MLB Bullets And The Days Of Our Lives

Welcome to another episode of “As The Mets Turn.” Today, Curtis Granderson returns from his terrible accident, only to find out that his evil twin has been impersonating him the whole time. Jacob DeGrom wakes up from his coma, but Terry Collins is distraught when it is revealed that DeGrom has amnesia.

• The Mets suspended pitcher Matt Harvey for three games for an unspecified violation of team rules.
• Harvey plans to appeal his suspension, which is apparently because he didn’t show up to the ballpark on Saturday, says Jon Heyman.
• Mallory Rubin sums up the whole crazy mess. She adds that the only thing we know for sure is that the suspension was not related to a sex toy.
• Oh, did I mention the sex toy angle? Here’s that story. Semi-NSFW. Normally this would be one of the light-hearted stories that I like to end with, but this is the Mets we’re talking about here.
• Bob Nightengale writes that between injuries, suspensions and sex toys, the Mets aren’t a baseball team anymore, they’re a soap opera.
• Ken Rosenthal thinks that Harvey should grow up, drop his appeal and apologize to the team.
• Buster Olney writes that Harvey’s career is at a crossroads, since the superstar Harvey is likely gone forever.
• On the injury front, Mets ace Noah Syndergaard is out until at least the All-Star Break after being placed on the 60-day DL. He’s not supposed to even throw a ball for six weeks.
• Kevin Kernan believes that the injuries to Syndergaard and Yoenis Cespedes means that the Mets (and baseball) need to rethink their approach to weight training.
• Sam Miller argues that an increase in pitching injuries is leading to an offensive explosion in baseball.
• Gary Phillips is reporting that the Yankees will be in the market for a starting pitcher if they are still contending in July.
• Buster Olney reports on how becoming a father turned Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez’s career around.
• Dayn Perry notes that rookie Cody Bellinger is so good that the Dodgers will have to find a spot in the lineup for him when Adrian Gonzalez returns.
• Jeff Passan says that we have to add Bellinger’s name to our list of 25-and-under stars that are taking over the game.
• Blake Schuster looks at how Chris Sale has changed his pitch mix and improved his results.
• Dave Cameron thinks Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts is a very unique player at the moment.
• Jon Tayler profiles Nationals shortstop Trea Turner and his approach to base stealing.
• Evan Davis has a piece on the rise and fall and rise again of Bryce Harper.
• Grant Brisbee writes that Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is still an amazing ballplayer, comparing him to other players who accomplished what he has done at such a young age.
• Craig Edwards notes that Giants first baseman Brandon Belt has not adopted the in-fashion uppercut swing, and that’s just fine.
• Giants rookie Christian Arroyo hit a home run off of Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo. The two are not related, although they did go to the same high school. Not at the same time, of course.
• Kate Morrison thinks the Astros biggest problem at the moment is their starting rotation.
• Zach Kram looks at some players having surprisingly good starts to the season and predicts which ones will come to earth. Or not.
• Will Leitch looks ahead to what is shaping up to be a wild race for the NL Wild Card.
• Former Cubs reliever Spencer Patton has another entry in his journal about his experience playing in Japan.
• Eric Gagne has signed with the independent league Long Island Ducks.
• Mark Townsend thinks the odds are still long that Gagne ever pitches in the majors again.
• Bill Shaikin profiles Mark Leiter Jr. making the major leagues and the death of his younger brother that still haunts him 23 years later.
• Doug Glanville may no longer write for ESPN, but he still writes for the New York Times. On that note, he has some thoughts about racism and baseball and Boston.
• MLB is considering issuing league-wide guidelines for dealing with racist incidents at ballparks.
• A Brewers minor leaguer arranged to have his girlfriend throw out the first pitch at a game—and then he proposed to her after catching her throw.
• This is terrific. A gust of wind blew a Salt Lake Bees pitcher off the mound. Echos of Stu Miller.
• And finally, here is some terrific old newly-discovered footage of the 1919 World Series. See if you can see if the White Sox are throwing the game.

And tomorrow will be a better day than today, Buster.