Morning Briefing: Nationals Crowned Champions of Baseball

Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday, the 2019 Major League baseball season officially ended as the Washington Nationals captured their first World Series title in team history.

The Nationals also became the first team to win four road games while going winless at home in the World Series in Major League history.

Zack Greinke threw six and a third innings for the Astros and exited with a 2-1 lead with a runner on first in the seventh. Pitching to the first batter he faced, Will Harris surrendered a go-ahead two-run shot off the right field foul pole to Howie Kendrick, which gave the Nats a lead they would never relinquish.

Stephen Strasburg took home the MVP award as he went 2-0 with a 2.51 ERA and 1.047 WHIP. With his win in game six, Strasburg became the first pitcher to go 5-0 in the postseason in MLB history.

Unfortunately, the conclusion of the World Series means the last meaningful baseball game we will watch until Opening Day on March 26th.

Let’s take a look at what else went on around the league Wednesday on the final day of the season.

Is it time for pitchers and catchers to report yet?

Latest Mets News

According to Joel Sherman of The New York Post, the Mets are inching closer to naming their next manager as they can now conduct their final interview of the third round with Nationals first base coach Tim Bogar.

Sherman also noted that Derek Shelton, Carlos Beltran, and Eduardo Perez have all done their third interviews with Mets owner Fred Wilpon. Sherman also says it is “possible,” that Pat Murphy and Luis Rojas had sit-downs with Wilpon, as well.

The Mets have shown interest in University of Michigan pitching coach Chris Fetter, per Jeff Passan of ESPN.

Tim Britton of The Athletic feels the Mets are in a perfect position to compete and should go all out for some of the top free agents on the market this off-season.

Mets top prospect Andres Gimenez was named to MLB Pipeline’s All-Arizona Fall League Team.

Latest MLB News

Prior to last night’s game 7, the 2019 World Series was on pace to become the least-watched ever in Major League baseball history, writes Bill Baer of Hard Ball Talk.

Former Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar has signed with NPB’s Yakult Swallows in the Japanese league, per Kazuto Yamazaki of Baseball Prospectus.

The San Francisco Giants designated reliever Kyle Barraclough for assignment on Wednesday, as Kerry Crowley of The Bay Area News Group reported.

Former Texas Rangers All-Star Josh Hamilton was arrested and charged with a felony injury to a child, per Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News.

Latest NL East News

Max Scherzer‘s four walks and three strikeouts last night snapped his 257th consecutive start streak of recording more strikeouts than walks (longest since start of live ball era in 1920), per Stats by STATS.

Joe Girardi and the Phillies have their eyes on former Reds manager Bryan Price as their next pitching coach, per Matt Breen of The Philadelphia Inquirer.