Author: Kai Chang

Morning Briefing: Mets Calling Up Justin Hagenman

Good morning, Mets fans! Though Pete Alonso and Juan Soto each homered Tuesday, it just wasn’t the Mets’ day. The Twins took advantage of a Francisco Lindor error and Max Kranick’s first signs of kryptonite. All in all, the Mets fell 6-3. Bailey Ober earned the win for Minnesota, while Jhoan Duran picked up the save. In the series finale, the Twins will send out David Festa...

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Morning Briefing: Octavio Dotel Passes Away

Good morning, Mets fans. Former Mets pitcher Octavio Dotel tragically passed away at 51 in the collapse of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo on Tuesday. Dotel, who made his MLB debut with the Mets in 1999, had a successful 15-year career with 13 teams. He was part of the 2011 World Series-winning Cardinals. The collapse occurred early Tuesday during a Merengue concert at the nightclub that...

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Kodai Senga Pitching With Humility, Finding New Success

On a cold Monday night, Kodai Senga worked through five shutout innings against a familiar Marlins lineup. After allowing a walk and a single to open the first, Senga escaped thanks in part to Hayden Senger’s first career caught stealing. From there, he settled in, mixing pitches well and inducing a pair of double plays in the fourth and fifth to get out of more trouble. It wasn’t overpowering,...

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Where Mets’ Top 30 Prospects Will Start 2025 Season

With all four of the Mets’ full-season affiliates playing on Friday for the first time in 2025, let’s look at MMO’s top 30 prospects and where they’ll begin their seasons. At the end of March, MMO’s Mike Mayer provided a final overall breakdown of the top 30. 1. Brandon Sproat – RHP — 2024 ERA: 3.40 (A+/AA/AAA)    2025 Start: Syracuse Mets (Triple-A) The 24-year-old...

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Morning Briefing: Braves’ Reynaldo López to Undergo Surgery

Good morning, Mets fans! Mark Bowman of MLB.com tweets that Braves pitcher Reynaldo López is set to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder. In a best-case scenario, he could return in a couple of months. It’s been a nightmarish start for the Mets’ division rivals. They’re now 0-6 after falling to the 7-0 Dodgers Tuesday night, not to mention Jurickson Profar’s...

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