Mets News and Morning Links - 5/30/2025

  

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday to Brooklyn Cyclones Infielder Jefrey De Los Santos.

 

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Mets Links: 

• Mets' RISP problems have many culprits, but are hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes to blame? (Newsday)
• What Jared Young found in Korea that sparked his Mets chance (New York Post)
• Mets stock watch: Which players are rising and falling two months into 2025 season (The Record)
• Presenting the Mets’ All-Quarter Century team, Queens’ best of the 2000s (The Athletic)
• Brandon Nimmo on hitting at Citi Field: ‘I just try to stay sane’ (The Athletic)
• How Francisco Lindor strengthens bonds one little chat at a time (The Athletic)
• Mets slugger laments Citi Field's impact on power (SI.com)

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Fernando Salas (1985)
• Zack Wheeler (1990)

Transactions:

New York Mets purchased Frank Lary from the Detroit Tigers on May 30, 1964.

New York Mets sold Kevin Lomon to the Atlanta Braves on May 30, 1995.

David Cone announced his retirement on May 30, 2003.

New York Mets released Eric Cammack on May 30, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Mike DiFelice on May 30, 2006.

New York Mets traded Ramon Castro to the Chicago White Sox for Lance Broadway on May 30, 2009.

National Pastime.com: 

1962

The Mets complete their first-ever triple play when shortstop Elio Chacon snags Willie Davis's liner and flips the ball to Charlie Neal to double off Maury Wills at second, with the third out coming on a ball thrown to Gil Hodges to catch Jim Gilliam off first base. New York will be the victim of the only other triple killing this season when Joe Pignatano, in his final major league at-bat, pops out to Cubs second baseman Ken Hubbs, who starts a 4-3-6 play in the eighth in the season finale played a Wrigley Field.

1962

Frank Thomas strokes a double off Sandy Koufax in the Mets' 13-6 loss to Los Angeles, extending his franchise mark of consecutive games with a hit to 18 for the expansion team. The streak, which will be only one shy of Maury Wills' league-leading total for the season, is halted when the New York left fielder goes 0-for-4 in the nightcap of the Dodgers' sweep at the Polo Grounds.

2014

The Mets become the first team to have three players appear in a game whose last name begins with a lower case letter d, when Travis d'Arnaud, Jacob deGrom, and Matt den Dekker all play in the Mets' 6-5 walk-off loss to Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park. After using an upside-down capital 'P' on d'Arnaud's jersey, equipment manager Kevin Kierst, asked Majestic, MLB's uniform supplier, to make 'small' letters available knowing there be even more of a need this season.

Baseball Reference:

2009: Thomas De Wolf of the DSL Mets becomes the first minor leaguer born and raised in Belgium. He goes 1 for 4 with a walk, run and RBI and will post a .432 OBP in the 2009 Dominican Summer League, leading his club.

2013: The Mets complete a four-game sweep of the Yankees with a 3 - 1 win behind the pitching of Dillon Gee, who strikes out a career-high 12 batters in 7 1/3 innings. It is the first time the Mets have ever swept a Subway Series against the Bronx Bombers, as those are the only four games the two teams will play against each other this year.

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