Morning Briefing: 2020 Schedules Are Out!

Good Morning, Mets fans! As you probably have seen already, schedules for all 30 teams were announced yesterday.

Latest Mets News

The Mets will open at home on Friday, July 24 against the Atlanta Braves at 4:10 p.m. ET.

New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom talked to reporters on Monday afternoon about safety protocols, winning awards, and about Steven Matz‘s performance earlier in the day.

Brandon Nimmo, speaking on Monday, said he feels on top of things despite having not seen live pitching since March.

Per Thomas McEnery of the New York Post, Steve Cohen is making another big push to buy the Mets.

According to Tim Healey of Newsday, adding an extra four months to finish rehabbing his Achilles tendon injury helped Dellin Betances find his fastball again.

Healy also reported that Mets assistant GM Adam Guttridge and bench coach Hensley Meulens have been absent from camp and the team has declined to say why.

Andrew Battifarano of MiLB.com wrote about Pete Crow-Armstrong finding his path to the majors with the Mets.

According to Adam Scheffer of ESPN, Chiefs, and former Met Pat Mahomes‘ son Patrick Mahomes II have agreed on a 10-year extension worth $450 million.

Latest MLB News

The MLB issued a statement about its COVID-19 testing program.

At 6:00 pm EST on Monday, MLB released its complete 2020 schedule.

According to Kyle Glaser of Baseball America, throughout the 2020 season, every team will have six off days (the four teams opening on July 23 will have an extra off day) and Jackie Robinson Day will be observed Aug. 28 (normally April 15).

The Texas Rangers confirmed that Joey Gallo has tested positive for COVID-19, per Levi Weaver of The Athletic.

The Dodgers announced that right-hander Jimmy Nelson will undergo surgery on his lower back, according to Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register.

Member of the 2016 American League champion Cleveland Indians Brandon Guyer announced his retirement.

Jared Diamond of The Wall Street Journal wrote about Todd Frazier‘s newfound role of preaching responsibility to young players who might underestimate the virus.

James Wagner of The New York Times questions how long early signs of optimism towards having a 2020 baseball season will last.

According to Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic, Kris Bryant gave his full answer on COVID-19 testing issues being seen across the league right now.

The Houston Astros closed their camps on Monday as they await COVID-19 test results and the Oakland A’s have delayed the start of their camp since their test results haven’t been received.

Latest NL East News

According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Washington Nationals canceled workouts on Monday as a result of their Friday coronavirus tests still having not shown up.