Your Tuesday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.
Meet the Mets
The Mets began their series with a 5-4 victory over the Diamondbacks. The Mets got all of their offense from two big swings—a two-run blast from Pete Alonso in the fourth inning and a three-run shot from Francisco Lindor in the seventh. The latter proved to be critical, as Dedniel Núñez walked all three batters he faced, and Reed Garrett allowed all three runs to score. Edwin Díaz, thankfully, pitched a spotless ninth for the save. Griffin Canning was spotless after serving up a leadoff home run to Corbin Carroll to earn his fifth win for New York.
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Jim Marshall, the oldest living Met and Arizona native, was honored before last night’s game.
Brett Baty rejoined the Mets after Jesse Winker landed on the IL.
Winker will miss six-to-eight weeks with a Grade 2 oblique strain.
AJ Minter, meanwhile, will undergo season-ending surgery to repair his torn lat.
Thomas Harrigan highlighted the improbable story of baseball’s best rotation so far (the Mets).
Here is the breakdown of Brooks Raley’s contract with the Mets.
Jacob Reimer of the Brooklyn Cyclones was named South Atlantic League Player of the Month for April, while Zach Thornton was named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Month.
Meanwhile, Felipe De La Cruz of the Syracuse Mets. has been named International League Pitcher of the Week.
Nolan McLean has been promoted from the Binghamton Rumble Ponies to Triple-A Syracuse.
Binghamton also got a mention on the latest episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Mrs. Met is on the ballot for the Mascot Hall of Fame and is looking to become the first female mascot in the Mascot Hall.
Tim Healey is leaving the Mets’ beat and joining the Boston Globe to cover the Red Sox.
Around the National League East
The Braves one-hit the Reds in a 4-0 victory. AJ Smith-Shawver carried a no-hitter into the eighth before surrendering a leadoff single to Santiago Espinal.
The Dodgers kept on rolling as they beat the Marlins 7-4.
The Nationals and Guardians were rained out.
Around Major League Baseball
The Dodgers reclaimed their spot atop the MLB Power Rankings.
Jeff Passan predicted the next big megadeals in MLB.
The D’Backs will host “Brain Tumor Awareness Night” tonight at Chase Field as GM Mike Hazen aims to bring awareness to brain cancer to honor his late wife.
Ahead of their series with the Mets, the Diamondbacks officially unveiled their new City Connect uniforms, which brought back the purple and teal colors.
Shohei Ohtani crushed the hardest-hit home run (117.9 mph) of the year last night in Miami.
Ross Stripling announced his retirement after 13 major league seasons.
Gerrit Cole talked about his rehab from Tommy John Surgery, saying “it starts out really dark”.
The Astros placed Yordan Alvarez on the IL with right hand inflammation.
Shōta Imanaga has been placed on the IL with a hamstring injury and is awaiting imaging to determine the severity of the injury.
The Reds lost rookie Tyler Callihan to a broken forearm in last night’s game after he collided with a wall while trying to make a catch.
Royce Lewis was activated from the IL and is ready to make his season debut for Minnesota.
Aaron Gleeman asked the question that’s on many people’s minds: What is wrong with Carlos Correa?
The Rangers named Brett Boone their new hitting coach.
The Yankees blew a 3-0 lead late as Padres came back for a 4-3 victory in the Bronx.
The Cubs easily handled the Giants 9-2.
The Royals blanked the White Sox 3-0.
The Pirates lost 6-3 to the Cardinals, but everyone is talking about Oneil Cruz gunning down a runner with a 100 mph throw.
The Brewers topped the Astros 5-1.
The Athletics walked off the Mariners 7-6 in 11 innings.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
I previewed the team’s three-game set against the Diamondbacks.
Allison McCague brought us the position player meters for the week.
You can now listen to Episode 295 of From Complex to Queens!
This Date in Mets History
The Mets picked up their first ever extra innings win on this date in 1962, beating the Phillies 7-5 in 12 innings.