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The Mets handily defeated the Brewers 4-0 last night. Zac Thornton had another stellar start, allowing just three hits and a walk in six scoreless innings and collecting his first major league win.
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Former Met and current Dodger Edwin Díaz could be activated in time for this weekend’s series at Citi Field.
Ahead of last night’s game, the Mets optioned Xzavion Curry and recalled Daniel Duarte in another instance of bullpen
churn.
Rookie Mets starter Zac Thornton explained why he made the change to the spelling of his first name.
The Mets are not planning to pay down salaries in order to facilitate any deadline trades.
David Wright wrote about what it meant to be a Met for The Player’s Tribune.
Andy Green might not have been the first choice to be interim manager, but he may have been the perfect choice.
The Mets don’t feel any urgency or necessity to move Francisco Lindor, despite the reporting and buzz around the idea.
Around the National League East
The Phillies lost a razor-thin 2-1 game to the Dodgers. Zack Wheeler took only his second loss of the year, giving up both runs in his seven innings while striking out nine.
The Braves were roundly beaten in an 8-3 loss to the Padres. Reynaldo López gave up five runs and nine hits in just 4.1 innings.
The Marlins lost 5-3 to the Astros. Joe Mack drove in two of the three Marlins runs with a two-run home run in the seventh inning.
The Nationals lost an 8-7 slugfest to the Rockies. Clayton Beeter gave up the game winning run on a Hunter Goodman solo home run in the eighth.
Around Major League Baseball
The MLBPA put out a statement today about their most recent CBA proposals with regards to the amateur draft.
ESPN updated their list of the top 100 trade candidates ahead of the deadline on August 3.
There are plenty of reasons why the Dodgers would trade for Tarik Skubal—and an equal amount of reasons why they wouldn’t.
Yordan Alvarez is reason enough for the Astros to buy at the deadline, despite many logical reasons why they perhaps shouldn’t.
There are three All-Star catchers on the market ahead of the trade deadline, though they’re not all certain to move.
With the 2026 Draft in the books, the speculation can begin on which draftee will be the first to make it to the majors.
José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones completed the final step for their potential Padres ownership purchase to be to a vote.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Steve Sypa released another edition of Mets Minor League Players of the Week.
A Pod of Their own returned with a new episode.
This Date in Mets History
40 years ago, in the midst of the best season in franchise history, the Mets got into a benches-clearing brawl with the Cincinnati Reds.
