Mets News and Morning Links - 8/19/2025

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Matt Franco and Ron Darling.  Elian Pena hits three homers in the Dominican Summer League and Francisco Lindor named player of the week.  

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Today's Game:

Washington Tue., Aug. 19 LHP David Peterson (7-5, 3.30) vs. RHP Jake Irvin (8-7, 5.14) 6:45 p.m. ET (SNY, Audacy 880 AM, 92.3 FM HD2)

Mets.com: Lindor named Player of the Week for 5th time. 

What a week for @Lindor12BC! 😤

Congrats to Francisco Lindor on being named the National League Player of the Week! 👏 pic.twitter.com/N9iO8C5DnO

— New York Mets (@Mets) August 18, 2025

Nolan McLean 📈

We're loving what we're seeing from @MetsPlayerDev pitching dev this year. pic.twitter.com/YiFIgKvHgM

— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) August 18, 2025

MLB YouTube Channel: Al Leiter talks Nolan McLean's Debut

Mets Daily Clips:

Little League Classic News:

• MLB expansion and realignment? Commissioner Rob Manfred suggests it could happen on ESPN's Little League Classic broadcast (Newsday)
• 'See ball. Hit ball': Day to remember for Mets, who get a victory at Little League Classic (The Record) 
• Mets finally turning things around with Little League Classic win (SI.com)

 

Little Leaguer On Juan Soto News:

• One Little Leaguer had no interest in meeting ‘overrated’ Juan Soto (New York Post)
• Popular New York host taking heat for controversial take on Mets’ Juan Soto’s age (NJ.com)
• Canadian Little Leaguer Trolls Mets’ Juan Soto in Interview: ‘Kind of Overrated’ (SI.com)
• Little Leaguer roasts 'overrated' Juan Soto in viral diss (SI.com)

 

Other Mets News:

• Mets' historic stolen base streak ended ... on a pickoff? Here's why (MLB)
• This 17-year-old Mets prospect just notched his SECOND three-homer game of the season (MLB) 
• Mets' David Peterson looking to bounce back after spark from Nolan McLean's electric debut (Newsday)
• Mets’ Francisco Alvarez missing time with injury could ‘throw him off for the rest of the year’ (New York Post)
• Mets entering final stretch of season with little room for error (New York Daily News)
• Projecting what MLB realignment might look like with expansion on the horizon (The Athletic)
• This week in Mets: The offense is starting to come alive (The Athletic)
• New York Mets top prospect wins Player of the Week Award (SI.com) 
• Mets superstar shortstop named NL Player of the Week (SI.com) 
• New York Mets top prospect has second 3 home run game (SI.com) 
• Insider suggests David Stearns 'kicking himself' over Mets trade deadline mistake (SI.com)
• How Rob Manfred’s geographic realignment could impact the Mets (SI.com)

New York Mets on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

• Mets play the Nationals looking to break road slide
• Rocchio hits a 2-run homer and the Guardians hold on in the 9th to beat the Diamondbacks 3-1
• Mets entering final stretch of season with little room for error
• Juan Soto hilariously catches strays at the Little League World Series
• Horseheads’ Drew Romanski helps MLB Little League Classic
• Mets’ Francisco Alvarez missing time with injury could ‘throw him off for the rest of the year’
• Francisco Lindor Brings House Down at Citi Field After Record-Tying Moment vs. Mariners
• New York Mets top prospect has second 3 home run game
• Ex-Mets starter goes back to Braves on minor league deal
• Mets Player Performance Meter: Pitchers, August 11-17
• Root for Brewers? How Cincinnati Reds' playoff path might open wider
• Mariners' Cal Raleigh on verge of MLB history as he chases AL MVP

Metsmerized Online

• Holmes Enjoys Bounce Back Performance
• Elian Peña Sizzling at the Plate
• Francisco Lindor Named NL Player of the Week
• 3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Snap Skid With Mariners Series Win

Amazin' Avenue

• Mets Player Performance Meter: Pitchers, August 11-17
• Mets Player Performance Meter: Position players, August 11-17

Faith and Fear in Flushing

• This is the Ballclub from the Age of Aquarius

Mets360

• Mets Minors: Nolan McLean at the turning of the tides

kinerskorner.com

• Minor League Mondays: Will Watson Offers Intriguing Potential As A Starter

Mack's Mets

• Tom Brennan - Happy Mets Minor League Update
• John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - O's Walk-Off Mets for 4th Loss in 5 Games, 8/19/2015
• MACK - DEEP DIVE - LHRP Eli Ankeney - RHSP Brendan Girton - RHRP Ryan Lambert -
• Paul Articulates – Anticipating the surge
• Reese Kaplan -- An Early Look at Available 2026 Free Agents (Part 1)

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Minor League Baseball:

Syracuse Mets:

• The S-Mets are home to play the Indianapolis Clowns at 6:35 PM.  Starting pitcher TBD.

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

• The Rumble Ponies begin a series in Portland at 6 PM.  RHP Luis Moreno is the scheduled starter.

Brooklyn Cyclones:

• Brooklyn travels to Aberdeen for a 7:05 start.  RHP Dakota Hawkins is the starting pitcher.

St. Lucie Mets:

• The St-L Mets are in Palm Beach to take on the Cardinals for a 6:30 start.  Starting pitcher TBD.

MLB.com: This 17-year-old Mets prospect just notched his SECOND three-homer game of the season.

For the complete Mets Minor League statistics click here.

MLB and NL East Links:

Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.

AP Sports:

• Turner, Harper power Phillies to 12-7 rout of Mariners
• Royals get homers from Yastrzemski, Pasquantino and Garcia in 4-3 win over Rangers
• Rocchio hits a 2-run homer and the Guardians hold on in the 9th to beat the Diamondbacks 3-1
• Lux hits 2-run homer and Singer pitches triple-happy Reds to 4-1 win over Angels
• Padres’ Bogaerts loses homer on fan interference call, manager Mike Shildt ejected in 4-3 loss
• Skenes shines as Pirates capitalize on Blue Jays’ errors for 5-2 win

MLB News

• Skenes (8 K's) taps into metrics to cool off AL's top team
• A Phillie first! Bryce blasts two 440-foot-plus homers in rout
• Benches clear after Pham, Heineman exchange words in Pittsburgh
• How the division title races have shifted since the break
• Padres upset after fan interference call takes away homer
• Vlad to undergo MRI after exiting with hamstring tightness
• Peralta gives Brewers exactly what they need in his MLB-best 15th win
• Here are the latest All-MLB Team predictions
• After potential HR sails just foul, Pérez goes yard on 10th pitch of same AB

MLB Trade Rumors

• Blue Jays To Activate Shane Bieber On Friday
• Andrew McCutchen Intends To Continue Playing In 2026
• Vesting Options Update: Giolito, Polanco, Strahm
• Mariners To Activate Bryce Miller On Tuesday
• Cardinals Place Brendan Donovan On Injured List
• White Sox Option Sean Burke
• Royals Designate Mark Canha For Assignment
• Poll: Can The Mets Hang On To A Playoff Spot?
• Tigers Reinstate Alex Lange From 60-Day Injured List
• Astros Select Tayler Scott, Designate Jordan Weems For Assignment
• Phillies Place Zack Wheeler On Injured List With Blood Clot
• Trade Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat: Today, 2pm CT
• Red Sox Designate Ali Sánchez For Assignment
• Phillies Recall Nolan Hoffman For MLB Debut
• Marlins Promote Max Acosta, Place Graham Pauley On Injured List

Yahoo Sports

• Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte apologizes for taking time off after All-Star Game, which reportedly led to team rift
• Mookie Betts meets with Dave Roberts, Andrew Friedman after Dodgers' loss to Rockies
• Padres manager Mike Shildt ejected after fan interference call overturns Xander Bogaerts home run in loss to Giants
• Blue Jays star Vlad Guerrero Jr. leaves loss to Pirates early with apparent hamstring injury
• Doing away with traditional leagues could be in MLB's not-too-distant future, Rob Manfred says
• Phillies' Zack Wheeler has surgery to remove blood clot in upper right arm
• Heliot Ramos' roller-coaster day ends with big homer, Giants win vs. Padres
• Zack Wheeler's recovery timetable from a blood clot remains unknown for Phillies
• Cubs giving Kyle Tucker some days off to reset amid significant slump since All-Star break
• 2025 Fantasy Baseball Top 300 update: Aaron Judge clings to top spot, Nolan McLean debuts

www.espn.com - MLB

• 'A League of Their Own' was a huge success. It also started a feud between Madonna and its host town
• D-backs star Marte apologizes, explains absence
• Vlad Jr. hurts hammy doing splits at 1B; MRI next

CBSSports.com Headlines

• Padres' Xander Bogaerts has HR taken away, ruled out due to controversial fan interference call vs. Giants
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. injury: Blue Jays star leaves game vs. Pirates due to hamstring tightness
• Zack Wheeler return timeline unclear as Phillies ace undergoes surgery to remove blood clot

FanGraphs Baseball

• FanGraphs Power Rankings: August 4–17
• Ben Clemens FanGraphs Chat – 8/18/25
• Injuries Put the Seasons of Zack Wheeler and Josh Hader in Doubt

Braves News

• Strider searching for solutions as clunky stretch continues
• What to watch in last weeks of Braves' season
• Profar's clutch homer redeems misplay, powers Braves' sweep

Marlins News

• For prospect Acosta, MLB callup a dream shared by late father
• Myers loses HR ball over the wall -- then hits his own -- in Marlins' comeback win
• Lopez's dad sees DR-to-Canada journey pay off 

Phillies News

• A Phillie first! Bryce blasts two 440-foot-plus homers in rout
• Wheeler undergoes procedure to remove clot; timeline still TBD

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Mike Phillips (1950)
• Ron Darling (1960)
• Matt Franco (1969)
• Jeff Tam (1970)
• Chris Capuano (1978)
• Christopher Pujols (1997)

Died on this date:

• Al Jackson (2019)

Transactions:

New York Mets sold Wayne Twitchell to the Seattle Mariners on August 19, 1979.

New York Mets signed free agent Mike Marshall on August 19, 1981.

New York Mets traded Curtis Granderson to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jacob Rhame on August 19, 2017.

Chicago Cubs claimed Rene Rivera of the New York Mets on waivers on August 19, 2017.

National Pastime.com: 

1957

Citing poor attendance as the reason, Giants' president Horace Stoneham, ignoring baseball's edict of banning announcements about relocation of franchises until after the World Series, informs the press the club has signed a lease to play its home games in San Francisco next season. The club's Board of Directors voted 8-1 approving the shift to the West Coast, with the only dissenting vote cast by M. Donald Grant, who will become the chairman of the Mets, an expansion team located in New York to fill the National League void created by the departure of the Giants and Dodgers to California.

1969	In the bottom of 14th inning, Tommie Agee hits a one-out walk-off homer off Giants’ starter Juan Marchial in the Mets’ 1-0 victory at Shea Stadium. Tug McGraw tosses four scoreless frames for the win after Gary Gentry pitches the first ten, keeping San Francisco off the board on just four hits.
2012	Gio Gonzalez, with his 16th victory, sets a team record when Washington beats the Mets at Nationals Park, 5-2. The 26 year-old southpaw, obtained in an offseason trade with Oakland, surpasses Livan Hernandez, who in 2005 posted a 15-10 record in the Nats' inaugural season in the nation's capital.

2012

Play comes to a stop in the bottom of the sixth inning of the Nats game against the Mets when a praying mantis is discovered in the outfield at Nationals Park. The contest continues after New York outfielder Andres Torres carefully picks up the beneficial insect and gently hands it over to a member of the ballpark's ground crew.

Baseball Reference:

1985: The Mets move into 1st place in the National League East with a 1 - 0 win over the Expos. Ron Darling, with relief help from Roger McDowell, is the winner.

2018 - The Mets defeat the Phillies, 8 - 2, in the second edition of the annual MLB Little League Classic staged to coincide with the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA. Amed Rosario has 3 hits and 3 RBIs, with Jeff McNeil adding a two-run single to back the pitching of Jason Vargas.

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