Morning Briefing: Yankees Look To Avoid 3-1 Deficit

Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday, game four of the ALCS was rained out in the Bronx.

Tonight, Yankees righty Masahiro Tanaka, who is coming off a shutout in game one of this series, takes the hill at home against Astros pitcher Zack Greinke, as the Bronx Bombers look to avoid dropping their third straight game of the series and go down 3-1. First pitch will be thrown at 8:08 p.m. E.T. and the game can be seen on FS1.

Now let’s take a look at what else went on around the league yesterday!

Latest Mets News

Former Met and current Nationals first base coach Tim Bogar has emerged as a potential managerial candidate for the Mets, says Jon Heyman of MLB Network.

Joe Girardi will reportedly not manage Team USA in the Premier 12 tournament as he hopes to return to managing in the big leagues this spring.

Girardi told Mike Francesa that he has interviewed with three teams and all “went well.”

Jacob deGrom is among the finalists for the MLBPA Players’ Choice Award for National League Outstanding Pitcher, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.

Latest MLB News

The Angels hired former Cubs and Rays manager Joe Maddon to be their next skipper on a three-year $12 million deal, as Jeff Fletcher of The Southern California News Group reported.

Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein is in a current dispute with a landlord dating back to his 2015 stay in an Arizona house, where he allegedly left dog urine stains. According to Epstein, the landlord refused to take action of 45 scorpions on the property during his stay, writes Steven Hsieh of The Phoenix Times.