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On the day the Mets honored the 1986 championship team, the 2026 Mets highlighted their dissimilarity to that squad in a 6-2 loss to the Marlins at Citi Field. Despite a shaky start from Zac Thornton, the game remained close until the middle innings thanks to a Tyrone Taylor homer that got the Mets back in it, but Daniel Duarte had his first truly poor outing out of the bullpen this season to give the Marlins some cushion in a game that featured a lot of names we are going to see a lot more often
in the final couple of months of the season after the trade deadline.
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As expected, the reward to Xzavion Curry for soaking up five innings in relief on Friday night was a ticket back to Syracuse. Kevin Herget was recalled yesterday to take Curry’s spot on the roster.
As the Mets commemorated 40 years since their last World Series championship, the team is poised to be the biggest sellers at this year’s trade deadline.
The celebration served as a bittersweet reminder of how far the current organization still has to go, writes John Harper of SNY.
“I don’t think any of us could have ever predicted or imagined that one instance in time in baseball history would bring that much joy to people and create a lasting memory,” Mookie Wilson said yesterday, reflecting on the 1986 Mets. “There’s no one story I can tell that overshadows the rest.”
Rather than pitching in the big leagues today despite his stated readiness to do so, in anticipation of a potential trade, Clay Holmes will be pitching another rehab outing in Brooklyn instead.
In Holmes’ stead, Robert Stock will be starting for the Mets this afternoon. It will be his first big league appearance since June 8, 2025 and his first start since 2021. Stock had been in competition for a roster spot with the Mets during spring training before undergoing thoracic outlet syndrome surgery in March.
In Triple-A, Jonah Tong struck out his 100th batter on the season yesterday.
The fact that several young players have taken steps forward this season and showed they belong in the big leagues is one of the lone bright spots in an otherwise miserable season, writes Peter Sblendorio of the New York Daily News.
Around the National League East
The Braves beat the Nationals 8-3 on the back of seven one-hit innings from Martín Pérez. Pérez was not even the originally scheduled starter for Atlanta; Reynaldo López was scratched from the start about 50 minutes before first pitch due to left knee inflammation.
The Braves acquired outfielder Lane Thomas and left-handed pitcher Bailey Falter from the Royals in exchange for right-hander Lucas Braun—the Braves’ No. 8 prospect, per MLB Pipeline—and left-hander Carter Holton.
The Phillies shut out the Orioles 5-0, as Cristopher Sánchez struck out 11 batters over six scoreless innings.
Prior to yesterday’s win, the Phillies had lost 10 of their last 13 games as their bullpen woes deepened, ramping up the pressure on Dave Dombroski to improve the roster at the deadline.
Around Major League Baseball
There were a flurry of trades yesterday as things began to pick up ahead of Monday evening’s deadline. None were bigger than the Dodgers’ acquisition of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal in exchange for three players, including two top-100 prospects: outfielder outfielder Zyhir Hope (No. 25, per Pipeline) and righties River Ryan (No. 68) and Brady Smith. “I’m excited to be a Dodger,” Skubal said to reporters after news of the trade broke. “I’m excited to get down there and meet all those guys and chase three championships in a row. It’s hard to do, so I’m excited to be a part of that.”
The Guardians traded Bo Naylor and Codi Heuer to the Brewers in exchange for Craig Yoho and Blake Perkins.
The Yankees dealt Camilo Doval to Pirates for prospects Luis Cruz and Omar Alfonzo.
Luis Castillo went to the White Sox and the Mariners received reliever Seranthony Dominguez, outfielder Nolan Jones and catching prospect Boston Smith in exchange.
The Angels scratched José Soriano from his scheduled start against the Brewers Saturday night in anticipation of a potential trade.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Brian Salvatore covered the Mets’ latest trade rumors.
This Date in Mets History
Cleon Jones became the first Met in franchise history to reach 1,000 hits on this date in 1973.
