Good Morning. Happy Opening Day. Tylor Megill named Opening Day starter as game is moved to 7PM, Mets sign rehabbing Pitcher John Curtiss, and Syracuse loses late 5-3.
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Mets On YouTube: Buck Showalter Announces Opening Day Starter.
Mets On YouTube: Megill Talk Opening Day Start.
Mets.com:
- Defense will dictate when Max Scherzer makes Mets debut
- Mets still could have Brandon Nimmo ready for Opening Day
- What do you expect from the Mets this season?
- Mets’ Opening Day pushed back to night game
- Mets turn to Tylor Megill in opener with Jacob deGrom, Max Scherzer out
- Before Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom, these pitching duos ruled New York
- Yankees, Mets role reversal creates ideal baseball scenario: Heyman
- Buck Showalter is exactly what the Mets need
- Mets video preview: Post experts go in depth on rotation questions, prospect sleepers and case for 90-plus wins
Amazing Avenue:
Mets360:
Mack's Mets:
Max Scherzer returns to Nationals Park as a New York Met. pic.twitter.com/dpdFACnQeF
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 6, 2022
Jeremy Hefner is confident Max Scherzer will be able to start on Friday for the Mets https://t.co/zSwcvaIGA2 pic.twitter.com/2uhbT2rVfp
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 6, 2022
“The card said he was part of the outfit for which I was developing the first flickers of affinity. ‘METS’ sufficed to entice me, Tommy Davis the smiling emissary to a child who wanted in on whatever was making this man appear so gosh darn happy.” https://t.co/4zOhRev2pn pic.twitter.com/FkHJs1iYUj
— Greg Prince (@greg_prince) April 7, 2022
Brandon Nimmo said no contract extension was discussed with the Mets during Spring Training
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 6, 2022
"I've expressed my interest in staying here, but nothing's come my way" pic.twitter.com/fq5uIDhvaE
On Baseball Night in New York, @sal_licata, @NYNJHarper, @JerryBlevins & @Todd_Zeile discuss their Mets MVPs for the upcoming 2022 season https://t.co/iu4S8TA5Bq
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 6, 2022
▶ @Cadillac pic.twitter.com/tJl0bzxX8k
Would @EvanRobertsWFAN trade Francisco Lindor for Aaron Judge?https://t.co/f76qwejBZv
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 7, 2022
▶ @CartonRoberts pic.twitter.com/3ou1CtJDwq
Who will be the New York baseball MVPs in 2022?@emacSNY, @mmargaux8, @AnthonyMcCarron & @john_jastremski discuss on @GEICO SportsNite!https://t.co/cLw3JOzLje pic.twitter.com/AizUj9jH4V
— SNY (@SNYtv) April 7, 2022
Syracuse squanders late lead, falls 5-3, on Wednesday (Box Score).
The Syracuse Mets (0-2) lost to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 5-3
— Mets Minors Madness (@MiLBMetsMadness) April 7, 2022
🔥Mike Montgomery went 4 scoreless innings in his Met debut
💪#Mets #27 prospect C Nick Meyer went 1-for-4 with a 2-run home run
⚾️#Mets #28 prospect OF Carlos Rincon went 3-for-4
Andrew Mitchell struck out three in two innings of work last night for the @SyracuseMets. pic.twitter.com/zvJt52FCiK
— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) April 7, 2022
Last Night Nick Meyer went deep for the @SyracuseMets @ernestdove @BTB_MikeII @MiLBMetsMadness https://t.co/Rhj9x1QNdx pic.twitter.com/CFKWbClSHM
— John From Albany (@JohnFromAlbany) April 7, 2022
#Mets have designated INF Travis Blankenhorn for assignment.
— MiLB-Transactions (@tombaseball29) April 7, 2022
News from tonight's Rumble Ponies Meet The Players dinner - Cole Gordon called up to AAA. Jose Butto will be the Opening Day starter Friday. @ernestdove @MetsDaddy2013 @MetsmerizedJoeD @BTB_MikeII @mikemayer22 pic.twitter.com/nvgLuExiKa
— John From Albany (@JohnFromAlbany) April 7, 2022
ICYMI my interview with Mets P prospect Cole Gordon will re air again today! https://t.co/2pkviKpPOE
— Ernest Dove (@ernestdove) April 7, 2022
Binghamton Rumble Ponies return to the field, aim to start their season strong https://t.co/yfhwu7ETq5 pic.twitter.com/AT51i6KZoI
— NewsChannel 34 (@NewsChannel34) April 7, 2022
MLB
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MLB.com:
- Opening Day lineups, pitchers, more
- Where does your team's Opening Day starter rank?
- 1 fact about every team to make you sound smart
- All 15 Opening Day matchups, ranked
- Twins 'working to acquire' SD right-hander (report)
- Opening Day starters: Who's getting the call?
- Brewers acquire Caratini to address C depth
- Let's go! Everything to know for 2022 season
- Watch Opening Weekend on MLB.TV
MLB Trade Rumors:
- Guardians To Extend Jose Ramirez
- AJ Ramos Announces Retirement
- Rafael Devers Declined Extension Offer From Red Sox This Spring
- MLB Hires CC Sabathia As Special Assistant
- Nationals To Designate Gabe Klobosits For Assignment
- Twins, Padres Discussing Chris Paddack, Taylor Rogers
- Royals Rework Whit Merrifield’s Contract
- Brewers Acquire Alex Jackson From Marlins
- Brewers Acquire Victor Caratini From Padres
- Mets Sign John Curtiss To Major League Contract, Select Travis Jankowski
- Jordan Hicks To Begin Season In Cardinals’ Rotation
- Pirates To Sign Jake Marisnick
- Diamondbacks To Select Oliver Perez, Designate Caleb Baragar
- Tigers Announce Several Transactions, Finalize Opening Day Roster
- Orioles To Select Anthony Bemboom, Chris Owings
Yahoo Sports:
- Every MLB team is seeking a José RamÃrez
- MLB 2022 predictions: Is the championship heading to Canada this year?
- Judge Uses NCAA Cases to Find MLB Joint Employer of Minor Leaguers
- Royals agree with All-Star Whit Merrifield on restructured deal
- Giants' Brandon Crawford surprised by Dave Roberts' Dodgers promise
- WATCH: Triston Casas smokes opposite-field, 107-mph home run
- Would Evan Roberts trade Francisco Lindor for Aaron Judge? | Carton & Roberts
- With no deGrom or Scherzer for Game 1, Mets tab Tylor Megill
- Wrigley Field COVID Protocols: Are Masks, Vaccine Cards Still Required at Cubs Games?
- Who will end up being the Mets' MVP in 2022? | Baseball Night in NY
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Today
in Mets History Per
Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Joe Hicks (1933)
- Ricky Bones (1969)
- Vinny Rottino (1980)
Transactions:
New York Mets signed free agent Clint
Hurdle on April 7, 1983.
New York Mets signed free agent Bob
Gibson on April 7, 1987.
Cincinnati Reds
claimed Pete
Schourek of the New York Mets on waivers on April 7, 1994.
Philadelphia
Phillies claimed Nelson
Figueroa of the New York Mets on waivers on April 7, 2010.
|
1970 |
After eight consecutive Opening
Day defeats, the Mets finally win the first game of the season by beating the
Pirates at
Forbes Field in 11 innings, 5-3.
New York becomes the first team to have won a World Series (1969) before
prevailing in a season debut. Tom
Seaver started, Ron
Taylor got the win and Tug
McGraw the save. |
|
1984 |
Dwight
Gooden gives up three hits and one run
in five innings in his major league debut, earning the victory when the Mets
beat Houston, 5-3. The 19 year-old rookie right-hander, anxious to get to the
Astrodome before his start, arrives so early before his start that he had to
jump a fence to gain entry into the closed ballpark. |
|
1986 |
Tom
Seaver, extending his major league
record, makes his 16th Opening Day start when he gets the honor for the
second time with the White Sox. The 41 year-old future Hall of Fame
right-hander has also pitched the first game of the season for the Mets (11)
and Reds (3). |
|
2004 |
Adam LaRoche collects the first
two hits of his career in one inning. En route to an 18-10 win over the Mets,
the rookie first baseman singles and doubles during the Braves' thirty-three
minute, 11-run fourth inning. |
|
2006 |
In the 7,000th game played in
franchise history, the Mets beat Washington at Shea Stadium,10-5. The
Amazins' have compiled a 3,314-3,678 record (.474) along with eight ties
during their 42 years of existence. |
4/7/1970 The Mets beat the Pirates 5-3 and win their first Opening Day in franchise history. Cleon Jones, Art Shamsky, Joe Foy and Donn Clendenon drive in runs with Clendenon’s pinch-hit two-run single in the eleventh giving the Mets the lead. pic.twitter.com/rg293T4cTf
— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) April 7, 2022
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