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Good morning, Mets fans!
The Mets lost a tough one on Saturday afternoon, unable to scratch across more than a single run in support of Joey Lucchesi’s best start yet. The left-hander was sharp, striking out eight Marlins over four one-hit innings, but a 9th inning Garrett Cooper two-run home run off of a hanging Drew Smith slider sent the Mets home without a chance to win it in extras. You can read the full, detailed game recap here.
Today, the Mets will take on the Marlins in the finale of what has so far been a thrilling three-game set. First pitch is set for 1:10 PM EST, and it will be 26-year old rookie Cody Poteet (1-0, 1.80) who will likely be going up against former Marlin Jordan Yamamoto (1-0, 3.38) for the Mets.
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Ex-Mets skipper Bobby Valentine has received some major support in his bid for mayor of Stanford, Connecticut. Some former teammates of Valentine’s, including Turk Wendell, John Franco, and Todd Zeile, have come out in support of Bobby V, the New York Daily News reported.
After he was DFA’d by the Mets on May 18, C Deivy Grullón was claimed off of waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Funnily enough, the Mets previously claimed Grullón off of waivers from the Rays just last month.
Jake Hager, after collecting his first major league hit on Friday Night, was designated for assignment by the Mets on Saturday afternoon, in a harsh move that really shows the business side of baseball.
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Former Met and old friend Ty Kelly has had his contract purchased by the Seattle Mariners. Kelly will first report to the Tacoma Rainiers (AAA) before potentially making it back to the big leagues, after playing for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. Best of luck to Ty!
The Milwaukee Brewers designated utility man Billy McKinney for assignment on Saturday, as well as optioning Pablo Reyes to Triple-A. This move creates roster space for the newly acquired Willy Adames and Trevor Richards, both of whom came to Milwaukee via trade with the Rays on Friday.
Dee Strange-Gordon was released by the Brewers on Saturday. Strange-Gordon, 33, signed a minor league contract but was never called up — he previously was an All-Star in both 2014 and 2015, and has stolen 60 bases twice in his career. He will become a free agent, and potentially play for his fourth MLB team.
Left-handed reliever Daniel Zamora has been claimed off of waivers by the Seattle Mariners. Zamora joins several other ex-Mets out west, including Chris Flexen, Rafael Montero, Justin Dunn, Paul Sewald, and (brace yourself) Jarred Kelenic.
The first-place San Francisco Giants have made a couple of roster moves, selecting the contract of veteran southpaw Scott Kazmir. Kazmir started Saturday’s game against the Dodgers, and in his first appearance in the show since 2016, threw four innings of one-run ball, completing his long comeback story. In a corresponding move, Braden Bishop was designated for assignment, after being claimed less than a week ago.
The Blue Jays have optioned former Mets prospect Anthony Kay (who was traded in the Marcus Stroman deal) to Triple-A, and placed third baseman Cavan Biggio on the 10-day injured list with a cervical spine ligament sprain.
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Jack Ramsey wrote a polarizing opinion piece about Mets manager Luis Rojas, and why he should be an early favorite for the Manager of the Year award. Yes, you read that correctly. Read Ramsey’s argument here.
Marcus Stroman stepped up in a big way in the Mets’ win over the Marlins on Friday night, and Dan Quinones detailed why Stroman’s presence and ability have been so important to a team riddled by injuries.
Center fielder Brandon Nimmo was one of the Mets’ best hitters (if not the best) for the first several weeks of the season before going down to the injured list on May 5, but he has been ramping up and a return to action seems imminent. Read more about that report here.
If you’re a little confused about Jake Hager’s designation for assignment, you can read more about that move as well as other roster changes that took place on Saturday here, as Patrick Glynn broke it all down.
On This Date in Mets History
May 23: Ex-owner Fred Wilpon made some very critical comments of his star players via a New Yorker piece. He called Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran “often-injured”, and limited his praise of David Wright to “a nice kid”, but not a “superstar.”
Let’s go Mets!
