As first reported by @metspolice (go ahead and check. FIRST!) INF Pete Alonso has been placed on the 10-Day IL, retroactive to May 19, with a right hand sprain.
Now this is interesting because now no matter what Pete does this year people will say “oh he was hurt….” just like last year didn’t count because of the pandemic. Hopefully the Mets let Dom play some 1B and stop the madness.
When Pete wakes up on May 29th he will have 6 home runs.
RHP Tommy Hunter has been placed on the 10-Day IL, retroactive to May 19, with lower back pain.
It is a big day for @mediagoon who gets TWO new jerseys out of this!
RHP Yennsy Díaz has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse…He will wear #64
INF Brandon Drury has been selected from Triple-A Syracuse…He will wear #35
RHP Sam McWilliams has been reinstated from the Minor League IL.
LHP Daniel Zamora has been designated for assignment.
This will sound like shtick but the Mets are not sure if deGrom will pitch in Colorado or if he will make a rehab start again. WHAT? deGrom, who is totally healthy, may make another rehab start because he clearly showed last night he needs to work on his stuff. He’s fine. There was nothing stupid about letting him throw 102 to teenagers.
RHP Jacob deGrom made a rehab start for the St. Lucie Mets yesterday…The DeLand, FL native tossed 3.0 perfect innings and struck out eight…He tossed 41 pitches, 30 for strikes and hit 102 MPH on the radar gun…Infielder J.D. Davis batted leadoff and played third base for Syracuse (AAA) last night vs. Lehigh Valley (Phillies)…He went 1-3 in his minor league rehabilitation appearance…He has appeared in two games at Triple-A and is 1-5 with a strikeout…Davis has been on the Injured List since May 2 with a left hand sprain.
Cameron Maybin played for the Marlins from 2008-2010 after coming to the club from Detroit in a trade for Miguel Cabrera…Maybin is a lifetime .333/.393/.430 hitter vs. his former club…His .333 (45-135) average is his highest vs. any NL team…Maybin stole a base in his Mets debut on May 19…He ranks 11th among active players with 187 career steals.
Dominic Smith is 8-11 (.727) with five RBI and two walks (both intentional) with runners in scoring position since May 5…Only one player in the majors, Colorado’s Josh Fuentes, has more hits with RISP in that span and no player has hit for a higher average in those situations…Smith is batting .298/.385/.351 with six runs, three doubles, six RBI, seven walks and a .735 OPS in 17 games this month…This compares to a .222/.340/.333 slash line with four extra-base hits in 20 games in April.
