tied to investments in Mendez’s Venezuelan baseball academy. Rojas claims Mendez mismanaged nearly half a million dollars and failed to pay his taxes. Yankees infielder Oswald Peraza also reportedly invested under similar circumstances. Read more via The Athletic’s Britt Ghiroli.
Oneil Cruz announced on Instagram that he’s joining the 2025 Home Run Derby. Known for recording the hardest-hit ball in MLB history, Cruz joins a star-studded group that already includes Ronald Acuña Jr., Cal Raleigh, James Wood and Byron Buxton.
The Dodgers have called up Alexis Díaz, younger brother of Edwin Díaz, as first relayed by Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. The 28-year-old reliever was acquired from the Reds as part of a a payroll-shedding deal earlier this year and has been pitching in Triple-A since.
Per Chris Cotillo of MassLive, the Red Sox are optioning Richard Fitts to Triple-A to make room for starter Hunter Dobbins, who’s set to rejoin Boston’s rotation. Reliever Isaiah Campbell is also being called up.
Former Met Tyler Naquin is making a return to Lake County, joining the Guardians’ High-A affiliate, the Lake County Captains, as a starting pitcher. Over a decade after last suiting up for the team as a position player, Naquin is attempting to revive his career by transitioning to pitching.
Andrew Abbott will replace Dodgers righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the NL All-Star team, while Junior Caminero is stepping in for Alex Bregman on the AL side.
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Jorge Eckardt highlights right-hander Nolan McLean and shortstop Jett Williams as the Mets’ minor league players of the month.
Brandyn Pokrass previews the Mets-Orioles series.
On This Date in Mets History
1969: Tom Seaver‘s perfect game bid is broken up by Jimmy Qualls with one out in the ninth inning.
1973: Tug McGraw coins his iconic “Ya Gotta Believe!” during a team meeting with Mets chairman M. Donald Grant.
2000: Mets southpaw Mike Hampton tosses seven scoreless innings in front of more than 54,000 fans in Shea Stadium. The Mets end up winning by a score of 2-0.
2022: New York retires 1986 World Series winner Keith Hernandez‘s number 17.
Born on This Date: George Stone (1946), Jared Young (1995).
