Happy David Wright day! Snapped this picture of him after he exited his last game ever on Sept. 29, 2018 He came strolling through the area outside the press box and said “what inning are we in?”

Hi, good morning Enough with the bullpen games

Brandon Sproat fired 7.0 shutout innings tonight for Triple-A Syracuse, allowing three hits, walking none, and striking out three He hasn’t allowed a run over his last three starts Would’ve been interesting to see what he could’ve done Sunday vs. Yankees or today vs. Orioles

Ronny Mauricio is starting to get comfortable at the plate He’s reached base safely in his last nine games During that span, he’s hitting .370/.452/.556 with one homer, two doubles, six runs scored, two RBI, and four walks OPS for the season is up to .720 (107 OPS+)

Here are five things to watch as the Mets and Yankees play the Subway Series at Citi Field Included in here: Brandon Sproat really should be an option to start on Sunday

Mets are so close to having Sean Manaea, Kodai Senga, and Jesse Winker back They just need to persevere without them for a bit longer 4-4 over their last 8 games is baby steps toward stabilizing things after that awful stretch

Carlos Mendoza said Sean Manaea was *not* in consideration to pitch Sunday vs Yankees So plan is: Manaea pitches tonight Manaea makes another rehab start next Tuesday, because there are no minors games on Monday So earliest he’ll return is July 13, day before All-Star break

After Mets fell behind in 6th inning, here’s what they did at the plate: 13 batters 41 pitches 0 hits 0 walks The only runner was a Pete Alonso HBP This has been a theme during the 3-14 stretch Mets fall behind, Mets don’t fight back

Nolan McLean last pitched on June 27 for Triple-A Syracuse Brandon Sproat last pitched on June 28 Theoretically, in world where Mets consider calling either of them up, McLean could start Friday or Sunday Same goes for Sproat Currently Blackburn on Friday and TBD for Sunday

Mets have David Peterson listed as tomorrow’s starter against Brewers, so seemingly no plan to call someone up for tomorrow and push Peterson back Mets need someone to fill in on Sunday Current outlook vs. Yankees: Friday: Paul Blackburn Saturday: Frankie Montas Sunday: TBD

Unless Mets alter rotation or do bullpen game, they’ll need spot starter Sunday vs Yankees That’s because tonight’s postponement pushes Holmes (who would’ve started tonight & Sunday) to tomorrow Options on 40-man for Sunday: Waddell Hagenman Non 40-man options: McLean Sproat

Here’s how Mets’ rotation should evolve over the next few weeks, barring more injuries… Current: Peterson Blackburn Montas Holmes Tidwell In about 10 days: Peterson Manaea Montas Holmes Tidwell/Blackburn Around the ASG: Senga Peterson Manaea Montas Holmes

Juan Soto in 109 plate appearances over 25 games since May 30: BA: .333 OBP: .486 SLG: 774 HR: 11 RBI: 20 Runs: 24 BB: 24 His OPS for the season is up to .899 Soto is now on pace to finish season with 38 homers He’s also pacing to be an All-Star Remember when he was sad?

Apropos of nothing, but the fact that Jonah Tong hasn’t been promoted to Triple-A Syracuse yet is wild In 67 innings over 13 starts, here’s what Tong has done: 1.75 ERA 0.91 WHIP 31 hits 107 strikeouts (14.4 per nine) He’s toying with hitters at the level he’s at

Jesse Winker sliding to the 60-day IL is a paper move to fit Frankie Montas on the 40-man roster Winker landed on the IL on May 5 It’s June 24 There was no shot he was returning before July 5 He’s making progress, though. Was running on the field yesterday

Dicky Lovelady is the second Dicky in Mets history Let’s not forget Dicky Gonzalez, who pitched for the Mets in 2001

Dicky Lovelady will be the Grimace event for the 2025 Mets

Phillies’ schedule is very difficult in 18 games between now and All-Star break, so it would behoove the Mets to snap out of it now — they’ll likely be able to do some damage in standings if so Phils from today through 7/13 3 @ HOU 3 @ ATL 3 vs SD 3 vs CIN 3 @ SF 3 @ SD

Mets picked an interesting time to option Francisco Alvarez to the minors Coming off a 2-for-5 performance with a 450-foot homer But his overall offensive production — and defensive shortcomings lately — were obviously a huge issue

Legacy media is failing on an epic level re: how US strikes on Iran are being covered This was an unnecessary, wildly dangerous act of war done without congressional approval, despite DNI saying Iran wasn’t close to having nuclear weapon That’s the story here. Wake up

Here’s something that makes Mets not turning to Starling Marte in place of Jared Young leading off the 10th inning last night even more puzzling… Marte has reached base 13 times in his last 29 plate appearances Truly bizarre that he wasn’t called on in that spot

Carlos Mendoza has been terrific for Mets But two questionable decisions he made last night contributed to maddening loss to Braves 1. Reed Garrett should’ve been ready when 8th inning started 2. Starling Marte should’ve hit for Jared Young in 10th

Mets will need someone to fill in for Tylor Megill on Friday against the Phillies Nolan McLean last pitched on June 14, meaning he would be lined up for that start Mets could always turn to Brandon Waddell or an opener But McLean is certainly an intriguing option

If Kodai Senga misses time, it’ll suck Sucks more because that injury didn’t have to happen But Mets have more than enough depth to make up for his absence if he hits IL Blackburn Montas (after one or two more rehab starts) Manaea (in a few weeks) McLean Sproat Tidwell

David Peterson shutout The last time I felt that kind of energy at a random weeknight Mets game in June — at Shea stadium or Citi Field — is never

There’s been a lot less between pitches music tonight at Citi Field Letting the game breathe a lot more, which is perfect considering how invested and buzzy the crowd is

Seeing lots of “look what Jeff McNeil is doing in June* stuff How about what McNeil is doing *this year* In 128 plate appearances over 36 games, he is hitting 266/359/532 with an 891 OPS & career-best 154 OPS+ McNeil being an impact bat could take Mets’ lineup to another level

Is Juan Soto still sad or nah?

Broken toe? More like broken tie, amirite?

Francisco Lindor is inevitable

That go-ahead double was Pete Alonso’s 20th of the season He’s on pace to break the Mets’ single-season record, which was set by Bernard Gilkey in 1996 when he smacked 44 doubles

Are we doing nicknames for Jonah Tong yet? If so, hear me out… King Tong

Juan Soto in 26 plate appearances over the last week: .316/.500/.895 3 homers 2 doubles 6 RBI 6 runs scored 6 walks 1 strikeout Not hard to see why the Soto Shuffle is back

Jonah Tong was literally unhittable today for Double-A Binghamton 5 hitless innings with 11 strikeouts and 3 walks His ERA is down to 2.02

The Mets fans who treat/react to each game of 162 like it’s a playoff game are going to do serious harm to their nervous systems and psyche I understand the natural inclination of Mets fans to feel like the other shoe is going to drop, but it isn’t Try to enjoy the ride

That was a ballsy win by the Mets Francisco Álvarez getting a pair of hits — including the biggest one of the game — could be huge for him Also a tremendous performance by Paul Blackburn, whose outing feels like it ended 5 hours ago Mets are a season-high 16 games over .500

If that’s a hamstring injury for Mark Vientos, it’s almost certainly an IL stint — and possibly a relatively long one Would open up a roster spot for Ronny Mauricio, but he’s still getting his legs under him after missing well over a year

Spoke with Mets prospect Jonah Tong about his dominant season for Binghamton, his near-perfect game, his developing slider, picking Nolan McLean’s brain, his potential warm up song once he reaches the bigs, and more…

Mets currently have eight players who merit strong consideration for the All-Star Game: Francisco Lindor Pete Alonso Kodai Senga Clay Holmes David Peterson Edwin Diaz Reed Garrett Huascar Brazoban If Juan Soto continues heating up, it could become nine

So, Juan Soto looks like Juan Soto again Apologies to the narrative

Brett Baty coming out to “Glory Days” is top notch stuff 10/10 No notes

Carlos Mendoza is smartly managing this game with the idea of not overusing his bullpen and possibly giving most of his key relievers an extra day off, combined with tomorrow’s off day That’s why Brandon Waddell pitched the sixth inning Frustrating, but better in the long run

If you don’t have TNT muted because of Reggie Miller, what are you even doing? Unlistenable stuff

Today’s win brings the Mets to 33-21 With this being the one-third mark of the season, they’re on pace to finish the year with a 99-63 record

Edwin Díaz’s ERA is down to 2.42 He’s given up one earned run since April 11

Home plate umpire just did Clay Holmes and the Mets really dirty Missed three different would-be called strike threes to two separate batters that would’ve ended the inning Inexcusable

Knicks went from looking discombobulated and without edge to the team that beat the Pistons in Game 6 in Detroit and beat the Celtics in Game 6 at MSG Long way to go, but the whole dynamic of the series just changed

Mets will enter Memorial Day fresh off series win over Dodgers and record of 32-21 They’re on pace to go roughly 97-65 Not bad! In coming weeks, they should be getting these players back: Montas Manaea Siri Raley This summer, they could get contributions from: McLean Sproat

With the Knicks’ season hanging in the balance and Game 3 starting to slip away, Landry Shamet and Delon Wright are on the floor What are we doing?

🚨 The Phillies have lost a game 🚨 This ends their stretch of 10 straight games against three doormats (PIT, COL, ATH) during which Philadelphia took care of business by going 9-1 They start playing competitive teams again on Tuesday, when they face the Braves