Good morning, Mets fans!
Today, there is no Mets baseball. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing, that’s up to you, but I’m just happy I won’t see my favorite team getting walked-off on today.
Yesterday, the Mets broke our hearts yet again. This time, Mike Yastrzemski, the grandson of Hall-of-Famer Carl, was the culprit, homering in the bottom of the 12th inning. The Mets wasted a solid outing from Steven Matz, who was making his second start after returning to the rotation from the bullpen.
Latest Mets News
Zack Wheeler threw a bullpen in Oracle Park yesterday. Wheeler was placed on the IL with shoulder fatigue last week and the Mets seem focused on squeezing a start out of the right-hander before the trade deadline.
Anthony DiComo of MLB.com heard that Wheeler could return from the IL next weekend against the Pirates.
Latest MLB News
The Orioles DFA’ed former Met Keon Broxton per Roch Kubatko of MASN.
MLB Stats on Twitter notes that Travis d’Arnaud leads all catchers with ten home runs and 27 RBIs since June 6th.
The Rockies made a couple of moves regarding notable players. Jeff Hoffman and Sam Howard were brought up from Triple-A. To make room for the pair on the roster, Antonio Senzatela was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque and Major-League veteran Mark Reynolds was DFA’d.
In arguably what has to the greatest contractual detail in the history in the professional sports, Christopher Smith of Mass Live discovered that Andrew Cashner requested a “Beard Clause” to be put into his latest contract with the Orioles.
The Giants designated Derek Holland and Ryder Jones for assignment.
The Padres officially promoted Adrian Morejon and Michel Baez, two of their highly-touted prospects. The pair will appear out of the pen for the Friars in the coming weeks.
The Angels released Matt Harvey after DFA’ing him last week.
The Brewers placed promising righty Brandon Woodruff on the 10-day IL with a left oblique strain.
Mellisa Lockard of The Athletic tweeted out that the Athletics’ southpaw A.J. Puk is expected to make his next rehab start with their Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas Aviators.
Ken Gurnick of MLB.com mentioned that Russell Martin made history by becoming the first Dodgers to pitch, catch and play third base in the same season
Latest NL East News
Kevin Gausman will start for the Braves tonight after being activated from the IL. Patrick Weigel was sent back to Triple-A to make room for him.
The Nationals put Austin Voth on the IL with biceps tendinitis and recalled Joe Ross from Triple-A Fresno.
Latest on MMO
Mojo Hill recapped Saturday’s minor-league play.
Ryan Finkelstein reported on the latest rumors regarding the MLB trading deadline.
On this Date in Mets History
The Mets claimed Mike Baxter off waivers, a player who’d unexpectedly go down in Mets lore for his part in Johan Santana‘s no-hitter.
1986: For the third time that season, the Mets were involved in a bench-clearing brawl. This time, Ray Knight took on Eric Davis and the Reds. After the smoke had cleared, Mets’ manager Davey Johnson was memorably forced to rotate Roger McDowell and Jesse Orosco between the pitchers’ mound and the outfield.
Birthdays: Jesse Hudson(72), Rob Johnson (38)
Let’s Go Mets!!
