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Good morning, Mets fans!
After splitting Monday’s doubleheader, the Mets will be back at Citi Field on Tuesday night for Game 3 against the Braves. New York will be sending righty Marcus Stroman to the bump to face off against Atlanta right-hander Charlie Morton.
First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. and will broadcasted on WCBS 880 and WQBU 92.7 and can be seen on SNY.
Let’s get into this morning’s briefing.
Latest Mets News
With first round All-Star game voting winding down, New York position players are struggling to advance to the next round of voting. Pete Alonso is up to sixth among first basemen, Francisco Lindor up to seventh among shortstops and J.D. Davis is eighth among third basemen.
Mets owner Steve Cohen announced new workplace polices in an email sent to the Mets on Monday, per Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic. New polices include expanding the team’s anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policy and strengthening processes for investigating workplace issues.
Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions discusses the Mets’ new defensive approach this year and how they are putting extra emphasis on balls hit up the middle.
Latest MLB News
Former Mets vice president Allard Baird has been added to the Diamondbacks front office, per Jon Heyman of the MLB Network. Baird has been a “close ally” of Arizona general manager Mike Hazen for awhile.
Blue Jays young star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has decided to not participate in this year’s Home Run Derby in Denver, Co., according to Hazel Mae of Sportsnet. Guerrero Jr. said he’s looking forward to the All-Star Game but wants to use the break to regroup and mentally refresh.
Latest on MMO
Andrew Steele-Davis writes on shortstop Francisco Lindor settling in in New York.
Patrick Glynn recaps New York’s Game 1 win over Atlanta on Monday.
Anthony E. Parelli analyzes what went wrong and what went right in the Mets’ .500 week.
Patrick Glynn also looks at the highs and lows of the Mets’ series loss against the Nationals.
Beyond the Blog
Locked On Mets: On today’s episode, host Ryan Finkelstein discusses the rash of injuries the Mets suffered on Monday, as Jeurys Familia and Robert Gsellman both landed on the IL, while Joey Lucchesi received devastating news regarding his elbow injury. With Lucchesi likely heading towards Tommy John surgery, Ryan talks about how the Mets will deal with this injury in both the short and long term.
Mets Maniacs: In latest episode of Mets Maniacs, Ty and Mike discuss the series loss against Washington, the road woes the Mets face, the additions of McNeil and Conforto, and some possible deadline additions. Check it out wherever you listen to podcasts!
On This Date in Mets History
1987: After spending over two weeks preparing to return to the Mets, Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver announced his retirement. The three-time Cy Young Award winner finished his career with 311 wins, 198 of which came with the Mets.
Birthdays: Darrell Ceciliani (31), Willie Harris (43) and Ron Hodges (72).
Let’s go Mets!
