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In his own words, Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns is “frankly never really concerned about having too much” starting pitching, because he’s been around long enough to know there’s no such thing.

Tampa Bay’s 17-6 record since May 20 is the best in baseball, and the Rays showed a lot of the reasons why Saturday.

"Jeff McNeil is Jeff McNeil — it is not some random player," Francisco Lindor said. "He is very valuable to us."

On Thursday, Stratton became the latest celebrity to uncork a wild first pitch while participating in the ceremonial event. Stratton took to the mound prior to the game between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals on June 12.

After being traded to the Milwaukee Brewers at the trade deadline last season, Montas was mostly effective. He allowed three or fewer runs in eight of 11 starts and increased his strikeout percentage from 18.9% with the Cincinnati Reds to 28.6% with the Brewers.

There was a time where they might have made their debuts with the Mets. Instead, they're thriving for a different organization.

Mets prospect JT Schwartz launches a solo home run to right field in front of his family for Double-A Binghamton

Mark Vientos’ return is looming. That will mean more competition for Brett Baty to remain a regular in the lineup. And an increased likelihood Ronny Mauricio is sent back down to the minors. Each homered and was a rare bright spot for the Mets in an otherwise dreary 8-4 loss to the Rays on Saturday afternoon at Citi Field.