Your Tuesday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.
Meet the Mets
The Mets had the day off yesterday, but Francisco Lindor is excited to see several of his teammates return from IL stints in the near future.
Jim Duquette talked about why the Mets traded Scott Kazmir away.
David Lennon says that both the Mets and Yankees have a ton of work to do if they want to think about a World Series rematch.
Around the National League East
The Phillies lost to the Giants, which means the Mets are just one game back of Philadelphia for first place this morning.
Janson Junk and the Marlins beat the Reds by a 5-1 score.
Following the Nationals’ dismissal of Mike Rizzo and Davey Martinez, Federal Baseball looks back at Rizzo’s time as GM and the candidates who might be in play to replace him.
The Nationals have officially made Miguel Cairo their interim manager.
Cam Caminiti tops Baseball America’s updated list of the Braves’ top thirty prospects.
Phillies ball boy Adam Crognale has a shot at working the All-Star Game in Atlanta.
Around Major League Baseball
The Tigers continue to sport the best record in baseball, and they kept rolling with a 5-1 win over the Rays last night.
Roman Anthony hit his first Fenway Park home run as the Red Sox routed the Rockies.
The Blue Jays extended their winning streak to nine with a win over the White Sox, and Toronto is now three-and-a-half games up on the Yankees for the American League East lead.
Andrew Vaughn hit a home run in his first at-bat as a Brewer, helping Milwaukee blow out the Dodgers in one of their best wins of the season.
The Royals beat the Pirates with ease.
Jacob deGrom faltered slightly as the Rangers wound up losing late to the Angels.
The Guardians haven’t been winning much lately, but they managed to beat the Astros yesterday.
Byron Buxton is thrilled to take part in the Home Run Derby.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Brian Salvatore pointed out that Juan Soto should be an All-Star.
Steve Sypa has you covered if you’re looking to brush up on the upcoming draft.
This Date in Mets History
John Stearns and Bobby Jones each made their All-Star debuts on this date—seventeen years apart, of course.