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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-atlanta-fans-classless-applause-mets-pete-alonso-hit-by-pitch');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves fans engage in classless applause after Mets’ Pete Alonso gets hit by a pitch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/AlonsoBraves.jpeg"></figure><h1>Braves fans engage in classless applause after Mets’ Pete Alonso gets hit by a pitch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-07T22:08:35-07:00">June 7th, 10:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-07T22:08:35-07:00">June 7th, 10:08pm</time><address><a>Peter Alexis</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the first inning of Wednesday’s Braves vs. Mets matchup, tensions flared as Pete Alonso was hit by a pitch and left the game. Braves fans took the opportunity to roar in approval despite an opposing player leaving injured, a completely disrespectful act.</p><p>There are many intense rivalries like this one throughout sports, but cheering while the visiting team’s star player is grimacing in pain is classless behavior, and the internet reacted by condemning the Atlanta fans.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Braves fans erupt in cheers after Pete Alonso gets hit by a pitch and removed from the game  <a href="https://t.co/3skxVNVnpc">pic.twitter.com/3skxVNVnpc</a></p><p>— Barstool Baseball (@StoolBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/StoolBaseball/status/1666589278900563970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Wasn’t intentional but this is pathetic for Braves fans,” commented one user.</p><p>Another <a href="https://twitter.com/CShaw_16/status/1666589661169438722?s=20" rel="noopener">self-described</a> Atlanta fan said “Embarrassing as a Braves fan. I don’t care what he did last night, cheering getting hit is bush league and ridiculous.”</p><p>The Braves and Mets have a fierce divisional rivalry with a history of controversy. Just last night, Alonso was seen chirping the Braves dugout after blasting a two-run shot in the third inning. His <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-bryce-elder-pete-alonso" rel="noopener">homer off of Bryce Elder</a> gave the Mets a 4-1 lead, and extended the polar bears’ lead over Aaron Judge as the MLB home run leader with 22 this year.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“THROW IT AGAIN, PLEASE!”</p><p>Pete Alonso chirping Bryce Elder after taking him deep <a href="https://t.co/0nFA9vtV3x">pic.twitter.com/0nFA9vtV3x</a></p><p>— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1666261905759936519?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Alonso’s taunting was answered by the Braves dugout hollering back after taking a 6-4 lead over the visitors. The Mets squandered their early lead and were defeated by that same score.</p><p>The Mets and Braves will wrap up this series on Thursday night, and will have many more hotly contested games throughout the summer as they vie for the NL East crown.</p><p>UPDATE: <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-new-york-receives-pete-alonso-injury-update-after-exiting-vs-braves" rel="noopener">X-rays came back negative</a> for Pete Alonso after suffering wrist contusion when hit by pitch. He will likely not return to this matchup, but will be evaluated for further injury.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves fans engage in classless applause after Mets’ Pete Alonso gets hit by a pitch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-new-york-receives-pete-alonso-injury-update-after-exiting-vs-braves');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets receive Pete Alonso injury update after exiting vs. Braves');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Pete-Alonso-Mets.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets receive Pete Alonso injury update after exiting vs. Braves</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-07T18:02:14-07:00">June 7th, 6:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-07T18:03:32-07:00">June 7th, 6:03pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The already banged-up New York Mets caught another bad break on the injury front <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-braves-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-7-2023" rel="noopener">Wednesday night</a> when star first baseman Pete Alonso was hit in the wrist by a fastball right in the first inning of the game against the Atlanta Braves. Alonso would then leave the game to have his apparent upper-body injury looked at.</p><p>The good news for the Mets is that it appears that Pete Alonso is not serious enough for them to think about placing him on the injured list. Steve Gelbs of SNY reports that Alonso <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGelbs/status/1666604602299408384" rel="noopener">suffered a contusion</a> and is now viewed by the team as day-to-day.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pete Alonso left tonight's game in Atlanta after being hit by a pitch</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYtv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SNYtv</a>)<a href="https://t.co/rhwlSC9YlQ">pic.twitter.com/rhwlSC9YlQ</a></p><p>— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1666590753513152512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While a contusion definitely hurts, the Mets can take heart from the fact that it was not anything worse. The pitch from veteran Charlie Morton that hit Pete Alonso was clocked at 97 MPH.</p><p>The Mets will play the Braves again in the finale of this current three-game series on Thursday before hitting the field again on Friday for a start of another set against the Pittsburgh Pirates on the road. Chances are Pete Alonso will miss at least one game before playing again.</p><p>New York is nursing plenty of injuries, mostly on its pitching staff, but the Mets still can’t afford to have one of their best offensive threats miss a considerable amount of time, especially now that they are struggling to pick up wins. They entered Wednesday’s game having lost all of their last four outings.</p><p>On the season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ronald-acuna-jr-pete-alonso-headline-stars-featured-on-same-game-parlay-for-6-6" rel="noopener">Pete Alonso is slashing</a> .231/.326/.546 with 22 home runs and 49 RBI.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets receive Pete Alonso injury update after exiting vs. Braves

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-braves-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-7-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets vs. Braves prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/7/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mets-vs.-Braves-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch.jpg"><figcaption>6-6-23</figcaption></figure><h1>Mets vs. Braves prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/7/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-07T12:15:10-07:00">June 7th, 12:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-07T12:15:10-07:00">June 7th, 12:15pm</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets take on the Atlanta Braves in the second game of a three game set Wednesday night! Below we will continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Mets-Braves prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well.</p><p>The Braves came back to win game one of the series 6-4. Austin Riley and Orlando Arcia had two-hit games. Marcel Ozuna and Sean Murphy had two RBI each, as well. Ozzie Albies started the scoring for the Braves by hitting a solo shot in the second inning. New York only had four hits on the night. However, Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso made the most of theirs by going yard. Bryce Elder gave up four runs in the second inning, but the rest of his innings were scoreless to earn himself a win. He finished with eight strikeouts in six innings while allowing just the four runs. Raisel Iglesias notched his eighth save of the season.</p><p>Max Scherzer will take the mound for New York and Charlie Morton gets the ball for Atlanta.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Mets-Braves <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Mets-Braves Odds</b></h2><p>New York Mets: +1.5 (-176)</p><p>Atlanta Braves: -1.5 (+146)</p><p>Over: 9.5 (-105)</p><p>Under: 9.5 (-115)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Mets vs. Braves</b></h2><p>TV: SportsNet New York, Bally Sports South</p><p>Stream: MLB TV Subscription</p><p>Time: 7:20 PM ET/4:20 PM PT</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Mets Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Max Scherzer will give the Mets a chance to win almost every time he takes the mound. On the season, Scherzer has a 3.21 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 48 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings pitched. The Mets are 7-2 in games Scherzer has started and 4-0 in his last four starts. In those last four starts, Scherzer has thrown 25 innings, given up three earned runs on 16 hits and struck out 28. Scherzer has been throwing the ball really well, and the Mets need him to pitch well in this game if they want to get back in the win column.</p><h2><b>Why The Braves Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Morton is having an okay season this year. He has a 3.62 ERA through 11 starts and 72 strikeouts. The Mets do not swing the bat very well, so Morton has a chance to have a really good game in this one. New York is batting .239 on the season, which is bottom-10 in the league. Morton does give up a few hits, but against the Mets, he should be able to limit a lot of the damage.</p><p>Atlanta is one of the better hitting teams in the MLB. With Ronald Acuna Jr, Austin Riley, Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies, and Sean Murphy, their lineup is scary. If just two or three of those guys get hot at the plate the Braves will have a great opportunity to cover the spread. It is a tough matchup with Mad Max on the mound, but the Braves can easily put together a few runs.</p><h2><b>Final Mets-Braves Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This game could end up being pretty close. Max Scherzer has been pitching very well, but the Braves are a very tough matchup for him. It will come down to who wins between Scherzer and Atlanta’s lineup. If Scherzer can pitch as he has been, I have confidence that the Mets will cover the spread and win this game.</p><p><b>Final Mets-Braves Prediction &amp; Pick: Mets +1.5 (-176), Under 9.5 (-115)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets vs. Braves prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/7/2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-bryce-elder-pete-alonso');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves’ Bryce Elder responds to Pete Alonso’s trash talk after monster HR');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screen-Shot-2023-06-07-at-12.32.05-PM.png"></figure><h1>Braves’ Bryce Elder responds to Pete Alonso’s trash talk after monster HR</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-07T09:44:56-07:00">June 7th, 9:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-07T09:44:56-07:00">June 7th, 9:44am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves and New York Mets battled it out for the NL East title last season, with the Braves earning the division crown via tiebreaker after the teams finished with identical records. That brings the 2023 matchups between both teams into the spotlight, including the latest thrilling installment on Tuesday.</p><p>During the 6-4 Braves win, Mets slugger Pete Alonso crushed a 448-foot home run off Bryce Elder in the third inning. Alonso returned to the dugout and the Braves broadcast caught him yelling “Throw it again, please!” presumably toward Elder.</p><p>After the game, Elder said he didn’t hear Alonso and <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37811645/braves-bryce-elder-ok-pete-alonso-post-hr-taunting" rel="noopener">doesn’t take issue</a> with Alonso’s actions after the home run.</p><p>“I mean, if I hit one on the concourse, I might holler, too,” Elder said.</p><p>Elder is one of the best pitchers in the league this season, posting an NL-best 2.26 ERA. The Braves won nine of his first 12 starts, including Tuesday’s win over <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-fans-slap-new-york-with-failing-grade-after-30-30-start-to-2023-mlb-season" rel="noopener">Alonso and the Mets</a>.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-pete-alonso-breaks-citi-field-record-by-padding-lead-in-2023-home-run-race" rel="noopener">Alonso’s league-leading 22nd home run</a> was the last action that the Mets offense put together. Elder retired nine of the ten hitters he faced after the longball and the Mets had one hit in the final six innings of the game.</p><p>Oftentimes we see pitchers take exception to players showboating or talking trash after home runs. Bryce Elder saw no harm in Pete Alonso’s post-homer celebration, though it will be interesting to see if other Braves pitchers disagree. Atlanta will face New York nine more times this season. Any Alonso at-bat against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-4-early-2023-mlb-trade-deadline-targets" rel="noopener">Braves is now must-watch.</a></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves’ Bryce Elder responds to Pete Alonso’s trash talk after monster HR

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-new-york-fans-will-love-pedro-martinezs-shohei-ohtani-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets fans will love Pedro Martinez’s Shohei Ohtani take');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Shohei-Ohtani-Mets.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets fans will love Pedro Martinez’s Shohei Ohtani take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-06T18:59:22-07:00">June 6th, 6:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-06T19:00:11-07:00">June 6th, 7:00pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Winter is still several months away, but you can just imagine teams across the big leagues salivating over the thought of them winning the looming Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes. The Los Angeles Angels’ do-it-all superstar is expected to <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels/shohei-ohtani-24661/" rel="noopener">hit the free agent market</a> by the end of the 2023 MLB season, and for Pedro Martinez, the New York Mets remain one of the top teams to watch out for as a potential landing spot of the Japanese megastar.</p><p>Martinez’s optimism stems from Mets owner Steve Cohen’s aggressive mentality when it comes to pursuing the best possible targets in the market.</p><p><i>“I actually like that idea. And you know what, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Mets would have run at it. You know why? Because I remember I was there for the legends’ game, and I had the opportunity to sit down with him [Cohen] before we started doing the things that we’re gonna do, and I said to him: are you optimistic that you can get to go and get a championship? And he said ‘Yes. of course. I’m gonna do whatever it takes to have a team out there that can win it.”</i></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pedro says he likes the Mets as a Shohei landing spot 👀 <a href="https://t.co/wKdOR2qraC">pic.twitter.com/wKdOR2qraC</a></p><p>— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) <a href="https://twitter.com/BRWalkoff/status/1666216192481042439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-why-angels-likely-wont-trade-shohei-ohtani-this-season" rel="noopener">Shohei Ohtani will definitely</a> be a huge addition to any team who would successfully sign him in the offseason. That remains a big <i>if</i>, though, as the Angels surely won’t just easily part ways with Ohtani without a concerted effort to retain him.</p><p>Under Cohen, the Mets are clearly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-new-york-riskiest-mlb-offseason-move" rel="noopener">not going to shy away</a> from digging deep into their pockets if it meant acquiring a player like Shohei Ohtani.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets fans will love Pedro Martinez’s Shohei Ohtani take

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-twitter-reacts-to-jacob-degrom-tommy-john-surgery-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets Twitter reacts to Jacob deGrom Tommy John surgery update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DeGromReaction.jpeg"></figure><h1>Mets Twitter reacts to Jacob deGrom Tommy John surgery update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-06T16:13:04-07:00">June 6th, 4:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-06T16:13:04-07:00">June 6th, 4:13pm</time><address><a>Peter Alexis</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The shocking news of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-jacob-degrom-tommy-john-update-elbow-injury" rel="noopener">Jacob deGrom getting shut down</a> for the season was a major blow to the Major League Baseball community, and it surprised just about everyone but New York Mets fans. </p><p>The former two-time NL Cy Young award winner will now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jacob-degroms-emotional-reaction-to-needing-tommy-john-surgery" rel="noopener">undergo a second Tommy John surgery</a> following another injury to his UCL. Tommy John is the most devastating injury in baseball, and usually happens to pitchers after intense elbow inflammation and tears to the ligament. It will take over a year to return from this, and to have a second successful comeback in a career is extremely rare.</p><p>After nine years with the Mets, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rangers-news-jacob-degrom-pumped-up-to-compete-with-texas-in-2023" rel="noopener">deGrom left Queens last offseason</a> to take a massive contract with the Texas Rangers. The Mets were hesitant to match the contract and let him walk, after several years of repeated injury concerns. One Mets blogger <a href="https://twitter.com/KyleGelling/status/1666190463412346880" rel="noopener">commented about the shame</a> of the injury, and said no fans should be celebrating that they avoided signing him.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Devastating news for deGrom. </p><p>All jokes aside, no Mets fans should be taking a victory lap this is a damn shame. </p><p>Biggest question mark was whether he’d have enough time put together a resume for the hall (with a Mets cap)</p><p>Now it’s looking like the biggest “What If”</p><p>— Kyle Gelling (@KyleGelling) <a href="https://twitter.com/KyleGelling/status/1666190463412346880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As pointed out by MLB reporter Michael Marino of Fantrax, the Mets passed on a similar injury situation with first round draft pick Kumar Rocker, and the same Rangers front office picked him up last year. He succumbed to an identical fate just three weeks ago, forced to receive Tommy John surgery as well.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Mets had concerns about both Kumar Rocker and Jacob DeGrom’s physicals. The Rangers took a risk aggressively going after both and 2 years later they have both undergone Tommy John, a very tough break for Texas. Wishing a speedy recovery to both.</p><p>— Michael Marino (@MarinoMLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarinoMLB/status/1666186451564756996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Others lamented on the experience of watching deGrom dominate in the Mets uniform for many years. He was a stalwart in the starting lineup for the better part of six years before the injuries mounted, and his starts brought electricity to the mound in New York.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">deGrom Day was must-watch baseball in New York</p><p>Injuries are robbing us from enjoying one of the best in the game do his thing and I can’t help but feel bad for him and Texas fans <a href="https://t.co/4eJN003JYA">pic.twitter.com/4eJN003JYA</a></p><p>— MetsFanMania (@MetsFanMania) <a href="https://twitter.com/MetsFanMania/status/1666188733102579723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>One fan took it to another level, commenting that deGrom in his prime was her “forever favorite baseball experience.” Those are heavy words, but for any Mets fan that watched the team during the 2010s, it was certainly a plausible conclusion with the amount of success he had.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Unless the Mets win the World Series in my lifetime, I genuinely think watching Jacob deGrom pitch in his prime will be my forever favorite baseball experience</p><p>— Cara Jeffrey (@cara_jeffrey) <a href="https://twitter.com/cara_jeffrey/status/1666187737949700096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It remains to be seen if deGrom can return to his former Cy Young level, but the vast majority of fans are all wishing him well as he begins a long journey to recovery.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets Twitter reacts to Jacob deGrom Tommy John surgery update

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He covers all combat sports, from MMA, to boxing, to even bare-knuckle. He is also very well-versed in all American sports when it comes to news and betting analysis. Whether you want betting advice or some breaking news, Garrett is your guy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Tuesday, June 6th, we have a full slate of baseball and Fanduel is running a same-game parlay that’s paying out over 4-1 odds. We take a look at this same-game parlay on our MLB prop odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> this Tuesday, June 6th.</p><p>With a ton of options on the board, it is always good when Fanduel runs these same-game promos to help us decide where to place our money. This promo has three player props and a run line put together into one same-game parlay. Let’s take a look at what Fanduel’s same-game promo has to offer.</p><p><i><b>MLB <a href="https://bit.ly/FanDuelCPNew" rel="noopener sponsored">Same-Game Parlay Odds</a>, Courtesy of FanDuel</b></i></p><h2><b>MLB Same-Game Parlay Odds</b></h2><ul><li>New York Mets +3.5</li><li>Francisco Lindor to Record a Hit</li><li>Pete Alonso to Record a Hit</li><li>Ronald Acuna Jr. to Record an RBI</li></ul><p>The New York Mets are battling it out with their NL East rivals the Atlanta Braves in the first game of their series. The Mets are trying to make ground on the Braves in the NL East standings and that would happen with a win tonight. The Mets are a team that tends to play tough against any team out there and they have done a great job at covering a 3.5 run line. They have covered this spread in each of their last 11 games and the way this game is expected to be close throughout they make it 12 in a row.</p><p>Francisco Lindor has not been the most consistent at the plate this season only hitting .213 on the season but being as he will always be batting at the top of the order he will have ample opportunities to record a hit in this game. Also, the change of scenery going from Toronto to Atlanta may be what he needs to get back on track.</p><p>Pete Alonso has been the best bat for the New York Mets during the first half of the season. He is hitting .231 with 21 home runs and 47 RBIs on the season. Alonso has recorded a hit in 6 out of his last 10 games and is coming off a game where is belted yet another home run in Toronto. If the Mets want to have an ounce of a chance in this one, they need a big game from Pete Alonso.</p><p>Ronald Acuna Jr. is one of the premier hitters in all of baseball batting .331 with 12 home runs and 32 RBIs to go along with 26 stolen bases. In his 10 plate appearances in his last 2 games, he has 5 hits, 1 double, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. That success should continue tonight against the New York Mets who send struggling Carlos Carrasco to the mound. Acuna has great numbers against Carrasco batting .375 with 2 doubles, 1 home run, and 3 RBIs. There should be a ton of opportunities for Acuna to knock in a single run tonight and he gets it done.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ronald Acuna Jr., Pete Alonso headline stars featured on same-game parlay for 6-6

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-vs-braves-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-6-6-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets vs. Braves prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/6/2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mets-vs.-Braves-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch.jpg"><figcaption>6-6-23</figcaption></figure><h1>Mets vs. Braves prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/6/2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-06T11:40:01-07:00">June 6th, 11:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-06T11:43:17-07:00">June 6th, 11:43am</time><address><a>Aidan Cotter</a>Aidan Cotter is a freelance Sports Betting/Fantasy writer for ClutchPoints. He specializes in NBA and NFL betting but also contributes towards College Football and College Basketball predictions.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets (30-30) visit the Atlanta Braves (35-24) for the first of a three-game series between the NL East rivals. First pitch commences Tuesday at 7:20 p.m. ET. Atlanta leads the season series 2-1 thanks to their series win last month. Below we continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Mets-Braves prediction, pick, and how to watch.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Mets-Braves <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, </i></b><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Mets-Braves Odds</b></h2><p>New York Mets: +1.5 (-134)</p><p>Atlanta Braves: -1.5 (+112)</p><p>Over: 10 (-104)</p><p>Under: 10 (-118)</p><h2><b>How To Watch Mets vs. Braves</b></h2><p>TV: TBS, SNY, Bally Sports</p><p>Stream: MLB.tv</p><p>Time: 7:20 p.m. ET/ 4:20 p.m. PT</p><p><i><b>*See how to watch Mets-Braves LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(click for a free trial)*</a></b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Mets Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p><i><b>Last 10: 5-5 (Third in the NL East)</b></i></p><p><i><b>Run Line Record: 23-37 (38%)</b></i></p><p><i><b>Over Record: 27-32-1 (46%)</b></i></p><p>The Mets haven’t had quite the start to the season their front office had hoped for after spending $50 million more on their roster than the next-closest team this offseason. New York got off to a fine start but faltered in May – compiling a subpar 14-15 record. While their hitting remains a concern, they actually improved on offense over the second month of the year. Their pitching has really held them back after a May ERA of 4.86. They looked to be turning things around after sweeping the Phillies to end the month but the Blue Jays then swept them 3-0 to kick off June. While they battled the Braves earlier in the year, they’re going to need to hit tonight if they want to keep up with Atlanta’s high-powered offense</p><p>Righty Carlos Carrasco (2-2) makes his seventh start of the season for the Mets tonight. The 36-year-old missed over a month thanks to a stint on the IL to start the year. Upon returning, he looked shaky – allowing five runs in just five innings of work. He’s since settled down in his two subsequent starts. Carrasco lasted at least six innings and gave up just a single run in each of his last two appearances against the Cubs and Phillies.</p><p>While his ratios don’t look great (5.74 ERA and 1.37 WHIP), most of that can be attributed to a brutal first three starts. Walks remain a concern, however, as he’s walked multiple batters in four of his six starts. Things don’t get any easier for Carrasco tonight matched up with the first-place Braves. That said, Atlanta has been much worse against righties compared to lefties this season – perhaps providing a path to a quality start for the veteran.</p><p>Despite their expensive roster, the Mets’ offense hasn’t lived up to expectations – ranking just 21st in runs and 22nd in OPS. While they have gotten unlucky with the fifth-lowest BABIP in baseball, they simply aren’t getting consistent production from their best players. That said, things look to be turning around – at least for Starling Marte. The 34-year-old outfielder batted under .200 over the first month of the year but has recorded a hit in five of his last seven games.</p><h2><b>Why The Braves Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p><i><b>Last 10: 5-5 (First in the NL East)</b></i></p><p><i><b>Run Line Record: 25-34 (42%)</b></i></p><p><i><b>Over Record: 32-24-3 (57%)</b></i></p><p>Atlanta cooled off a bit in May – going just 15-14 after a 17-9 opening month. However, they continue to smash the ball on offense where they rank fifth in runs and third in total bases per game. While their lead on the NL East has shrunk in recent games, they’re in a nice spot to build their lead back with this home division series. While last month’s set with the Mets was tight overall, they managed to outscore New York 16-11.</p><p>Rookie Bryce Elder (3-0) makes his 12th start of the season for the Braves tonight. The 24-year-old righty has been nothing short of a revelation for Atlanta this season. He has strong ratios with a 1.92 ERA and 1.16 WHIP but doesn’t boast elite strikeout stuff (just a 7.7 K/9). However, hasn’t allowed more than one run in his last six starts – giving up just seven runs over that span. Additionally, Elder is coming off one of his best starts of the season. In 7.1 innings against the Athletics, he allowed just a single run on five hits. Walks are somewhat of a concern for Elder considering he issued multiple free passes in five of 11 starts – including three in his most recent outing. However, with the Mets ranking just 22nd in OPS, Elder is well-positioned to output another stellar outing.</p><h2><b>Final Mets-Braves Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Atlanta boasts one of the best lineups in baseball. Despite some recent struggles, they should make short work of the Mets tonight given how well Bryce Elder has pitched this season.</p><p><b>Final Mets-Braves Prediction &amp; Pick: Atlanta Braves -1.5 (+112)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets vs. Braves prediction, odds, pick, how to watch – 6/6/2023

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With 60 games in the books, the preseason World Series contenders have managed just a .500 record, and the fans are furious.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-players-fans-fed-up-with-2023" rel="noopener">notoriously outspoken Mets faithful</a> are less than pleased with the recent results out of Queens. After a three-game sweep carried out by the Toronto Blue Jays on their home field, the team had Monday off to reflect. The SNY broadcast crew asked fans to grade the team’s performance thus far on Twitter, and the results were not pretty.</p><p>Famous Mets pessimist ‘Frank the Tank’ delivered a resounding F as his grade, after predicting a sweep in last week’s series. He is part of a growing sect of the fanbase with little to no belief in this year’s team, as glaring issues and injuries continue to mount.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="qst">F <a href="https://t.co/RbY9M0fPb5">https://t.co/RbY9M0fPb5</a></p><p>— Frank Fleming (@NjTank99) <a href="https://twitter.com/NjTank99/status/1665862673899159552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Another <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffHubert18/status/1665832872018694145?s=20" rel="noopener">Twitter user brought up</a> the fact of the nearly $400 million payroll doled out by new owner Steve Cohen. “That is exactly why it is an F… no way did their management think they would be .500 at this payroll”, said the reply.</p><p>Another fan called the team “horrible” before giving the Mets an F through 60 games of the season.</p><p>It is the most expensive payroll in MLB history, yet yielding very mediocre results. The Mets sit in third place in the NL East, thanks in part to a miserable 2-9 stretch in May that plummeted their stock. They have been up and down since, with small bits of momentum coming from minor league call-ups. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-tomas-nido-francisco-alvarez" rel="noopener">Dubbed “the kids,” Francisco Alvarez</a>, Brett Baty, and Mark Vientos have all made significant contributions to the team since arriving from Triple-A, and the fans are clamoring for more appearances.</p><p>It remains to be seen if this powerhouse roster can get healthy and turn it around. A lot of managerial moves will need to be made, and potentially some acquisitions at the trade deadline if the team is serious about fixing the current woes. The ability to achieve success is there, but this squad has yet to put all of the pieces together to make a run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘Horrible’: Fans slap Mets with failing grade after 30-30 start to 2023 MLB season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-players-fans-fed-up-with-2023');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets: 3 players fans are already fed up with in 2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/X-players-fans-are-already-fed-up-with-in-2023-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets: 3 players fans are already fed up with in 2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-05T13:06:44-07:00">June 5th, 1:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-05T13:06:44-07:00">June 5th, 1:06pm</time><address><a>Liam Hanley</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a busy, high-spending off-season — which led many to name the ballclub as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-still-world-series-contenders-without-carlos-correa" rel="noopener">World Series favorites</a> — the New York Mets sit at .500 through 60 games played, a disappointing start for a team with the most expensive payroll in baseball.</p><p>Their two highest-paid players — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-justin-verlander-first-win-beat-all-30-teams" rel="noopener">Justin Verlander</a> and Max Scherzer — have not been at their best so far. Verlander missed the first month or so with injury, during which Scherzer struggled with the home run ball. Scherzer was better in May, but Verlander has yet to hit his stride post-injury, leaving the Mets still chasing the first-place Atlanta Braves in the NL East.</p><p>The Mets still have plenty of time to turn their season around, but will need better performances from a number of players to make that happen. These are the players who have frustrated Mets fans the most in 2023.</p><h1><b>3 Mets players fans are fed up with in 2023</b></h1><h2><b>Tomas Nido</b></h2><p>Watching Tomas Nido play baseball is like taking a journey back in time, a time when third-string catchers could get by on their clubhouse contributions alone. In many ways, Nido is like the great Bob Uecker — the sparingly-used backup catcher turned commentator who played for three franchises in the 1960s.</p><p>The Mets catcher can’t hit (six singles in 56 at-bats this year puts his average at .125), which means he’s a good defender, right? Nido was a strong pitch framer in 2021 and an exceptional blocker in 2022 per the <a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/tomas-nido-621512?stats=statcast-r-catching-mlb" rel="noopener">advanced catching metrics</a> over at Baseball Savant, but has been average in both of those categories in 2021.</p><p>To put Nido’s offensive struggles in perspective, Los Angels Dodgers outfielder Trayce Thompson — who recently resurrected himself from an 0-39 slump — has a batting average 30 points higher than Nido and his on-base percentage nearly doubles that of the light-hitting Mets catcher.</p><h2><b>Starling Marte</b></h2><p>Maybe conventional wisdom would say don’t sign a 33-year-old, injury-prone, speedy outfielder to an expensive four-year contract. The Mets did just that in 2022 when the franchise signed Starling Marte. The Dominican outfielder provided a healthy return on investment in his first year, hitting .290 with a healthy combination of power and speed, earning him an all-star game appearance and even MVP votes.</p><p>This season, signs of decline are becoming apparent in Marte’s game. His 17 stolen bases rank among the league leaders, but Marte has done little else for the Mets. His power numbers are way down — just nine extra-base hits in nearly 200 at-bats — and his slugging percentage easily sits at a career low.</p><p>Defensively, Marte has been a liability, costing the Mets four runs in the field. All this leads to a disappointing first two months of the season from one of New York’s highest-paid players.</p><h2><b>Adam Ottavino</b></h2><p>One of the nastiest pitchers in baseball when he is on his game, Adam Ottavino posted a 2.06 ERA and won six games for the Mets during his first year with New York in 2022. This season, the veteran right-hander’s ERA has nearly doubled (to 3.91), and his strikeout rate is down considerably.</p><p>In a thin, unproven bullpen, Ottavino and David Robertson were supposed to be the pillars. Robertson has been dominant, but Ottavino has not held up his end of the bargain. He’ll throw five scoreless outings in a row, give a couple of runs, cost the Mets the game, then repeat the cycle. Few things are more frustrating from a fan’s perspective.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets: 3 players fans are already fed up with in 2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-tomas-nido-francisco-alvarez');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets expected to make big catcher move amid Francisco Alvarez’s 2023 emergence');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screen-Shot-2023-06-05-at-12.41.12-PM.png"></figure><h1>Mets expected to make big catcher move amid Francisco Alvarez’s 2023 emergence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-05T09:47:57-07:00">June 5th, 9:47am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-05T09:47:57-07:00">June 5th, 9:47am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets have a big decision to make when it comes to their catchers and it appears the team is looking toward the future with their <a href="https://twitter.com/martinonyc/status/1665753047404773382" rel="noopener">reported latest move.</a> The Mets plan on designating Tomas Nido for assignment, according to Andy Martino, likely ending his current tenure with the team.</p><p>With Omar Narvaez nearing a return from an early-season injury and the emergence of rookie and top prospect Francisco Alvarez, Nido is the odd man out of the Mets’ catching brigade.</p><p>The Mets signed Nido to a two-year deal worth $3.7 million in January. In 22 games this season he has a .125 batting average with one RBI and zero extra-base hits.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-francisco-alvarez-twins-legend-joe-mauer-strong-rookie-season" rel="noopener">Alvarez was called up</a> a week into the season following the Narvaez injury and has built a solid rapport with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-pitching-francisco-alvarez" rel="noopener">the Mets’ pitching staff.</a> He’s delivered at the plate as well, racking up 19 RBIs and eight home runs to go along with a .783 OPS.</p><p>Nido has been a career backup and this was always the likeliest of scenarios. His recent play and that of Alvarez made the decision easier for the Mets upon Narvaezes’ return.</p><p>Though his numbers don’t stand out, teams are always looking for catching depth which could find Nido a new home sooner rather than later. The seven-year veteran has nearly 2,000 innings behind the plate under his belt, something that a team could find worthy enough of at least a minor-league deal.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-pete-alonso-breaks-citi-field-record-by-padding-lead-in-2023-home-run-race" rel="noopener">The Mets will roll</a> with a tandem of Francisco Alvarez and Omar Narvaez at catcher as they try to catch the Atlanta Braves in the NL East.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets expected to make big catcher move amid Francisco Alvarez’s 2023 emergence

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He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Pete Alonso is doing his thing for the New York Mets. The Polar Bear is mashing home runs, leading all of MLB with 21 while leading the National League in RBI with 47. To add to his great start to the year, Alonso achieved a historic feat.</p><p>Alonso already put himself in the Mets’ record books with his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-pete-alonso-record-books-home-run" rel="noopener">insane pace for long balls</a> to start the season. He also set a record for most home runs in the history of New York’s ballpark, Citi Field, when he took Nate Pearson deep in a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. The blast was his 21st of the season, giving him a two-homer lead over fellow New York star Aaron Judge. It <a href="https://twitter.com/would_it_dong/status/1665444913704730624?s=20" rel="noopener">wasn’t his most impressive homer</a> but it put a run on the board all the same.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">72!</p><p>Pete Alonso officially has more home runs than any other player in Citi Field history 👏</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYtv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SNYtv</a>)<a href="https://t.co/KeMdrNAsAA">pic.twitter.com/KeMdrNAsAA</a></p><p>— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1665443674094964737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Pete Alonso passed fellow first baseman Lucas Duda with his 72nd home run at Citi Field, which opened up in 2009. Michael Conforto is third on the list with 66 and no one else has 50, though franchise icon David Wright had 49. Alonso’s 167 career home runs rank fifth in Mets history behind Daryl Strawberry, Wright, Mike Piazza and Howard Johnson, in that order.</p><p>Although the Mets have a record of just 30-30, Alonso is doing everything he can at the plate to help his team. With an OPS of .862, 52 hits and career-highs in home-run percentage (8.2) and walk percentage (10.6), Alsonso is trying to uplift the Mets’ offense. New York will need a whole lot more in order to make a deep playoff run in the fall.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets’ Pete Alonso breaks Citi Field record by padding lead in 2023 home run race

2023 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
9	3	2	1.3333	0	0

2023 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
9	3	2	1.3333	0	0

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