Morning Briefings

Morning Briefing: Aaron Judge Headed Back to IL

Good morning, Mets fans! Yankees superstar Aaron Judge is headed back to the injured list, this time with a right calf strain. It is highly unlikely Judge returns for the end of the regular season, and his status beyond that is uncertain as well. When healthy this year, Judge has an .871 OPS which is a poor season for his standards. The Yankees are 89-64, four games behind the Rays for the AL...

Morning Briefing: Jared Young’s CT Scan Comes Back Negative

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets were shut out by the Phillies on Thursday, falling 3-0 despite Nolan McLean twirling a gem. The offense failed to provide any support, managing just four hits on the night. To make matters worse, Jared Young, one of the few bright spots of the Mets’ 2026 season, was carted off the field after a collision with McLean. Read more about Thursday’s action via...

Morning Briefing: Mets Swept By Orioles

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets’ series against the Orioles concluded with another Pete Alonso homer and another Orioles win. The Mets have now lost four straight after being swept Baltimore. They trail Washington by 1.5 games for fourth place in the NL East. Read more on Wednesday’s 7-1 loss here. Latest Mets News The Mets announced a series of roster moves, including placing...

Morning Briefing: Pete Alonso Receives Curtain Call From Mets Fans

Good morning, Mets fans! Pete Alonso received a curtain call from the Citi Field crowd on Tuesday night after hitting his 300th career home run. MLB shared video of the former Mets first baseman acknowledging the fans after his milestone moment at Citi Field. Alonso hit a game-tying home run in the ninth inning against Mets reliever Kodai Senga, where he was met with joyous enthusiasm from the...

Morning Briefing: Mets Eliminated From Playoff Contention

Good morning, Mets fans! On Monday night, long-time fan favorite, as well as the Mets’ franchise home run leader, Pete Alonso, returned to Citi Field for the first time since signing with the Orioles. There were many ovations, including the one shared by MLB Network as Alonso stepped up to the plate for his first at-bat of the night. For a few minutes whenever Alonso was at bat, it felt...

Morning Briefing: Alonso Comes to Back Queens Sitting on 299 Homers

Good morning, Mets fans! If I were there, I would cheer the Polar Bear. Standing ovations greeted Mike Piazza and Darryl Strawberry when the sluggers returned to Queens as visitors. Piazza the Padre went 1-for-4 with a single on Aug. 8, 2006. (The next night he homered twice off of Pedro Martinez.) Darryl the Dodger homered off of Frank Viola on May 7, 1991. Carlos Beltran earned mostly cheers...

Morning Briefing: Mets Have a Chance to Take Subway Series

Good morning, Mets fans! After dominating the Yankees 12-2 on Saturday with the help of a strong outing from Zac Thornton and six home runs from the offense, the Mets and Yankees conclude their three-game series honoring the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday at Yankee Stadium in an all-decisive rubber match. Sunday’s game wraps up what has been a very sentimental weekend in New York. The...

Morning Briefing: A.J. Ewing Stays Hot with Another Homer

Good morning, Mets fans! A.J. Ewing stayed hot in the Mets’ Friday night game against the Yankees, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. The home run was his second in the last five games, after going 46 straight games without one. Ewing has his OPS back up to .702 in what has been a solid rookie year. Latest Mets News The Yankees (85-62) defeated the Mets (68-79) 6-4 on Friday...

Morning Briefing: Bo Bichette May Opt Out Of Contract

Good morning, Mets fans! With free agency less than two months away, one of the biggest questions surrounding the Mets will be whether Bo Bichette chooses to opt out of his contract following the season. Jeff Passan of ESPN called Bichette’s decision one of the trickiest in the upcoming free-agent class. The Mets still owe Bichette $84 million over the next two seasons, but he could opt...

Morning Briefing: Mets Look to Salvage Series Against San Francisco

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets dropped Game 2 to the Giants on Saturday. Evan Mazza recapped the loss. The team teams face off in the series rubber match on Sunday. Left-handed pitcher Cesar Perdomo (0-0, 2.25 ERA, 4 SO) takes the mound for the Giants against right-handed pitcher Christian Scott (4-4, 3.80 ERA, 113 SO) for New York. Latest MLB News The Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday announced...

Morning Briefing: With Stearns Scouting, Japanese Slugger Sato Homers Twice

Good morning, Mets fans! Happy 58th birthday to No. 31! David Stearns was spotted in Japan watching Teruaki Sato of the Hanshin Tigers and he must have been impressed. The 27-year-old, left-handed hitting third baseman/outfielder homered twice to bring his season total to 34 in 120 games. He entered Thursday with a 1.022 OPS. He is expected to be posted this winter. The Mets, Yankees, Dodgers...

Morning Briefing: Mets Set to Face Rays’ Freddy Peralta

Good morning, Mets fans! On Monday night, the Mets defeated the Rays 3-2 in the first game of a three game set in Tampa Bay. Robert Stock earned his first win since 2019, with Mark Vientos adding a home run in his first game back from the injured list. On Tuesday, the Mets will face a familiar face in Freddy Peralta, who is coming off his best start at a Ray. His ERA with the Rays is 5.60 in...

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