Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (61-57) had a day off on Monday before opening a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves (70-50) at SunTrust Park.
Latest Mets News
Zack Wheeler (9-6, 4.20 ERA) will toe the rubber opposite Max Fried (13-4, 4.11 ERA). The game’s first pitch is scheduled for 7:20 p.m. EDT, with coverage on SNY, WCBS 880 and ESPN Deportes 1050.
Brian Lewis of the New York Post wrote about the Mets’ road to the playoffs and why it may be hard for them to make it at all.
The Mets announced their 2020 game schedule.
The Mets will play the Miami Marlins in Puerto Rico during the 2020 season. The two teams will face off at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico for a three-game series.
Latest MLB News
David Alder of MLB.com gave 11 potential milestones to watch for as the MLB season enters its final months.
The Boston Red Sox will move Andrew Cashner to the bullpen after all his struggles per Joon Lee.
Alex Rodriguez had about $500,000 worth of items stolen from his car in San Francisco according to and
Latest NL East News
The Atlanta Braves (70-50) remain atop the NL East standings, followed by the Washington Nationals (63-55; 6.0 games back), Mets (61-57; 8.0 games back), Philadelphia Phillies (60-58; 9.0 games back) and Marlins (44-73; 24.5 games back).
The Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 7-6. The rest of the National League East had a day off.
The Nationals also agreed to a minor league deal with Greg Holland per Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post.
The Phillies agreed to a minor league deal with Nick Hundley as first mentioned by Roster Roundup and confirmed by Jon Heyman of MLB Network.
Latest on MMO/MMN
Samantha Brown broke down Jacob deGrom‘s start from Sunday.
Michelle Ioannou wrote a piece emphasizing how fun Mets baseball has become with the way the team has been playing recently.
Ryan Finkelstein wrote about the “MMO Players of the Week” which were Michael Conforto and J.D. Davis for the hitting position, and Seth Lugo for the pitcher position.
Brian Devine wrote about Edwin Diaz, who has had an overall dreadful season thus far in comparison to last year.
Matt Musico compared the Mets-Nats series over the weekend to the Mets-Nats series from July 31, 2015 to August 2, 2015.
John Sheridan continued his “3 Up, 3 Down” series following the Mets’ series victory over the Nationals.
Sheridan also wrote about the “Mets Minors Weekly Top Performers” from each Mets minor league affiliate.
Jacob Resnick shared a transcript of Edgardo Alfonzo recalling his journey from Venezuela to MLB.
This Day in Mets History
1969: The Mets were swept by the Houston Astros and thus fell 10.0 games behind the Chicago Cubs for the NL East division title. The Mets later turned things around and finished the season by winning 39 games of their next 50 contests down the stretch.
2003: Mike Piazza returned with a bang from a three-month stint on the disabled list. He went 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs on Italian Night at Shea Stadium.
Birthdays: Hansel Robles turns 29 and Jon Switzer turns 40. Vinegar Bend Mizell also was born on this day in 1930.
