Good morning, Mets fans!

Late Monday night, Fernando Tatis Jr. took a rip at a curveball and immediately crumbled in pain. A report from Jon Heyman says the superstar suffered a “subluxation of the left shoulder,” which Heyman clarified is a partial dislocation of the shoulder. He seemed to avoid major damage, though, as Padres general manager AJ Preller said the hope is he only misses about two weeks. The team placed him on the 10-day IL Tuesday.

The injury is similar to the one Michael Conforto suffered in 2017, though Tatis only has a partial tear and Conforto’s was more severe. He eventually had surgery on the shoulder and returned to form in the second half of 2018.

Tatis Jr. signed a 14-year, $340 million extension this offseason to stay with the San Diego Padres for a long time.

Now let’s get into the rest of the morning briefing.

Latest Mets News

The Mets won their first game of the year Tuesday night, 8-4 over the Phillies. Read the recap here.

X-rays were negative on J.D. Davis‘ left hand, which was hit by a Chase Anderson fastball in the second inning. He should only miss a couple of days once the bruising goes down.

Leighton Accardo, the late daughter Mets pitching coach Jeremy Accardo, will be placed in the Arizona Coyotes’ Ring of Honor. Accardo, who passed away in 2020 from germ cell cancer, was a fan of the team.

According to the team’s press release, players will wear special warm up jerseys with “LEIGHTON 49” on the backs ahead of a Leighton Accardo Legacy Game on April 17. Her parents will be at the ceremony.

The Mets announced Tuesday they will use the app Health Pass to track fans’ negative COVID tests and vaccinations as they let people into the stadium starting Thursday. You can download the app for free here.

Before the first home game Thursday, Broadway performers Lauren Patten and Jessica Vosk will perform “God Bless America,” according to MLB.com‘s Anthony DiComo. Six New York natives will each throw a first pitch ahead of the game as well, as Steve Cohen hinted in a Q&A in recent weeks.

SNY announced 413,004 viewers tuned in for Opening Day on Monday. It was the highest-viewed opener in network history, Anthony DiComo said.

On the topic of SNY, Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling all revealed they each have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine (with Cohen having received both doses). Cohen hopes that once they’re all fully vaccinated, they can return to broadcasting from the same booth.

Latest MLB News

Two trades for depths guys were made across the majors yesterday.

First, the Atlanta Braves traded two prospects (pitchers Chad Sobotka and Patrick Weigel) to the Milwaukee Brewers for shortstop Orlando Arcia. The team announced Arica was assigned to the alternate training site.

Next, the Yankees acquired infielder Rougned Odor — the man whose right hand is known more for throwing punches than put outs — from the Texas Rangers for prospects Antonio Cabello and Josh Stowers.

Odor had $27 million and three years (one being a buyout) left on his deal with the Rangers, who are covering his entire salary, according to ESPN‘s Jeff Passan. The Bombers designated Thairo Estrada for assignment to make room on their 40-man roster.

USA Baseball named former Angels manager Mike Scioscia the team’s skipper for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. This is the first time baseball will be a part of the Olympic games since 2008, when the USA won the bronze medal. They won the gold in 2000.

The Nationals announced all the roster moves from the COVID-19 outbreak on Tuesday. The players heading to the injured list are: Alex Avila, Josh Bell, Patrick Corbin, Yan Gomes, Brad Hand, Josh Harrison, Jon Lester, Jordy Mercer and Kyle Schwarber. (Shoutout to Jayson Stark‘s tweet for the list.) All the players on the list either tested positive or were in close contact with someone who did. The team won’t reveal who tested positive unless the player wants to do so.

The Boston Red Sox teamed with Nike for new yellow-and-blue uniforms paying homage to Patriot Day, the Boston Marathon and city’s pride following the bombing of the race eight years ago. (The best part of the uniform, in my opinion, is 617 marathon patch on the sleeve. Those would make dope shirts.)

The Cincinnati Reds announced a $10 ticket sale for people who have gotten at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, according to MLB Network‘s  Jon Morosi.

Trevor Rosenthal got a medical opinion on his shoulder from Dr. Gregory Pearl, a “vascular surgery specialist” from Texas who specializes in thoracic outlet syndrome, according to Ken Rosenthal. It’s not clear on if Rosenthal will need surgery yet, though,

Brad Brach, through MMO‘s Pat Ragazzo, commented on former Met Steven Matz‘s dominant outing on Monday. Brach said: “His stuff is way too good not to be really good. (And) Not just good, but a top pitcher in the league.”

Latest on MMO

MMO writers, including yours truly, submitted their Over/Under picks for various Mets-related prop bets for the 2021 season.

Michael Nebbia looks at the news of the All-Star game moving to Denver, Colorado.

Andrew Steele-Davis ponders if Luis Rojas will be on a “short leash” when managing this year.

Speaking of Rojas, Pat Ragazzo looks at the managerial choices Rojas made on Opening Day.

John Jackson also dove into what Jacob deGrom‘s first start of the year looked like.

MMO Digital 

Empire State of Mind: Lou DiPietro (@LouDiPietroWFAN) from WFAN joins host Zachary Grady to breakdown the opening weekend of the 2021 MLB Season and an early preview of the Subway Series this year between the Mets and Yankees.

Then former Mets Beat Writer Matt Ehalt (@MattEhalt) joins the show to break down the expectations for the Mets roster this year, what moves may be made in 2021, and the return on the black jerseys. You can listen to it all here.

Locked On Mets: On today’s episode of Locked On Mets, host Ryan Finkelstein talks about the 2021 debut of the Stro Show, as Marcus Stroman was dealing in last night’s victory against the Phillies. Ryan breaks down Stroman’s start, the strides the Mets are making defensively and the first offensive outburst of the season.

He also takes another look at the Mets bullpen, as the early returns have not been great through two games. Is Luis Rojas doing a good job managing the pen? Listen to today’s show to find out.

On This Date in Mets History

The Mets won their first Opening Day on April 7, 1970.

Don Clendenon had a game-winning single in the top of the 11th that put the Mets up 5-3 for good after Tug McGraw came in to nail down the save in the bottom of the inning.

Also on this date in Mets history in 1983, the team signed Clint Hurdle. He went on to play parts of three season with the Mets, and then managed the Rockies for eight seasons and Pirates for nine seasons. He has a lifetime 1269-1345 record (.485 win percentage) in the regular season.