Morning Briefing: Mets Head Into Final Road Trip of First Half

Good morning, Mets fans!

The Mets are currently sitting in second place in the NL East, a game behind the Phillies.

They head into the final week before the All-Star break with a six-game road trip beginning in Baltimore. The opening game of this series will feature Clay Holmes (8-4, 2.99 ERA) going up against Brandon Young (0-3, 7.02 ERA) of the Orioles.

After this three-game set in Baltimore, the Mets travel to Kansas City for another three-game series before hitting the All-Star break.

Latest Mets News

Andy Martino of SNY says, “I’m told that we could see a relatively impactful reliever trade fairly early in the month.”

Latest MLB News

The MLB draft is less than a week away, and Corona High School has a shot at making history in this year’s draft class. Check out their story about this super successful high school team.

Check out this week’s MLB team power rankings with your Mets coming in at No. 7 for this week’s edition.

The Washington Nationals have named Miguel Cairo as their interim manager.

Byron Buxton of the Twins announced that he will be competing in the Home Run Derby in Atlanta.

The Milwaukee Brewers have placed 1B Rhys Hoskins on the 10-day IL with a sprained left thumb. Andrew Vaughn has been recalled from Triple-A Nashville.

The Dodgers placed Kiké Hernández on the injured list and recalled James Outman, among other roster moves.

Latest on MMO

A huge congratulations to MMO’s very own Jack Ramsey on his recent engagement!

Evan Mazza of MMO goes into detail on Juan Soto‘s All-Star snub.

This week’s Mets players of the week are Brandon Nimmo and Edwin Díaz. Kai Chang from MMO explains why these two players stood out for the Mets this past week.

On This Date in Mets History

1969: The Mets and Cubs had an epic game that ended in a thrilling walk-off single by Ed Kranepool giving the Mets an exciting victory 4-3 over the Cubs.

2000: The Mets and Yankees played a doubleheader where the first game took place at Shea Stadium and the second game at Yankee Stadium. This was the first such doubleheader since 1903.

2014: The Mets earned their 4,000th win in team history over the Atlanta Braves.

Born on This Date: Ken Sanders (1941), Gary Kroll (1941).

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