RHP Robert Gsellman was placed on the 10-Day IL with a fractured rib.
RHP Drew Smith was recalled from the team’s Alternate Training Site.
Today, Major League Baseball will celebrate Roberto Clemente Day…It was established by the league to honor the legacy of the Hall of Famer and 15-time All-Star who died in a plane crash on New Year’s Eve 1972 while attempting to deliver supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua…This season, MLB has allowed players of Puerto Rican descent to wear the number 21, Clemente’s number...Tonight, Edwin Díaz, Seth Lugo and Bullepn Coach Ricky Bones will wear #21…WHAT ABOUT LYIN’ TODD FRAZIER????…..MLB annually presents the Roberto Clemente Award to recognize the player who best represents the game of baseball through sportsmanship, community involvement and positive contributions, both on and off the field…Steven Matz is the Mets’ nominee for this prestigious award.
Dominic Smith has 22 extra-base hits (16 doubles, six homers) in his last 28 games…He is leading the majors with 16 doubles…Overall he is batting .322/.390/.636 with 18 runs, 16 doubles, seven home runs, 32 RBI, 12 walks and a 1.025 OPS…He is tied for fourth in the NL and tied for seventh in MLB in RBI, tied for second in the NL and tied for fourth in the majors in extra-base hits. Therefore the Mets sat him last night.
FOR PETE’S SAKE: Pete Alonso is batting .260/.345/.506 with 10 runs, four doubles, five home runes, 12 RBI and six walks in 21 games at Citi Field this year…Alonso has hit 32 home runs at Citi Field…That places him eighth on the all-time list. And yet….220, 10 HR, 25 RBI, 0 SB