Good morning, Mets fans, and welcome to draft day! Round 1 of the 2023 MLB Draft opens tonight at 7:00 p.m ET in Seattle. All of our writers here at Metsmerized will have you covered on who the Mets draft and throughout the next three days.
The Mets and Padres conclude their series and the first half of the season this afternoon at 4:10 p.m. ET. Max Scherzer (8-2, 4.03 ERA) takes the mound for the Mets against Joe Musgrove (7-2, 3.56 ERA) for the Padres. The Mets are 42-46 coming into the final game of the first half. The Padres are 41-47. The Mets will look to take the rubber game after they saw their six-game winning streak end with a 3-1 loss Saturday night.
Latest Mets News
Major League Baseball on Saturday announced four new All-Star pitchers who will replace pitchers not pitching due to injury. This list includes Mets’ rookie Kodai Senga, replacing Marcus Stroman.
Howie Kussoy of the New York Post discusses how Tommy Pham made his way to the major leagues.
José Quintana struggled on Saturday for Triple-A Syracuse. His final line: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 5 K.
Latest MLB News
Per Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune, Dansby Swanson has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a bruised left heel. Miles Mastrobuoni has been recalled from Iowa. According to Montemurro, the roster transaction is retroactive to Thursday. Swanson will be eligible to return Sunday vs. the Red Sox.
According to Jeff Young of Fansided, the San Francisco Giants have acquired outfielder Jack Larson from the Seattle Mariners. Larson has been with Seattle’s Triple-A affiliate, where he had a .804 OPS in 103 plate appearances.
Per Major League Baseball, the Detroit Tigers’ Matt Manning, Jason Foley, and Alex Lange combined to throw a no-hitter on Saturday afternoon.
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Mock Drafts
Joe Doyle released version five of his mock draft predictions.
Carlos Collazo released his fourth mock draft, the one he calls his penultimate mock of the year.
Prospects Live released their final mock ahead of Sunday night’s opening rounds.
Latest on MMO
Mathias Altman-Kurosaki recaps Francisco Álvarez’s first four-hit night that came against the Padres on Friday, July 7.
Alexis Farinacci previews the 2023 MLB Draft and takes a look at who the Mets are predicted to select with their first pick at No. 32.
Matt Lazzaro recaps Justin Verlander’s strong stretch for the Mets.
Alexis Farinacci discusses Kodai Senga being selected as a 2023 MLB All-Star.
On This Date in Mets History
1968: Jerry Koosman closed out the 1968 MLB All-Star Game and a National League win over the AL. Jerry Grote and Tom Seaver also made appearances in the 1968 game.
Birthdays: George Stone (77)
