Morning Briefing: Mets Casting Wide Net in Managerial Search

Good morning Mets fans!

In the first game, the St. Louis Cardinals ambushed the Atlanta Braves with 10-runs in the first inning (Division Series record) to cruise to an easy 13-1 victory.

The Washington Nationals won their first playoff series in the nightcap with an extra inning 7-3 win over the Dodgers.

Now let’s take a look at what else went on around the league yesterday!

Latest Mets News

The Mets plan on conducting phone interviews before narrowing down their list of which candidates they will host. The Mets will interview Joe Girardi and could look into Buck Showalter per Jon Heyman of MLB Network.

The team also plans to interview former Met great Carlos Beltran and Mike Bell, as Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported.

League executives see Dusty Baker as an “ideal fit” for the Mets managerial position, writes Deesha Thosar of The New York Daily News.

Former Met fan favorite Bartolo Colon announced he will release a memoir titled “Big Sexy.”

Latest MLB News

Walker Buehler became the first pitcher in Major League Baseball playoff history to record at least seven strikeouts in his first six postseason starts, per MLB Stats.

San Francisco Giants top catching prospect Joey Bart broke his thumb in the Arizona Fall League after being struck with a pitch, per Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY Sports.

Marc Normandin commends Twins pitcher Randy Dobnak‘s Uber driving career prior to his call up to the bigs, but also cites the “exploitation” of Major League Baseball’s minor league conditions.

Latest NL East News

Longtime catching great Brian McCann announced he is calling it quits following the Atlanta Braves elimination last night, as Mark Bowman of MLB.com reported.

Prior to their game 5 loss, the Braves removed their foam-tomahawk giveaway for their fans in response to Cardinals rookie Ryan Helsley‘s comments regarding his Cherokee roots, as Derrick Goold of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote.