Morning Briefing: Mets Hope To Move Past Ninth Inning Debacle

Good Morning Mets Fans!

On Tuesday night, the New York Mets (70-68) suffered a heartbreaking 11-10 loss to their division rival Washington Nationals (78-60) at Nationals Park in Washington DC.

On Wednesday, the Mets and the Nationals will face off for game two of this three-game series. Zack Wheeler (9-7, 4.41 ERA) will be taking the hill against righty Anibal Sanchez (8-6, 3.80 ERA).

The game will start at 1:05 p.m. and air on YouTube and can be seen on any device without having to log in by going to https://YouTube.com/MLB or by searching “MLB” in the YouTube app.

Latest Mets News

The Mets activated second baseman Robinson Cano from the 10-Day Injured List, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.

Tim Britton of The Athletic wrote about what it’s like to be inside the SNY broadcast booth with Met announcers Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez, and Ron Darling.

The Mets have announced that they have reached an agreement with Pete Alonso, saying that they have exclusive rights to autographed game-used Alonso memorabilia.

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic wrote about work that Amed Rosario has done with Gary DiSarcina on improving his defense at shortstop.

According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the Mets have promoted Bryn Alderson, son of Sandy Alderson, to replace Jim D’Aloia as their pro scouting director.

Latest MLB News

The Chicago Cubs activated catcher Willson Contreras and left-hander Derek Holland from the 10-day Injured List.

The New York Yankees have activated Edwin Encarnacion after he took a month-long absence due to a fracture in his right wrist, according to Conor Foley of the Scranton Times-Tribune.

The Kansas City Royals have reinstated Jesse Hahn from the 60-day Injured List.

Latest NL East News

The Nationals have selected the contract of right-handed reliever Aaron Barrett to the Major League roster, according to Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post.