Mets News and Morning Links - 5/19/2023

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Rick Cerone and Turk Wendell. Mets beat Rays 3-2 to win first series in May, Mike Vasil with another great start for Binghamton, Syracuse and Brooklyn win while St. Lucie is postponed, Plus Gary Sanchez to be called up.

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Box Score: Mets 3 Tampa Bay Rays 2 Brandon Nimmo CF 1 for 4, 1 K; Francisco Lindor SS 0 for 3, 1 run scored, 1 walk; Jeff McNeil RF-2B 2 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 K; Pete Alonso; 1 for 3, (HR - 16th); Brett Baty 3B 1 for 4, 1 RBI; Tommy Pham LF 2 for 4, double, 1 RBI; Tylor Megill (W,5-2) 6 innings, 2 runs - earned, 4 hits, 1 HR, 1 walk, 4 Ks; Brooks Raley 1 inning, no runs, 1 hit, 2 Ks; Jeff Brigham 1 inning, no runs, no hits; David Robertson (S,8) 1 inning, no runs, 1 hit, 1 K;

From the Mets 3 Rays 2 - Post Game Notes: 

• Mets: Earned their first series victory since taking two of three from the Dodgers from April 17 - 19...Had lost or split each of their seven series...Are 3-2 in rubber games this season and 21-6 since 2022...Are 8-7 in one-run games.
• Tylor Megill: Earned his fifth win, setting a career-high...Had won four games in each of his first two seasons...Moves to 3-0 with a 2.38 ERA (6 ER/22.2 IP) in five career Interleague games (four starts.
• Tommy Pham: Gave the Mets the lead with an infield single in the sixth.
• Pete Alonso: Launched a solo home run to center in the fourth extending his major league lead leading total to 16...Is one of five Mets to homer in three or more consecutive games six or more times joining Howard Johnson (six), David Wright (eight), Mike Piazza (nine) and Darryl Strawberry (nine)...Was his 70th career homer at Citi Field, one shy of tying Lucas Duda for the ballpark record.

Mets YouTube Channel: Mets Rays Highlights.

Mets YouTube Channel: Locker Room Reaction.

"Pete's a competitive, driven guy"

Buck Showalter is asked if he considered giving Pete Alonso a day off while he works through illness: pic.twitter.com/3504HItnTk

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 18, 2023

.@AnthonyMcCarron, @john_jastremski and @sal_licata share their biggest takeaways from the Mets taking two out of three over the Rays: https://t.co/T9RWukxbeh

➡️ Tri-State @Cadillac pic.twitter.com/ofMR1nOlUx

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 19, 2023

Today's Game:

Guardians (20-23) @ Mets (22-23), 7:10 pm

NYM: Carlos Carrasco (#59, 36, RHP, 0-2, 8.56)
CLE: Cal Quantrill (#47, 28, RHP, 2-2, 3.97)

Mets.com:

• Sick Alonso keys Mets' series W vs. TB: 'Trying to get whatever he’s got'
• Mets to call up slugging catcher Gary Sánchez (source)
• Game Story: Alonso lifts Mets to series win ▶️
• Carrasco set to make long-awaited return

Metsmerized:

• Report: Mets Adding Gary Sánchez to Major League Roster
• The Rule Changes Are Producing Their Desired Effects
• Alonso, Megill Lead Mets to Series Win Over Rays
• Senga Strikes Out 12 Rays With Family at Citi Field
• The Kids Give Mets Much-Needed Power Boost

Amazing Avenue:

• Mets call up Gary Sánchez
• Mets 3, Rays 2 - Rays of Sunshine

Kiner's Korner:

• Series Win Against Tampa Offers A Ray of Hope for Mets.

Mets360:

• Mets decide Ronny Mauricio is no Gary Sanchez
• Gut Reaction: Mets 3, Rays 2 (5/18/23)
• The denouement of Pete Alonso’s yearly slumps

Metstradamus:

• Sure, Baseball Makes Sense

Mets Daddy:

• Álvarez, Baty, Vientos Dawn To New Era Of Mets Baseball

Mike's Mets:

• Man The Lifeboats, Part 3

Mack's Mets: 

• Paul Articulates – This staff needs solutions
• Tom Brennan - New 2024 Mets Starters? And a Non-Contact Pitching Prospect

The Mediagoon:

• QBC's Lunch with Howie Rose host is...
• Orange and Blue Thing: Season7 Episode 12
• Date and Location for Queens Baseball Convention 2023

Elite Sports NY:

• Syracuse Mets have 2nd pitcher tossed for foreign substance in 2 days
• Which of these 10 MLB trade candidates could Mets, Yankees target? - Matt Musico thinks they Mets may have a need to look at Aroldis Chapman with Edwin Diaz slated to be out for the year.

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Minor League Baseball:

Syracuse:

• Game Recap: Syracuse prevails with resilient effort to beat Norfolk, 5-4, on Thursday afternoon
• Box Score: Syracuse Mets 5 Norfolk Tides 4 Ronny Mauricio 2B 0 for 4, 1 walk, 1 K, Error (fielding, 9th) - hitting .349 with a .991 OPS; Gary Sanchez DH 1 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 K; Carlos Cortes LF 2 for 3, 2 RBIs, 1 walk; T.J. McFarland; (W,2-2) 2.2 innings, 2 runs - 1 earned, 6 hits, 2 Ks;

Carlos Cortes goes 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs including the eventual game winning RBI that put the @SyracuseMets up for good. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 pic.twitter.com/hUCNCSvKxa

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) May 18, 2023

Eric Orze has been ejected for Triple-A Syracuse after a sticky substance check from the umpires

Dylan Bundy was ejected yesterday for the same reason pic.twitter.com/GiyoKERjeR

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) May 18, 2023

Tony Dibrell @tonydibrell closes out the 5-4 win for the @SyracuseMets with 2 Ks, 1 hit - his first save of his Pro Career! #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 pic.twitter.com/0yJ2qLVNaK

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) May 18, 2023

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— SNY (@SNYtv) May 18, 2023

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

• Game Recap and Highlights: Vasil, Rudick Lead Ponies to Decisive Win over Fisher Cats in NH
• 5/18/2023 Box Score: Binghamton Rumble Ponies 8 New Hampshire Fisher Cats 2 Matt Rudick RF 1 for 2, HR (5th), 4 RBIs, 1 run scored, 2 walks, 1 K - hitting .308 with a .988 OPS; Rowdey Jordan CF 2 for 5, 1 K; José Peroza 3B 2 for 5, double, 2 runs scored - hitting .291 with a .928 OPS; Mike Vasil (W,1-1) 7 innings, no runs, 3 hits, 2 walks, 5Ks;
• 5/18/2023: Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes

Mike Vasil with another outstanding night for the @RumblePoniesBB - 7 shutout innings, 3 hits, 2 walks, 5 Ks, 93 pitches - 60 strikes. He now has 46 Ks in 37 innings - just 6 walks - 2.19 ERA #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 pic.twitter.com/V3d3uoWmZr

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) May 19, 2023

Brooklyn Cyclones:

• Game Recap and Highlights: Gil's Grand Slam Helps 'Clones Roll Past 'Gades
• 5/18/2023 Box Score: Brooklyn Cyclones 6 Hudson Valley Renegades 1 Kevin Parada DH 0 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 K; Alex Ramírez LF 3 for 3, 2 doubles, 1 run scored, 1 walk; Cameron Foster (W,1-3) 6 innings, 1 run - unearned, 4 hits, 3 walks, 5 Ks;
• Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 5/18/2023

Good night for 20 year old OF Alex Ramirez in the @BKCyclones 6-1 win - 3 for 3 with a walk and 2 doubles, 1 RBI, 1 run scored for MLB's #3 Mets prospect #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 pic.twitter.com/4udIKHQ1dx

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) May 19, 2023

THE GOOSE IS LOOSE!!! 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/EhtSSdiG18

— Hudson Valley Renegades (@HVRenegades) May 18, 2023

St. Lucie Mets:

• Press Release: St. Lucie Mets, Palm Beach Cardinals Game Suspended on Thursday "It will resume at 4 p.m. on Friday and be played through nine innings. The teams will then take a 30 minute break before playing a seven-inning game to get the series on track."

For the complete Mets Minor League statistics click here.

MLB and NL East Links:

Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.

MLB.com:

• An act of Will(son): Cards' 7 HRs upend LA
• Judge quiets Toronto with 4-HR series (nearly 5!)
• These teams may already be looking forward to Trade Deadline
• Freeman joins 300-HR/1,000-RBI club, calls Dad
• Ohtani flexes muscle early, then uses speed to finish off O's
• For Ugandan catcher, 'quitting is not an option'
• Sick Alonso keys Mets' series W vs. TB: 'Trying to get whatever he’s got'
• The history of Hinchliffe Stadium through 29 Hall of Famers
• Stats of the week: Huge HRs, stellar starts & of course, Ohtani
• Now through Monday, get 50% off MLB.TV
• Fowl play! A goose gets loose during High-A game
• Mock draft: Prep talent makes big push up board
• A scorching hot corner got one player into top plays twice
• With homer off pillar, Rutschman continues to impress

MLB Trade Rumors:

• An act of Will(son): Cards' 7 HRs upend LA
• Judge quiets Toronto with 4-HR series (nearly 5!)
• These teams may already be looking forward to Trade Deadline
• Freeman joins 300-HR/1,000-RBI club, calls Dad
• Ohtani flexes muscle early, then uses speed to finish off O's
• For Ugandan catcher, 'quitting is not an option'
• Sick Alonso keys Mets' series W vs. TB: 'Trying to get whatever he’s got'
• The history of Hinchliffe Stadium through 29 Hall of Famers
• Stats of the week: Huge HRs, stellar starts & of course, Ohtani
• Now through Monday, get 50% off MLB.TV
• Fowl play! A goose gets loose during High-A game
• Mets to call up slugging catcher Gary Sánchez (source)
• Mock draft: Prep talent makes big push up board
• A scorching hot corner got one player into top plays twice
• With homer off pillar, Rutschman continues to impress

Yahoo Sports:

• Proving people wrong: Ace Keller a revelation for Pirates
• Yankees, Aaron Judge show their resolve in winning series at Toronto

ESPN:

• Relentless' Cards pound Dodgers for 7 HRs in win
• LGBTQIA+ group disinvited from LAD Pride Night
• Reports: Mets calling up veteran catcher Sanchez
• White Sox's Hendriks near return after cancer
• Yanks put Trevino on IL; Severino back Sunday
• Dodgers' May placed on IL with strained forearm
• MLB Power Rankings: Are the Yankees back? And which NL power is on the rise?
• Weekend highlights include a Francisco Lindor reunion

CBS Sports:

• MLB realignment: How divisions could be shifted to benefit better teams — and why that might be too reactive
• Freddie Freeman hits 300th home run: Dodgers star gets to milestone in rare fashion
• Aaron Judge homers again, Aaron Boone gives Blue Jays piece of his mind as Yankees win contentious series
• Mets calling up Gary Sánchez as ex-Yankees catcher returns to majors, per report
• MLB first-quarter grades: Rays get only 'A+', Padres and Mets disappoint, A's reinvent grading scale
• Padres' Manny Machado takes minority ownership role in MLS San Diego expansion team

FanGraphs:

• Effectively Wild Episode 2008: Big Hack Attack
• Jake Fraley Keeps Coming Through
• Can Tanner Houck Rein In His Jekyll-and-Hyde Act?
• Dan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat – 5/18/23
• It’s Late Night All Day Long Now
• You Can’t Sink Framber Valdez Because He Sinks You First
• Shohei Ohtani Is in a Pitching Slump

Braves:

Mariners (21-22) @ Braves (27-16), 7:20 pm

ATL: Bryce Elder (#55, 24, RHP, 3-0, 1.94)

SEA: Bryce Miller (#50, 24, RHP, 2-0, 0.47)

Marlins.com:

• Pérez notches first MLB win in second career start
• Game Story: De La Cruz smashes solo HR ▶️

Marlins (23-21) @ Giants (20-23), 10:15 pm

SFG: Anthony DeSclafani (#26, 33, RHP, 3-3, 3.06)

MIA: Sandy Alcantara (#22, 27, RHP, 1-4, 4.91)

Phillies.com:

• Quizzing Kimbrel on his career ahead of 400-save milestone

Cubs (19-24) @ Phillies (20-23), 7:05 pm

PHI: Ranger Suárez (#55, 27, LHP, 0-0, 6.75)

CHC: Marcus Stroman (32, RHP, 2-4, 3.24)

Nationals.com:

• The adjustment that led to Candelario's recent power surge
• Game Story: Candelario lofts towering 443-foot HR ▶️
• Injuries & Moves: Franmil signed to Minor League deal
• Nats land elite college arm at No. 2 in mock

Tigers (19-22) @ Nationals (18-26), 7:05 pm

WSN: Jake Irvin (#74, 26, RHP, 1-1, 4.11)

DET: Matthew Boyd (#48, 32, LHP, 2-3, 6.47)

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Rick Cerone (1954)
• Turk Wendell (1967)
• Angel Manzanarez (1997)

Transactions:

New York Mets traded Ken Henderson to the Cincinnati Reds for Dale Murray on May 19, 1978.

New York Mets signed free agent Abraham Nunez on May 19, 2008.

National Pastime.com: 

1993      With the team record mired at 13-25, Jeff Torborg is replaced by Dallas Green as the Mets skipper. The 1990 American League Manager of the Year with the White Sox posted an 85-115 record (.425) during his brief stint with New York.

2010      Mets center fielder Angel Pagan initiates the tenth triple play in franchise history when he snags Nationals' Cristian Guzman's sinking liner with first and second base occupied. After making a catch that totally surprises baserunners, the outfielder overthrows the infield, but catcher Henry Blanco takes the errant toss and throws the ball to Jose Reyes at second base to double off Livan Hernandez, who relays the ball to first baseman Ike Davis to triple up Nyjer Morgan, making it the first 9-2-6-3 triple killing in major league history.

Baseball Reference:

2006: In interleague play, David Wright wins the first Subway Series game of the year between the two New York City teams when he hits a two-out RBI single off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Mets a 7 - 6 victory over the Yankees. You Tube Link.

2012 - Brandon Morrow pitches a three-hit shutout for the Blue Jays, who beat the Mets, 2 - 0. Morrow is now 5-2 with a pair of shutouts and a 2.63 ERA after signing a long-term contract in the off-season.

Centerfield Maz:

• Remembering Mets History (1972): First Place Mets Ride On Eleven Game Win Streak
• Turk Wendell: 2000 NL Champion Mets Eccentric Relief Pitcher (1998 - 2001)
• Jacob deGrom (Part Two- Two Straight Cy Young Seasons)
• Remembering Mets History: (1996) Todd Hundley Homers From Both Sides of the Plate & Drives in Seven Runs
• Remembering Mets History (1978) Steve Henderson Drives in Four Runs Plus a Walk Off Hit

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