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Unfortunately, the Mets were unable to complete the doubleheader sweep last night. Instead, they settled with a split and will look for another series win this afternoon with Taijuan Walker on the mound.

The best moment of the day came when Starling Marte homered on the first pitch he saw since being removed from the bereavement list. Marte was on the list after the death of his grandmother.

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Max Scherzer was officially placed on the 15-day injured list, and Starling Marte returned from the bereavement list. Jake Reed was also called up from Triple-A and Gosuke Katoh was returned back to Syracuse.

Chris Bassitt agreed to a one-year deal worth $8.65 million with the Mets, avoiding an arbitration hearing that would have took place on Monday. The deal has a mutual option for 2023 at $19 million and $150,000 buyout. This brings the total of the deal to $8.8 million (as mutual options are rarely picked up).

Kumar Rocker, the Mets’ first-round pick from 2021 who was not signed, recently signed with the Tri-City Valley Cats ahead of the 2022 draft. In a recent interview with the New York Post, his agent, Scott Boras, “would not allow questions concerning the 2021 draft.”

Nevertheless, Rocker said he is “feeling great” after medical concerns were reportedly the reason the Mets were not willing to give the former Vanderbilt pitcher as much signing bonus money as he originally wanted.

Scott Boras also talked to the Post about another one of his clients: Brandon Nimmo.

“You are going to see a big chase for Nimmo,” Boras said of the free-agent-to-be. What Nimmo’s contract will look like this offseason has been debated far and wide, trying to find a nice balance between his production and injury history.

Byron Buxton’s seven-year, $100 million contract extension has been used as a comparison due to injury and potential. It appears Starling Marte’s four-year. $78 million contract should be cleared by Nimmo. It’s highly doubtful Brandon will sign before free agency.

Deesha Thosar of the NY Daily News wrote a nice story about Eduardo Escobar and his 10-year anniversary in MLB.

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Orioles’ top prospect Adley Rutschman, who is also the top prospect in baseball per MLB Pipeline, made his major-league debut on Saturday. He went 1-for-3 with a triple. It’s the first of many starts for the 22-year-old, who is seen as the next premier catcher in baseball.

Rutschman joins Spencer Torkelson, Bobby Witt Jr., Hunter Greene and others as some of the top prospects in baseball to make their debuts this season.

The Orioles also signed John Means to a two-year, $5.925 contract, avoiding arbitration. Means recently underwent Tommy John surgery and likely won’t pitch until the middle of 2023. The 29-year-old won’t be a free agent until after the 2024 season.

Justin Upton signed a major-league deal with the Seattle Mariners. He was released by the Los Angeles Angels before the season started in the last year of his contact.

The Yankees placed reliever Chad Green on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow strain.

Trevor Megill, Tylor’s brother, was called up by the Minnesota Twins on Satuday.

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Sam Klein recapped the Mets’ farm teams performances on Friday. He focused on the organization’s current offensive woes.

Patrick Glynn took a deeper dive into Chris Bassitt‘s new contract. As well as the 2023 mutual option that comes with it.

Michael Garaffa recapped what went on around the league and with the Mets on Friday. This includes a report about former Mets’ pitcher Bartolo Colon.

On This Date in Mets History

1963: Hall of Fame inductee, Gil Hodges, was released by the Mets on this day in 1963. He was brought back five years later to manage the team, and he led the 1969 squad to a World Series. He’ll be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 24th, nearly 50 years after his death.

1998: Twenty-four years ago today, the Mets traded for Mike Piazza, one of the best catchers of all-time. New York traded Preston Wilson along with a couple other minor leaguers to the Marlins. He ended up as one of the few players in the Hall of Fame with a Mets’ cap on.

Birthdays: Collin Cowgill (36)