Your Monday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.
Meet the Mets
For a game that featured Chris Devenski starting, Zach Pop getting into the fray, and Brandon Waddell up against Max Fried, a 6-4 loss isn’t the worst of all possible outcomes.
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Edwin Diaz and Pete Alonso were named as reserves for the National League All Stars while Juan Soto found himself on the wrong side of early voting and the every team gets a player rule.
This world is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions. Human sacrifice, cats and dogs living together, Pete Alonso opting out of the Home Run Derby! MASS HYSTERIA!
With another successful and unremarkable rehab start under his belt, the Mets expect to have Kodai Senga back before the All Stars head to Atlanta.
In other rehab news, all is well with Jesse Winker and a return to the majors on Tuesday wouldn’t be a shock.
Starling Marte’s knee flared up during a rare game playing in the field, but he’s pretty unconcerned about the whole thing, for what it’s worth.
Carlos Mendoza got to let some anger out of himself as he did some light screaming at home plate umpire John Bacon in the ninth inning.
Around the National League East
The Washington Nationals fired manager Davey Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo rather than picking up their options for 2026.
Shortly before that news, the Nationals lost in Shinnosuke Ogasawara’s debut to Garrett Crochet and the Red Sox, 6-4.
Zack Wheeler is really trying to finally get that Cy Young Award, going the full nine innings and striking out 12 Reds in a 3-1 win for the Phillies.
Brandon Woodruff made his first start in nearly two years and got the win over the formerly-surging Marlins.
Behind a 4-4 performance from Jackson Holliday, the Braves were swept in a 2-1 contest at the hands of the Orioles.
Around Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball revealed the full National and American League rosters for next Tuesday’s game in Atlanta with some injury and workload replacements still to come.
For the third time since adopting the new rule, Rob Manfred selected a Legacy All Star in the form of Clayton Kershaw.
Bryan Reynolds’ no-trade list was revealed and it’s made up of a trio of California teams, the Blue Jays, and both New York teams.
The Astros swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles for the first time since Houston was still in the National League and George W. Bush was president.
Toronto’s suddenly unstoppable Blue Jays pulled another win out of their hat and extended the winning streak that vaulted them into first place to eight games.
Both the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees are said to be looking very strongly at the services of Eugenio Suarez if the Diamondbacks fall way out of things.
With four of their catchers going on the injured list in the past two weeks, the Orioles decided to go external this time and traded some bonus pool money to the Yankees for Alex Jackson.
Past the midway point of the season and nearly beyond the All Star Game, Yu Darvish is finally making his season debut for the Padres.
Villainous Rhys Hoskins sprained his left thumb and is making his way to the injured list.
This Date in Mets History
On this date in 1964, Shea Stadium hosted its first and only All Star Game.