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According to John Flanigan of Metsmerized Online, on “The Show” with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman, Sandy Alderson commented that Francisco Álvarez is not an immediate option for the Mets at DH, saying, “In order for Alvarez to be considered, we’d have to see sustained performance over some period of time at Triple-A.”
The Mets and Braves conclude their series this afternoon at 12:20 p.m. ET. Chris Bassitt (6-6, 3.94 ERA) takes the mound against Charlie Morton (5-3, 4.21 ERA) for the Braves.
Latest MLB News
Mike Trout left Tuesday night’s game with back spasms, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported.
Per MLB Network’s Jon Morosi, Cincinnati Reds’ infielder Brandon Drury is a trade deadline candidate who many are underestimating and not discussing enough. Morosi commented that Drury could be an option for the Mariners and other teams due to his ability to be flexible in the infield and cover multiple positions.
Major League Baseball announced three new All-Stars that have been selected to play in the mid-summer classic: Garrett Cooper of the Miami Marlins, J.D. Martinez of the Boston Red Sox, and Carlos Rodon of the San Francisco Giants.
Jayson Stark of The Athletic discusses the new “Pie-Slice Rule” that is coming to the Florida State League, a new attempt at neutralizing the shift.
Chandler Rome of The Houston Chronicle discusses why Justin Verlander is not likely to pitch in the All-Star game.
Latest on MMO
Christian De Block recaps Edwin Diaz’s Monday night performance and the recent strong successes he has had in big moments.
Sam Klein recaps the last week of Mets minor league games and news, including Jose Butto and Nick Zwack dominating, and more.
George Giakoumis recaps Max Sscherzer’s dominant performance in Monday night’s Mets win over the Braves.
Andrew Steele-Davis discusses MLB trade deadline candidate, catcher Willson Contreras.
Nick Rucco breaks down top collegiate candidates the Mets could be targeting as discussed by The Athletic in their Mock draft 3.0.
On This Date in Mets History
2001: Mike Piazza hit his 300th home run of his career.
Birthdays: Mike Fitzgerald (62), Jack Aker (82)
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