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Happy Saturday, Mets fans!
Today the Mets are scheduled to take on the Colorado Rockies in a doubleheader on the road, making up for the game that was cancelled yesterday due to last night’s wintery weather. Jacob deGrom will get the start in game one, starting at 5:10 p.m. EST, and Joey Lucchesi will man the bump in the second game.
Will the two teams actually play? Who knows? I think we’ve learned we can never be too sure.
Latest Mets News
Katie Strang, Britt Ghiroli, and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic released an article describing disturbing details regarding the Mets’ workplace environment, including multiple counts of alleged sexual harassment and inappropriate workplace behavior from multiple individuals within the organization. Mets owner Steve Cohen has hired the law firm WilmerHale to investigate the Mets culture.
Yesterdays scheduled game versus the Colorado Rockies was postponed due to snowy conditions in the Denver area that coated Coors Field in a blanket of snow. The postponement marks the seventh of the season for New York, who have only played eight games thus far.
Mets relief pitcher Trevor May took to Twitter to express his frustration with the postponements, tweeting “7 of 15 games being postponed AIN’T IT.”
Outfielder Mason Williams reached a minor league deal with the Mets yesterday, according to Michael Mayer of Metsmerized. He last played in the majors for the Baltimore Orioles in 2020, where he went 2-for-18.
Latest MLB News
Tim Mead announced yesterday that he will step down as president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Major League Baseball released their weekly COVID-19 testing data yesterday. This past week, MLB conducted 11,713 tests, with six new positives: good for a 0.05% positive rate.
The mayor of the city of Milwaukee presented Carlos Gomez with an official proclamation of “Carlos Gomez Day” on April 16. Gomez posted about the achievement on his Twitter.
The Atlanta Braves announced yesterday via Twitter that the team recalled right-handed pitcher Kyle Wright and infielder Johan Camargo from their alternate site, placing left-handed pitcher Drew Smyly on the 10-day IL with left forearm inflammation.
Latest on MMO
Ben Fadden released the next edition of the Mets’ top 25 prospects, this time highlighting numbers 10 through six.
Patrick Glynn wrote a “3 Up, 3 Down” for the Mets latest sweep of the Phillies, highlighting three positives and three negatives for the team.
Thomas Hall discussed how James McCann can improve his two-strike approach to improve his current hitting.
On the latest edition of the MMO Roundtable, members of MMO’s staff discussed whether it is appropriate for fans to boo their own team.
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On This Date in Mets History
On April 17, 1964, Shea Stadium opened its doors for the first time. The Mets lost their home opener 4-3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates, as 50,312 fans cheered them on.
Birthdays: Gary Bennett (50)
Let’s go Mets!
