Author: Mathias Altman-Kurosaki

Morning Briefing: Timmy Trumpet And Dodgers Come To Town

Good morning, Mets fans! Timmy Trumpet has arrived in New York City ahead of his appearance at Citi Field today. He is set to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the game and will play the trumpets live if Edwin Díaz enters the game. Also coming to Citi Field tonight are the red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers, who have 44 of their last 54 games and have the best record in baseball at 89-38. The...

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Morning Briefing: MLBPA Wants To Unionize Minor Leaguers

Good morning, Mets fans! Joon Lee of ESPN reports that minor leaguers have been sent a card to vote on their union representation. If agreed upon, the MLBPA would be the minor league representative in collective bargaining negotiations. Latest Mets News The Mets’ offense was flat against Germán Marquez and could only muster three singles in a 1-0 loss in their series finale against the...

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Morning Briefing: Taijuan Walker to Start Subway Series Finale

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets’ offense struggled and the Yankees were able to get to Max Scherzer in a 4-2 defeat at Yankee Stadium last night. Dan Vogelbach hit a two-run homer to draw the Mets a little closer, but the Mets couldn’t mount anything further against Ron Marinaccio and Jonathan Loáisiga. Today’s game initially was going to be Jacob deGrom’s game, but...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Set For Round Two Of Subway Series

Good morning, Mets fans! After going 4-4 in their eight games in Atlanta and Philadelphia, the Mets begin the Bronx portion of the Subway Series with the Yankees tonight. In the first series with their crosstown rivals last month, the Mets earned a sweep, with Starling Marte hitting a walk-off single to secure it. Max Scherzer (9-2, 2.15 ERA) will square off against Domingo Germán (1-2, 4.45),...

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Morning Briefing: Carlos Carrasco Leaves Game With Side Tightness

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets had a pretty tough day at the ballpark yesterday, getting routed 13-1 by the Braves. There was one bright spot though: Darin Ruf pitched two scoreless innings, throwing just 14 pitches (10 strikes) and allowing one hit. In fact, Ruf became the first position player in franchise history to toss multiple scoreless innings in a pitching appearance. The Mets not...

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