Morning Briefing: Former Met Justin Wilson Leaves Game With Shoulder Tightness

Good morning, Mets fans!

Former Met and Yankees lefty Justin Wilson left Monday night’s game with “tightness in his left shoulder,” according to the team. He will be reevaluated today.

The Mets fell to the Houston Astros on Monday afternoon at the Ballpark of Palm Beaches by a score of 5-4. New York was able to rally in the eighth with a three-run homer from Albert Amora Jr. but couldn’t muster up runs in the final inning to mount the comeback.

The Mets will look to bounce back this afternoon as they take on the Marlins at Clover Park. Right-handed pitcher Marcus Stroman will be on the bump for New York for his second start of spring training.

First pitch is set for 1:10 p.m. and can be watched on SNY.

Without any further ado, let’s get into Tuesday’s briefing.

Latest Mets News

Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza visited Mets spring training yesterday and will visit into today according to Tim Healey of Newsday. Healey says that Piazza spent some time to speak with New York ace Jacob deGrom.

Latest MLB News

Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen was sidelined in Arizona’s spring training game against Oakland due to soreness in his right forearm per Zach Buchanan of The Athletic. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo says Gallen’s soreness only bothers him when hitting but not pitching. Per the Associated Press, the 25-year-old righty may miss opening day. Gallen pitched a 2.75 ERA last season and finished ninth in Cy Young voting.

Blue Jays closer Kirby Yates will miss a few weeks due to a flexor strain in his throwing arm, according to the team. This will sit him out for opening day

Yates earned an All-Star bid in 2019 after pitching a 1.19 ERA with the Padres before having a sub-par season in 2020.

Ken Rosenthal and Nick Groke of The Athletic write on how Rockies players “begged” the Colorado organization to re-sign DJ LeMahieu. However, the Rockies’ front office said that they didn’t “like him as a player.”