Mets News and Morning Links - 4/25/2023

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Trevor Williams.  

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Mets Links: 

Today's Game: 

Nationals (7-14) @ Mets (14-9), 7:10 pm

WSN: Josiah Gray (#40, 25, RHP, 0-4, 3.74)

NYM: TBD,

NY Post:

• Mets’ Francisco Alvarez turning corner at plate after sluggish start
• Mets’ Pete Alonso, Tomas Nido and Luis Guillorme raise drink to Rangers at Garden
• Mets’ homestand holds even more importance with premium on division games

NY Daily News:

• Brandon Nimmo’s fantastic start is a huge factor in Mets’ early success

Newsday:

• Players doing 'a phenomenal job' adjusting to new pace of play rules, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says
• Francisco Alvarez is trying to figure it out. So are the Mets.

Mets.com:

• Mets early to rise to occasion, grind through road slate
• After long trip, Mets return home to face Nats

Metsmerized:

• Players of the Week: Nimmo and Lucchesi Break Out
• Jeff Brigham Looks Ready To Keep Bullpen Role
• 3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Blow Chance For Series Win In San Francisco
• Francisco Álvarez Showcases His Elite Power In Loss

Amazing Avenue:

• Player Meter: Pitchers, April 17-23
• Player Meter: Position players, April 17-23
• The Dark Knight Rises, 10 years later: Start #5
• From Complex To Queens, Episode 219: April sample sizes

Faith and Fear in Flushing:

• Small Step If Not a Giant Leap

Mets360:

• CBS Sports’ Mets projections, or how I learned to not worry about AI
• Following the Mets’ indicators after a month of action

Mets Daddy:

• Francisco Álvarez Needs To Catch Over Tomás Nido

The Sports Daily:

• Minor League Mondays: Is Ronny Mauricio getting prepped for a call-up?

Mike's Mets:

• The Pitching Question

Mack's Mets:

• Tom Brennan - The Mets Rocket Struggles to Fly With a Busted Patellar
• Paul Articulates – The long haul
• Reese Kaplan -- Stellar Baseball Output That Exceeds Expectations

Just Mets

• Tylor Megill struggles as the issues with their fragmented starting rotation begin to grow

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Minor League Baseball:

Syracuse:

• The Syracuse Mets are in Toledo to face the Mud Hens, game time 6:05 PM.  Starting pitcher TBD.

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

• Binghamton is home to face the Akron RubberDucks at 11:05 AM.  Luis Moreno, 1-0, 9.58 ERA is the starting pitcher.

Brooklyn Cyclones:

• Blade Tidwell, 0-1, 5.58 ERA, gets the start tonight for Brooklyn at the Jersey Shore BlueClaws.  Game time is 6:05 PM.

St. Lucie Mets:

• The St. Lucie Mets play the Clearwater Threshers at 6:30PM. Starting pitcher - TBD.

For the complete Mets Minor League statistics click here.

MLB and NL East Links:

Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.

AP Sports:

• Cobb throws 2nd career shutout, Giants beat Cardinals 4-0. "Alex Cobb pitched his first shutout in 11 years and J.D. Davis hit a three-run homer, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a four-game series Monday night."

MLB.com:

• Wander makes sensational barehand catch: 'I couldn't believe it myself'
• Yes, SBs are up, but one team is really running
• Long time coming: Cobb gets 2nd shutout, 10-plus years after 1st
• Rooker, Aguilar's HR history sparks wild 10-inning win
• As Cano stares down hitters, he's staring down an O's record
• Gray's latest gem moves him atop ERA leaderboard
• 'A new record every day': Rays improve to 14-0 at home
• How one of baseball's worst offenses in '22 turned it around
• Biggio finds confidence in game-winning homer
• Injuries: Bassitt, Chang, O'Hoppe, Yordan, Rodón
• Watch Soto vs. Bellinger FREE on MLB.TV
• Monday's top plays are a Wander to behold
• Promotion makes O's Holliday youngest player in High-A
• Pirates’ Maggi could join list of oldest players to debut

MLB Trade Rumors:

• Looking At Pirates’ Past Trades That Are Starting To Pay Off
• A’s Move Shintaro Fujinami To Relief
• Rangers Release Clint Frazier
• Braves, Daniel Robertson Agree To Minor League Deal
• Giants Activate Mitch Haniger, Austin Slater
• Marlins To Select Bryan Hoeing
• Red Sox Option Brayan Bello
• Brewers Designate Javy Guerra For Assignment
• Submit Your Questions For The MLB Trade Rumors Podcast
• Marlins Select Sean Nolin
• A’s Designate Dermis Garcia For Assignment
• Dodgers To Promote Michael Busch
• Steven Brault, Starlin Castro Sign With Atlantic League Team
• Rockies Option Elehuris Montero
• Reds Designate Jason Vosler For Assignment

Yahoo Sports:

• 'I couldn't believe it myself, but I caught it'
• Arizona Diamondbacks Daily: Diamondbacks open series with 'grinder' win over Royals
• Cardinals vs. Giants Highlights
• Royals vs. D-backs Recap
• Giants' Alex Cobb joins exclusive club with rare shutout vs. Cardinals
• José Suarez gives up five homers in shaky start for Angels in loss to Athletics
• Brent Rooker, Jesus Aguilar's historic feat powers Athletics win vs. Angels

ESPN:

• 'You'd look great in a Phillies uniform': How Bryce Harper did (and didn't) recruit Trea Turner to Philly
• Rays set record after 14th straight win at home
• Manfred: A's can be more competitive in Vegas

CBS Sports:

• Rays top Astros, are still undefeated at home and become first MLB team to 20 wins
• Braves' Spencer Strider makes strikeout history, flirts with perfection and no-hitter
• Rob Manfred 'sorry' for A's fans, but says 'attendance has never been outstanding' in defense of possible move

FanGraphs:

• Muncy Is Back To Showing Maximum Power
• Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat – 4/24/23
• How Should St. Louis Play Their Outfield Cards?
• Is Pete Alonso the Greatest Home Run Hitter of All Time?
• FanGraphs Power Rankings: April 17–23
• Does Sending Players to the WBC Screw Teams Up?

Just Baseball

• Kenley Jansen and Craig Kimbrel in a Race to 400 Career Saves
• 2023 Bowman Baseball: Top Prospect Autographs to Chase

Braves.com:

• 5 outs short of no-no, Strider still makes history
• Game Story: Hilliard hits two of Braves' five homers ▶️
• Injuries & Moves: Soroka's rehab start moved
• What’s next for Ozuna, Braves?
• Braves continue homestand vs. Marlins

Marlins.com:

• 5 key trends after Marlins silenced by Strider, Braves
• Game Story: Segura breaks up no-hitter ▶️
• Injuries & Moves: Latest on Alcantara, Arraez and more
• Hoeing faces Braves in first start of 2023

Phillies.com:

• 3 key ingredients to Phils' 3-game win streak
• Game Story: Philly blasts 4 HRs to blow past Rox ▶️
• Prospect Team of the Week

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Bob Johnson (1943)
• Tony Phillips (1959)
• Blaine Beatty (1964)
• Brad Clontz (1971)
• Trevor Williams (1992)

Transactions:

New York Mets signed free agent Fred Lewis on April 25, 2012.

New York Mets signed free agent Brad Emaus on April 25, 2012.

Washington Nationals signed Franklyn Kilome of the New York Mets as a free agent on April 25, 2022.

Mets Games Played On This Date: April 25 - "David Wright becomes the all-time Mets’ RBI leader, Tom Seaver gets his first complete game, and the Mets score 5 with 2 out in 9th to beat Cards."

National Pastime.com:

1963	In the second year of their existence, the Mets win a game on a Thursday for the first time in franchise history when they beat Chicago at Wrigley Field, 3-2. During their inaugural season, the expansion team failed to register a victory in the 15 games played on the fifth day of the week.
1984	In a 2-1 victory over Montreal at Olympic Stadium, Mets right-hander Dwight Gooden becomes the first teenager to strike out ten batters in a major league game since Bert Blyleven accomplished the feat with the Twins in 1970. The 19 year-old rookie will lead the National League with 276 strikeouts this season.

2000

Honoring the work stoppage called by Cuban-Americans over the Elian Gonzalez immigration controversy, Marlins Alex Fernandez, Vladimir Nunez, Michael Tejera, and Mike Lowell, Devil Rays' Jose Canseco, and Mets' Rey Ordonez and Cookie Rojas do not participate in major league action. The protest stems from the federal district court's ruling that the five year-old boy must be returned to his father in Cuba, taking him away from the maternal relatives living in Miami.

2012

David Wright becomes the Mets' all-time RBI leader with 735 runs batted in when he hits a two-run home run in the team's 5-1 victory over the Marlins at Citi Field. The 29 year-old third baseman passes Darryl Strawberry's franchise mark with his sixth-inning blast off Mark Buehrle.

Baseball Reference:

1962 - Catcher Harry Chiti is traded for himself when the Cleveland Indians send him to the New York Mets in exchange for a player to be named later. On June 15th, the Mets will sell Chiti back to Cleveland to complete the deal.

2010: Mike Pelfrey throws a rain-shortened five-inning shutout as the Mets complete a series sweep of the Braves, 1 - 0, at Citi Field. Pelfrey is in trouble all five innings, but manages to escape unscathed in extending his string of scoreless innings to 24. It is actually Raul Valdes who is on the mound for New York when the game is stopped in the top of the 6th, but everything after the 5th is wiped out, giving Pelfrey credit for a complete game. The game's lone run comes when Jose Reyes runs wild in spite of the sloppy conditions, stealing second after a two-out bloop single in the 1st, and coming to score on Jason Bay's infield single when 3B Chipper Jones's throw skips away from 1B Troy Glaus just enough to allow Reyes to dash home.

Centerfield Maz:

• Remembering Mets History (2022): Mets Rally In the 9th For An Exciting Come Back After Max's Stellar Effort
• Remembering Mets History (2012) David Wright Becomes Mets All Time RBI Leader
• Duke Carmel: 1960's New York Born Mets Player (1963)
• Remembering Mets History: (2015) The Mets Eleven Game Win Streak
• Masato Yoshii : 1999 Mets NL Wild Card Pitcher (1998 - 1999)

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