Morning Briefing: Happy DeGrom Day!

Good Morning, Mets fans!

Today is a great day because Jacob deGrom (3-1, 1.69 ERA) steps on the hill once again to face Blue Jays RHP Chase Anderson (0-0, 4.94 ERA). This is the first game of the Mets series against Toronto which is taking place in Buffalo, New York due to the inability to play in Toronto.

In their last game, the Mets had a spectacular win against the Orioles with Thursday being a rare off day for the team. Luis Rojas has expressed that deGrom will be pitching every fifth day, no matter when the team’s off days are.

In the pitcher’s last outing, deGrom allowed one earned run over seven innings pitched against the Phillies.

This outing brought his ERA down, making him the National League leader and. only behind Indians RHP Shane Bieber. who is the current MLB leader with a 1.25 ERA.

The game is set to begin at 6:37 PM EST, will be televised on SNY and can be heard on WCBS 880 AM.

Let’s see what’s been going on around MLB!

Latest Mets News

With Michael Conforto’s contract set to expire, there have been debates on what his extension could look like.

Matthew Allan was named as MLB’s top alternate site performer.

Rustin Dodd of The Athletic told a great story of a young Jacob deGrom and how he went from a “small-town kid from Florida” who almost quit playing baseball in college to a two time Cy Young-winning pitcher.

North Jersey’s Justin Toscano recounted former Met Al Leiter’s experience witnessing the twin towers in flames during the September 11th attacks in 2001 as the rest of the team was in Pittsburgh.

Santurce Cangrejeros signed former Mets RHP Stephen Nogosek as he expressed his excitement to “get out there and play some ball.”

Latest MLB News

The Giants DFA fan favorite Pablo Sandoval after the third baseman spent the season struggling with .220 batting average and one home run. The 34-year-old gave a heartfelt goodbye as he departed.

The Diamondbacks designated Jake Lamb for assignment and called up Pavin Smith from the alternate site.

The Royals moved Matt Harvey to the bullpen.

Royals rookie pitcher Brady Singer almost pitched a no-hitter in his ninth start with the team in the team’s 11-1 win against the Indians.

Jordan Zimmerman had his last start as a Tiger.

Mookie Betts had his first start at second base for the first time in six years.

The Dodgers placed Walker Buehler on the injured list and activated Joe Kelly who will begin serving his five-game suspension for “throwing at Astros batters”.

Latest NL East News

Freddie Freeman continues his hot streak with two home runs in Thursday night’s game.

Jorge Alfaro’s walk-off brought the Marlins back into second place surpassing the Phillies yet again.

Marlins second baseman Isan Diaz who originally chose to not play the season after opening day was recalled from the team’s alternate site.

Marlins infielder Jon Berti was placed on the injured list with RHP Jordan Yamamoto and LHP Alex Vesia being optioned to the team’s alternate site.

Phillies manager Joe Girardi explained that he believes that their struggling bullpen is capable of turning around their issues.