Mets News and Morning Links - 7/29/2022

 

Good Morning.  Mets get OF and LHP from Reds, Drew Smith to the IL, James McCann makes rehab start in Binghamton loss, and Francisco Alvarez walks it off for Syracuse.

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Today's Game:

Mets (61-37) @ Marlins (47-52), 6:40 pm

MIA: Sandy Alcantara (#22, 26, RHP, 9-4, 1.81)
NYM: Chris Bassitt (#40, 33, RHP, 7-7, 3.72)

PRESS RELEASE AND STATS - METS ACQUIRE TYLER NAQUIN & PHILLIP DIEHL FROM CINCINNATI: "The New York Mets today announced the club has acquired outfielder Tyler Naquin and LHP Phillip Diehl from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for minor league outfielder Hector Rodríguez and minor league RHP Jose Acuña. In addition, RHP R.J. Alvarez has been designated for assignment." 

.@martinonyc reports that the Tyler Naquin trade is part of a plan by the Mets to give Luis Guillorme more time at third base:

"This one was a minor trade, but it's the kind of trade that helps fortify a roster as it gets ready for the second half of the season." pic.twitter.com/jLwMaN7U4U

— SNY (@SNYtv) July 29, 2022

AP Sports: Mets’ Drew Smith goes on IL with strained right lat muscle. "A 28-year-old right-hander in his fourth big league season with the Mets, Smith is 2-3 with a 3.51 ERA in 37 relief appearances."

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Officially a Met! Beyond thankful for this opportunity. There are so many people to thank that helped make this possible. It was a pleasure playing in Hattiesburg for 4 years. Memories that will last forever. Excited for this new journey ahead. Go Mets! @mets pic.twitter.com/KMer2Ipjyt

— Tyler Stuart (@tystuart19) July 27, 2022

Big thanks to @ernestdove for joining @BTB_MikeII & @Metfanrich on The Metsian Podcast tonight! Other links to come, but check out the @blogtalkradio archive NOW! https://t.co/OpazrsUMRa #LGM

— The Metsian Podcast with Sam, Rich and Mike (@THEMetsianPod) July 29, 2022

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Syracuse Mets:

Game Recap and Highlights: Francisco Alvarez launches walk-off home run as Syracuse tops Omaha, 5-3

7/28/22 - Box Score: Syracuse Mets 5 Omaha Storm Chasers 3

3-3, bottom of the 9th… Álvarez pic.twitter.com/3bblavtkTG

— Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) July 29, 2022

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

Game Recap and Highlights: Ponies Drop Slugfest to Fisher Cats, 17-8

Box Score: New Hampshire Fisher Cats 17 Binghamton Rumble Ponies 8 James McCann C, 1 for 3, 1 run scored, 2 Ks.

7/28/2022: Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes

Mauricio wasn't content with just one homer... pic.twitter.com/E3HgRAOATX

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 29, 2022

"Oh my! Where's it gonna land?!"

No. 2 @Mets prospect Brett Baty crushes his 14th home run for @RumblePoniesBB: pic.twitter.com/BVVW1SIsnN

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 29, 2022

Brooklyn Cyclones:

7/28/2022 Box Score: Hudson Valley Renegades 5 Brooklyn Cyclones 2

Alex Ramirez hits his third home run in his last six games - this one an opposite field solo shot - and we're tied at 1-1 after four in Hudson Valley. #amazinstartshere pic.twitter.com/MhiDt6bE16

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) July 29, 2022

Alex Ramirez with an RBI single to give Brooklyn a 2-1 lead. The 19-year old now has 14 RBI in his last seven games.

Brooklyn still leads 2-1 as we play in the 8th inning in Hudson Valley.#amazinstartshere pic.twitter.com/QtuI9RtkIe

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) July 29, 2022

St. Lucie Mets:

Game Recap and Highlights: St. Lucie Mets Win Wild Affair Over P.B. Cardinals, 9-8

7/28/2022 Box Score: St. Lucie Mets 9 Palm Beach Cardinals 8

FCL Mets:

7/28/2022 Box Score: FCL Mets 11 FCL Astros Blue 0

For the complete Mets Minor League statistics click here.

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Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.

AP Sports:

Wood takes no-hitter into 7th, Giants beat Cubs to stop skid

Judge slugs 3rd walk-off homer, Yankees beat Royals 1-0

Ohtani fans 11, but Seager, Lowe lead Texas to 2-0 win

Anderson, Dodgers rout Rockies 13-0 to open 12-game lead

Bregman homers, has 3 RBIs to lead Astros over Mariners 4-2

Rangers’ Corey Seager pulled after 3 hits with leg bruise

Benintendi won’t say whether will get vaccinated with Yanks

Schwarber, Wheeler power Phillies to 8-7 win over Pirates

Bogaerts homers to help Boston salvage split with Guardians

Chapman 2 HRs, Kikuchi wins in return as Jays top Tigers 5-3

Blue Jays announce $230 million stadium renovation plan

Castano hit on head by 104 mph liner in Marlins’ 7-6 win

Mancini finishes homestand in style as Orioles top Rays 3-0

Marlins pitching prospect Max Meyer faces Tommy John surgery

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Felix Mantilla (1934)
• Luis Alicea (1965)

Died on this date:

• Johnny Lewis (2018)

Transactions:

New York Mets traded Jacke Davis to the St. Louis Cardinals for Duke Carmel on July 29, 1963.

New York Mets traded Jeff Kent and Jose Vizcaino to the Cleveland Indians for Carlos Baerga and Alvaro Espinoza on July 29, 1996.

New York Mets traded Rey Sanchez to the Seattle Mariners for Kenny Kelly on July 29, 2003.

New York Mets traded Jason Vargas to the Philadelphia Phillies for Austin Bossart on July 29, 2019.

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1944

Annabelle Lee, the aunt of future major leaguer Bill Lee, pitches the first of five perfect games in the 12-year history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The Minneapolis Millerettes southpaw knuckleballer, who will toss a no-hitter for the Fort Wayne Daisies precisely one year from this date, doesn't allow any batters to reach first base in the 18-0 rout of the Kenosha (WI) Comets.

1996

The Mets deal Jeff Kent along with Jose Vizcaino to the Indians for Carlos Baerga and Alvaro Espinoza. The trade, considered to be one of the worst in franchise history, will be a bust for New York when Baerga hits only .267 in three non-productive seasons in the Big Apple, and Kent goes on to win an MVP award and posts Hall of Fame numbers for a second baseman during his 17-year tenure in the major leagues.

2000	Recently acquired Mets make good first impressions as Mike Bordick goes 2-for-3, including a homer on the first pitch he sees as a Met, and Rick White pitches a scoreless inning to get the win; the other newcomer, Bubba Trammell, will homer in his first at-bat in his Met debut tomorrow.
2004	In a 10-1 victory over the Expos, Eric Valent becomes the eighth player in franchise history to hit for the cycle. After singling in the second, doubling in the third, and homering in the fifth, the Mets' utility player triples in the seventh to join Phillies David Bell, Pirates Daryle Ward, and Chad Moeller of the Brewers to accomplish the feat this season.

2006	Julio Franco became the oldest player ever to pinch run when he takes Carlos Delgado's place on the basepaths after the Mets' infielder is hit by a pitch in the fourth inning. The 47 year-old pinch-runner, who will stay in the game to play first, steals second base and will advance to third on the catcher's error in the Mets' 11-4 win over Atlanta at Turner Field.
2008	In a 4-1 win over the Marlins at Dolphin Stadium, Mets third baseman David Wright scores in his 13th consecutive game, establishing a new franchise record. Teammate Carlos Beltran had set the previous team mark in 2006.

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2001 - A career utility player who's making the most of his opportunity to play this year in place of the injured Edgardo Alfonzo, second baseman Desi Relaford makes several key contributions to a dramatic, back-and-forth, 6 - 5 nailbiter between the Mets and Phillies. After Relaford's tremendous over-the-shoulder inning-ending grab robs Philly of two runs in the 6th, he goes to even greater lengths to break the tie he's just preserved: after his one-out, 7th-inning, hit-and-run single moves Lenny Harris to third and brings up Mike Piazza, New York's number one run producer produces a tailor-made 4-6-3, inning-ending double play grounder. Long before Relaford can reach second, shortstop Jimmy Rollins receives the throw and crosses the bag, continuing on another 10 to 12 feet past the bag and at least 7 feet clear of the baseline before turning and making the transfer from glove to hand. As the unsuspecting shortstop winds up to throw, Relaford, his left arm dragging the baseline to which his fully-extended body is perfectly perpendicular, suddenly enters the picture, sliding/tumbling past on his way to second base. Just as Rollins is about to unload, Desi fully extends his right toe, hooks Rollins' right shin and completely turns him around. When he comes to rest, the Phillies' shortstop is facing the now unoccupied third base as its previous tenant, Lenny Harris, crosses home plate. The resulting 3 - 2 Mets lead will last exactly two batters into the next half-inning as John Franco coughs it up on Scott Rolen's no-out, two-run homer. Tsuyoshi Shinjo hits a towering, two-run homer in the 8th, but New York's Armando Benitez blows the save and Relaford must come to the rescue yet again, turning a double play to get Benitez out of further trouble, thus setting the stage for redemption in the form of Mike Piazza's walk-off home run.

2015: Another trade almost gets consumed, as the Mets are on the verge of trading IF Wilmer Flores and P Zack Wheeler to Milwaukee for OF Carlos Gomez. The rumor of the deal sweeps through the stands at Citi Field, and Flores breaks into tears on the field as he does not want to leave a team that has grown into a contender. The trade falls through, however, and the Mets lose, 7 - 3, to San Diego in spite of three homers by Lucas Duda.

7/29/2015 Wilmer Flores gets emotional on the field and in the dugout after reports of a trade circulate around the ballpark. After the game, Sandy Alderson announces that there is no deal and Flores will stay in Queens. pic.twitter.com/nQWoYn4Ook

— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) July 29, 2022

2019: One day after their surprise acquisition of Marcus Stroman, the Mets deal with their surplus of starting pitchers by sending Jason Vargas to the Phillies in return for AA catcher Austin Bossart, who is hitting .195.

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