Morning Briefing: Jacob DeGrom Progressing In Positive Direction

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Good morning Mets fans!

The Mets got a bit of good news on Saturday as Jacob deGrom threw from 135 feet on Friday and the result was that he felt good. “I’m not exactly sure when I’m supposed to touch the mound, but so far everything’s felt good,” said deGrom. deGrom missed the last three months with elbow inflammation. With the Mets’ rotation starting to take a hit, this news comes as a bit of a breath of fresh air for New York.

Couple this news with the Mets’ 8-2 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday, it was a nice second day of Memorial Day weekend for the Mets. They’ll go for the series sweep against the Phillies tonight at 7:08 P.M. ET.

Latest Mets News

According to Jacob Resnick of SNY, Mets third base prospect Brett Baty was placed on the injured list at Double-A Binghamton.

The Mets recalled Nick Plummer from Triple-A Syracuse. The team also optioned Yoan López to Triple-A.

Brandon Nimmo is battling a sore wrist. He was available off the bench last night.

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Per Talkin’ Baseball, the Los Angeles Angels’ Nike City Connect Uniforms have been unveiled.

The Chicago White Sox announced on Saturday, that prior to their series opener between their inner-city rival Chicago Cubs, they designated left-handed pitcher Dallas Keuchel for assignment. The White Sox recalled infielder Danny Mendick from Triple-A Charlotte.

Per Bobby Nightengale of the Enquirer, Tommy Pham was suspended for three games. He will miss the rest of the Reds’ series against the Giants. Trent Rosencrans of The Athletic elaborated on the conversation between Pham and Pederson. He said Pham said “disrespectful (explitive)” about the Padres and “(explitive) with my money.”

The Los Angeles Dodgers released a statement congratulating Russell Martin on his retirement and thanked him for his memories as a Dodger. This includes his career 0.00 ERA.

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today & Audacy, the Los Angeles Dodgers have called up outfielder Kevin Pillar to replace infielder Max Muncy. Muncy was placed on the injured list. To make room for Pillar on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers transferred Tommy Kahnle to the 60-day injured list.

In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, Michael Kopech designed a phone wallpaper as a reminder to individuals to be kind to themselves and others. The post can be found here.

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Sam Klein recapped the Mets’ minor league affiliate games from Friday, May 27th, which included home runs by Francisco Álvarez and Mark Vientos.

Mathia Altman-Kurosaki talked about Pete Alonso’s franchise mark for RBI’s before Memorial Day.

Jude Kamilhor wrote a new post — Deadball: Keeping Score with William M. Akers.

Andrew Steele-Davis recapped Carlos Carrasco’s up-and-down night against the Phillies.

Nate Olshan discussed the New York Mets recalling Nick Plummer and Optioning Yoan Lopez to Triple-A Syracuse.

Mojo Hill talked about the good news of Jacob deGrom feeling “completely normal.”

Nick Rucco recapped New York’s 8-2 victory over Philadelphia last night.