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Good morning, Mets fans!

The 2021 Fall Classic will get back underway Tuesday night in Houston for Game 6 between the Braves and Astros. Atlanta will send out southpaw Max Fried (14-7, 3.04 ERA) to the mound to face-off against an unannounced pitcher for Houston.

First pitch is set for 8:09 p.m. EST and can be seen on FOX.

Let’s get into this morning’s briefing.

Latest Mets News

As Andy Martino of SNY reported, Mets GM Zack Scott will no longer be with the organization going forward.

As the Mets’ POBO search continues, the Red Sox have granted them permission to speak to Raquel Ferreira, per Martino.

Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic writes on how Mets owner Steve Cohen’s tweet has been cited by minor leaguers in a class action bid. In the tweet posted on Aug. 1, Cohen said “Education time – Baseball draft picks are worth up to 5x their slot value to clubs. I never shy away from investments that can make me that type of return.”

Latest MLB News

Red Sox hitting coach Tim Hyers will not return to the team, and will explore opportunities with other teams, according to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe. The Yankees and Cubs are among the teams looking for a hitting coach.

Padres baseball analyst David Cameron is leaving the organization after letting his contract expire.

Nick Groke and Eno Sarris of The Athletic report on how the Rockies stalled on contract talks with Jon Gray despite the righty wanting to stay in Denver.

Latest on MMO

Alex Horowitz fills out his report card for Kevin Pillar‘s 2021 season.

Matt Musico talks about how players from the 2015 and 2016 squads are dwindling away.

Matt Musico also writes on how the Mets’ performance in 2021 depended on the quality of their opponent.

On This Date in Mets History

Birthdays: Greg Harris (66), Tom Paciorek (75)

Let’s go Mets!