Meet the Mets
The Mets mercifully had the day off yesterday, and they’re set to begin a four-game series in Atlanta tonight. The heat there will be slightly less excruciating over the next couple of days, but it’ll remain hot and very humid in Atlanta on Sunday and Monday, while temperatures will drop substantially in New York City.
During the off day, the Mets selected the contract of left-handed pitcher Jefry Yan and optioned him to Triple-A Syracuse.
The 2026 Mets might be terrible, but David Stearns put together
one of the team’s better bullpens in recent memory.
Speaking of Stearns, Joel Sherman writes that Steve Cohen’s decision to stick with him is the right call.
Laura Albanese also writes that retaining Stearns is the right move, as it could be better to let him see his long-term plan through rather than hand someone new the responsibility of fixing this mess.
Jon Heyman wrote about the Mets’ attempt to bridge the gap between Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor.
The FDNY and NYPD will play their annual charity baseball game at Citi Field on August 19.
Around the National League East
The Marlins were obliterated by the Rockies, who scored 14 runs in an easy win over the fish.
The Phillies fell to the Pirates by a 6-1 score.
The Braves lost, too, as the Cardinals put up a whopping 11 runs against them.
Will Bryce Haper participate in another hometown home run derby?
Around Major League Baseball
The Reds did something that most teams haven’t been able to do this year, scoring five runs off Jacob Misiorowski in what turned out to be a 7-2 win over the Brewers.
Bryan Rocchio hit a walk-off two-run home run to give the Guardians a win over the rival White Sox.
The Rays extended their winning streak to eight games as they completed a sweep of the Royals.
It’s been a tough couple of days for the Padres, who saw a 6-0 lead over the rival Dodgers turn into a 12-6 loss last night after giving up 23 runs to the Cubs the day before.
Bryce Miller carried a no-hitter into the seventh innings as he and the Mariners blanked the Angels and won 1-0.
The Rangers improved to 45-43 on the season with a 10-4 win over the Tigers.
Cade Cavalli shouted “sit down, boy,” a phrase with a history of racism behind it, at Willson Contreras, and both players have received 7-game suspensions after both teams’ benches cleared.
Players in other sports have purchased ownership stakes in teams outside of their own leagues, but why haven’t baseball players done the same?
If Ken Rosenthal could set the All-Star Game rosters, these would be the 64 players at the game.
Here’s how the All-Star teams are actually selected now that voting is over.
How will the logjam in the American League playoff race affect the trade deadline?
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
The latest episode of Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series came out yesterday.
This Date in Mets History
Alex Ochoa’s cycle led the Mets to victory over the Phillies on this date in 1996.
