Francisco Alvarez helps Mets to comeback win over Angels
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Entering Tuesday’s play, the Mets ranked 16th in the Majors in runs per game at 4.38, which is hardly where they thought they’d be when manager Carlos Mendoza began toying with potential lineup orders over the winter.
Tiffany Stratton had thrown out the first pitch last month ahead of a Mets-Nationals game when she sent her first pitch attempt sailing far to the right of Mets outfielder Jared Young.
Marte’s activation came amid a flurry of roster moves by the Mets, who also placed left-handed longman Brandon Waddell on the 15-day injured list with a right hip impingement. Waddell suffered the injury when he slipped on the mound during a 3.2-inning outing on Friday against the Cincinnati Reds.
On Monday night, Francisco Alvarez made his return after spending nearly a month with Triple-A Syracuse and a big double and scored two runs. Juan Soto tied the game with a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning and Brett Baty scored the go-ahead run on a ground ball to the left side one inning later.
With the final pitch of the New York Mets' come-from-behind victory on Monday night, closer Edwin Diaz cemented his name in baseball’s history books. Diaz recor
On Tuesday, the New York Mets made a great deal of transaction moves ahead of their game against the Los Angeles Angels at Citi Field.
Because retiring a number has, over the years, become a more common event, it would be no surprise if the Mets had someone else join David Wright and Co. for that honor.