AP Source: Mets Add CF Marte With $78 Million, 4-Year Deal
Marte's four-year contract is worth $78 million, according to a person familiar with the deal.
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Marte's four-year contract is worth $78 million, according to a person familiar with the deal.
Eppler is known for landing big-name free agents, and he'll have a long leash with the Mets.
Eppler gets a four-year contract to become the Mets' fifth head of baseball operations in 13 months.
The veteran right-hander pitched just two innings last season for the Mets following his recovery from Tommy John surgery.
Before he joined the Angels, Eppler served in a variety of roles with the Yankees, including as the team's assistant general manager between 2012 and 2014.
The team declined its option on Rojas' contract for 2022, making the announcement a day after finishing third in the NL East at 77-85 in Steve Cohen's first year of ownership.
The Atlanta Braves can now focus on the playoffs. The New York Mets and manager Luis Rojas face an uncertain future.
New York, which stranded the bases loaded in a two-run ninth inning, ended a two-game winning streak and will try Sunday to win the season series with Atlanta for the first time since 2017.
The Mets, assured of their fourth losing record in five years, are 30-49 on the road.
New York finished 47-34 at Citi Field and headed to NL East champion Atlanta with a 29-49 mark on the road, assured of a losing record for the fourth time in five years.
The Mets lost for the 11th time in 14 games.
It was Syndergaard's first major league game since Sept. 29, 2019. He made a pair of rehab appearances last week for Triple-A Syracuse, working a scoreless inning each time.
New York, in its second season under manager Luis Rojas, led the NL East for 90 days but is 17-34 since the start of August.
New York (73-81) has lost 12 of 15 and was eliminated from playoff contention earlier in the day when Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh.
The Brewers have won 12 of their last 13 against the Mets in Milwaukee, including seven in a row.
Taijuan Walker allowed six runs on six hits and two walks in two innings. Pete Alonso homered for the Mets, his 35th of the year.
Xander Bogaerts hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth inning and a two-run double in the sixth, lifting the AL wild-card leading Boston Red Sox over the stumbling New York Mets 6-3 on Tuesday night.
Jeff McNeil hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the seventh inning, and the New York Mets beat Philadelphia 3-2 Sunday night, damaging the Phillies playoff hopes.
The Mets lost their fifth straight and tied a season high by falling five games under .500.
The Mets (72-76) dropped to 2-15 in their last 17 one-run games.
The fading Mets appear finished in the pennant race with 15 games to go.
Edmundo Sosa hit the go-ahead single in a three-run 11th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals climbed all the way back into playoff position Tuesday night with a wild 7-6 victory over the New York Mets.
Adam Wainwright won his fifth straight start in a rare matchup of 40-year-old pitchers, and the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the New York Mets 7-0 on Monday night.
Francisco Lindor broke an eighth-inning tie with his third homer, sending a drive whistling into the right-field seats, and the Mets beat the Yankees 7-6 on Sunday night.
The Yankees snapped a seven-game skid and ended a run of 11 losses in 13 games since a 13-game winning streak pushed them to the AL wild-card lead.
