Good morning, Mets fans!

With the trade deadline quickly approaching, a lot of rumors have been swirling in regards to the Mets. One of these rumors includes a number of teams checking in on closer Edwin Diaz. Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that the Blue Jays, Dodgers, Rays and Braves have all shown interest, giving the Mets another thing to think about over the next few days.

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On Saturday, the Mets defeated the Pirates 3-0 behind an incredible performance by Steven Matz. Matz threw a complete game shutout, giving up just five hits in all nine innings and collecting seven strikeouts on only 99 pitches.

Michael Conforto and J.D. Davis supplied the offense with homers, the former a solo home run in the sixth inning and the latter a two-run homer in the seventh.

Today, the Mets look to complete a sweep against the Pirates. Jason Vargas will face off against Chris Archer. The game can be seen at 1:10 p.m. EST on WPIX.

Latest Mets News

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports on the Mets potentially exploring trading Noah Syndergaard to the Padres and then trading for Marcus Stroman from the Blue Jays.

The Mets are considering the idea of packaging starter Zack Wheeler with closer Edwin Diaz to increase their return in a possible trade.

Third baseman Todd Frazier is donating a portion of his salary to the RWJBarnabas Health Field of Dreams, an organization in his hometown of Toms River, New Jersey.

After hitting a home run on Friday, Jeff McNeil was able to convince his wife to adopt the puppy he met prior to the game.

Latest MLB News

The Twins got a boost for their bullpen, trading with the Miami Marlins to acquire reliever Sergio Romo. 

The Athletics traded with the Royals for reliever Jake Diekman, bolstering their bullpen in hopes to make it to the postseason.

Kerry Crowley of the Mercury News assessed the incredible bullpen that is carrying the San Francisco Giants into playoff contention.

Latest NL East News

The Braves placed both Dansby Swanson (foot contusion) and Nick Markakis (fractured wrist) on the IL.

The Phillies and Braves showed off some throwback uniforms in their game Saturday.

After blowing the lead on Saturday, the Nationals sent reliever Kyle Barraclough to Double-A Harrisburg.

Latest On MMO

Tim Ryder assessed the development of the Mets core, including Amed Rosario and Pete Alonso. 

Marshall Field analyzed what might have been Zack Wheeler’s last start as a Met.

On This Day

2011: The Mets struck a deal with the Giants, trading outfielder Carlos Beltran to the Giants for starter Zack Wheeler.

Let’s go Mets!