“We’re certainly very excited to have him,” Manager Terry Collins said before the Mets’ 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. View all New York Times newsletters. With the Mets under .500 and well down in the standings, their games have lately provided a reprieve for some players whose names have surfaced in trade rumors. But the Mets’ offense failed to capitalize when it put runners on, leaving deGrom with little support. But once Asdrubal Cabrera struck out to end the game, and the diversion it offered, the Mets were again faced with the realities of the trade deadline.

Source: New York Times July 30, 2017 00:34 UTC