Morning Briefing: World Series Showdown Begins Tonight

Good morning, Mets fans!

The 2023 MLB World Series begins tonight as the Arizona Diamondbacks head to Texas to take on the Texas Rangers in game one. First pitch is at 8:03 p.m. on Fox. Zac Gallen goes for Arizona, and big game Nathan Eovaldi gets the start for Texas.

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Latest Mets News

The New York Mets announced that they created the Mets Latin American Hall of Fame. The inaugural class features Mets coach and advisor Ozzie Virgil and Mets Spanish broadcaster Juan Alicea.

Per an obituary posting on Press Connects, Former Met Rob Gardner passed away on Saturday, October 21. Gardner continues to hold the record with the Mets for the most scoreless innings pitched in a game on October 2, 1965.

According to Jay Horwitz of Mets PR, Pat McCarthy made it out of surgery and was on his way to recovery Thursday after being hit by a car while jogging a few days ago.

Per Jon Morosi of MLB Network, the Mets have discussed hiring Dan Kantrovitz, the Chicago Cubs’ vice president of scouting, for a high-level position overseeing their amateur scouting and player development departments for the Mets.

Latest MLB News

The Society for Baseball Research on Thursday introduced the Sarah Lang Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship. This scholarship is open to any female-identifying students or young professionals to attend the 2023 SABR Analytics Conference and gain access to their online certification courses.

Sporting News announced their 2023 MLB award winners and All-Stars.

Per Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Major League Baseball announced the umpiring crew for the 2023 MLB World Series. Bill Miller will serve as the umpiring crew chief.

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker announced his retirement from baseball.

According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Los Angeles Angels pitching coach Matt Wise is being hired by the Chicago White Sox as their bullpen coach.

Latest on MMO

Christian De Block took an in-depth look at the Mets’ organizational depth at third base as part of the Metsmerized series on the Mets’ organizational depth chart.

Michael Mayer discussed the Mets’ introduction of the Latin Hall of Fame.

Michael Mayer talked about the potential that the Mets could hire Dan Kantrovitz from the Chicago Cubs.

Tyler Antonelle wrote an MMO free agent profile on left-handed pitcher Josh Hader of the San Diego Padres.