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The Mets made a slew of roster moves on Tuesday, including activating A.J. Minter and Jared Young. Read more here.
As the final of those transactions, the Mets moved Luis Robert Jr. to the 60-day injured list. He was originally placed on the IL on April 30, meaning he won’t be eligible to return until June 29 at the earliest.
However, the Mets’ offense stayed cold Tuesday as they fell 7-2 to the Reds, their fifth straight loss and seventh defeat in eight games. David Peterson struggled again, allowing six earned runs over five innings. Juan Soto produced the Mets’ only runs with a two-run homer in the sixth, continuing his hot stretch. He now has five homers over the last seven days.
Minter and Young both appeared in Tuesday’s game against the Reds, but the Mets lost anyway and have now dropped five straight. They’re 22-33, 3.5 games behind fourth-place Miami in the NL East.
Today, the Mets conclude their three-game set against the Reds, with first pitch set to be at 7:10 p.m. on SNY. New York will open with Huascar Brazobán (3-1, 1.73 ERA), with Jonah Tong expected to get the bulk of the middle innings, according to MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo. Cincinnati will send southpaw Andrew Abbott (4-2, 3.97 ERA) to the mound to counter Tong.
Latest MLB News
According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Tampa Bay Rays have signed Craig Kimbrel to a major league deal. Kimbrel, now 37, pitched to a 6.00 ERA with the Mets across 14 relief appearances.
Former Braves corner infielder Bob Horner passed away, the Braves shared via X on Tuesday. Horner spent nine years with the club, accumulating 21.6 WAR in 4,213 plate appearances. Horner was 69.
Sports Logos reports that MLB will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with stars-and-stripes jersey numbers, red-white-and-blue caps and socks, and “USA 250” patches for July 4 games and 2026 All-Star events in Philadelphia.
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On This Date in Mets History
2010: Mike Pelfrey pitches seven scoreless innings against the Phillies to mark the third straight game the Mets shut out Philadelphia.
2015: Noah Syndergaard goes 3-for-3 at the plate with his first major league home run. On the mound, he blanks the Phillies for 7 1/3 innings.
Born On This Date: Ed Nuñez (1963), Todd Hundley (1969), Danny Young (1994)
