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Mets Crumble Against Royals in Series Opener

Royals 16, Mets 12 In a high scoring series opener, the New York Mets surrendered a five run lead to collapse against the Kansas City Royals. At Citi Field on Tuesday, the Royals put 12 runs across the board in two innings to complete a 16-12 victory over the Mets, who were plagued by a […]

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Jorge Polanco
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Mets Reinstate Jorge Polanco From Injured List

The New York Mets announced that they reinstated infielder Jorge Polanco from the 60-day injured list ahead of Tuesday’s series opener against the Kansas City Royals at Citi Field. Polanco has been sidelined since late April with an Achilles and ankle injury. He is expected to start as the team’s designated hitter for the time […]

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Christian Yelich of the Brewers scoring a run against the Cardinals
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Brewers Rally Past Cardinals With Four-Run Seventh

Brewers 4, Cardinals 3 The St. Louis Cardinals carried a three-run lead into the seventh inning Monday night at Busch Stadium before the Milwaukee Brewers erupted for four runs to steal a 4-3 win in the series opener. Dustin May was dominant through 4 2/3 scoreless innings for the Cardinals, but a trio of relievers […]

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Mark Vientos
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Mark Vientos Hits Roadblock With Mets

Infielder Mark Vientos has hit a roadblock in his career with the New York Mets. The 26-year-old had a career year in 2024, but since then has been widely inconsistent. Any of his productive at-bats are followed by hitless outings. His defense has also declined, resulting in him being benched in favor of Jared Young. […]

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Bart Verbruggen of the Netherlands, one of the World Cup teams with a close Big Four parallel. Verbruggen is facedown, lamenting a bad penalty-kick goal he had just allowed to Morocco in a penalty shootout
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The Big Four Guide to World Cup Teams: Finding the U.S. Sports Twin for Soccer Giants

The Big Four Guide to World Cup Teams (Author’s Note: For those new to or unfamiliar with soccer, “friendly” is soccer’s word for “exhibition game.” What defines a “competitive match” can vary depending on who is speaking, though there are universals, like the World Cup or a continental championship. For purposes of this article, a […]

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Juan Soto
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Juan Soto Named to NL All-Star Team

Major League Baseball named New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto a National League All-Star starter. This marks his fifth appearance, as the only player from the Mets to make it this year. The selection was revealed Saturday evening along with the rest of the members of both teams for the 2026 All-Star game on July […]

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Alec Burleson of the Cardinals celebrating a home run against the Braves with his teammates
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Cardinals Erupt for Seven in Seventh against Braves

Cardinals 11, Braves 5 The St. Louis Cardinals erased an early deficit with a seven-run seventh inning and rolled to an 11-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night at Truist Park. Jordan Walker drove in four runs, and Nathan Church, Alec Burleson, and Walker all homered. Gordon Graceffo earned the win in relief […]

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Mets Down Stretch
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Mets Struggles Can End Against Braves

The New York Mets down stretch has carried on for longer than three months. Anytime the team strings together some wins, they are met with a losing streak. In June, they went 6–9 to start the month. However, they proceeded to only win six more going into July. The inconsistency culminated in manager Carlos Mendoza […]

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