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3-for-3 Acuna coming up.

Forthoming batters are 0-for-6 today. They're due!

Fool me twice on Reed Garrett, but he's actually done very well this year. I was equally stoked about him last year at this point, then my enthusiasm faded as the year went on. He's matured from a strikeout-or-bust type pitcher which has really helped bring his WHIP down.

A miracle comeback is in the works!

Tom Brown died. https://www.curlewhills.com/obituaries/Thomas-William-Brown?obId=42298246 Who was Tom Brown? Thomas William Brown (1940–2025) was a rare dual-sport professional athlete who played both Major League Baseball and in the National Football League. A standout at the University of Maryland in both baseball and football, Brown was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1963 but initially chose to pursue baseball with the Washington Senators. His baseball career was brief; he played just one major league season in 1963, struggling at the plate before returning to the minors and eventually quitting the sport in 1964. Brown then joined the Packers as a defensive back, playing from 1964 to 1968 and contributing to their three consecutive NFL championships, including victories in the first two Super Bowls. He is notable as the first athlete to both play in the MLB and appear in a Super Bowl. After a short stint with the Washington Redskins and a failed attempt with the Minnesota Vikings, Brown retired due to a chronic shoulder injury. Post-football, he earned his college degree and ran a youth sports league in Maryland for over two decades. He died in 2025 at age 84 in Palm Harbor, Florida.

Adcock down. Warren up. Minter to 60-day IL. Montas to 60-day IL. Chris Devenski down. Waddell down.

Paul Blackburn: Blackburn (knee/illness) resumed throwing Sunday and will throw a bullpen session Tuesday, Andrew Tredinnick of The Bergen Record reports. Blackburn was scratched from a rehab start last week due to a stomach bug that resulted in some weight loss. He's feeling better now, though, and should be able to resume his rehab assignment soon. The righty originally went on the 15-day injured list due to right knee inflammation. Injury Knee. Est. Return 5/9/2025. Ronny Mauricio: Mauricio (knee) went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base Sunday for Single-A St. Lucie. After missing the entire 2024 campaign due to ACL surgery that required a follow-up procedure last August, Mauricio was brought along slowly by the Mets this spring and didn't see his first game action of the year until Sunday. The 24-year-old wasted no time demonstrating that he was fully healthy, singling up the middle in his first at-bat and promptly swiping second base. Mauricio still has a minor-league option left, so there's no guarantee he'll be added to the Mets' 26-man roster once his rehab assignment is over, but it looks like he could be ready to bolster the big-league infield within a few weeks. In his last full season in the minors in 2023, Mauricio slashed .292/.346/.506 over 116 games for Triple-A Syracuse with 23 homers and 24 steals. Injury Knee. Est. Return 5/27/2025. A.J. Minter: The Mets transferred Minter (lat) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Thursday. Minter was initially placed on the IL on Sunday after being diagnosed with a left lat strain. The southpaw is still weighing whether to undergo season-ending surgery, but even if he elects to treat the injury through rest and rehab, he won't be on track to return to game action until September in a best-case scenario, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Before getting hurt, Minter had been performing well as the top setup man in front of closer Edwin Diaz, logging a 1.64 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 14:5 K:BB in 11 innings while collecting seven holds over his 13 appearances. Injury Lat. Est. Return 9/1/2025. Sean Manaea: The Mets transferred Manaea (oblique) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports. Manaea has yet to make his 2025 debut after straining his oblique during the spring. He resumed playing catch earlier this month but appears to still be eyeing a return to the Mets in June. Injury Oblique. Est. Return 6/1/2025. Frankie Montas: The Mets transferred Montas (lat) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Thursday. The transaction won't affect Montas' timeline for a return, as the 32-year-old isn't expected to be ready to make his Mets debut until at least June while he recovers from the high-grade right lat strain that he sustained early in spring training. Per MLB.com, Montas has been throwing off flat ground since early April and should soon be ready for mound work, but he'll require an extended period of time to build up his pitch count and will need to make multiple rehab starts in the minors before being activated from the IL. Injury Lat. Est. Return 6/1/2025. Oliver Ortega: Injury Elbow. Est. Return 5/4/2025. Brooks Raley: The Mets transferred Raley (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday. Raley underwent Tommy John surgery last May and isn't expected to be available to make his season debut until around midseason, so his move to the 60-day IL has no impact on his return timeline. The southpaw seems to be progressing well in his recovery, as he's been throwing regular bullpen sessions since re-signing with the Mets on April 29 and is expected to resume facing live hitters at some point in May, per MLB.com. Injury Elbow. Est. Return 7/1/2025. Danny Young: Manager Carlos Mendoza said Wednesday that Young may need to undergo Tommy John surgery, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports. Young landed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to a sprained left elbow, but he now may be at risk of missing the rest of the season plus a significant portion of the 2026 campaign. The Mets will know more about how to properly handle the southpaw's injury within the next few days, but he's likely facing an extended absence even if he doesn't undergo surgery. Injury Elbow. Est. Return 6/1/2025.

Mets need to go just 68-61 now to be a 90-win team.

Going into today, Mets ERA is still 2.69. BA is up to .250. Things are going great and we're already more than a month into the year.

Correct! Well done. We're the Millers Now, can you guys name the six Millers in Mets history? 1. Bob Miller, 1962 2. Bob Miller, 1962 & 1973-1974 3. Dyar Miller, 1980-1981 4. Keith Miller, 1987-1991 5. Larry Miller, 1965-1966 6. Tyson Miller, 2023

Ross Jones and Barry Jones are correct! Brothers Garcia Garcia is one of the most common surnames in the USA, but only two have ever played for the Mets. Can you name them? 1. Danny Garcis, 2003-2004 2. Karim Garcis, 2004

Another pitching carousel year.

Magic number down to 127!

This year's one-game Met that people will look back on and say, "he played for the Mets?!?!" a la Julio Teheran.

Waddell's done extremely well at Triple-A so far.

Bobby M. Jones is correct! The last two are two very inconsequential Mets who played 34 games with NY between them.

TBD is doing a great job on the mound so far.

I've decided to actually start putting my collection online here, rather than the forum I was posting to: https://alexsbaseballblog.wordpress.com/https://alexsbaseballblog.wordpress.com/

Bobby J. Jones is correct!

Sherman Jones is correct!

Chris, Cleon and Randy are all correct!

Emil, Leon, Kevin and Andrew are all correct! Emil was one of those random names thrown out there during that injury-ravaged 2009. I remember Andrew was clumped in with Mike Baxter a lot. That was quick! So quick we'll do one more, even though I was going to limit them to one per day. Mr. Jones and Me Can you name the eight "Jones" in Mets history? 1. Chris Jones, 1995-1996 2. Cleon Jones, 1963 & 1965-1975 3. Randy Jones, 1981-1982 4. Sherman Jones, 1962 5. Bobby J. Jones, 1993-2000 6. Bobby M. Jones, 2000 & 2002 7. Ross Jones, 1984 8. Barry Jones, 1992

Gerald it is! Chris is currently in the Mets system, but has yet to play for them. Moving down the list... If it's Brown, we're Flushing it down (the Brown--Flushing wordplay was as lot harder to come up with than I thought it would be) Brown is the fourth-most common surname in the USA, but only four Browns have ever played for the Mets. Can you name them? 1. Emil Brown, 2009. 2. Kevin Brown, 1990. 3. Andrew Brown, 2013-2014. 4. Leon Brown, 1976.

Ah yes, Seymour Wiener, my favorite Mets fan outside of Oliver Clothesoff and Barry McCockiner.

Manaea was moved to the 60-day IL.