Author: Johnluke Chaparro

Morning Briefing: The Francisco Álvarez Era Begins

Good morning, Mets fans! The New York Mets arrive in Atlanta for a pivotal three game weekend series against the rival Braves. Fresh off a walk-off win and a five RBI night, courtesy of Eduardo Escobar, the Mets currently sit one game ahead in the NL East standings and will send Jacob deGrom to toe the slab against Max Fried. For more insight, Michael Mayer goes in-depth on possible scenarios...

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Morning Briefing: Mets’ Magic Number Down To 11

Good morning, Mets fans! Thursday was an off day for the Mets, but their division lead expanded and their magic number went down as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves 1-0, putting the Mets ahead by 1.5 games and tuning the magic number to clinch the NL East to 11. With the Braves loss, the Mets’ magic number to clinch the NL East is 11. They’re now 1.5 games ahead of second...

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Morning Briefing: Aaron Judge One Away From AL Home Run Record

Good morning, Mets fans! Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hits his 60th home run of the season against Pirates pitcher Wil Crowe on Tuesday. Judge ties Babe Ruth for the second-most home runs hit in a single season for the franchise and is only one away from tying Roger Maris for the AL all-time single season record. But alas, the New York team with the better record won on Tuesday as well. After...

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Morning Briefing: Scherzer Expected To Return Monday

Good morning, Mets fans! Joe Pantorno of amNewYork quotes Buck Showalter on pitcher Max Scherzer saying “So far, so good” and targets a Monday return. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com tweets with Scherzer’s return to the rotation, the team will move pitcher David Peterson to the bullpen. Only throwing 29 pitches on Wednesday night, he will likely be available as a relief option this...

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Tomas Nido Hits First Home Run Since 2021 In Mets Win

In baseball, when one player or group of players struggle, the mantra is usually “next man up” but in this case, it’s more than one man as the New York Mets have gotten production from an unlikely source, during a stretch where other players have struggled to produce. Over the course of the season, Mets catchers have been relatively quiet on the production front but the last...

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