Meet the Mets
Nolan McLean was great, but the Mets’ lineup and bullpen very much were not as the team dropped the rubber game of its series with the Diamondbacks last night at Citi Field.
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Before the game, Carlos Mendoza told reporters that Jorge Polanco was getting the night off because his Achilles continues to bother him, and he didn’t rule out an IL stint if the situation doesn’t improve.
Anthony DiComo looks at three
not-so-obvious effects of Juan Soto’s injury and wrote that the Mets continue to pay for having multiple players learning new positions on the fly.
Around the National League East
The Marlins improved to 8-5 on the season with a resounding 8-1 win over the Reds.
Here are the Braves’ new City Connect uniforms.
Zack Wheeler’s third rehab outing shows there’s still work to be done.
Federal Baseball considers what would make this Nationals season fun.
Around Major League Baseball
The Twins, projected to be the worst team in the American League Central this year, completed a four-game sweep of the Tigers with a 3-1 win.
The A’s, who begin a three-game series against the Mets tonight, shut out the Yankees in a 1-0 win as they took two of three games in the series in The Bronx.
It took until extra innings, but the Padres walked off the Rockies.
The White Sox got a much-needed win over the Royals.
Eight teams unveiled their new City Connect uniforms.
The Blue Jays raised the issue of how long it takes Shohei Ohtani to warm up when he’s pitching.
Dusty Baker, who won the World Series as a player in 1981 and as a manager in 2022 as a manager, has penned an autobiography.
This Date in Mets History
Tommie Agee hit a home run into the upper deck at Shea Stadium on this date in 1969.
