Good Morning, Mets fans!
The Rays beat the Yankees 2-1 and are moving on to the ALCS. They will face off against the Houston Astros in a best-of-seven series in San Diego, California at Petco Park.
The ALCS will start on Sunday, October 11, and the NLCS games will be in Arlington, Texas at Globe Life Field starting Monday, October 12. The NLCS will have 11,500 fans able to be in attendance, but MLB was unable to get approval in California for the ALCS to host fans, according to Tyler Kepner of the New York Times.
Latest Mets News
Jacob deGrom‘s “Tom Seaver” cleats he worn in his final start of the 2020 season are being auctioned off! All of the proceeds from the auction will go to More Than Baseball which his an organization created to building a better future for minor league baseball players.
Co-Author of The Captain Anthony DiComo of MLB, announces a full prize giveaway with Penguin Random House where you can win a Mets fan pack that includes a copy of the book, a singed baseball from David Wright and more. The Captain comes out this Tuesday, October 13.
Latest MLB News
Major League Baseball mourns the loss of Edward Charles “Whitey” Ford. Ford was a Hall of Famer and spent his entire 16-year career with the Yankees. He was incredible; He won six World Series Championships and was a 10-time All-Star. We at MMO are deeply saddened to hear of the loss of one of baseball’s greats.
David Waldstein of the New York Times wrote an article on beloved manager Dusty Baker and how he is navigating coaching the most hated team in baseball (besides the Yankees).
Anthony DiComo of MLB reported that there have been no new positive COVID-19 tests for the last 40 consecutive days and in 48 of their last 49.
Latest NL East News
The National outright Adrian Sanchez, Aaron Barrett, Austen Williams, and Paolo Espino.
The Phillies announced that Adam Morgan has undergone flexor tendon surgery which will require six to nine months of recovery.
Latest On MMO
Rich Mancuso discusses the Travis d’Arnaud that the Mets missed out on, the same d’Arnaud that is red-hot for the Atlanta Braves this season.
Michelle Ioannou spoke with Mets’ minor league pitcher Adam Oller in an exclusive MMO interview.
Jordan Baron discusses David Peterson‘s 2020 Mets MMO report card.
Mike Mayer reflects on Todd Pratt‘s walk-off to send the Mets to the NLCS in 1999 and Jacob deGrom’s playoff debut in 2015.
On This Day in Mets History
1973: The Mets win their second National League pennant in franchise history in they 7-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Tom Seaver worked 8.1 innings and gave up only seven hits.
As always, stay happy, healthy, and safe!
