Morning Briefing: Lindor Heating Back Up as Mets Win Four Straight
Good morning, Mets fans! It’s been an amazin’ weekend so far. The Mets have won four straight as Francisco Lindor has come out of his slump. Jacob deGrom is back today and will take the mound for the Mets after missing his last start. Latest Mets News Zack Scott announced on Saturday via the Zoom conference that […]
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Good morning, Mets fans!
It’s been an amazin’ weekend so far. The Mets have won four straight as Francisco Lindor has come out of his slump. Jacob deGrom is back today and will take the mound for the Mets after missing his last start.
Latest Mets News
Zack Scott announced on Saturday via the Zoom conference that Jacob deGrom will get the ball for the Mets today against the Diamondbacks. During the Zoom conference, Scott also did not elaborate on the clubhouse situation between Lindor and Jeff McNeil, saying sometimes families have disputes and debates, and that he wanted to respect the wishes of Lindor and McNeil and not get into specifics.
Per MetsMinors.net, right-handed relief pitcher Trey Cobb has been promoted to the Syracuse Mets.
Latest MLB News
The Baltimore Orioles announced on Saturday that they have claimed left-handed pitched Brandon Waddell off waivers from the Minnesota Twins. Waddell was assigned to Triple-A Norfolk.
The Orioles also announced on Saturday that they designated right-handed pitcher Jay Flaa for assignment.
Following the announcement of Flaa being designated for assignment, the Orioles announced that they recalled left-handed pitcher Zach Lowther from Triple-A Norfolk.
According to Roto Baller MLB, the Toronto Blue Jays placed relief pitcher Rafael Dolis on the injured list Saturday.
According to MiLB-Transactions, the Twins have signed right-handed pitcher Rob Whalen to a minor league contract.
Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, X-Rays on Ronald Acuna were negative and he is day-to-day with a left pinky finger contusion.
Mets Minor League Affiliate Scores from Saturday, May 8, 2021
- Brooklyn Cyclones 16 Asheville Tourists 12
- Lucie Mets 8 Jupiter Hammerheads 4
- Syracuse Mets 2 Scranton Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders 4
- Binghamton Rumble Ponies 1 Akron Rubber Ducks 5
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On This Date in Mets History
1982: The Mets acquired Marv Throneberry for a player to be named later.
1984: Two SportsChannel camera men at Shea Stadium were ejected by umpire Joe West for showing third base coach Bobby Valentine and pitcher Mike Torrez replays from the game regarding a controversial call surrounding Hubie Brooks.
1986: The Mets won their sixth game in a row defeating the Reds 2-1 to improve to 19-4 and five games ahead of the Expos. The Mets were led by Bob Ojeda, who was 5-0 at that point in the season.
Birthdays: Aaron Harang (43), Jerry Buchek (79)
Let’s go Mets!
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