Morning Briefings

Morning Briefing: The A.J. Ewing Era Set to Begin in Queens

Good morning, Mets fans! On Monday night, Will Sammon of The Athletic reported that the Mets were calling up their No. 2-ranked prospect A.J. Ewing. The move comes after the well documented struggles and injuries of the Mets, currently holding the worst record in all of Major League Baseball. With Luis Robert Jr. out, the Mets are in need of consistent center field play, and this move looks to...

Morning Briefing: Mets Limp Home With MLB’s Worst Record

Good morning, Mets fans! The bats were cold in the desert. Eduardo Rodriguez pitched a career-high 8 1/3 innings and held the Mets hitless until Carson Benge singled with one out in the sixth as Arizona beat the Mets 5-1 Sunday to take two out of three. New York (15-25) scored five runs on 12 hits in the series and finished their road trip at 5-4. “We needed to be better,” Carlos...

Morning Briefing: Brazobán to Open For Peterson Today

Good morning, Mets fans! Despite a strong outing from Clay Holmes on Saturday, the Mets dropped Game 2 to the Diamondbacks, 2-1. Holmes gave up just those two earned runs on five hits and struck out six through 5 2/3 innings. The Mets and Diamondbacks close out their series with the rubber match on Sunday at 4:10 p.m. ET. It will be Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Arizona. Huascar Brazobán will...

Morning Briefing: Mets Reveal Second Half Promo Schedule

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets revealed their promo schedule for the second half of the season, including giveaways and theme nights. Among the giveaways are Freddy Peralta and Bo Bichette bobbleheads and a Carlos Beltrán replica jersey. Click here to see which dates are on the Mets’ promo schedule. Latest Mets News The Mets (15-23) defeated the Diamondbacks (17-20) 3-1 in their series...

Morning Briefing: Mets Travel From Mountains to Desert

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets missed an opportunity to sweep the Rockies, losing 6-2 after a controversial go-ahead grand slam hit by Jake McCarthy off Craig Kimbrel in the eighth inning. Christian Scott performed well on the mound, allowing just one run and recording six strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings. However, the Mets’ offense fell silent after scoring twice in the second inning. For...

Morning Briefing: Mets Clinch Second Consecutive Series Win

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets have now won their last two series and four of their last five games. The offense got going for 15 hits in a 10-5 win over the Rockies Wednesday night. Read more on the game here. The Mets will now go for the sweep in Colorado at 3:10 p.m. ET. Christian Scott (0-0, 4.26 ERA) goes against Jose Quintana (1-2, 4.07 ERA). Latest Mets News Left-handed relief pitcher...

Morning Briefing: A.J. Minter Could Rejoin Mets By Next Week

Good morning, Mets fans! Laura Albanese of Newsday reported that A.J. Minter could be slated for a return to the Mets by this weekend or early next week. On Monday, the Mets won their series opener in Colorado 4-2, thanks to a strong sixth inning. The second game of the series is scheduled for Tuesday at 8:40 p.m. ET, with Freddy Peralta on the mound. However, there is rain and potential snow in...

Morning Briefing: Rockies, Bad Weather on Tap for Mets

Good morning, Mets fans! Hey, look who won a series! Mark Vientos hit a pair of two-run homers, Carson Benge made an outstanding diving catch in the ninth and the Mets (12-22) beat the Angels 5-1 Sunday to win their second series on the road this season. Clay Holmes gave up one run over 6 2/3 innings, struck out six and lowered his ERA to 1.69, which is fourth in MLB among qualified pitchers....

Morning Briefing: Ronny Mauricio Fractures Thumb

Good morning, Mets fans. The Mets dropped Game 2 of the series to the Angels, 4-3 in 10 innings. They close out their series with the rubber game on Sunday at 4:07 p.m. ET. It will be the righty Clay Holmes (302, 1.75 ERA, 25 SO) on the mound for New York against right-hander Jack Kochanowicz (2-0, 3.09 ERA, 24 SO). Along with dropping the game in the 10th, the Mets’ injury woes continued...

Morning Briefing: Pete Alonso Never Had Final Conversation With Mets

Good morning, Mets fans! With the Orioles in the Bronx for a series with the Yankees, it marks the first time Pete Alonso has returned to New York since his departure from the Mets this offseason. Prior to Friday’s series opener, Alonso held a 13-minute session with media where he said he never had a final conversation with Steve Cohen or David Stearns before signing with the Orioles. He...

Morning Briefing: Tommy Pham Elects Free Agency

Good morning, Mets fans! Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported that outfielder Tommy Pham cleared waivers and the Mets outrighted him to Triple-A Syracuse. However, Pham decided to elect free agency instead of accepting the assignment. Latest Mets News The Mets lost 14-2 to the Nationals on Wednesday to even the series. Dave Melendi has more. The Mets will try to take the rubber game at 1:10 p.m....

Morning Briefing: Mets Score One Run in Two Games

Good morning, Mets fans! Scoring runs shouldn’t be this hard. After the Mets lost the first game of the doubleheader Sunday, Carlos Mendoza was asked if the team’s problems were fixable. “Yes,” he told reporters. “We’ve got to do something. That’s not a good showing. We’ve got to fix it.” The fix may come, but it didn’t happen in Game...

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