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The Mets blew an early five run lead in Washington, losing the game 9-6 to the Nationals. All nine runs were given up by Nolan McLean during his 5.2 innings, though only six were earned.
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The Mets continued their youth movement by calling up outfield prospect Nick Morabito.
Morabito will add to the speed and athleticism that’s at the core of their influx of young prospects.
Morabito wore the number 8, which has not been given to any player since 2001, frozen to honor Gary Carter.
The number won’t last long, however, as he’ll switch to the number 55, a number he chose for himself.
And despite all the hoopla over the use of Gary Carter’s number, Carter himself might not have cared as much.
The Mets’ youth movement was aided in part by the departures of both Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom.
The Mets added left-handed pitcher Anderson Severino to the 40-man roster, transferred Clay Holmes to the 60-day injured list, and designated Austin Slater for assignment.
Zach Thornton will start tonight’s game against the Nationals without an opener.
Around the National League East
The Marlins know they need to fix their historically hapless franchise, and they’re willing to go to extremes to do so.
The Braves selected Chadwick Tromp to the roster to replace Drake Baldwin, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with an oblique strain.
The Nationals recalling Dylan Crews to the majors isn’t just shuffling deck chairs, as he’s made significant changes and improvements during his time in Triple-A.
The Braves came from behind to beat the Marlins 8-4. Matt Olson was in the center of the action as usual, collecting two hits and two walks while driving in three of Atlanta’s eight runs.
The Phillies had no answer for the Reds, losing 4-1. Jesus Luzardo gave up two runs on five hits in six innings, struck out five, walked two, and got the loss.
Around Major League Baseball
Almost two months into the season, there have been some lessons to take away from the newly-implemented ABS challenge system.
The Twins optioned former first overall pick Royce Lewis today and selected the contract of Orlando Arcia.
Jacob Misiorowski may be the hardest throwing starting pitcher of all time.
Michael Conforto is having a good season, albeit in a limited role, but he also had some help this past week from a faulty ABS challenge.
Gerrit Cole will be making his return from Tommy John surgery on Friday against the Rays.
Following the verbal altercation between Pete Crow-Armstrong and a fan, Crow-Armstrong has been fined an undisclosed amount of money.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
A Pod of Their Own released a new episode.
Steve Sypa returned with this season’s eighth edition of Mets Minor League Players of the Week.
Sypa also helped us become familiar with the newly called-up outfielder Nick Morabito.
This Date in Mets History
Robin Ventura became the first player in major league history to hit a grand slam in both games of a double header in 1999.
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