Morning Briefing: Mauricio the Latest Unlikely Hero

Good morning, Mets fans! Four home games, two walk-off wins!

Ronny Mauricio drove an 0-2 pitch over the right-fielder’s head to give the Mets a 4-3 victory in 10 innings over the Diamondbacks Tuesday in the opening game of a six-game homestand. Jared Young tied the game with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Luis García, Brooks Raley, Devin Williams and Luke Weaver threw five scoreless innings combined and struck out five.

Freddy Peralta left with the bases loaded in the fifth and the Mets up 2-0. He had thrown 102 pitches and allowed three straight men to reach (single, walk, hit-by-pitch). Huascar Brazobán gave up two hits that allowed all three of the inherited runners to score.

The Mets (7-4) have won four in a row. Mauricio’s clutch hit came two days after Luis Torrens came through with a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning against the Giants. Mark Vientos, Tyrone Taylor and Young have all had their moments during the winning streak.

After a poor outing in San Francisco, David Peterson (0-1, 4.66 ERA) will look to rebound Wednesday in another 4:10 p.m. ET start. RHP Ryne Nelson (0-1, 5.79 ERA) is pitching for Arizona. The game will air on SNY.

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The Mets posted a tribute on X to Tom Nieto, a coach from 2005-2008, who died on March 27 at age 65. After he was hired as manager, Willie Randolph tapped Nieto to be a catching instructor and he moved from that role to first-base coach in 2007. Nieto debuted with the Cardinals and played for four teams from 1984-1990.

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Alden Gonzalez of ESPN has a thoroughly reported piece exposing alleged corruption on the international baseball scene. The article is centered around a Dominican Republic teen who died after his family believes he injected performance-enhancing drugs at a local baseball academy. MLB officials believe an international draft would solve the problems. The players’ union argues for stricter enforcement of existing rules.

Cubs RHP Cade Horton will undergo season-ending surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, manager Craig Counsell said. Horton, 24, selected seventh overall by the Cubs in the 2022 draft out of the University of Oklahoma, finished second in Rookie of the Year voting last season when he went 11-4 with a 2.67 ERA over 118 innings pitched.

The Blue Jays are hurting. Catcher Alejandro Kirk, injured on a foul tip on Friday, had surgery on his fractured left thumb and is expected to miss about six weeks, manager John Schneider told reporters. A screw was placed in his thumb as part of the procedure. Max Scherzer, who left his start Monday after two innings because of forearm tendinitis, is expected to make his next start. RHP Cody Ponce needs right knee surgery and will be out for about six months. OF Addison Barger was placed on the 10-day injured list.

The Rangers are waiting for MRI results on Jacob deGrom‘s right knee, which he said was bothering him before his last start.

Ex-Met LHP Joey Lucchesi cleared waivers, was outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake (Angels) and chose free agency.

Major League Baseball debuted MLB Clubhouse on YouTube on Tuesday, an initiative aimed at younger fans that will include animated content, player storytelling and skills programming, Austin Karp of the Sports Business Journal reported. ABCmouse and Crayola are partnering with MLB on the content.

Baseball America announced it is launching Baseball Card America, which will feature baseball card and collectible content.

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Alexis Farinacci has more on the walk-off win.

Jorge Eckardt looked at what position players in the minors could get called up if the Mets are hit with another injury. One intriguing option: Ryan Clifford, who can play the corner outfield spots and first base.

Brandyn Pokrass previewed the series vs. the Diamondbacks. His main storyline was how will the Mets handle the absence of Juan Soto? So far, so good.

Tyler Antonelle wrote up his first Mets minor league weekly report of 2026. Triple-A Syracuse catcher Hayden Senger and Low-A St. Lucie RHP Cam Tilly were his picks for Players of the Week.

On This Date in Mets History

2021: The Mets win their home opener over the Marlins on a controversial walk-off hit-by-pitch. Anthony Bass grazes Michael Conforto‘s elbow with a pitch, but it was in the strike zone and Conforto didn’t try to get out of the way. “That’s just ridiculous,” announcer Ron Darling says on the air. Umpire Ron Kulpa concedes after the game that he should have called it a strike.

1969: The Mets are the host for the first game in Montreal Expos franchise history. Cleon Jones goes 3-for-5, Tommie Agee adds two hits and Duffy Dyer homers, but the Mets lose 11-10. The Expos lineup includes future Mets Rusty Staub (who homers off Al Jackson) and Don Hahn.

Born on This Date: Jeff McNeil (1992), Eddie Kunz (1986), Timo Pérez (1975), Pete Walker (1969), Gary Carter (1954), Mac Scarce (1949).

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