Morning Briefing: José Butto Looking To Help Mets Sweep

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets (9-6) and Athletics (3-12) wrap up their three-game series this evening at 4:07 p.m. ET at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. José Butto will make his first start of the season in place of Max Scherzer against JP Sears (0-1, 5.59 ERA) for the Athletics. The Mets will look to complete a three-game sweep. Latest Mets News The Mets on Saturday announced a few roster...

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Scherzer Start Pushed To Wednesday, Butto Starting Sunday

Max Scherzer has been pulled from his scheduled start against the Oakland A’s on Sunday due to “lingering soreness.” Mike Puma of The New York Post was first with the news. According to Puma, Scherzer has been dealing with soreness and will now pitch Wednesday for the Mets against the Dodgers in LA. The Mets had yet to name a starter for Wednesday. As a result, José Butto will...

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Mets Get Timely Hits in 3-2 Win Over A’s

On the day that all of Major League Baseball honored the late Jackie Robinson, the New York Mets continued their West Coast road trip and their series against the Oakland Athletics. It was RHP Carlos Carrasco on the mound for the visiting Mets against RHP Shintaro Fujinami on the mound for the Athletics in a tale of two starters that had struggled in the early stages of the 2023 season. After...

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MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Athletics, 4:07 PM

Saturday, April 15, 2023 • 4:07 PM Oakland Coliseum • Oakland, California RHP Carlos Carrasco (0-2, 11.42) vs. RHP Shintaro Fujinami (0-2, 17.55) WPIX The Mets finally had a breakout day for the offense! The Mets worked a franchise record 17 walks on Friday and scored 17 runs as they took the series opener from the Oakland Athletics. The 17-6 win was enough to flip the Mets’ run...

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Mets DFA Santana; Butto, Yacabonis Called Up

The New York Mets selected the contract of RHP Jimmy Yacabonis and recalled RHP José Butto from Triple-A on Saturday, the franchise announced. In corresponding moves, the team DFA’d Dennis Santana and placed Stephen Nogosek on the 15-day IL with a right elbow bone bruise. A standout in Spring Training, Yacabonis was signed to a minor-league contract this winter. He’s appeared in four...

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Mets Getting It All Wrong With Handling Of Prospects

The New York Mets have a prospect problem. And there is no denying it. There seems to be some flawed logic at play when it comes to how the Mets are handling their prospects. It is in stark contrast to the rest of MLB, and it contradicts the mission statement of the front office wanting to win right now. It seems that every single day highly-rated prospect Brett Baty goes off at the plate and...

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