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The Braves announced that second baseman Ozzie Albies was diagnosed with a fractured foot Monday. The two-time All-Star left the game in the fifth inning when he limped off the field after running out a ground ball.
The Mets had a day off Monday, but they host the Brewers for a three-game series starting tonight. Milwaukee enters the week having lost 10 of 12, including eight in a row before they won on Sunday. Chris Bassitt (4-4, 4.35 ERA) will look to reel in his season against Adrian Houser (3-6, 3.92 ERA). Bassitt has allowed 21 runs in his last 26 innings. The Brewers have won the season series with the Mets every year since 2017, winning 18 of the last 26 meetings.
Latest Mets News
Jon Heyman of the New York Post tweeted that Francisco Álvarez could make the majors this season. The 20-year-old catcher has been on a tear lately and overall has 13 homers, 14 doubles, 33 RBIs, and 142 wRC+ for Double-A Binghamton.
Former Mets minor-leaguer Conner O’Neil announced on Instagram that he’s retiring from professional baseball. The 27-year-old was a seventh-round pick of the team back in 2017 and spent four seasons in the organization before finishing 2021 in the White Sox organization.
Former Mets radio broadcaster Josh Lewin released a statement that his podcast “Mets in the Morning” has been canceled permanently. Lewin says he was told that a daily podcast no longer fit in the team’s plans.
The Binghamton Rumble Ponies are auctioning off jerseys that were worn and autographed by players this past weekend.
Latest MLB News
In an article in The Athletic, broadcaster Maura Sheridan describes how she found out she was fired from her minor-league job after she reported a sexual assault to the police and her team. She also expressed that she was scared of being punished for a while, and is relieved she’s away from the sport now.
Tigers pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez informed his team today that he won’t be returning to the team due to personal matters. Tigers GM Al Avila says Rodriguez has been placed on the restricted list.
Nationals manager Dave Martinez announced that Stephen Strasburg is going back to the IL after making just one start. Strasburg said he felt weird after his bullpen session on Saturday and underwent an MRI yesterday.
Evan Drellich of The Athletic writes that MLB teams are fining their minor-league affiliates if they get into bench-clearing incidents. The league felt that there were too many brawls in 2021.
Louis Angelos is suing his mother and brother, John, in a dispute over ownership of the Orioles. Angelos is claiming that his mother and brother are pushing him out of the Orioles.
Latest on MMO
Mathew Brownstein breaks down Eduardo Escobar‘s recent hot streak in his latest edition of Mets by the Numbers.
Alex Horowitz writes about Edwin Díaz’s five-out save on Sunday and what it proved about him as a pitcher.
John Sheridan examines who’s hot and who’s not in his iteration of 3 Up, 3 Down following the series in Anaheim.
Daniel M. recaps how the Mets’ minor-league affiliates performed on Sunday.
On This Date in Mets History
1963: Duke Snider hits the 400th homer of his Hall-of-Fame career as the Mets win big in Cincinnati, 10-3.
1965: Jim Maloney of the Reds no-hits the Mets for 10 innings with 18 strikeouts, but loses the game 1-0 when Johnny Lewis leads off the 11th inning with a walk-off home run.
2012: The Mets finish off a three-game sweep of the Rays at Tropicana Field, winning 9-6. Kirk Nieuwenhuis leads off the game with a solo home run and adds a two-run homer in the fourth. Jason Bay adds in a solo homer of his own, and Lucas Duda drives in three runs. Johan Santana allows four runs, six hits, and four walks, but gets the win, while Frank Francisco gets the final two outs for his 16th save of the year.
Let’s go Mets!
