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Both the Marlins and Mets benches cleared in a situation that surely didn’t remind you of anything involving Miguel Olivo.
As the Mets try and get Kodai Senga right, it’s not impossible that Brandon Sproat becomes the third young pitcher to sneak into the Mets pitching staff.
Prior to Sunday’s game, the Mets demoted Chris Devenski for the fifth time and called up Brandon Waddell in his place.
With rosters
expanding, Luisangel Acuna is coming back up to join the big league club.
Around the National League East
The Washington Nationals closed out a horrid August with a 7-4 loss to Tampa Bay in which they didn’t hold the lead for a single second.
On Sunday Night Baseball, the Braves helped the Mets and handed the Phillies a 3-1 loss to keep the division standings as they were.
You probably don’t want to hear it after his team just took three of four games from the Mets, but the Marlins’ Xavier Edwards is a certified Mineola native and Local Guy.
The only things that the Braves can take away from the 2025 season are those that they should try and fix before next year rolls around.
Pennsylvania native reliever Tim Mayza was claimed and is now a member of the Philadelphia Phillies.
On the starting front, Walker Buehler has signed a deal with the Phillies and will join what is to become a six-man rotation.
Around Major League Baseball
For Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, their gambling-adjacent administrative leave has been extended to a very ominous timeline of “until further notice.”
Aaron Judge hit the 358th home run of his career and marked the first change to the top five home run hitters in Yankees history since Mickey Mantle passed Lou Gehrig.
Justin Verlander threw 121 pitches, struck out 10 batters, and completed five shutout innings in what could only be described as some real 1990 Nolan Ryan stuff.
Switching to the other side of the 2016 World Series, the recently released Carlos Santana has left the Guardians and is reportedly signing with the Chicago Cubs.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa is back north with Toronto after being claimed off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
This Date in Mets History
On this date in 1975, Tom Seaver became the first pitcher in major league history to strike out 200 or more batters in eight straight seasons.
