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Mark Vientos was placed on the injured list before the Mets game on Tuesday. In the corresponding move, the Mets recalled lefty Brandon Waddell from Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets also optioned righty Max Kranick to Triple-A and recalled the red-hot Ronny Mauricio.
The Mets and Dodgers had another extra-innings affair Tuesday night in Los Angeles, and it didn’t land New York’s way. The Dodgers pulled ahead 6-5 on a Freddie Freeman walk-off double, a ball Brandon Nimmo misplayed and usually would have caught. The team’s four-game winning streak came to an end as well. Mauricio went 0-for-4 and played third base in his return to the big leagues.
Tylor Megill‘s first-inning struggles continued, and Juan Soto went deep for the third time in four games. Check out the full game recap here.
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Frankie Montas made his first rehab start Tuesday for Triple-A Syracuse, allowing five earned runs over four innings. He gave up four home runs, three of them to Will Robertson, but issued just one walk.
Mark Vientos has been diagnosed with a right hamstring strain, though the Mets aren’t yet sure how severe it is. He’s being sent back to New York for further evaluation and testing. The team is expected to have a clearer timeline once results come in. He was officially placed on the IL late Tuesday.
Upon returning to the big leagues, Mauricio told reporters he has been working on his English and taking two weekly classes.
Edwin Díaz was named NL Reliever of the Month for May. He racked up five saves over 11.1 innings of work without allowing a run to score. Read Metsmerized’s full coverage here.
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Per Eno Sarris of The Athletic on X: “There’s more drag on the ball this year than any year in the statcast era, according to MLB’s own numbers. More drag means less distance on batted balls, and equally well-hit balls are indeed not traveling as far this March-May as in past seasons.”
According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, José Ureña signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers on Tuesday. After making an unremarkable appearance with the Mets this year, Ureña went on to pitch in six games for the Blue Jays, posting a 3.65 ERA over 12 1/3 innings with Toronto. Ureña recorded two outs against the Mets on Tuesday night.
MLB viewership is rising fast, with double-digit growth in the U.S., Japan, and across streaming platforms. ESPN is off to its best season start in eight years, and TBS is setting new highs for Tuesday broadcasts. In Japan, NHK is drawing huge audiences, and MLB.TV is on pace for a record-breaking year.
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Gabe Herz writes how Brett Baty is proving he belongs on this Mets team.
Jorge Eckardt looks at the Mets’ minor league players of the month.
Christian De Block writes about Paul Blackburn‘s season debut.
On This Day In Mets History
1976: Dave Kingman hits three home runs and drives in eight runs in an 11-0 routing over the Dodgers.
1985: Dwight Gooden fires a complete game to outduel Dodgers lefty Fernando Valenzuela in a pitcher’s duel. The Mets break a 1–1 tie with three runs in the ninth to seal the win.
2006: Lastings Milledge hits his first major league home run, a game-tying bomb off Armando Benítez.
Born On This Date: Phil Linz (1939), Rick Wilkins (1967)
