Your Tuesday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.
Meet the Mets
On a wet and cold night in Flushing, the Mets blanked the Marlins 2-0. The Mets got their first run on a Juan Soto run-scoring double, and Tyrone Taylor added an insurance run in the eighth with a run-scoring single. Kodai Senga pitched five shutout frames, and the bullpen contributed four shutout innings. Ryne Stanek earned his first save as a Met.
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Francisco Lindor recorded his 1500th career hit in the win. It was one of three hits on the evening for the Mets’ shortstop.
The magic has started early for the Mets this year.
David Stearns is looking for Brett Baty and Luisangel Acuña to ‘step up’ as they continue getting playing time at second base.
David Lennon discussed how Vlad Jr.’s new deal could and should keep Pete Alonso in Queens long-term.
Reed Garrett’s unlikely rise is a testament to the Mets’ pitching development, explains Andrew Tredinnick.
Will Sammon explored what the extension could mean for Alonso.
With temperatures expected to dip into the 30s (with real feel in the 20s), the Mets have moved Tuesday’s game up to a 4:10pm start.
Around the National League East
The Nationals defeated the Dodgers 6-4 thanks to a three-spot in the seventh inning, punctuated by a James Wood homer.
The Braves’ rough start, along with the Mets’ strong start, has added some early-season drama to the National League East race.
Despite a strong start to their season, there are some concerns over the Phillies’ top bullpen additions.
Around Major League Baseball
The defending World Series champs held on to the top spot on the latest MLB Power Rankings.
It’s still early, but perhaps not too early to start looking at some players putting up MVP-level numbers.
Alden Gonzalez provided some thoughts on what we’ve learned about the Dodgers so far in the 2025 season.
In case you missed it, the Blue Jays gave Vladimir Guerrero Jr. a massive 14-year extension.
Will Leitch offered five takeaways from the Vlad Jr. extension.
Blue Jays players reacted to the news of the extension.
Here’s how the free agent market is shaping up with Vlad Jr. off the board.
Tigers Assistant General Manager Sam Menzin resigned amid an investigation into lewd photos being sent to female staffers.
John Denton shared the inspiring story of Yohel Pozo, who went from living out of his car to living his MLB dream.
Blake Snell was placed on the IL but is hoping for a quick return.
Spencer Arrighetti suffered a broken thumb in a BP mishap.
The Brewers acquired Quinn Priester from the Red Sox in exchange for their No. 7 prospect, along with a Draft pick in Competitive Balance Round A and a player to be named.
Milwaukee will celebrate the life of Bob Eucker before and during their game against the Giants on August 24.
Milwaukee wasn’t done there, as they traded Grant Wolfram to the Orioles in exchange for minor league outfielder Daz Cameron and cash.
The Pirates have promoted Tsung-Che Cheng, and it just so happened to be his wife’s birthday.
Mike Petriello explained how Paul Skenes is almost as tough on pitch classifiers as he is on opposing hitters.
With a lot of his talk centered around his future with the club, Kyle Tucker is just excited to play baseball for the Cubs.
The Pirates used a four-spot in the seventh to top the Cardinals 8-4.
The Tigers beat the Yankees 6-2 on a snowy day in Comerica Park, as Casey Mize’s brilliant outing helped him net his first win at his home park in nearly four years.
The Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 6-2.
The Cubs blanked the Rangers 7-0.
The Royals doubled up the Twins 4-2.
The Orioles topped the Diamondbacks 5-1 as Gunnar Henderson broke through with two hits, two runs, and two steals.
The Mariners held off the Astros 4-3. In the win, Jorge Polanco returned to the lineup and provided the go-ahead, two-run hit to guide Seattle to victory.
The Reds cooled off the red-hot Giants with a 2-0 victory, thanks in large part to an ‘absolutely dominant’ outing from Hunter Greene.
The Padres beat the Athletics 5-4.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Chris McShane highlighted the challenges for Mets fans in upstate New York who are faced with blackouts for games airing on WPIX.
I previewed the team’s series against Miami.
Allison McCague brought us the position player meters for the week.
Check out a new episode of A Pod of Their Own!
This Date in Mets History
The Mets picked up the first of their franchise-record 108 victories on this date in 1986. It was also Dwight Gooden’s first Opening Day victory.