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Good morning, Mets fans!
After rain postponed Monday night’s contest against the Giants, the Mets will play a single-admission doubleheader Monday afternoon. First pitch is set for 3:10 p.m and Game 2 will begin approximately 30-40 minutes after Game 1.
Righty Tylor Megill will face off against Giants right-hander Alex Cobb in Game 1 and Max Scherzer will duel against Logan Webb in Game 2. Both games will be broadcasted on WCBS 880 and WEPN 1050 and will be televised on SNY. The doubleheader’s first game will also be televised nationally on MLB Network.
Let’s get into this morning’s briefing.
Latest Mets News
The Mets jump from No. 12 in MLB’s power ranking to No. 5 after a pair of series wins. The Dodgers remain at N0. 1 and the Blue Jays, White Sox and Astros sit in front of New York.
Latest MLB News
2015 Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta is expected to announce his retirement from baseball, according to FOX Sports. The prime of Arrieta’s career came with the Cubs where he was an All-Star and World Series champion in 2016.
Left-hander Tony Watson is retiring from baseball after 11 years, according to Stephen J. Nesbitt of The Athletic. Nesbitt, a 2014 All-Star, posted a career ERA of 2.90 while playing with the Pirates, Giants, Dodgers and Angels.
Southpaw Ross Detwiler signed a minor league deal with the Reds, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network. Detwiler spent the majority of the 2021 season with the Marlins before heading to San Diego to pitch in seven games for the Padres.
Former long-time umpire Joe West is launching a podcast, West announced Monday. “5460: The Joe West Podcast” will launch on May 2.
“I hope the audience will find my experiences and the people I crossed paths with over the last 44 years interesting as I have,” West said. “I’m looking forward to sharing my stories and talking with old friends about the game we love.”
Latest on MMO
The MMO Weekly show makes its debut discussing the Mets’ home opener and Pete Alonso‘s big weekend at DH.
Liz Evangelou previews New York’s series with San Francisco.
John Sheridan takes a look at the ups and down of the Mets’ series win over the Diamondbacks.
Aaron Pags argues that Drew Smith is ready for a high leverage role.
Alex Horowitz says that Seth Lugo‘s struggles overshadow New York’s rotation.
On This Date in Mets History
1998: Bernard Gilkey scores five runs in a 14-0 rout of the Reds, becoming one of only four players in Mets history to score five runs in a game.
2005: The Mets put together seven homers in a game, a franchise record, in a 16-4 blowout of the Phillies. José Reyes and Víctor Díaz go yard twice in the win and Mike Piazza, David Wright and Doug Mientkiewicz hit one home run each.
Birthdays: Ambiorix Burgos (38), Brent Mayne (54), Frank Viola (62).
Let’s go Mets!
