Author: Mathias Altman-Kurosaki

Morning Briefing: Max Scherzer To Make Rehab Start Today

Good morning, Mets fans! Max Scherzer is scheduled to make a rehab start today for Double-A Binghamton in what could be the final hurdle for him before rejoining the big-league roster. Scherzer is slated to throw between 60 and 70 pitches for the Rumble Ponies as they take on the Reading Fightin’ Phils. James McCann will make his third rehab start behind the plate. Latest Mets News The...

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Morning Briefing: Max Scherzer Nearing Return

Good morning, Mets fans! This week could be the last week where Max Scherzer isn’t on the Mets’ active roster. Jon Heyman and Mark W. Sanchez of the New York Post report that Scherzer is at least in consideration to start Sunday’s game in Miami. The three-time Cy Young Award winner left the team’s game on May 18 with what was described as a moderate-to-severe oblique...

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Pete Alonso Reaches Milestones With Grand Slam Against Marlins

Pete Alonso’s strong season continued on Friday night as he helped lead the Mets to a 10-4 win over the Marlins. The big first baseman went 2-for-4 with four RBIs, all of which came on one swing. Alonso drew a walk in the fourth inning and hit a single in the fifth inning, though he was thrown out trying to take second after the ball briefly got away from Avisaíl García. In the sixth...

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Morning Briefing: Ozzie Albies Suffers Fractured Foot

Good morning, Mets fans! The Braves announced that second baseman Ozzie Albies was diagnosed with a fractured foot Monday. The two-time All-Star left the game in the fifth inning when he limped off the field after running out a ground ball. The Mets had a day off Monday, but they host the Brewers for a three-game series starting tonight. Milwaukee enters the week having lost 10 of 12, including...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Come Home After West Coast Gauntlet

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets finished up a .500 road trip out west with a 4-1 win over the Angels Sunday night. J.D. Davis and Pete Alonso both hit homers, Jeff McNeil collected three hits, and Taijuan Walker struck out a season-high 10 batters in six innings. Edwin Díaz notched a five-out save, striking out five of the six batters he faced and touching 102 miles per hour. The...

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