Good morning, Mets fans!
The Gold Glove Award finalists were announced Thursday. Tomás Nido was picked in the catcher position, but Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo, Jeff McNeil and Luis Guillorme were questionably left out. The full slate of finalists can be found here.
In the ALCS, Framber Valdez stepped up and took charge on the mound for the Houston Astros, as he struck out nine Yankees batters through seven innings to lead the Astros to a 3-2 win and take a 2-0 series lead over New York in the American League Championship Series.
Astros infielder Alex Bregman knocked a three-run homer to put Houston on top, and while Valdez did not walk a batter, did give up two unearned runs when Bregman botched a Giancarlo Stanton ground ball and threw it away. The series shifts to Yankee Stadium for games three and four this upcoming weekend.
Now onto the morning briefing!
Latest Mets News
Mets closer Edwin Díaz thanked the fans with a message on Twitter, detailing his memorable season, and expressed his gratitude along with his wish for a better outcome.
Hola mi gente en NY! Thanks for a great season – my most memorable one yet! I wish the season would’ve ended differently, but glad we got to play in front of the best fans in the world all season long!!!! ⚾️💪🏾🎺🎺🗽 pic.twitter.com/LFHpDY9EY1
— Edwin Diaz (@SugarDiaz39) October 20, 2022
Latest MLB News
Craig Mish of Sportsgrid reports that the Miami Marlins will interview Astros bench coach Joe Espada and Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro for a second time for their managerial vacancy.
David Aldridge, along with Ken Rosenthal and Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic reports that a group including Washington Wizards, Mystic, and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis has emerged as a front-runner to buy the Washington Nationals.
Latest on MMO
Michael Mayer discusses whether Edwin Diaz should get a record contract for a closer from the Mets.
Steve Sica details the strong start for Ronny Mauricio in his winter ball season.
On This Date in Mets History
1986: Coming into Fenway Park for game three of the World Series, Lenny Dykstra knocked Oil Can Boyd‘s third pitch of the day near the Pesky Pole in right field and out to give the Mets a lead they’d never give up. Bob Ojeda limited his old team to just one run over seven innings, helping the Mets surge back into the series with a 7-1 blowout.
2006: Daniel Murphy set the MLB record with a home run in six straight postseason games as the Mets beat the Cubs to sweep the NLCS.
Birthdays: Jose Lobaton (38), Danny Herrera (38), Jim Henderson (40)
