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The Mets are off to a shaky 0-2 start to open the 2024 season. After dropping Game 2 to the Brewers 7-6, they look to get in the win column this afternoon in the final game of the series. Tylor Megill will be on the mound for his first start of the season.
Tensions have been high thus far between Rhys Hoskins and the Mets that resulted in the Saturday ejection of Yohan Ramírez on Saturday.
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Per Major League Baseball, prior to Saturday’s game between the Mets and Brewers, the Megill brothers had the opportunity to exchange the clubs’ lineup cards.
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Per Robert Murray of FanSided, free agent first baseman Dom Smith and the Tampa Bay Rays are in agreement on a minor league deal. Smith recently opted out of a contract with the Chicago Cubs.
Murray also reported that according to sources, the Cubs are calling up right-handed pitching prospect Ben Brown, who is ranked by MLB Pipeline as the Cubs’ No. 10 prospect.
According to MLB Trade Rumors, the Chicago White Sox have released Lucius Fox and Yoelqui Cespedes.
Per Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic, Major League Baseball released their data on player diversity and some of the results were as follows:
- 27.8 percent of players were born outside of the United States (264 of 949 total).
- The Dominican Republic has the most international players in Major League Baseball at 108 players.
- The Houston Astros have the most internationally-born players on their roster with 16, and the Boston Red Sox has the third-most in the league with 14 players.
Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reported that Anthony DeSclafani’s season is over as he underwent flexor tendon surgery that has an approximate 13-month recovery timeline.
According to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said DJ LeMahieu has a non-displaced bone fracture and will be re-imaged in two weeks.
Per Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic, Craig Counsell said that Justin Steele has a grade one left hamstring strain and is expected to likely miss all of April. Cubs trainers want him walking without a limp before a plan is put in place, but expects Steele to be back some time in May.
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Sean Kenny recaps the Triple-A Syracuse Mets’ 6-3 win over the Rochester Red Wings from Friday that included home runs by Drew Gilbert and Luisangel Acuña Jr.
Alexis Farinacci recaps Starling Marte’s season opener performance that included a solo home run, which also represented the Mets’ only hit of the game.
Jack Markowski discusses Ramírez being ejected from Saturday’s game between the Mets and Brewers after he threw a pitch behind Hoskins.
Evan Mazza recaps the Mets’ 7-6 loss to the Brewers in a game in which tensions were once again high between Hoskins and the Mets.
On This Date in Mets History
1998: The Mets and Phillies played a 14-inning home-opening game in which the Mets went through six pitchers. The game last for over four and a half hours.
Birthdays: Ryan Cordell (32), Tom Hausman (71), Bill Denehy (78)
