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After breaking his left thumb, Bryce Harper will now need surgery. His recovery is expected to take roughly six weeks Jim Salisbury of NCBS reported.
The Mets lost to the Astros again Tuesday, their third defeat in as many games to the AL West leaders. They’ll play their fourth and final matchup with the Astros today at 1:10 p.m. Taijuan Walker will be facing off against Justin Verlander.
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Max Scherzer‘s next rehab assignment, originally scheduled for Tuesday, was pushed back to Wednesday, per the Mets.
Travis Jankowski has begun baseball activities and is looking to go on a rehab assignment by the end of the next week, Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated reported.
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The Braves placed Kenley Jansen on the 15-day IL with an irregular heartbeat, the team announced.
Freddie Freeman released a statement on his emotional homecoming in Atlanta.
The perception of executives is that a team looking to trade for starting pitching will be looking for prospect-rich proposals, Buster Olney of ESPN reported.
The Astros placed Michael Brantley on the 10-day IL with right shoulder discomfort.
Blue Jays pitcher Nate Pearson has been shut down for four weeks, Keegan Matheson of MLB reported.
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has set its sights on Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption, per Evan Drellich of The Athletic.
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Alex Horowitz wrote about Pete Alonso‘s historic RBI pace.
Liz Evangelou previewed the Mets’ series with the Astros, which kicked off Tuesday with a thud.
Joe D. wrote about the new Pete Alonso and Bobby Valentine bobbleheads.
The Mets may have gotten crushed Tuesday, but you can read Matt Lazzaro‘s recap of the game.
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