Mark Vientos and Francisco Lindor lead Mets past Royals, 8-3
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Bobby Witt, Kansas City Royals and Mets
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Mets prospect Jett Williams continues to shine down in Double-A. The youngster accounted for most of Binghamton’s offense as they fell to Altona on Saturday. Williams was called out on strikes during his first at-bat but he was locked in from there, leading off the bottom of the third with a double to deep center.
Frankie Montas might have gotten a late start this season, but he’s making up for lost time. In just his fourth outing for the Mets, Montas worked five-plus strong innings on a sweltering day as New York held off the Royals,
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The Mets won 68 games in 1983. Then, they hired Johnson to be their new manager and won 90 games in 1984. Two years later, New York, which won 108 games in the regular season, won the 1986 World Series.
Francisco Alvarez and Drew Gilbert enjoyed big days at the plate, and Brooks Raley was back on the mound on Saturday night for the Syracuse Mets.
Still, because of MLB’s policy that every team must be represented, a player like Miami Marlins outfielder Kyle Stowers gets in instead of Soto. While Stowers is having a good season, batting .279 with an .859 OPS, including 16 home runs and 48 RBIs, he trails Soto, virtually, in every category except batting average — Soto’s batting .264.
The Dodgers, Mets, and Yankees all fall into that bucket. They all spent well more than $60 million above the CBT threshold last year and had their 2025 first-round picks moved back 10 spots. Here are the details:
If the switch-hitter maintains his current pace, he could flirt with his second 30-30 campaign in three years. He finished one stolen base shy of the feat last season and was the runner-up for the NL MVP award.
In likely his final appearance before the All-Star break, Edwin Diaz gave the Mets two innings to close out the Royals on Saturday.