Morning Briefing: Wheeler Aims For Series Win

Good morning, Mets fans! This afternoon, the Mets will go for the series win against the Nationals. Zack Wheeler will take the mound for the Mets. The righty will look to continue his recent stretch of success.

The Mets won 3-0 last night thanks to a good start from Jason Vargas and a homer from Jay Bruce. That is a sentence I expected to type way more in Spring than I actually have.

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Marc Carig of the Athletic details David Wright‘s grueling road back to the Majors. Highly recommend the piece and if you really don’t respect Wright after reading that, I don’t know what else to say.

Former White House Communications Director, Anthony Scaramucci, said the Mets need to start spending more. He is a part time owner of the team.

The Mets will host the Staten Island Little League team that reached the semifinals in the US Bracket of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA on Sunday, August 26 at Citi Field. In addition to meeting Mets players and coaches, the little leaguers will take batting practice on the field, have lunch at the ballpark and be acknowledged in a pregame ceremony before the Mets take on the Nationals at 1:10 p.m.

Mickey Callaway says the Mets expect to see more of Jay Bruce at first soon and that could ultimately lead him to the full-time gig in 2019.

The Mets are reportedly finalizing a switch from WOR to WCBS.