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The Mets won a great game Friday against the Marlins, 6-4. Brandon Nimmo hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth that proved to be the difference in the ballgame. Edwin Díaz was almost immaculate as he struck out all three batters on ten pitches, all for strikes. Liz Evangelou provided a detailed recap of the win.
The Mets received some good news surrounding some players on the injured list Friday. Tim Healey of Newsday reported that the Mets are expecting to get Trevor May back on Wednesday and James McCann on Thursday.
Most importantly, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported that Jacob deGrom intends to pitch during the trip in Washington next week. It seems like Tuesday is the most likely day for him to make a start, the day after Max Scherzer.
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Tim Britton of The Athletic wrote about how difficult it is to catch Chris Bassitt.
Stephanie Apstein of Sports Illustrated wrote about how Jacob deGrom is a bully in the clubhouse.
Félix Mantilla, on his 88th birthday, shared a story about his former manager Casey Stengel.
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Zach Buchanan of The Athletic wrote about how the change of the MLB Draft from June to July is proving detrimental.
Evan Drellich of The Athletic reported that Rob Manfred sent the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee a letter Friday arguing that MLB’s antitrust exemption helps minor league communities and players.
The Angels announced that Jonathan Villar cleared waivers and is now a free agent.
Bryan Hoch of MLB reported that Aaron Judge is the third Yankees player to hit 40 home runs before the end of July.
Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported that the Padres are close to signing Joe Musgrove to a 5-year, $100 million extension.
The Mariners announced they acquired Luis Castillo from the Reds in exchange for Noelvi Marte, Edwin Arroyo, Levi Stoudt, and Andrew Moore.
Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported that the Dodgers have contacted the Angels about Shohei Ohtani, but they are unlikely to trade him to a geographic rival.
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Michael Mayer wrote that the Mets scouted the Red Sox Friday night for potential trade options.
Mathias Altman-Kurosaki wrote an MMO trade profile on Daniel Bard.
Christian De Block wrote a series preview of the series in Miami.
Nick Rucco wrote the daily Mets Minors Recap, highlighted by a massive walk-off home run from Francisco Álvarez.
John Sheridan wrote an update on the 2022 Mets draftees, highlighted by Kevin Parada looking like he will sign.
MMO Weekly 2022 Episode 13 was posted Thursday, as special guest Wayne Randazzo joined the show!
On This Day in Mets History
2016: Mike Piazza‘s number 31 was retired by the Mets. He became the fourth Met to have his number retired, joining Casey Stengel (37), Gil Hodges (14), and Tom Seaver (41). Piazza hit .296 with 220 home runs in his career in New York and was a leader on and off the field.
2021: Mets trade for Javier Báez. While his Mets tenure only lasted a couple of months, Báez provided excitement down a stretch where the Mets ended up going nowhere. Over 47 games in Queens, he had a slash line of .299/.371/.515 with nine home runs and 22 RBI.
Let’s go Mets!
