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During Friday night’s game, Brandon Nimmo recorded a stat line that has only been achieved four other times since 1901. He went 2-for-2 with two triples and three walks which, before he did it on Friday night, hadn’t been done since 2010 when both Shane Victorino and Dexter Fowler put up the same stat line. Mike Schmidt also did it in 1977. With his performance, Nimmo raised his on-base percentage from .373 to .387 and his OPS from .802 to .842.
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In addition to Nimmo’s stellar performance in Friday night’s game, the Mets also got great performances from Francisco Lindor (2-for-4, HR, 4 RBIs) and Max Scherzer (7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 SO) in a 5-2 victory against the Rockies.
Neil Best of Newsday wrote about Gary Cohen and Howie Rose, their friendship, and their induction into the Mets’ Hall of Fame in early June.
On the show Foul Territory, Pete Alonso told a story from earlier in the season. In a game against the Reds, he badly needed to go to the bathroom as he came up to bat against Hunter Greene so he decided to swing at the first pitch no matter what. That pitch ended up being a hanging slider which Alonso hit for a home run.
Mets players selected Brandon Nimmo as their MLBPA player representative for the 2023 season. Francisco Lindor also holds a position on an eight-player executive subcommittee within the MLBPA.
The Get Metsmerized Podcast announced a giveaway in collaboration with Athlete Logos who is set to appear on the podcast soon. Retweet this post on Twitter and subscribe to the podcast for a chance to win a shirt featuring the Baby Mets.
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With Liam Hendriks set to return to the majors soon, Stephen Nesbitt of The Athletic wrote about Hendriks’ personality, reputation, and the cancer diagnosis that led to his absence from baseball.
Matt Snyder of CBS Sports wrote about MLB’s attempt to embrace legalized gambling.
Prior to Friday’s game, the Yankees recalled pitcher Randy Vásquez from Triple-A and officially released Aaron Hicks. Vásquez started Friday’s game against the Padres and gave up two earned runs in 4 2/3 innings pitched.
With the Hall of Fame Classic being played today in Cooperstown, former Met Glendon Rusch tweeted about his excitement in representing the Mets in the game. Rajai Davis and James Loney are other former Mets participating in the game.
During the Giants vs. Brewers game on Friday, Brian Anderson hit a foul ball into the Brewers’ dugout that struck Willy Adames. According to reports, Adames appeared okay and was able to walk into the clubhouse before going to the hospital for “tests and scans.”
With his save against Atlanta on Friday, Craig Kimbrel became just the eighth reliever ever to reach 400 career saves.
Luis García of the Nationals went 6-for-6 on Friday night. At 23 years and 10 days old, García became the second-youngest player ever to record six hits in a nine-inning game. Only Jesús Alou was younger when he achieved the feat in 1964.
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Michael Mayer broke down the latest Mets minor league news, including Ronny Mauricio extending his on-base streak to 16 games.
Michael Mayer also updated his top 35 Mets’ prospect list.
Michael Famulari recapped Carlos Carrasco‘s wonderful start of one run in 6 2/3 innings against the Cubs.
On This Date in Mets History
2010: The Mets completed a three-game series against the Phillies in which they shutout the Phillies in each game. This was just the second time in the team’s history and the first time since 1969 that the Mets swept a three-game series while giving up zero total runs.
Birthdays: Todd Hundley (54), Ed Núñez (60)
