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The Mets weren’t able to complete a sweep of the Rangers, as they lost 3-1 in the series finale yesterday afternoon in a game that saw them facing Kumar Rocker, their first-round pick in the 2021 draft who they wound up choosing not to sign.
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Zac Thornton made his final start of the season in the loss, and Anthony DiComo writes that he’s the latest young Mets arm to wrap a promising season.
Before the game, the Mets made the hiring of Derek Falvey
official, as he’ll work as a special advisor in baseball operations, and announced the internal promotion of Kris Gross to an assistant general manager title.
As the Mets finish this lost season strong, Tim Britton wonders how much that matters going forward.
Roger Rubin writes that Andy Green’s encouraging nature makes him a perfect fit for a young team.
Attendance was down 14.8 percent this year at Citi Field.
The Mets claimed left-handed pitcher Philip Abner off waivers from the Giants, optioned him to the minors, and designated Xzavion Curry for assignment.
Mike Puma spoke to Juan Soto about the Mets’ failure to make the playoffs in his first two seasons with the team.
Ben Clemens writes about the National League Rookie of the Year race and writes off Carson Benge without so much as mentioning Nolan McLean.
Around the National League East
The Phillies were beaten by the Brewers by a 5-1 score, and combined with a Diamondbacks win yesterday afternoon, that leaves Philadelphia two games up on Arizona for the last playoff spot in the National League with three games to go in the season.
Luis Arraez left the Phillies’ loss early with an ankle injury.
The Braves dropped their series finale to the Reds.
Federal Baseball writes that the Nationals have an interesting decision to make at first base next year.
Sandy Alcantara will not make his final start of the season tomorrow as the Marlins manage his workload.
Around Major League Baseball
The Diamondbacks completed a sweep of the Rockies in a 12-8 win that keeps their playoff hopes alive.
The White Sox clinched a postseason spot with a 9-1 win over the Royals, a rather remarkable achievement for a team that had lost at least 100 games in each of the previous three seasons.
The Cubs also clinched their postseason spot in a 2-1 win over the Marlins that saw former Mets prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong steal his 40th base to get his 40/40 season.
By shutting out the Red Sox, the Guardians clinched their playoff spot.
Not to be outdone by the Rangers, the Astros defeated the A’s, maintaining their sub-.500 hold on first place in the American League West via a tiebreaker over Texas.
The red-hot Padres beat the Dodgers by a 4-2 score.
Having seen the Rays clinch the American League East against them earlier in the series, the Yankees beat them in the series finale as they hope to get to face Tampa again in the playoffs.
Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt, who recently made his first appearance of the season after coming off the injured list, is heading back to the IL and will miss the team’s Wild Card series.
In a game without any playoff implications, the Pirates beat the Cardinals. But Paul Skenes became the first Pirates pitcher in 60 years to put up back-to-back 200-strikeout seasons.
Having already been eliminated from playoff contention, the Mariners lost a sloppy game to the Angels.
Jayson Stark spoke to other players around the league about Jacob Misiorowski.
Ken Rosenthal and C. Trent Rosencrans took a deep dive on the Reds’ perpetual struggles in a division that’s seen the Brewers thrive for so long.
MLB.com took a look as each team’s best hitting prospect playing in the Arizona Fall League this year and highlighted some bonkers stats from the 2026 season.
This Date in Mets History
On this date in 1977, the Olympics chose Los Angeles over New York City for the 1984 summer games, but had they done the opposite, Shea Stadium’s capacity would have increased to 90,000.
