Morning Briefing: Double Trouble!

Good morning Mets fans!

Today the Mets will take on the Marlins in a doubleheader to make up for Monday’s postponed matchup. Zack Wheeler will take the hill against Trevor Richards at 4:20 p.m. and Jason Vargas will challenge Jeff Brigham in the late game. Both games will be televised on SNY.

Last night, the Mets were defeated by the Marlins by a score of 5-3, which led to Jacob deGrom‘s ninth loss of the season.

Latest Mets News

Mike Puma writes in Baseball America that Mets’ prospects Justin Dunn and Andres Gimenez took steps forward in 2018.

Puma also explores the disagreement between Fred and Jeff Wilpon in the search for a new general manager.

Joel Sherman of the New York Post indicates that the Mets hope to have their general manager search down to 10 to 12 candidates by the end of September.

Jerry Crasnick connects Scott Sharp to the Mets General Manager search.

Longtime Mets’ public relations director Jay Horwitz will transition to a new role in the Mets Alumni Relations department. Horwitz had served as the PR director for 39 seasons.

Latest MLB News

Scott Miller of Bleacher Report writes about Felix Hernandez’s transition from ace of the Mariners’ rotation to bullpen piece.

Steven Marcus of Newsday writes about what happened to Bucky Dent’s bat after the Yankees’ shortstop hit a home run in the 1978 AL East tiebreaker.

The Red Sox have activated starting pitcher Chris Sale. Sale, who has pitched to a 1.97 ERA in 146 innings this year, landed on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation.

Oakland Athletics’ starting pitcher Sean Manaea will have arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder next week. Manaea was placed on the disabled list on August 26 due to shoulder impingement.