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After the news of Shohei Ohtani being shutdown for the remainder of the season with an oblique injury, the New York Mets took the field against the Cincinnati Reds.

In the second game of the three-game set at Citi Field, the Reds defeated the Mets for the second-straight day, 3-2. The teams will showdown Sunday at 1:40 pm ET with New York looking to avoid the sweep.

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Anthony Kay, who was traded for Marcus Stroman years back and was claimed off waivers this week, made his Triple-A debut and threw a perfect 1 1/3 innings.

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It was reported by Alden González of ESPN that Shohei Ohtani season is over due to an oblique injury. He will now focus on an upcoming elbow procedure.

According to the Philadelphia Phillies, former manager Charlie Manuel suffered a stroke. They added that, “the next 24 hours will be crucial to his recovery.”

Matt Olson slugged his 52nd home run of the season. This is good for the major-league lead.

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MMO’s Tyler Antonelle recapped what occurred in the baseball work on September 16.

MMO’s Sean Kenny analyzed how the system performed on September 15.

MMO’s Mathias Altman-Kurosaki analyzed David Peterson‘s outing on Friday which featured a career-high in strikeouts.

MMO’s John Sheridan explained how big the Mets’ deadline acquisitions were in Double-A Binghamton’s clinching of a playoff spot.

MMO’s Chris Bello recapped the Mets’ 3-2 Saturday loss to the Reds.

On This Day In Mets’ History

2001: Mets win their first game back after September 11 against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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