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The Mets swept the Reds on Wednesday with a 10-2 victory to close out their series. They’ve won six in a row and lead the Braves by seven games. They’ll have a well-deserved day off today before kicking off a home series against the Phillies Friday.

Latest Mets News

 Betelhem Ashame of MLB.com spoke with Edwin Diaz’s parents and family about watching Edwin and Alexis Diaz play each other during the Mets’ vs Reds’ series at Citi Field and the ‘Meds’ jerseys the family was wearing. There main words, “We don’t have to explain how proud we are.”

According to Patrick Glynn of Metsmerized, the Mets have three hitters on pace for a career high in fWAR (current/pace): Brandon Nimmo (3.5/5.2), Jeff McNeil (3.4/5.0), and Luis Guillorme (1.2/1/8). Lindor is also on pace for a 7-win season, and Pete Alonso is on pace to tie his 2019 rookie season pace with a 4.4 fWAR.

Mets photographer Liz Flynn tweeted a thread of Mets players’ walkup songs from Wednesday against the Reds in honor of Women’s Day at Citi Field.

Latest MLB News

Per Justin Toscano of AJC, the Braves called up top prospect Vaughn Grissom straight from Double-A to the big leagues.

According to Jon Heyman, per the New York Post, the Padres attempted hard to get Shohei Ohtani during the trade deadline.

Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and MLB on FOX, Rodolfo Castro of the Pittsburgh Pirates was in violation of MLB’s regulation prohibiting electronic devices on the field or in the dugout when his phone fell out of his back pocket.

The Oakland Athletics announced on Wednesday that they recalled JP Sears from Triple-A Las Vegas, selected Cal Stevenson from Las Vegas, placed Paul Blackburn on the injured list, and designated Jed Lowrie for assignment.

Emily Waldon of Baseball America talks about how Katie Pothier was in the right place at the right time to embark on a career in professional baseball.

According to Tommy Birch of Baseball America, Major League Baseball is not returning to Iowa for a Field of Dreams game in 2023.

The Detroit Tigers released a statement on Wednesday announcing that they have parted ways with their Executive Vice President and General Manager Al Avila effective immediately.

Per Marly Rivera of ESPN, Matt Carpenter and the Yankees received a bit of good news on Wednesday with the announcement that the break on carpenter’s foot is a clean break that will not need surgery. He could potentially begin baseball activities in 6-8 weeks.

Joey Votto describes what the movie and trip to the “Field of Dreams” game means to him.

Latest on MMO

Nate Mendelson talks about why Keith Hernandez hates watching the Philadelphia Phillies.

Nate Mendelson talks about how Dominic Smith is questioning his future with the Mets.

Dan Quinones recaps the Mets’ 10-2 win over the Reds.

On This Date in Mets History

1988: Gary Carter hit his 300th home run.

2010: Francisco Rodriguez was arrested in the clubhouse for third-degree assault of his girlfriend’s father after a rough outing against the Rockies.

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