Morning Briefing: Andrew Benintendi Traded to Yankees

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

Good morning, Mets fans!

The Yankees have acquired OF Andrew Benintendi for three pitching prospects (Chandler Champlain, T.J. Sikkema, and Beck Way). Aaron Boone believes that the left-handed-hitting Benintendi, an AL All-Star this season, can make a very strong lineup even stronger.

Now, it is time for the morning briefing.

Latest Mets News

On Wednesday, the Mets defeated the New York Yankees, 3-2, on a Starling Marte walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to sweep the subway series. Additionally, Max Scherzer pitched seven scoreless innings to help propel the Mets to victory. Dan Quiñones has a more complete recap of last night’s game.

Dylan Tebrake is officially a Met!

God is good! Officially a @Mets pic.twitter.com/Xg3WFSU7sk

— Dylan Tebrake (@dylantebrake) July 27, 2022

True Gravity Baseball announced that they have signed Mets ninth-round pick Chase Estep. Estep had a .302/.416./560 line with 17 doubles, 13 homers, and 16 stolen bases last season while playing for the University of Kentucky.

Jacob Degrom pitched yesterday for the Syracuse Mets. Jacob deGrom pitched four innings (67 pitches, 41 strikes) and allowed four earned runs and two home runs. deGrom retired the last seven batters that he faced. Michael Mayer reports that his fastball reached 98 mph and his slider reached 92 mph.

Trevor May also appeared yesterday for the Syracuse Mets. He pitched one inning (18 pitches, 11 strikes) and allowed an earned run.

Pete Alonso hit his 26th home run of the season last night, and his 132nd as a Met. He is now tied with Michael Conforto for seventh most home runs in franchise history.

Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that the announced attendance of 43,693 at Citi Field last night is the 10th-largest regular season crowd in the ballpark’s history.

Tim Healey of Newsday Sports reports that Max Scherzer used PitchCom for the first time tonight but hates it on principle. “It should be illegal […] Stealing signs is part of the game.”

SNY covered Max Scherzer’s interview question about the stadium atmosphere after last night’s game:

"I love pitching in these situations. Love pitching in this atmosphere. You've gotta want the ball in these types of moments and you've got to go out there and face the best."

– Max Scherzer pic.twitter.com/UqDJ1thWq8

— SNY (@SNYtv) July 28, 2022

Latest MLB News

Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports that Mike Trout is unconcerned with his rare back condition: costovertebral dysfunction at T5. Trout told Jeff Fletcher, “I got to stay on top of the routine I do on a daily basis to prevent it from coming back. I feel good where it’s at right now. Every day it’s improving. I felt really good today.” Fletcher also reports that Mike Trout plans to play again this season.