Good morning, Mets fans!
The Yankees received concerning news on Thursday night when Aaron Judge was diagnosed with a stress fracture of the first rib on his right side. The team announced that he will be reevaluated in approximately four to six weeks.
According to the Yankees, Judge is expected to return at some point this season, as reported by Jorge Castillo of ESPN. Castillo confirmed that Judge’s diagnosis was indeed a stress fracture of his first rib and reiterated that he will be re-imaged in four to six weeks. Earlier in the day, Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed that Judge had undergone an MRI, X-ray and CT scan as the club searched for a diagnosis, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.
Judge has a .907 OPS this season, which is great by most players’ standards but down from the last few years for him.
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Now onto the morning briefing!
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After a day off Thursday, the Mets will begin a three-game series against the Padres on Friday in San Diego. It will be Christian Scott (1-0, 2.97 ERA) going against Michael King (4-4, 3.18 ERA) at 9:40 p.m. ET.
Francisco Lindor made an appearance outside of baseball, starring in a commercial for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film Disclosure Day. The commercial was shared by MLB on Thursday.
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The Brewers became the first MLB club to directly invest in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League. Principal owner Mark Attanasio joined the league’s cap table, while Ryan Sanders Baseball, which includes Nolan Ryan, Reid Ryan, and Don Sanders, also invested, according to Alicia Jessop of Ruling Sports.
The Braves announced that they selected catcher Austin Wynns to the major league roster and designated Chadwick Tromp for assignment. Atlanta also selected outfielder DaShawn Keirsey Jr. to the major league roster before optioning him to Triple-A Gwinnett.
The Astros are signing outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. to a major league contract, according to Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Houston also announced a series of roster moves that included former Met Rhylan Thomas, who was designated for assignment.
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Dom Barone writes about Kodai Senga‘s third rehab start and others on the latest edition of the Mets Minors Recap.
Jordan Baron highlights Bo Bichette‘s four-hit game against the series finale in Seattle.
Freddy Peralta showed grit in a bounce-back outing, notes Mathias Altman-Kurosaki.
David Melendi discusses the highs and lows of the Mets/Mariners series in the latest edition of 3 Up, 3 Down.
On This Date in Mets History
1986: The Mets defeated the Pirates 7-0 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, highlighted by a big fourth inning in which they scored five runs. Tim Teufel tripled to bring home Ray Knight, and Rafael Santana later drove in Knight. Santana scored after an error by the right fielder after moving to second on a single by Bobby Ojeda. Kevin Mitchell then drove in both Ojeda and Mookie Wilson, but was thrown out at second base to end the half-inning. Ojeda would pitch a shutout, only allowing five hits, three walks, and three strikeouts.
Born on This Date: Dedniel Nunez (1996), Robinson Chirinos (1984), Bill Spiers (1966), Paul Siebert (1953).
