RHP Trevor Hildenberger was optioned to the Alternate Training Site following yesterday’s game.
RHP Sean Reid-Foley has been recalled from the Alternate Training Site. He will wear #61 and @mediagoon has already purchased his jersey.
Pete Alonso clubbed his third home run of the season yesterday…Pete is back baby and is on pace to hot like 24 home runs this season! His two-run shot had an exit velocity of 115.4 MPH…That is the fifth highest exit velocity for a home run in his career…Since 2015, when Statcast data began, his five home runs with an exit velocity of at least 115 MPH is tied for the fourth-most in the majors…No other player has more than two home runs with EV over 115 MPH since Alonso entered the league in 2019. That said, exit velocity is new nonsense just like defensive runs saved was a few years back, and nobody mentions that now that Juan Lagares is gone. But whatever get all excited about exit velocity because, as we know, millennials need big numbers to enjoy baseball.
Dominic Smith is batting .292/.355/.552 with 64 runs, 32 doubles, a triple, 23 homers, 73 RBI, 35 walks and a .907 OPS in 151 games since the start of the 2019 season…This includes a .297/.377/.505 slash line against fellow southpaws and a .291/.348/.565 mark against right-handers. But he wasn’t allowed to start Opening Day in 2020 or 2021.
Jacob deGrom will not pitch tonight for reasons that seem very suspicious but nobody asks any questions around here.
