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Happy Memorial Day to all Mets fans out there. Hopefully you have enjoyed a relaxing long weekend with plenty of time to watch Mets baseball. But of course, that is not the meaning of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a day to honor and remeber those who have died serving and protecting our freedom. If there are any veterans in your lives, please thank them on behalf of the MMO family today!
The Mets finished up an important series against the Dodgers with the attention all across the country. All three matchups were nationally televisized, making all Mets fans yearn for a game called by Gary, Keith and Ron. However, that gave the Amazins an opportunity to win a series against the reigning World Series Champions for all to see!
Shohei Ohtani led off the game with an absolute missle to the second deck in right field, only the second home run allowed by Kodai Senga all season. But the offense responded immediately. The heavily critized superstar Juan Soto hustled out a bobbled ball at third base, reaching first safely with two outs. The baseball overlords respected the hustle, and allowed teammate Pete Alonso to hit a two-run homer, giving the Mets the lead.
An excellent effort across the board from the Mets pitching staff held the Dodgers scorless the rest of the game, helping the Mets take the rubber game in this three game set.
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Tyrone Taylor has been a pleasant surprise at the plate as of late for the Mets. That, in part, comes from a late-night batting lesson with Francisco Lindor in a hotel room. Abbey Mastracco of the NY Daily News wrote an interesting article about Taylor’s unconventional and welcomed turnaround at the plate.
Mike Mayer, editor-in-chief of Metsmerized, reported that Mets prospect Jacob Reimer left his game Sunday after being hit by a pitch on the forearm. The 21-year-old has a 1.008 OPS for the Brooklyn Cyclones.
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The best player in baseball is nearing full form. Shohei Ohtani threw a live batting practice to Dodgers teammates Saturday on the mound at Citi Field. The two-way player, coming off of his second Tommy John surgery, threw 22 pitches, touching 97 mph with his fastball, according to Dodgers bullpen coach Mark Prior.
No members outside of the Dodgers organization were allowed on the field during the session, but many of Ohtani’s teammates were hanging out watching the superstar move towards his 2025 pitching debut.
According to Dave Roberts on Saturday night, we should not expect to see Ohtani on the mound until after the All-Star break.
The Blue Jays DFA’ed LHP Josh Walker on Sunday. The also placed C Tyler Heineman on the seven-day IL, activating C Ali Sanchez in a corresponding move.
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James Villani discussed David Peterson‘s elite outing against the Dodgers on Saturday night.
Villani also argued that Luis Torrens is pressing for the primary catching job.
This guys is on a roll, James Villani mentions how Brett Baty has been absolutely raking since returning to the majors.
On This Date in Mets History
1964: In what was an unfortunate year for the Mets, this day provided to be quite fruitful. The Mets absolutely pummeled the Cubs by a score of 19-1, which was the largest margin of victory in franchise history to date. Currently, the record belongs to the 2018 Mets who beat the Phillies 24-4 on August 16.
2024: Omar Narvaez hit a walk-off single for the to help the Mets win 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants. Heading into that game, the Mets were losers of five straight, and were struggling mightily early on in the season. However, the Mets got a walk-off win on what would soon become a remarkably memorable season.
Birthdays: Sam Haggerty (1994), Gabriel Ynoa (1993), Paul Sewald (1990).
