Your Friday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.
Meet the Mets
If the Mets really are going to use a six-man rotation, here’s what it might look like.
Sean Manaea appeared on the Mets’ official podcast.
Around the National League East
The Braves got Zack Short from the Red Sox in a trade—not long after the Red Sox got Short from the Mets in a trade. That news came shortly after the Braves dealt former Mets infielder Luis Guillorme to the Angels.
Around Major League Baseball
Paul Skenes is getting called up by the Pirates.
While the Mets wound up with back-to-back off days after their series finale in St. Louis was postponed, the Cardinals were beaten by the Brewers in Milwaukee yesterday.
Erick Fedde went six scoreless innings as the White Sox beat the Guardians.
The Astros avoided a sweep by beating the Yankees.
The Rockies beat the Giants by a wide margin.
Speaking of the Giants, the team opened a pop-up Willie Mays museum across the street from Oracle Park.
The Twins trounced the Mariners and are now 22-15 on the season, just a-game-and-a-half back of the Guardians for the AL Central lead.
The Diamondbacks topped the Reds.
The gambling scandal involving Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter has inspired a forthcoming TV series.
Former Mets pitcher Max Scherzer has been shut down for a few days as he attempts to work his way back to the big league mound.
Ken Rosenthal writes about the recent struggles of top hitting prospects upon their arrival in the big leagues.
Is the pitch clock to blame for pitching injuries?
Minor league baseball’s official statisticians are now Elias Sports Bureau.
This Date in Mets History
Rickey Henderson’s 10,000th major league at-bat occurred on this date in the year 2000.