Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez going on IL
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Mets vs Nationals Prediction, Odds, Picks - Aug. 20
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Today’s Mets game against the Nationals was the first to ever be managed by two Venezuelan managers. The Syracuse Mets released their schedule for the 2026 season. Francisco Alvarez was placed on the 15 day injured list with a right thumb sprain.
It’s not just that David Peterson is pitching deep into games for the Mets. It’s that he’s the only one doing it. Peterson completed eight innings Tuesday in an 8-1 win over the Nationals, proving once again that when the Mets need length,
It’s no secret that Peterson, of all the Mets’ starters, has been the guy relied upon to pitch deep. This was the 16th time in 24 starts that Peterson has finished at least six innings; the rest of the rotation has done it 18 times in 101 tries. It’s the eighth time a Mets starter has finished seven or more innings; Peterson owns six of those.
Canadian Little Leaguer Misha Lee dissed the Mets star when asked which Major League player he wanted to meet - or get an autograph from - at the Little League Classic. After another player said he wanted to meet Soto, Lee didn’t hold back. “Eh, he’s kinda overrated,” Lee said. “He’s alright....Cal Raleigh”
New York Mets’ color commentator Ron Darling made a glowing comparison after Nolan McLean’s first big league start.
But finishing this marathon has proven challenging: Holmes is averaging less than five innings in his last nine starts, the Mets losing five of them, as he’s posted a 5.02 ERA and his strikeout-walk ratio has shriveled to 1.66.
He slapped Giants outfielder Joc Pederson over a disagreement in fantasy football; he was stabbed outside a strip club; and had an altercation with a “disrespectful” fan after being traded from the Mets to the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2023.
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ROSTER ALERT: RHP Eduardo Herrera assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones from Syracuse Mets.