Your Tuesday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.
Meet the Mets
Francisco Lindor, who has yet to earn an All Star nod as a member of the Mets, is leading all NL SS in the first All Star ballot update, while Pete Alonso trails Freddie Freeman at first base. Juan Soto finds himself fourth among NL outfielders, albeit by a slim margin.
Despite a recent sweep, the Mets found themselves back at the top of The Athletic’s MLB Power Rankings.
The timing of the Mets’ rotation problems comes with plenty of worry.
Ron Taylor, a member of the 1969 Miracle Mets, has passed away at the age of 87.
Brooks Raley will begin a rehab assignment today in Port St. Lucie. This puts him on track for a possible late July return.
Jett Williams is the Mets’ Minor League Player of the Week after he put together a torrid week at the plate.
Around the National League East
The Phillies topped the Marlins 5-2.
The Nationals surrendered three runs in the ninth and lost to the Rockies 6-4.
Washington called up No. 3 Prospect Brady House ahead of last night’s lost.
Around Major League Baseball
The first MLB All Star Game ballot update is here!
There are also some players who deserve a second look on the ballot, as outlined by Will Leitch.
Following the Rafael Devers trade, there’s only one question that matters to the Red Sox, according to Ken Rosenthal.
Will Leitch offered five takeaways from the stunning Devers deal.
Execs around the league were shocked that Boston traded Devers.
Sam Kennedy and Craig Breslow see the deal as an ‘inflection point’ for Boston.
There were other teams in the mix for Devers before the Giants pulled the trigger.
With the trade deadline next month, the MLB.com staff highlighted one thing that each team should be looking for.
Gage Wood, the No. 50 overall MLB Draft prospect, threw the third no-hitter in College World Series history.
Father’s Day was the highest average Sunday attendance since 2008, with 39,255 fans in attendance on average across the league.
The Rays remained red-hot with a 7-1 win over the Orioles.
In Giancarlo Stanton’s return to the lineup, the Yankees fell 1-0 to the Angels in 11 innings.
In the first game of the post-Devers era, the Red Sox blanked the Mariners 2-0, as their top prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 prospect in MLB Roman Anthony hit his first career home run.
Shohei Ohtani dazzled with triple-digit heat in his return to the mound, the two sides got spicy over a HBP, and the Dodgers ultimately prevailed over the Padres 6-3.
The Astros fell 3-1 to the Athletics, but in defeat, old friend Luis Guillorme made another sensational play.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Check out Episode 298 of From Complex to Queens!
This Date in Mets History
The Mets unceremoniously relieved Willie Randolph of his duties in the middle of the night following a West Coast win on this date in 2008.