Your Wednesday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.
Meet the Mets
The Mets won 10-5 against the Marlins in a sloppy game played in bitterly cold and windy weather. Every starter other than Tyrone Taylor got a hit, with Pete Alonso going 2-for-4 with 4 RBI. Clay Holmes went 5.1 innings, allowing four earned runs on five hits and three walks, with ten strikeouts on his ledger as well.
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Steve Gelbs had some fun during the game today handing out hot chocolate to those fans braving the weather and attending in the blistering cold.
Jeff McNeil traveled to Florida today to begin ramping up to rehab from his oblique injury, hopefully coming back to the major league team by the end of the month.
Francisco Alvarez will be starting a rehab assignment tomorrow after his hamate bone fracture.
The impending returns of Alvarez and McNeil mean the Mets are creeping closer to making their lineup whole again.
Former Met Octavio Dotel tragically passed away following a roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic.
The Mets held a moment of silence for Dotel and the other victims before today’s game.
Commissioner Rob Manfred released a statement in regards to the passing of Dotel, as well as former player Tony Blanco and Nelson Cruz’s sister Nelsy Cruz.
Tyler Kepner of The Athletic wrote about how Dotel’s disposition made him the perfect person to move from team to team.
Joey Meneses was named the Syracuse Mets Player of the Week after a scorching start to the season.
Luis Torrens received an MRI and the results came back fine, so Torrens won’t be forced to miss any real amount of time.
Sidd Finch finally made it to a Mets home game, 40 years on from the iconic Sports Illustrated April Fool’s Day joke.
Tim Britton broke down the early success of the Mets bullpen and how the pitching staff will need to continue to perform for the coming weeks and months.
Around the National League East
Reynaldo Lopez’s arthroscopic surgery was a cleanup, and the Braves haven’t ruled out the possibility of him pitching again later in the season.
The Braves acquired Rafael Montero from the Astros for a player to be named later, with the Astros also sending cash.
Despite their early season woes, the Braves were able to create a late surge and beat the Phillies 7-5.
The Nationals once again beat the Dodgers, really whacking them with an 8-2 final score.
Around Major League Baseball
The San Francisco Giants debuted their new City Connect jerseys.
FanGraphs listed the 30 teams’ payrolls and how they project to look in three seasons.
The Tigers placed catcher Jake Rogers on the 10-day IL with an oblique injury, calling up former Met Tomas Nido to the major league roster.
Victor Robles will be missing at least 12 weeks, if not the rest of the season, after fracturing his shoulder.
Jackson Merrill has been placed on the 10-day IL with a right hamstring strain, retroactive to April 7.
Yeshiva University’s baseball team snapped an unbelievable 100 game losing streak.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Allison McCague delivered the first Mets Pitcher Meter of the 2025 season.
This Date in Mets History
The reigning National League champion Mets won their home opener on this date in 2001.