Good morning, Mets fans! Lots of new Mets to meet.

Rounds 5-20 of the MLB draft were held Sunday in Philadelphia and we were on it. Of the 16 Mets selections on Day 2 of the draft, 10 were college pitchers, led by RHP Luke McNeillie out of the University of Florida in Round 5. New York also grabbed two college outfielders, a shortstop and a catcher. From the high school ranks, the Mets selected a catcher in Round 13 and an outfielder in Round 18.

MMO’s Joseph Hill has more here on each selection from Rounds 5-10. Alexis Farinacci’s insights on the Round 11-15 picks are here and Robert Colonna has details on the upside choices in Rounds 16-20 here.

MLB.com staff wrote up a roundup of the “most intriguing” Day 2 picks and the only Met selection mentioned was catcher Jacob Madrid, taken from Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) High School, the alma mater of Giancarlo Stanton and Hunter Greene.

“Madrid is one of the best defensive catchers in the class,” the MLB.com article read. “Not only does the Oregon commit have excellent arm strength, but he also has a quick trigger and ample accuracy. He won’t have to hit much to be a big leaguer, and he’s been able to tap into his natural power from the right side at times.”

After the draft, the Mets signed two more college pitchers as undrafted free agents. New York inked RHP Sam Carlisle of Western Michigan University, per the school. Jacob Rudner of Baseball America reported that the Mets also signed Boston College LHP A.J. Colarusso.

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Great seasons seem to have signature wins and poor ones come with defining losses. The Mets lost 3-2 to the Red Sox in 10 innings Sunday to finish the first half at 40-57. New York led 2-0 in the ninth inning when Francisco Lindor booted a potential game-ending double play ball. The Red Sox made the most of their new life, scoring twice off Devin Williams to tie it and winning it in the 10th with a sacrifice fly off Brooks Raley.

Lindor’s error cost rookie Zach Thornton his first career win. He tossed seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and two walks. He struck out five. The gaffe also overshadowed Lindor’s own great day at the plate: He went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and an RBI double. Read James Villani’s game recap here.

The Mets start the second half on Thursday in Philadelphia.

Triple-A Syracuse 1B-OF Ryan Clifford walked in his only plate appearance in the MLB All-Star Futures Game, which was won 6-1 by the American League. Rays prospect Nathan Flewelling hit a two-run homer and won MVP.

Marcus Semien went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer in the first game of his rehab assignment for Double-A Binghamton. Also rehabbing, Luis Robert Jr. went 2-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored.

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The eight participants in Monday’s Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park are Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper, Munetaka Murakami, Junior Caminero, Jordan Walker, Willson Contreras, Jac Caglianone and Ben Rice. The event starts at 8 p.m. ET on Netflix.

Cristopher Sanchez (11-4, 2.62 ERA) of the Phillies will start the All-Star Game Tuesday for the National League. Toronto’s Dylan Cease (6-4, 2.56 ERA) will start for the American League.

Orioles infielder Blaze Alexander‘s left hand was fractured when he was hit by a pitch by the Royals’ Lucas Erceg. The HBP came after Samuel Basallo homered to put Baltimore ahead 8-2 in the seventh inning. Both benches emptied as Alexander shouted at Erceg, who said after the game that he was was not trying to hit Alexander.

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Check out James Villani’s draft tracker, with info on every Met pick, here.

A recap of the first day of the draft. The Mets’ first-round pick of Carson Wiggins raised eyebrows.

John Stocum wrote about the absence of offense on Saturday when the Mets were shutout on three hits.

A review of Saturday’s minor-league action, which included Jonathan Santucci striking out eight for Binghamton and a Mike Tauchman sighting.

On This Date in Mets History

2010: David Wright goes 2-for-2 with a stolen base in the National League’s 3-1 victory in the All-Star Game in Anaheim.

2001: Mike Piazza hits career home run No. 300 off Derek Lowe in a 3-1 loss to the Red Sox. He hit 427 for his career, 220 with the Mets.

1977: A New York City blackout plunged the city into darkness and suspends the Mets-Cubs game at Shea Stadium in the sixth inning. Some Mets amuse the crowd by driving their cars onto the field, playing catch and hitting fungos. Rich Sparago wrote about it in MMO in 2020. The game was completed on Sept. 16 and the Cubs won 5-2. Jerry Koosman took the loss, but pitched eight innings, meaning he resumed his outing two months later. Ray Burris did the same for Chicago.

On This Date in 1986 Mets

Ron Darling throws a nine-hit shutout and strikes out seven Braves in a 2-0 win at Shea Stadium. Lenny Dykstra goes 2-for-3 with a homer and a triple and throws out Ken Griffey at home plate. The Mets improve to 59-25.

Born on This Date: Mike Fitzgerald (1960), Jack Aker (1940).