Morning Briefings

Morning Briefing: Brewers One Win Away From Sweep of L.A.

Good morning, Mets fans! The Brewers, who have never won a World Series, are on the brink of advancing to the World Series after beating the Dodgers 6-2 to take a 3-0 NLCS lead on Wednesday. Milwaukee was down 2-1 in the seventh before Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell hit back-to-back homers off Blake Snell to retake the lead for good. Game 4 is tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET on Fox. Game 3 of the ALCS...

Morning Briefing: Dodgers Considering Benching Ohtani for Game 3

Good morning, Mets fans! On Monday, following the Dodgers’ 7-4 loss to the Brewers in Game 2 of the NLCS, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the Dodgers are considering benching Shohei Ohtani for Game 3. Ohtani has been a shell of his regular self in the postseason, slashing just .150/.261/.150 with seven strikeouts in 20 at-bats. The unicorn has been hurt for a while, having...

Morning Briefing: Brewers Defeat Dodgers in 2-1 Nailbiter

Good morning, Mets fans! The Brewers won Game 1 of the NLCS, defeating the Dodgers 2-1 on Sunday. Andy Pages gave Los Angeles an early lead with an RBI single in the second inning, but Brice Turang would tie the game with a solo home run in the fourth. Dodgers eight hitter Luis Lara knocked in the go-ahead run in the fifth with a single off of Tarik Skubal. Milwaukee’s bullpen shut down...

Morning Briefing: Mets Named Potential Suitor For Bohm

Good morning, Mets fans! Mark Feinsand of MLB.com mentioned the Mets as a potential suitor for Alec Bohm, who will enter free agency after seven seasons with the Phillies. Bohm hit .249/.315/.383 in 2026. The Mets will still have Jorge Polanco and potentially Bo Bichette on the roster next season. Read more from Feinsand here. Latest MLB News Per Jeff Passan of ESPN, Sam Fuld declined taking the...

Morning Briefing: White Sox, Guardians Set for Winner-Take-All Game

Good morning, Mets fans! The White Sox and Guardians are set to square off in a winner-take-all ALDS Game 5 Saturday night, with first pitch set for 8:00 p.m. ET. Cleveland has won two straight after falling behind 2-0, and now has a chance to clinch at home. Sean Burke is set to start against Gavin Williams. Latest MLB News Rangers shortstop Corey Seager underwent surgery on his right elbow....

Morning Briefing: Guardians Force a Game 5 Against White Sox

Good morning, Mets fans! It’s going down to the wire, as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-5 in Game 4 of the ALDS, overcoming a 4-3 deficit with a six-run sixth inning to force a winner-take-all Game 5 on Saturday. Travis Bazzana sparked the rally with an RBI double, followed by key hits from Patrick Bailey, José Ramírez, Chase DeLauter and Jo Adell. Cleveland has...

Morning Briefing: Hank Aaron Award Finalists Revealed

Good morning, Mets fans! On Monday, MLB announced the finalists for the American and National League Hank Aaron awards, and while no Mets are listed, a familiar face appeared. Pete Alonso is a finalist in the AL, while former top Mets prospect Pete-Crow Armstrong is a finalist and favorite for the award in the National League. Other notable front runners include Yordan Alvarez, Junior Caminero,...

Morning Briefing: Division Series Underway

Good morning, Mets fans! The division series kicked off Saturday for both the National and American League. Division Series Day 1 Padres 2, Brewers 3; Brewers lead series 1-0. Braves 3, Dodgers 5; Dodgers lead series 1-0. Yankees 0, Rays 1; Rays lead series 1-0. White Sox 3, Guardians 0; White Sox lead series 1-0. Latest MLB News Major League Baseball on Saturday approved the placement of San...

Morning Briefing: Dave Dombrowski Extension with Phillies Likely

Good morning, Mets fans! Despite another disappointing finish in the postseason, the Phillies are likely to extend president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski. Dombrowski has made several great moves in charge of the Phillies, but he also has underperforming veterans such as Trea Turner and Aaron Nola on the books for a lot of money for a long time. It appears Dombrowski is set to continue...

Morning Briefing: Braves Finish Off Phillies To End Wild Card Round

Good morning, Mets fans! The Atlanta Braves defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series to advance to the NLDS against the Dodgers. Michael Harris II hit a three-run homer in the first inning, while Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson also homered. Ray Kerr delivered 3 1/3 scoreless innings in his postseason debut, and Chris Sale closed out the win. Aaron Nola struggled...

Morning Briefing: Yankees, White Sox, Padres Advance to Division Series

Good morning, Mets fans! Wednesday was elimination day, with three teams going home after just two playoff games. The Yankees destroyed the Red Sox for the second straight game, 9-2, to end Boston’s season. Cody Bellinger’s three-run homer broke the game wide open. The White Sox, with some divine intervention from the Pope, beat the Astros 7-3 for their first playoff series win since their World...

Morning Briefing: MLB Postseason Begins

Good morning, Mets fans! The MLB postseason began Tuesday, with four games to kick off the Wild Card series in both leagues. The Braves beat the Phillies 5-3 behind a Austin Riley go-ahead three-run homer off Jhoan Duran in the eighth inning. J.T. Realmuto had given Philadelphia a 3-2 lead with a two-run triple in the seventh. The White Sox defeated the Astros 6-3 after jumping out to an early...

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