Author: Jack Sargente

Rosnethal: Ohtani Likely To Come Down to Mets vs. Dodgers

Update 9/26 On Tuesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic speculated on his podcast “Fair Territory” that the bidding for Shohei Ohtani would ultimately come down to the Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers. Noting that he could not see Steve Cohen “simply passing” on bidding on Ohtani this offseason.  Rosenthal also included the Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants, and Seattle...

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Morning Briefing: Carlos Correa Sidelined With Foot Injury

Good morning, Mets fans! The Minnesota Twins added former Met Carlos Correa to the injured list on Wednesday after leaving Minnesota’s game on Monday with foot pain, per Betsy Helfand of Pioneer Press. An MRI on Tuesday revealed that Correa re-aggravated his plantar fasciitis as he has a full-thickness tear of the central cortex of his plantar fascia. While it does not sound good, the...

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Morning Briefing: Braves Clinch Sixth Consecutive NL East Title

Good morning, Mets fans! With their 96th win on Wednesday night, the Atlanta Braves clinched their sixth consecutive National League East title. Atlanta needed every game they could get last season to beat out the Mets down the stretch, but with their 4-1 over the Phillies last night they put the division to bed with 16 games left. The 2023 Braves have become the second quickest to do so as they...

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Morning Briefing: Scherzer Struggles in Showdown Against Verlander

Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday night, former Mets pitchers and twice teammates faced off deep in the heart of Texas, as Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros and Max Scherzer of the Texas Rangers went head-to-head. Verlander had a big bounceback start as he went seven stellar innings, just giving up two runs (one earned) and holding the vaunted Rangers lineup to only four hits. Scherzer,...

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Morning Briefing: The Ronny Mauricio Era Set to Begin

Good morning, Mets fans! The long awaited arrival of one of the Mets’ top prospects, Ronny Mauricio, will finally be coming to fruition as he is going to be promoted to the major league roster in the coming days. The initial news came from Daniel Álvarez-Montes of El Extrabase, who reported that the Mets third-ranked prospect will be promoted when the rosters expand to 28 on Friday,...

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