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Good morning, Mets fans!
The World Series commenced Friday night with the Philadelphia Phillies defeating the Houston Astros, 6-5. The Astros built a 5-0 lead early aided by two home runs from Kyle Tucker, but Justin Verlander couldn’t hold back the Phillies’ potent offense and the game was quickly tied 5-5. The game headed into extra innings after Nick Castellanos made a sliding grab with two outs in the ninth inning that would have won the game for the Astros had he not made the great defensive play. J.T. Realmuto led off the 10th inning with an opposite field home run, his third RBI of the night. That was enough for David Robertson, who came into the game in the bottom of the 10th inning for the save.
Game 2 will air tonight on FOX at 8:03 p.m. ET.
Down 5-0 to up 6-5.
What a comeback. #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/sKJZOzUsNs
— MLB (@MLB) October 29, 2022
Now onto the morning briefing!
Latest Mets News
According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, the Mets plan to slightly move in the right-center field fence at Citi Field to implement a new fan experience attraction.
Formet Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler told Mike Puma of the New York Post that Jacob deGrom is happy in New York amidst rumors regarding his impending free agency. Noah Syndergaard added that he would be “surprised” if deGrom left for another team this offseason.
"He told me he is happy there. I just think he wants to get compensated for what he's done."
Zack Wheeler talks about Jacob deGrom's future in New York https://t.co/W7wL9cQlmn pic.twitter.com/c0hdiB89JZ
— SNY (@SNYtv) October 28, 2022
Latest MLB News
Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that with Trea Turner‘s impending free agency, the Los Angeles Dodgers are keeping an eye on Carlos Correa. The team’s preference, though, is to bring Turner back.
Robert Murray of FanSided reports that Adam Wainwright‘s new contract next year is for one year, $17 million. 2023 is expected to be the final year of his career.
Latest on MMO
The MMO Roundtable staff shares their picks for who will win the World Series.
Michael Mayer discusses the Texas Rangers’ reported interest in Jacob deGrom this offseason.
Michael Mayer and Sal Manzo interview Tim Britton from The Athletic as they discuss a wide range of topics including Buck Showalter, Jacob deGrom and Edwin Diaz.
On This Date in Mets History
1969: Tom Seaver won the first of his three Cy Young Awards in a nearly unanimous decision. Seaver finished the year with an MLB-best 25 wins and a 2.21 ERA across 273 1/3 innings pitched.
1993: Rey Ordóñez signed a free agent contract with the Mets after defecting from Cuba. He went on to spend seven years with the team before being traded.
Birthdays: Ender Inciarte (32), Dana Eveland (39), Karim Garcia (47), R.A. Dickey (48)
