Meet the Mets
Freddy Peralta had the worst start of his career and the Mets got walloped by the Phillies 15-3 at Citizens Bank Park. If you missed this gem of a Mets game, first of all, god bless. But Bryce Harper completed his first career cycle by the fifth inning, Kyle Schwarber hit three home runs, and Zack Short pitched the eighth inning and was the only Mets pitcher in the game to not be scored upon; that tells you about all you need to know.
Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, MLB.com, Newsday, New York Daily
News, New York Post, The Athletic
Though perhaps a rather ironic read after last night’s loss (which came after this was published), at Newsday Laura Albanese wrote about how recent events in sports give Mets fans reason to hope for an unlikely turnaround.
Laura also penned a feature about the Mets’ bullpen—one of the sole bright spots of the season—and their competition to throw the most “Clay innings,” named for Clay Holmes.
Speaking of the Mets’ bullpen, no one in it has been more dominant of late than Luke Weaver, in part due to increased velocity on his fastball and better location on his changeup.
Francisco Lindor logged a single in his first rehab appearance on Friday for Double-A Binghamton. He is slated to play again today for either Binghamton or Triple-A Syracuse.
John Franco will make his broadcasting debut in tonight’s rubber game against the Phillies on NBC.
Around the National League East
The Nationals’ defense shined, as they held off the Rays to win 4-3.
CJ Abrams changed his offseason routine, diet and workout approach. He and the Nationals are seeing dividends as he shows a level of maturity that his coaches, family, and teammates had not seen before.
The Braves beat the Brewers by the same 4-3 score, thanks to Ozzie Albies’ walk-off home run.
The Marlins put up a four-run fourth inning en route to a 6-3 victory over the Giants in Miami, getting a little help from the Giants’ defense, which committed four errors in the game.
Liam Hicks was originally slated to lead off for the Marlins at DH yesterday, but was scratched due to back tightness.
Around Major League Baseball
In honor of Father’s Day, Manny Randhawa of MLB.com wrote about a painting that captures Freddie Freeman’s iconic World Series moment with his dad in Game 1 of the 2024 World Series.
Speaking of Dodger Dads, Shohei Ohtani homered last night after the birth of his second child in the Dodgers’ 3-2 loss to the Orioles. Trevor Rogers delivered seven scoreless, one-hit innings for Baltimore in the game.
The Red Sox placed Isiah Kiner-Falefa on the injured list yesterday with left forearm inflammation. In his place, they called up Anthony Seigler from Triple-A Worcester.
Though the likes of rentals like Freddy Peralta and Tarik Skubal dominate trade talks, teams will likely be willing to pay a premium for arms with more team control and potential sellers should be listening, writes Thomas Harrigan of MLB.com.
The Yankees have called up top pitching prospect Elmer Rodríguez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to start today.
This Date in Mets History
It was Father’s Day on this date in 1964 as well. And a Phillies pitcher threw a perfect game against the Mets at Shea Stadium. Hopefully that doesn’t happen again today!
