Good morning, Mets fans!
The Mets will continue their six-game road trip on Tuesday night as they will travel to Chicago to take on the Cubs. Righty Taijuan Walker (0-0, 2.61 ERA) will start on the mound for New York as he is set to face Chicago’s right-handed slinger Jake Arrieta (2-1, 3.18 ERA).
First pitch for the series opener is set for 7:40 p.m. and will be broadcasted on SNY and WCBS 880.
Let’s get into Tuesday’s briefing.
Latest Mets News
WCBS announcer Howie Rose will be back in the booth Tuesday night after dealing with a medical issue that is being treated. The longtime play-by-play voice of the Mets has been absent since last Tuesday.
Tim Healey of Newsday talks about the “independent pitching analytics guru” that working with Marcus Stroman and other Mets.
The Athletic‘s Rob Biertempfel reviews how former Met Phil Evans went from New York’s farm system to a starring role with Pittsburgh.
Latest MLB News
According to Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post, Nationals pitcher Luis Avilán has opted to have Tommy John surgery to repair a torn UCL in his left elbow. The lefty suffered the tear on April 15 in a 11-6 loss to the Diamondbacks.
After a MRI, it has been determined that Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. suffered a mild abdominal strain in Atlanta’s 13-4 win against the Cubs on Sunday night. The young standout is day-to-day.
Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos‘ two-game suspension appeal has been denied, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Castellanos was suspended earlier this month for his role in the bench-clearing incident against the Cardinals on April 3.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says that his team is going to “fight their way out” of their start and will hav a “more reflective record that gets us back on line and gets people’s confidence back to where it should be” by the end of the month. The Bronx Bombers are sitting at a 5-10 record, their worst start since 1997.
Former longtime Dodgers announcer Vin Scully received his 2020 World Series championship ring on Monday. Scully was the voice of the Dodgers for 67 years.
MLB.TV registered the most-watched 18-day period in the service’s history. This includes the seven most-watched days ever, and fans have watched over 1.34 minutes of live games.
Jake Mintz of FOX Sports writes on who had a good time in baseball last week, including haters of the Yankees.
Latest on MMO
Alexis Farinacci takes a look at Marcus Stroman‘s performance in New York’s Sunday win over Colorado.
Patrick Glynn writes on the highs and lows of last weekend’s series against the Rockies.
Mets minor league pitcher Josh Hejka talks returning to baseball after an extended off-season.
The late Barry Duchan wrote on Paul Blair and other former Mets that “got away.”
Matt Musico talks about the Mets’ recent success despite the offense trying to hit its mark.
Beyond the Blog
On today’s episode of Locked On Mets, host Ryan Finkelstein examines the importance of hitting home runs in MLB today, as the best power-hitting teams usually find themselves playing in October. The Mets are due to take off once their young sluggers began to hit the longball, which they haven’t so far this year.
Ryan also previews the Mets upcoming series against the Chicago Cubs.
On This Date in Mets History
1967: Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver makes his first major league appearance with the Mets in a 6-1 win over the Cubs at Shea Stadium. Seaver gave up eight hits through 7.2 innings of work.
2006: Julio Franco becomes the oldest major league player to hit a home run in a 7-2 Mets victory over the Padres at Petco Park. The three-time All-Star accomplished the feat at 47 years and 240 days old.
Birthdays: Sean Green (42), Jason Roach (45) and Masato Yoshii (56).
Let’s go Mets!
