Morning Briefing: Mets Place Drew Smith On IL

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets placed RHP Drew Smith on the 15-day IL, retroactive to June 24, with a right elbow sprain before Wednesday’s game. Smith left Sunday’s game against the Cubs after coming in for Edwin Díaz ,who was ejected and suspended 10 games for having a foreign substance on his hand. Smith would go on to get two outs prior to leaving the game after being checked...

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Homer-Happy Mets Sweep Subway Series to Reach .500

OMG, the Mets have reached the .500 mark! And with a two-game Subway Series sweep, a Mets season that appeared derailed just a few weeks ago looks back on track. Francisco Alvarez homered, doubled and drove in three, Sean Manaea induced three double play balls, and the Mets (39-39) routed the Yankees 12-2 at Citi Field Wednesday to climb back to .500 for the first time since May 7. J.D....

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Game Chat: Yankees vs Mets, 7:10 PM

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 • 7:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Luis Gil (9-2, 2.77) vs. LHP Sean Manaea (4-3, 4.16) SNY • MLBN The Mets enter play today only one game under .500 and only 1.5 games back in the Wild Card chase. Tuesday night’s game was more of an adventure than manager Carlos Mendoza hoped for. The Mets had a lead early, but David Peterson couldn’t go deep into the game....

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Two More Triple-A Homers by Brett Baty

Brett Baty clubbed two homers at Triple-A Syracuse Wednesday to make it an impressive eight long balls in 65 at-bats as the 2019 first-round pick, who was the Mets’ Opening Day third baseman, tries to force his way back to the big leagues. He is 23-for-65 (.354 batting average) with a 1.188 OPS since being demoted on May 31. His path back to Queens is more complicated now with the...

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Harrison Bader Goes Yard Against Yankees

Harrison Bader knew he got all of it. He motioned to the Mets dugout on his way to first, raised a hand en route to second, pointed to the crowd after he touched home and hugged Francisco Lindor. It’s hard to tell if the center-fielder took extra pleasure in homering against his former club Tuesday in the Subway Series opener because he always plays the game with infectious enthusiasm. His...

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Mets Minors Recap: Brett Baty, Luke Ritter Homer for Syracuse

Syracuse, powered by a solid, if brief, outing from Christian Scott and five home runs, took a win against the Buffalo Bisons. Jesus Baez hit a double in his first game for Brooklyn. Triple-A Buffalo Bisons (37-38) 2, Syracuse Mets (47-28) 10 BOX SCORE 2B Luisangel Acuña: 2-for-5, R, RBI (27), 2 K (.703 OPS) LF Luke Ritter: 1-for-5, R, HR (17), RBI (54), 2 K (.876 OPS) 3B Brett Baty: 1-for-4, R,...

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