The Warm-Up: Alonso gets No. 100, 101 — DeGrom's UCL — Cole leaves injured

Sept. 8, 2021 · Get Today’s New York Sports Here The Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning. 🌅 Sandy Alderson spoke to reporters yesterday [and downplayed the severity]( of Jacob deGrom's UCL injury, which Alderson said had resolved itself. --------------------------------------------------------------- 📅 Tonight's sports schedule - Mets at Marlins, 6:40 p.m. on SNY ⚾ - Yankees vs. Blue Jays, 7:05 p.m. ⚾ --------------------------------------------------------------- 📺 SNY originals - [Shea Anything]( How could Sandy Alderson & Steve Cohen reshape the front office? - [BNNY]( Looking back at the Mets' 2015 sweep in Washington, D.C. Today's word count: 610 Game 139: Pete Alonso cranks No. 100 (and 101) @SNYtv/Twitter METS 9, NATIONALS 4 -- The Mets won last night, but the story came in the first inning, when Pete Alonso clubbed the 100th home run of his short but electric career. ([He later hit No. 101]( - By the numbers: No. 100 traveled a projected 425 feet and had an exit velo of 106.2 MPH. The milestone came in his 347th game. Only one player in MLB history (Ryan Howard, 325 games) has reached 100 home runs faster Now's a good a time to wonder: How good can Alonso be? How far up the ladder of great sluggers can he climb? SNY's John Harper spoke with scouts and execs for some expert opinions. [Read here]( As for the game ... - Francisco Lindor drove in two with two hits - Carlos Carrasco, his requisite bad first inning aside, allowed four runs but just one earned run in 5.0 IP NL East Watch: The Braves won and the Phillies lost, so the Mets are 4.0 games behind Atlanta and 1.5 games behind Philadelphia. NL Wild Card Watch: The Padres lost, meaning the Mets are 3.5 games behind both the Padres and Reds for the second Wild Card spot. [Tuesday's takeaways]( | Tonight's probable starter: Rich Hill On SNY.tv: - [Alonso reacts to 100th career home run: 'It’s truly a blessing']( - [It's time to adjust the Francisco Lindor narrative]( - [Takeaways from Sandy Alderson's news conference]( Trivia time Alex Rodriguez hit his 500th home run as a Yankee. What year did he do it, and what team did he do it against? Answer at the bottom MARTINO: Who might the Mets hire to run the team? Darren Yamashita/USA TODAY Sports According to SNY's Andy Martino, the Mets' front office will again search for a head of baseball operations this offseason, and have "only three-to-five people" in mind for the position. - Because the Mets are not inclined to share those three-to-five names, Martino listed some "educated speculation" via league sources of who those people may be, including Billy Beane, Theo Epstein, and others. [For a full list of potential candidates, plus an interesting look inside the hiring process,]( here]( Game 138: Gerrit Cole exits early as Yanks lose again Andy Marlin/USA TODAY Sports BLUE JAYS 5, YANKEES 1 -- New York lost its fourth game in a row and its seventh in nine games last night, allowing surging Toronto to creep a game closer in the Wild Card standings. Potentially even worse: Gerrit Cole, a rare bright spot of late for the Yankees, [left the game in the fourth inning]( with left hamstring tightness. He went 3.2 innings, allowing two runs on five hits. Two more things: - The offense has scored one run in the first two games of the series. All 13 hits for the Yankees so far have been singles - Old friend Steven Matz danced around seven hits in six innings of one-run baseball for Toronto. He has 11 wins and a 3.70 ERA Wild Card Watch: The Yanks maintain the first spot in the Wild Card because the Red Sox lost again to the Rays, but distant challengers are suddenly knocking on the door. The Jays and Mariners are now 2.5 and 3.5 games back of New York, respectively. [Tuesday's takeaways]( | Tonight's probable starter: Luis Gil On SNY.tv: - [Yankees need a lineup change -- here's how they should do it]( Daniel Jones might be the '19 draft class' last QB unknown Vincent Carchietta/USA TODAY Sports A quick roll call of every QB from the 2019 draft class projected to start Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season ... - No. 1 pick Kyler Murray, Arizona - No. 6 pick Daniel Jones, Giants That's it. ... The 2020 class has four. The 2018 class has four. The 2019 class has ... two. The point: The NFL seems to have pretty much figured out the '19 QBs. Kyler Murray has the air of a budding star. The other impact members of the class (Gardner Minshew, Drew Lock, Dwyane Haskins) are former starters and current backups. - The only QB who whose career path remains unclear is Jones, who enters Year 3 the unquestioned starter and could leave it in search of a backup role He runs like few other QBs and turns the ball over like few other QBs, and his fate is tied to so many in the organization, which is why this is a fascinating season for the Giants, [something SNY's Ralph Vacchiano recently wrote about](. On SNY.tv: - [Why the Giants should exceed their projected win total this season]( The New York Minute - READ: [The Mets have promoted Mark Vientos to Triple-A Syracuse]( - WATCH: [VACCHIANO: Expect a 'bumpy ride' as Jets begin season]( - READ: [The Giants re-signed special teams standout Nate Ebner]( - READ: [The Rangers have agreed to terms with D Libor Hajek]( TRIVIA ANSWER: 2007, Royals That's the buzzer. Enjoy your Wednesday (Have feedback for The Warm-Up? Click [here](. 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