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Mets SS Francisco Lindor has been nominated for the Roberto Clemente Award. This award is the most prestigious individual award a player can receive. Through this award, it shows the spirit of the great Roberto Clemente with excellent character and community involvement, as well as being a positive role model on and off the field.
This week will be the final homestand of the regular season for the Mets. They will play three games against the Padres and conclude the weekend with three games against the Nationals.
In order for the Mets to give themselves some breathing room in the NL Wild Card standings, it is important for the Mets to close out their last homestand of the season strong. Before ending the season on the road in Chicago and Miami, the Mets have six games on this final homestand.
NL Standings Update
The Mets were able to sit back and watch the teams that are chasing them in the NL Wild Card standings on Monday.
The Diamondbacks won their third straight, 8-1 over the Giants. They’re now the closest team to the Mets at 1.5 games back. Former Met James McCann hit a two-run homer against former Met Joey Lucchesi in that game. It was the third straight loss for the Giants, who now sit two games back of the Mets.
The Reds beat the Cardinals 11-6 with eight runs over the final three innings. They’re tied with the Giants at two games behind the Mets.
The division is also officially out of reach for the Mets. The Phillies beat the Dodgers 6-5 in 10 innings late Monday night — their 90th win of the season, clinching the NL East.
The Mets open up their series vs. the Padres tonight at 7:10 p.m. ET. They’ll send out Clay Holmes (11-8, 3.75 ERA) and possibly piggyback Sean Manaea (1-3, 5.76 ERA) behind him, facing off against RHP Michael King (4-2, 2.87 ERA).
Latest Mets News
Mets Player Development has released its list honoring some players who excelled on the field this year for the Mets’ minor league teams. Visit here to see which players earned awards for their excellent play this season in the minors.
According to Will Sammon of The Athletic, Marlin McPhail, a senior amateur scout with the Mets organization for 39 years, has announced that he will retire after the conclusion of the current season. McPhail has held various roles within the Mets organization, including player, coach and scout.
The Binghamton Rumble Ponies have announced the probable starters for their upcoming playoff series vs. Somerset in the Northeast Division Series. Jonathan Santucci, Jack Wenninger and RJ Gordon are slated to toe the rubber for the upcoming playoff series.
Latest MLB News
News from San Francisco: Susan Slusser of the SF Chronicle reports that the Giants are calling up top prospect Bryce Eldridge to help them for their playoff push.
MLB has announced its Players of the Week. This week, your NL Player of the Week is Mookie Betts and the AL Player of the Week is Aaron Judge.
Latest on MMO
Check out the story from MMO’s John Wilson on why Juan Soto and Brandon Sproat were chosen as the Mets’ players of the week.
For a deeper dive on how Nolan McLean is slowing becoming the Mets’ ace, click here to check out the story from Nick Kalantzopoulos.
Check out the latest on the Mets’ minor league players and why OF Carson Benge and SP Jonah Tong won awards for their amazing seasons in the minors, from Dave Melendi.
On This Date in Mets History
1976: Pitcher Jerry Koosman earned his first and only 20-win season as a Met against the Cardinals, striking out 13 batters in the victory.
1996: In a game against the Braves, Lance Johnson became the first Met to hit 20 triples in a season. In fact, it was the first time a National League player to accomplish this feat since Willie Mays in 1957.
Born on This Date: Orel Hershiser (1958), Desi Relaford (1973), Chris Carter (1982).
