Morning Briefing: Brett Baty Finalizing Contract With Mets This Week

Good morning, Mets fans!

And just like that, the first of two Subway Series meetings this year is over in a day-night doubleheader. In game one, Zack Wheeler faced off against Masahiro Tanaka and Jason Vargas opposed fellow southpaw pitcher James Paxton.

Although the Mets tacked on runs early, scoring four runs in the third inning, the Yankees struck back tagging Wheeler for five earned runs in only four and two-thirds innings. The game started off as an offensive battle between cross-town rivals and quickly turned into a lopsided 12-5 win for the Bronx Bombers.

In the second game of the day, the Mets scored three in the first inning on a three-run 424 ft bomb off the bat of Pete Alonso for his 22nd home run of the year. With a few more singles along with homers from J.D. Davis and Carlos Gomez, the Mets came out on top in the second game of their doubleheader with a final score of 10-4.

Jason Vargas will get the win after throwing six innings of three-run baseball. He now holds the second-best ERA in the Mets rotation at 3.68. Vargas also holds the fourth lowest ERA in the National League since April 19th, he trails Hyun-Jin Ryu, Mike Soroka, and Zack Greinke.

The Mets have an off-day today before they start a four-game series at home against the Cardinals.

Latest Mets News

Tim Healy of Newsday reported that Matt Kemp has been placed on the minor league injured list due to a lingering injury that hasn’t gone away. While on the Cincinnati Reds, he broke one of his ribs after colliding with the wall attempting to rob Wil Myers of a hit back in April.

Andres Gimenez was struck on the hand in a game last week and has been sidelined ever since. Fortunately, Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com informed fans that the X-Rays that were done came back negative, and he will be back to the Double-A Binghamton team after a few more days of rest.

Sports Editor, Thomas Jones, of Austin-American Statesman, was first to report that the Mets first-round draft pick, Brett Baty, will sign his big league contract later in the week, while Tim Healy of Newsday provided more information regarding the high school third baseman’s pro contract.

Latest MLB News

The Boston Red Sox released a statement on behalf of Tiffany Ortiz and family regarding the recovery of ‘Big Papi’. Marly Rivera of ESPN, reported that a source “with knowledge of the situation” has informed her that David Ortiz spoke to loved ones and walked a bit on Wednesday.

Yadier Molina was reinstated from the injured list for Wednesday’s game against the Miami Marlins. Molina was sidelined about two weeks ago after “bruising his right thumb” on May 27. It was revealed a few days after the injury that he was suffering from a slight tear between his right thumb and forefinger. The team optioned Andrew Knizner back to Triple-A to make room for Molina.

According to MLB.com, the All-Star Futures Game managers and coaches have been announced. In addition, Major League Baseball included that the contest will return to a seven-inning game.

Latest NL East News

The Miami Marlins recalled Elieser Hernandez from Triple-A New Orleans and they optioned Tyler Kinley to NOLA.

Josh Donaldson was suspended for one game after a benches-clearing incident in Atlanta during the first inning of Monday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Atlanta Braves placed Kevin Gausman on the 10-day injured list with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. The team recalled A.J. Minter from Triple-A.

Jose Urena was placed on the injured list Tuesday evening. Urena was slated to start on Wednesday for the Marlins, but was unfortunately shut down due to injury. The cause of his placement remains unknown. The Marlins will promote Jordan Yamamoto and the team will need to make a 25-man roster move upon his arrival to Miami.