Morning Briefing: Three Mets Among Most Popular Jersey Sales

Good morning, Mets fans!

The Mets have three of the top 20 most popular player jerseys in terms of sales. It should come as no surprise that those players are Francisco Lindor (no. 5), Juan Soto (no. 6), and Pete Alonso (no. 16). The three players in the top 20 is the second most of any team behind the Dodgers, whose Shohei Ohtani is unsurprisingly the no. 1 most popular jersey in the sport.

Latest Mets News

The Mets (54-41) defeated the Royals (46-49) 8-3 on Friday. Kodai Senga tossed four scoreless innings in his return to the mound, but the Mets fell behind in the seventh inning. The offense then scored seven runs over the final two innings to earn a big win, with help from Mark Vientos (bases-clearing double), Lindor (three-run homer), and Soto (solo homer).

Prior to Friday’s game, the Mets made a number of roster moves. Most notably, the Mets placed Jesse Winker back on the IL and recalled Jared Young from Triple-A.

Ronny Mauricio spoke on the Meet at the Apple! podcast about the importance of the Mets Dominican Academy.

Latest MLB News

Major League Baseball announced several All-Star replacements, including Carlos Rodón and Jacob Misiorowski, who becomes an All-Star after just five major league starts, which is the fewest games anyone has ever played before being named an All-Star.

Former Met Jacob deGrom, who was named an All-Star, will not pitch in the game. He was replaced by Royals reliever Carlos Estévez.

Casey Mize was announced as an All-Star Friday, replacing Garrett Crochet on the AL roster. With the addition of Mize, the Tigers have the most All-Stars (six) this season.

Julio Rodríguez was replaced by teammate Randy Arozarena in the 2025 All-Star Game. The Mariners’ center fielder, who’s posted a .694 OPS heading into Saturday, stated he wanted to take the break to focus on getting ready for the second half.

MLB announced that Matt Olson will replace Ronald Acuña Jr. in the Home Run Derby.

Austin Riley left the Braves game Friday night with lower abdominal tightness.

Baseball America released their final ranking of the top 500 players in this year’s draft.

Former Met J.D. Davis signed a deal with the Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball. Davis appeared in five games with the Angels earlier this year.

The Rays released outfielder Eloy Jimenez after reinstating him from the injured list.

Carlos Correa left Friday’s game against the Pirates after spraining his right ankle. The injury, supposedly, isn’t bad and Correa hopes to pinch hit or play Sunday.

The Giants defeated the Dodgers 8-7 in San Francisco Friday. The loss handed the Dodgers their seventh loss in a row.

Latest on MMO

Kai Chang recaps the Mets’ pitching issues, which led to their doubleheader sweep in Baltimore.

Jordan Baron details the Mets’ situational hitting struggles against the Orioles.

Christian De Block previewed the Mets’ final series of the first half against the Royals in Kansas City.

Dave Melendi recapped the Mets’ late-inning heroics in Friday’s 8-3 win over the Royals in Kansas City.

Jack Markowski covered the news of Jesse Winker hitting the IL, and Jared Young being recalled to the majors.

Sean Kenney highlighted the Mets’ minor league system, including Brandon Sproat who has thrown 18 consecutive scoreless innings.

On This Date in Mets History

1988: Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, and Gary Carter all started the All-Star Game. Strawberry and Carter each recorded a hit, while Gooden allowed one run over three innings. David Cone also appeared, throwing a scoreless inning.

2005: Mike Piazza participated in the final All-Star Game over his career, going 0-for-2. Carlos Beltrán, who went 1-for-3, and Pedro Martinez, who did not pitch, were the other Mets selected to the game.

Born On This Date: Chasen Shreve (1990), Dick Rusteck (1941)

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