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Bill Shaikin and Mike DiGiovanna of the LA Times report that a group of formerly employed veteran scouts are suing Major League Baseball, accusing MLB of age discrimination and “blacklisting” older scouts. The lawsuit, which names commissioner Rob Manfred, the league office, and all 30 major league clubs as defendants, claims that MLB used the pandemic and analytics as “pretext for coordinated and systemic discrimination based on age.”
The Mets failed to keep the Astros offense down on Wednesday afternoon as the reigning World Series champions won the rubber match by a score of 10-8. Starters Cristian Javier and Tylor Megill had quick exits as they both only lasted 2 1/3 while giving up four earned runs apiece. Daniel Vogelbach and Starling Marte had some key hits to keep the Mets’ heads above water early, but the Astros immediately responded. The New York bullpen was not up to snuff, and the backend of Houston’s bullpen put an end to the back-and-forth battle as they shut down the Mets offense in the final three innings. For more in depth analysis on the game, check out our recap.
The Mets now have an off day to regroup as they travel to Philadelphia to take on a red hot Phillies team.
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Sean Reid-Foley notched a strikeout as he put up a 1-2-3 inning in his second appearance coming off Tommy John Surgery. Reid-Foley’s fastball topped out at 96 mph in his St. Lucie Mets outing, as stated in a tweet from Metsmerized Online‘s own Michael Mayer.
Pete Alonso is in a neck-and-neck race with the Braves’ Matt Olson to move onto phase two of the All-Star Game voting process. The winner, which will be revealed Thursday at 6 p.m. on MLB Network, would face off against Freddie Freeman to get the starting nod at first base for the NL side.
Josh Walker left Wednesday’s game after getting hit in his left leg by a comebacker off the bat of Jeremy Peña during his second inning of relief.
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Major League Baseball finds itself on TIME‘s third annual list of most influential companies of 2023. MLB is the only major professional sports league on the list and is in the “Titans” category alongside companies such as Disney, Apple, and Microsoft, per David Adler of MLB.com.
The No. 16 overall prospect in baseball and the Cleveland Guardians’ top prospect, Gavin Williams, was called up and made his big league debut last night against the Oakland Athletics.
A pair of star shortstops, Bo Bichette and Dansby Swanson, are dealing with injuries and were both left out of their respective lineups today. Bichette was a late scratch from the Blue Jays lineup due to “left thumb discomfort“, but it seems as though it is minor and that a couple of days of rest is all that will be needed. While the Blue Jays are forgoing X-rays with Bichette, the Cubs were more cautious as they sent their shortstop for X-rays after getting hit in the wrist with a pitch on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the x-rays came back negative; Dansby got the day off but is expected to be back in the lineup soon.
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Ross Bentley analyzed the Mets’ recent propensity to squander big offensive outbursts.
On This Date in Mets History
1962: Al Jackson throws the first one-hitter in New York Mets history against the Colt .45s. The only hit was a single from Joey Amalfitano in the first inning.
1987: “The Franchise”, Tom Seaver, retires from the game of baseball at the age of 42. Seaver finished his 20-year career with a 2.85 ERA, 3 Cy Young awards, and 12 All-Star appearances.
1994: John Franco amasses his 253rd career save, which broke Dave Righetti’s record for most career saves from a southpaw.
Birthdays: Darrell Ceciliani (33), Willie Harris (45), Ron Hodges (74)
