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Francisco Lindor was named National League Player of the Week after posting a 1.647 OPS and hitting three home runs over the past six games.<\/p>\n
The Mets have placed Paul Blackburn on release waivers.<\/p>\n
The Mets saw their historic run of 39 consecutive stolen bases end on a pickoff in Sunday\u2019s win against the Mariners.<\/p>\n
Francisco Alvarez is awaiting MRI results on his thumb, but missing any time could throw him off the rest of the year, according to one National League scout.<\/p>\n
The Mets will have to hope that Alvarez\u2019s frustrating injury luck is due to turn around eventually, writes Mike Vaccaro.<\/p>\n
Danny Abriano assessed the Mets three-quarters of the way through the season.<\/p>\n
MLB Trade Rumors posted a poll asking their readers if the Mets will make the playoffs, and now you can vote too!<\/p>\n
David Lennon discussed how much the Mets (and Yankees) have invested in their respective clubs, and whether it would result in a postseason berth.<\/p>\n
Howie Rose took issue with Rob Manfred floating the idea of realignment in MLB.<\/p>\n
Gary, Keith, and Ron ranked second in Awful Announcing\u2019s list of best local broadcasters, behind only the Padres\u2019 broadcast team.<\/p>\n
17-year-old Mets prospect Elian Pe\u00f1a notched his second three-homer game of the season.<\/p>\n
Carson Benge, who was recently called up to Syracuse, has been placed on the 7-day IL.<\/p>\n
Zack Wheeler underwent a successful thrombolysis procedure to remove a blood clot in his right upper extremity and his timetable for a return this season remains unknown.<\/p>\n
The Phillies toppled the Mariners 12-7 as they extended their lead in the NL East race to 5.5 games.<\/p>\n
Bryce Harper became the first Phillie in the statcast era, and the first player in 2025, to hit two 440-foot homers in the same game.<\/p>\n
The Marlins fell 8-3 to the Cardinals.<\/p>\n
The Braves were defeated 13-9 by the White Sox.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a clear cut team at the top of the latest MLB Power Rankings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Thomas Harrigan examined how the division races have shifted since the All Star break.<\/p>\n
ESPN\u2019s David Schoenfield provided some overreactions to all things currently happening in MLB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Ben Weinrib listed the top ten prospects at each position.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Tanner Houck will miss most of, if not all of, the 2026 season after undergoing \u201chybrid reconstruction of the right ulnar collateral ligament (elbow) with flexor tendon repair\u201d.<\/p>\n
Shane Bieber will make his Blue Jays debut on Friday in Miami.<\/p>\n
Zach Neto was named AL Player of the Week.<\/p>\n
Ken Rosenthal looked at the lessons other MLB teams can learn from the Brewers\u2019 recent run of success.<\/p>\n
The Cardinals\u2019 bats broke out as they ended their five-game skid against the Marlins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Brewers picked up their 15th win in 16 games as they shut out the Cubs 7-0. The second game of their doubleheader was rained out and will be made up today. Freddy Peralta gave the crew exactly what they needed as he earned his league-leading 15th win.<\/p>\n
The Pirates beat the red-hot Blue Jays 5-2, as Tommy Pham and Tyler Heineman exchanged some words at home plate. Vlad Guerrero Jr. also exited the game with hamstring tightness. Paul Skenes struck out eight batters to cool off the Jays.<\/p>\n
The Giants scored four in the first and held off the Padres 4-3. The game featured a disputed fan interference call, which took a home run away from Xander Bogaerts and ultimately was the difference in this contest.<\/p>\n
The Tigers blanked the Astros 10-0 as they hit four homers in the victory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Orioles doubled up the Red Sox 6-3.<\/p>\n
The Rockies walked off the Dodgers 4-3.<\/p>\n
The Royals outlasted the Rangers 4-3.<\/p>\n
The Guardians topped the Diamondbacks 3-1.<\/p>\n
Allison McCague brought us the position player and pitcher meters for the week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Your Tuesday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":91534,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n