PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Clay Holmes (8-4, 3.29 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (3-4, 2.56 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 50 strikeouts) ...

Through 28 games after his June 3 call-up, Mauricio owns a .696 OPS with four home runs, and he has a .797 OPS over his past ...

The New York Mets need to add a star bat to their outfield alongside Juan Soto, and they could find the ideal trade target in a deal with the Boston Red Sox.

Neither the Yankees nor the Mets are the surefire World Series contenders, needing just a little fine tuning at the trade ...