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The Mets will play their second doubleheader in three days Monday, this time against the Braves, who themselves are playing the second doubleheader in two days.

Jeff McNeil is expected to return to the majors for the doubleheader after a rehab assignment that lasted just over a week. He’s been out since May 17 with a hamstring injury. The Mets haven’t announced who will start tomorrows games, but Jacob deGrom is on schedule to pitch one of them after his latest injury scare.

The Braves will throw Ian Anderson and Kyle Muller–a 23-year-old rookie with one inning pitched in the majors so far–during Monday’s doubleheader, according to The Athletic‘s David O’Brien.

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The Mets were sonned by Kyle Schwarber on Father’s Day Sunday. The team lost 5-2 behind three homers and four RBI from Schwarber. Read the recap here.

Jerad Eickhoff was brought up to the major-league squad Sunday. He was available out of the bullpen, but he’ll likely get run during the team’s doubleheader Monday against Atlanta. Mason Williams was designated for assignment in his place.

Brandon Nimmo began a rehab assignment with the Syracuse Mets Sunday. He went 1-for-2, scored a run and played four innings in center field. It was his first game since his rehab was paused on May 13.

Michael Conforto also played in a rehab game Sunday after Saturday’s Syracuse Mets game was rained out. He went 1-for-4. He could return to the Mets as soon as Friday should he get through a couple more rehab games with clean results.

Joey Lucchesi received an MRI Sunday, according to Luis Rojas. Concern from the medical staff is low, the manager said, but they should know the general outlook on his recovery from elbow inflammation.

Steve Cohen said hello to the Mets in Washington D.C. Sunday. He said pleasant things about Luis Rojas and Jacob deGrom, and he said if something makes sense for the team at the trade deadline, he’d be fine with them pulling the trigger–no matter the financial cost. (When’s the last time it was realistic the Mets could be in on any trade candidate mid-season?)

Troy Miller will be assigned to Double-A Binghamton–the same level he was at with the Blue Jays. The Mets acquired Miller Saturday in exchange for Jacob Barnes, who was designated for assignment a couple days before.

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Wander Franco, the top prospect in baseball, is being called up to the majors by the Tampa Bay Rays, according to the Tampa Bay Times‘ Marc Tompkin. The 20-year-old will be the first major-league player born in 2001, as Sam Dykstra points out.

Read Bob Nightengale’s touching story about Alvin Toles–the father of Andrew Toles, a former Dodger who’s been fighting a battle with schizophrenia.

Breaking news: Wilmer Flores still likes Friends.

The Diamondbacks lost their 17th game in a row on Sunday. Their last win was June 1 versus none other than the New York Mets. The D’backs are 2-32 in their last 34 games. That feels impossible.

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James Villani hosted a roundtable of who should participate in the Home Run Derby, outside of Shohei Ohtani.

Andrew Steele-Davis analyzed the duality of the Mets’ pitching performances from Saturday’s doubleheader.

Connor Grey recapped Friday’s minor league games (though two were postponed).

On This Date in Mets History

Jose Reyes hit for the cycle on this day in 2006. In that game, a loss to the Reds, Reyes went 4-for-5, with his cycle hits coming in this order: leadoff homer, double, triple, single.

The cycle, which you can watch in order below, was one to the top moments for Reyes that 2006 season. It was Reyes’ best as a Met so far, notching 5.6 fWAR and a 118 wRC+ in 703 plate appearances. It started a streak of three straight seasons where he accumulated between 5.6 and 5.8 fWAR for Mets between the ages of 23 and 25. He also hit a career-high 19 home runs in 2006.

Let’s go Mets!