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Good morning, Mets fans!
Mets third baseman Eduardo Escobar began his rehab assignment last night with Single-A Brooklyn. Escobar went 2-for-4 with an RBI. He played seven innings at shortstop, making all four plays hit to him, including starting two 6-4-3 double plays.
The Mets opened their homestand after a much needed day off, with a 3-1 win over the Colorado Rockies. Jacob deGrom toed the slab and pitched six strong innings along with a Pete Alonso two-run homer to bolster the Mets to a win. For more, here’s our recap of last night’s game.
Now onto the morning briefing!
Latest Mets News
Joey Lucchesi, rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, tossed two scoreless innings in his second rehab start with Single-A St. Lucie. He threw 14 pitches, 10 for strikes and five of them were churves.
Today, elected officials & School Construction Authority will come together with members of 1969 World Series Champion Mets for a school naming ceremony in Queens. People in attendance will dedicate I.S. 419 as the Tommie L. Agee Educational Campus in honor of the legendary Mets outfielder.
Click here for the schedule for Old Timers Day on Saturday at Citi Field.
Members of the St. Lucie Mets assisted the Treasure Coast Food Bank pack over 600 boxes of food to help families in need.
Latest MLB News
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic discusses how Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno limited the team from trading two-way player Shohei Ohtani at the deadline and what selling the team means for the superstar.
Jeff Fletcher from SoCal News Group reports that Angels first baseman Jared Walsh has been placed on the 60-day IL with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. The Angels announced they have have claimed pitcher Rob Zastryzny off waivers from the Mets and optioned him to Triple-A Salt Lake.
The Savannah Bananas announce that they will play baseball year round, as they plan to play in 25 cities all around the country next year from February to December.
Derrick Gold of the St. Louis Post Dispatch tweets that Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado has returned to St. Louis to be with his wife for the birth of his first child. He will miss the Cardinals upcoming series versus Atlanta.
Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports that the New York Yankees will place pitcher Nestor Cortes on the IL with a groin injury.
St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Albert Pujols and catcher Yadier Molina received a gift from the Chicago Cubs, which were their respective numbers from the old manual scoreboard in center field.
The Philadelphia Phillies announce that they have placed pitcher Zack Wheeler on the 10-day IL (retroactive to 8/22) with right forearm tendinitis.
Latest on MMO
Christian De Block gives us another NL East Roundup.
Michael Mayer discusses Seth Lugo and his resurgence on the mound after the All-Star break.
Steve Sica highlights the hot bat of Mark Vientos and others on the latest Mets Minors Recap.
On This Date in Mets History
1996: The New York Mets promote Bobby Valentine from Triple-A Norfolk to become the team’s new major league manager. Valentine managed the Mets from 1997 to 2002 and totaled 563 wins and 467 losses. During his tenure, the Mets made the playoffs in two consecutive seasons for the first time in franchise history in 1999 and 2000. The Mets would win the National League Pennant in 2000 with Valentine at the helm.
Birthdays: Ricky Bottalico (53), Alex Trevino (65)
