The Latest Breaking News from Jeff McNeil

By the time Pete Alonso got in on the fun, swatting the 13th home run of his season an estimated 417 feet to centerfield in the eighth inning, the game had long since been decided.

NEW YORK — Jeff McNeil stepped to the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning with runners at the corners and his team down by one.

WASHINGTON — Nearing the end of an important two-week stretch of schedule, 13 consecutive games against their fellow members of the NL East, the immediate group against which they must measure themselves, the Mets are — as manager Buck Showalter would say — presenting well.

New York sparked a furious comeback in the top of the ninth to stun Philadelphia.

He was so confused.

Tylor Megill and four relievers got just the second no-hitter in franchise history.

ST. LOUIS — On a scale of injuries, the right wrist contusion suffered Tuesday night by Cardinals right-hander Jordan Hicks, who has had myriad elbow problems since 2019, doesn’t rank as the most dire thing that’s happened to him. For instance, he lives every day as a Type 1 diabetic.

Don’t look now, but Mets fans might have reason for optimism this season.

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