NEW YORK METS NEWS

Kodai Senga strains left calf in season debut after missing Mets' first 102 games with hurt shoulder

Kodai Senga’s injury-delayed season debut for the New York Mets was cut short after 5 1/3 innings and 73 pitches when he strained his left calf while pitching in an 8-4 win over th...

JULY 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dedniel Núñez - Absence expected to be brief Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Friday that the expectation is Nunez's (forearm) stay on the 15-day injured list will be short, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

Impact Nunez landed on the IL earlier Friday with a pronator strain in his right forearm, but Mendoza admitted being relieved that the reliever didn't have any ligament damage. The righty will be eligible to return Aug. 8 and it sounds like he might be back by that date or shortly after.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Dedniel Núñez - Absence expected to be brief Nunez (forearm) isn't expected to have much more than a minimum stay on the 15-day injured list, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.

Impact Nunez landed on the IL earlier Friday with a pronator strain in his right forearm, but Mets manager Carlos Mendoza admitted to being relieved that the reliever didn't have any ligament damage. The righty will be eligible to return Aug. 8 and it sounds like he might be back by that date, or shortly after.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Report: Rival Executives Believe Mets Are 'Going for It' New York has taken the National League wild-card race by storm this summer.

JULY 26 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Harrison Bader - Remains out Friday Bader (ankle) remains out of the lineup for Friday's game versus Atlanta, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Impact Bader hasn't played since rolling his ankle in Tuesday's win over the Yankees. He remains day-to-day for now, but a stint on the injured list will have to be considered if the problem lingers. Tyrone Taylor will patrol center field again Friday.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

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JULY 26 • NYTIMES.COM

Shintaro Fujinami - Designated for assignment The Mets activated Fujinami (shoulder) from the 60-day injured list and designated him for assignment.

Impact It looks like Fujinami's tenure with the Mets will end before it began. The reliever was sent down to the minors after a rough spring training and missed more than a month of action with a shoulder strain. Fujinami has been on a rehab assignment and appears healthy now, but the Mets have elected to move on rather than add him to the active roster.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Eric Orze - Rejoins big club The Mets recalled Orze from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday.

Impact The 26-year-old was optioned to Syracuse during the All-Star break but will rejoin the Mets ahead of Friday's game versus Atlanta. Orze surrendered three earned runs without recording an out during his MLB debut on July 8, though he's been effective at Triple-A this year with a 3.40 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 59:22 K:BB over 42.1 innings.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Dedniel Núñez - Lands on injured list The Mets placed Nunez on the 15-day injured list Friday, retroactive to June 24, with a right pronator strain in his right forearm.

Impact It's unclear when the right-hander actually sustained the injury, but he made his last appearance Tuesday against the Yankees and delivered a scoreless inning. Nunez will be eligible to be reinstated August 8, though a longer absence wouldn't be surprising given the nature of the injury.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Adrian Houser - Scrubbed from 40-man roster The Mets designated Houser for assignment Friday.

Impact Houser looked like a reasonable addition to the back-end of the Mets' rotation when they traded for him over the offseason. It didn't work out, with the 31-year-old holding an 8.55 ERA and 20:21 K:BB over 33.2 innings in seven starts. He did post a 3.28 ERA as a mop-up reliever but had allowed nine runs over nine innings this month. Houser will clear waivers given his $5.05 million salary and should eventually will become a free agent.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Adrian Houser - Scrubbed from 40-man roster The Mets designated Houser for assignment Friday.

Impact Houser looked like a reasonable addition to the back end of the Mets rotation when they traded for him over the offseason. The gambit didn't work out, however, with the 31-year-old holding an 8.55 ERA and 20:21 K:BB over 33.2 innings in seven starts. He posted a 3.28 ERA while working out of the bullpen but had allowed nine runs over nine innings this month. Houser will almost certainly clear waivers, given his $5.05 million salary. He'll likely elect free agency once he clears waivers and will pursue an opportunity with another organization.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Kodai Senga - Activated ahead of season debut The Mets activated Senga (shoulder/triceps) from the 60-day injured list Friday.

Impact Senga is set to make his season debut for the Mets on Friday against Atlanta after being sidelined with right shoulder and triceps problems. The plan is for the right-hander to be available to throw around 85 pitches and/or five innings Friday after he threw 79 pitches in his final rehab start.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

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JULY 26 • MLB.COM

Phil Maton - Nabs extra-inning win Maton (2-2) picked up the win Thursday in a 3-2 extra-inning victory over Atlanta, throwing a scoreless 10th inning without a walk or a strikeout.

Impact The right-hander got a bit lucky in the top of the 10th -- Ramon Laureano began the frame as the phantom runner and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt, but when Atlanta tried to bring him home with a suicide squeeze, Jarred Kelenic couldn't get his bat on a Maton pitch that was nowhere near the strike zone and Laureano got caught in a rundown. Maton has been a solid addition to the Mets' bullpen so far, posting a 1.50 ERA, 0.50 WHIP and 7:1 K:BB through six innings with three holds in seven appearances, plus Thursday's win.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Ahead of '24 debut, Senga 'really itching to be back out there' This story was excerpted from Anthony DiComo's Mets Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regula...

JULY 26 • MLB.COM

Francisco Lindor - Another long ball in win Lindor went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's extra-innings win over Atlanta.

Impact Lindor jumped on the first pitch he saw from Chris Sale in his second at-bat and crushed it into the stands in center field for a two-run shot, giving the Mets one-run lead. It marked the shortstop's fifth homer in his last four games and his ninth homer in July. He's also hit safely in 10 straight contests, batting .385 (14-for-39) over that stretch with seven extra-base hits, 14 RBI and seven runs scored.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Braves Roasted by MLB Fans After Losing to Mets on Embarrassing 10th-Inning Mistake This was a laughable way to lose a game.

JULY 26 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Braves Roasted by MLB Fans After Losing to Mets on Embarrassing 10th-Inning Mistake This was a laughable way to lose a game.

JULY 26 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Luis Severino - Solid in no-decision Severino did not factor into the decision in a win over Atlanta in extra innings on Thursday, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out six.

Impact Severino allowed multiple baserunners in four of the six innings in which he appeared but managed to limit the damage to two runs, with the latter run coming across in the sixth just before he was relieved by Jose Butto. The right-hander did produce 12 swings and misses in the contest, but was unable to make it through six innings for the first time in his last nine starts. Severino has now held his opponents to two or fewer runs in each of his last three outings, though he's also walked multiple batters in four straight.

JULY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Why injured Mets outfielder who teased return could actually be 'weeks' away It could be a while before Mets outfielder returns to lineup

JULY 26 • NJ.COM

Mets' Kodai Senga set for season debut vs. Braves Kodai Senga will finally return to the New York Mets on Friday night.The Atlanta Braves hope Friday will finally mark their long-awaited ret...

JULY 26 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Braves aim to stop skid in matchup with the Mets

The Atlanta Braves come into the matchup with the New York Mets after losing five in a row

JULY 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mets take advantage of Braves' missteps for 10-inning win Jeff McNeil’s second hit of the night, an RBI single in the 10th inning, gave the New York Mets a 3-2 walk-off win over the Atlanta Braves i...

JULY 26 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Photos: Braves lose to the Mets in 10 innings AJC photos from the Braves at Mets game on July 25, 2024. The Braves lost 3-2 in 10 innings.

JULY 26 • AJC.COM