Meet the Mets
The Mets looked good in a win over the Phillies in their first game back from the All-Star break, a game that was played amid the ominous wildfire haze that worsened as the evening progressed. Francisco Alvarez hit a pair of home runs in the victory.
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Juan Soto left the win early with calf soreness, but the team doesn’t expect him to miss any time.
Laura Albanese writes that MLB put players at risk by playing the game
in the unhealthy air.
Players felt some effects of the wildfire smoke.
Chelsea Janes reports that the Mets’ sale ahead of the August 3 trade deadline is very much on, noting that the team will listen to offers on anyone other than Soto, Carson Benge, A.J. Ewing, Christian Scott, and Nolan McLean.
With Francisco Lindor’s name missing from that list, Jon Heyman reports that it’s a long shot that the Mets would actually trade him.
Anthony DiComo looks at where Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez stand heading toward the deadline.
With the Mets’ 2026 season clearly going nowhere, we can all hope for better times as we look at the team’s 2027 schedule.
Clay Holmes is getting closer to beginning a rehab assignment.
Danny Abriano looked at the likelihood of a bunch of specific Mets players being traded ahead of the deadline.
Juan Soto and Mr. Met appear in a new Spider-Man commercial.
Here’s how the Mets—and the Yankees—are faring under the ABS system.
Speaking of both New York teams, attendance was up in baseball in the first half, but it wasn’t up for either of them.
Before their game last night, the Mets reinstated Marcus Semien from the injured list and DFA’d Zack Short.
Around the National League East
The Nationals traded Robert Hassell III to the Pirates after he cleared waivers.
Here’s the Braves’ 2027 schedule.
The Marlins have officially signed their first-round pick.
Around Major League Baseball
The Reds and 23-year-old starting pitcher Chase Burns have agreed to a seven-year, $105 million deal.
There aren’t any Mets on these starting pitcher power rankings from MLB.com.
If you want a good laugh, multiple major league teams were using generative AI to make decisions in the dugout until the league did them a favor and banned it.
Ken Rosenthal took a look at the upcoming trade deadline.
After looking like a bust, Jordan Walker is having a significant breakout year.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Vas Drimalitis previewed the Mets’ three-game series in Philadelphia.
Allison McCague gave us the latest installment of our pitcher meter.
If you needed a reminder of just how great Francisco Lindor has been in his time with the Mets, well, I had you covered.
This Date in Mets History
The Mets put together an 11-run inning against the Cubs on this date of their fantastic 2006 season.
