Morning Briefing: Mets Call Up Pablo Reyes As Rosters Expand

Good morning, Mets fans!

According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, the Mets are calling up utilityman Pablo Reyes when rosters expand Sunday. Reyes is batting .294/.376/.491 (.867 OPS) in 218 at-bats for Triple-A Syracuse.

After a 5-1 victory during the first game of a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox, the Mets followed up a strong performance with a 5-3 win on Saturday to clinch the series victory. Their bats caught fire early as the Mets scored four runs throughout the first three innings of the ballgame.

With this win, the Mets are at a season-best eight games over .500.

Wild Card Update

The Phillies beat the Braves 3-0 behind a shutout performance by Zack Wheeler. With that, the Mets are two games behind the Braves for the third Wild Card spot.

The Padres’ loss to the Rays has them to two games above the Braves and four above the Mets.

The Diamondbacks, meanwhile, lost 8-6 to the Dodgers for their third-straight defeat. They’re essentially tied with the Padres, four games up on the Mets.

The Mets are four games behind the Padres and Diamondbacks, but have the tiebreaker with both teams.

Latest Mets News

According to Tim Healey of Newsday, right-handed pitcher Paul Blackburn is scheduled to make a rehab start with Triple-A Syracuse. That said, Blackburn is expected to return to the Mets’ rotation five-six days after his rehab start on Tuesday.

Healey also reported that the Mets will add left-handed pitcher Alex Young when rosters expand today.

Latest MLB News

According to Katie Woo of The Athletic, the Royals have claimed former Mets outfielder Tommy Pham off of waivers. Pham is batting .254/.321/.378/.699 in 374 plate appearances this season.

According to Talk Nats, the Nationals will call up second baseman Darren Baker when rosters expand today. In Triple-A this season, Baker is batting .285/.348/.354/.702 in 483 plate appearances.

According to Cardinals Player Development, the Cardinals have signed former Mets catcher Chance Sisco to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Memphis. Cisco has spent the last two seasons with the Atlantic League’s Long Island Ducks, slashing .274/.416/.609 (1.025 OPS) in 96 games.

According to John Heyman of the NY Post, the Royals have acquired first baseman Yuli Gurriel. Gurriel has spent this year with the Braves on a minor-league contract while batting .292/.378/.485 (.863 OPS) in 291 at-bats.

Latest on MMO

The MMO roundtable breaks down who the Mets’ two September call-ups should be. Matt Mongin also recaps Jett Williams’ return to the Double-A Binghamton lineup.

On this Date in Mets History

1962: The Mets played their first regular season, as the National League returned to New York City for the first time since 1957.

1975: Tom Seaver struck out 10 batters, becoming the first pitcher in MLB history to record at least 200 strikeouts in eight consecutive seasons.

Birthdays: Derek Wallace (51)

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