Morning Briefing: Dodgers Advance to NLDS

Good morning, Mets fans! The first three Wild Card series were pushed to a decisive game three entering the nightcap on Wednesday. However, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers put a halt to that trend by taking care of business against the Reds in Game 2. Despite the Reds taking a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning, the Dodgers snapped back to take a three-run lead and blew the lid off the eventual clinching game with a four-run sixth inning.

The Dodgers will now head to Philadelphia to take on the Phillies for Games 1 and 2 of the NLDS, which will start on Saturday with Shohei Ohtani on the mound for Los Angeles.

Latest Mets News

The Mets announced that Lauren Hurvitz has been appointed as the organization’s senior vice president of communications. Her message to Mets fans is, “I look forward to partnering with this talented team to strengthen our connection with our passionate fanbase and the broader community.”

Mets right-handed reliever Chris Devenski elected free agency on Wednesday.

Glenn Sherlock, who has spent the past four seasons as the Mets’ catching coach, is retiring, per Andy Martino of SNY. For more, click here.

Latest MLB News

The Guardians, Padres, and Yankees all win on the brink of elimination to force a winner-take-all Game 3.

Member of the 700 home run club, Albert Pujols, is believed to be Angels owner Arte Moreno’s leading choice as next manager, per Sam Blum, Katie Woo, and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

Brian Snitker will not return as manager of the Atlanta Braves and will remain with the organization in a senior advisory capacity.

TNT Sports announced a multi-year extension with studio analyst and baseball Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez. 

MLB Network registered its most-watched regular season since 2018, surprisingly headlined by Yankees vs. Rays on July 30, which was MLB Network’s second most-watched out-of-market regular season game ever.

The Colorado Rockies announced that Bill Schmidt stepped down from his role as general manager. 

The Atlanta Braves outrighted five players, including former Mets top prospect Jarred Kelenic and the brother of Edwin Díaz, Alexis Díaz.

Latest On MMO

Mets catching and strategy coach Glenn Sherlock is retiring.

Pete Alonso is one of many Mets hitting the free agency market.

Take a look at MMOs report card on David Peterson‘s up-and-down 2025 season.

On This Date In Mets History

2005: Mike Piazza plays his final game as a Met and gets a standing ovation from the Shea crowd prior to his first at-bat.

1999: Rick Reed throws a complete game three-hit shutout and strikes out 12 Pirates, subsequently pulling the Mets into a tie with the Reds for the final NL Wild Card spot.

1991: William Shea, Shea Stadium’s namesake, passes away.

1985: Doc Gooden pitches a complete game in his last start of the season. Gooden ends his year leading the majors in wins (24), ERA (1.53), and strikeouts (268) to solidify himself as the seventh pitcher to win the Major League Triple Crown.

1962: Casey Stengel is announced as the Mets first manager.

Born On This Date: Scott Schoeneweis (1973), Kevin Kobel (1953)

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