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The Red Sox have inked flamethrower Aroldis Chapman to a one-year extension, as first reported by Francys Romero of BeisbolFR. Chris Cotillo of MassLive reports the deal is worth $13.3 million and includes a 2027 option that vests based on Chapman’s total innings pitched. The option could bring the deal’s total to two years and $27 million.
Chapman has thrived in 2025 at the ripe age of 37, posting a 1.04 ERA and 0.673 WHIP while earning his eighth All-Star nod. He’s also issued walks to just 7.3% of hitters, the lowest rate of his career and a sharp improvement from 2024, when he walked 14.7%.
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NL Standings Update
The Phillies defeated the Braves 3-2 in a hard-fought extra-innings game. Despite striking out 15 times against Atlanta’s pitching, Philadelphia got a gem from Cristopher Sánchez. In the bottom of the 10th, the Phillies rallied for two runs, capped by a walk-off single from Trea Turner. Their win and the Mets’ loss moves the Mets to six games back in the division race.
Cincinnati fell 4-2 to the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday, dropping to 68-68 and five games back in the NL Wild Card race. The win moves St. Louis to 68-69, boosting them within five and a half games of the Wild Card.
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The Mets’ comeback attempt fell short Saturday, as New York lost 11-8 to the Marlins. David Peterson struggled through two innings, giving up eight earned runs on eight hits with three walks. Veteran Chris Devenski followed with three scoreless, no-hit innings to keep the Mets in the game. Francisco Lindor, Mark Vientos and Juan Soto each homered, but it wasn’t enough to overcome an 8-2 deficit, which the Mets briefly erased to tie the game 8-8 in the sixth.
Today, the Mets face the Marlins, looking to split the series. Kodai Senga (7-5, 2.73 ERA) takes the mound against former Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara (7-11, 5.87 ERA). The matinee starts at 1:10 p.m. ET and will air on WPIX.
On Saturday, the Mets recalled Devenski from Triple-A Syracuse and designated left-hander José Castillo for assignment. Castillo had thrown two innings on Friday, making the move somewhat expected.
There was plenty of action in Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday. Francisco Alvarez started as the designated hitter, finishing 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. On the mound, Brandon Sproat delivered seven scoreless innings in a dominant outing.
A game-used baseball from Jonah Tong’s MLB debut will be featured in a 1/1 Topps relic card!
Collectors can also look for an open-edition base card, along with foil parallels numbered to /50 and lower. Relic redemption cards will be available in /25, /10, /5, and /1 variations. Parallels include /50 Gold Foil, /25 Orange Foil, /10 Black Foil, /5 Red Foil and the /1 FoilFractor.
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The Atlanta Braves have activated 2024 Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale. Sale looked sharp right off the bat, showing no rust from his time away. He pitched six strong innings against the Phillies, striking out nine batters. Despite his performance, the Braves came up short.
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Mojo Hill reports on the documentary spotlighting Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor and his journey to stardom. Behind the Smile: Francisco Lindor premieres tonight at 8 p.m. ET on MLB Network.
Chris Bello releases his weekly MLB power rankings.
On This Date in Mets History
2016: Jeurys Familia earns his club-record 44th save after Kelly Johnson breaks the tie with a bases-clearing double in the eighth inning.
2020: Tom Seaver passes away at the age of 75.
2022: Brandon Nimmo makes an otherworldly leaping catch, robbing Justin Turner of a potential game-tying home run. In the ninth, Edwin Díaz enters to Timmy Trumpet’s live performance of “Narco.” He shuts down the Dodgers 1-2-3, sealing a 2-1 victory for the Mets.
Born on This Date: Tracy Stallard (1937), Claudell Washington (1954), Pat Howell (1968), Hideo Nomo (1968), Ramón Ramírez (1981).
