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The New York Mets will lock horns with the Los Angeles Angels in an MLB matchup on Wednesday. This prediction is based on 10,000 simulations of the game.

The Bronx Giraffe remained winless in the Citi Field 5-Borough Mascot Race on Tuesday as a man with a golf club attacked him just before the finish line.

The Angels are an underdog away (+157) at the Mets (-192). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the New York Mets looking to Sean Manaea (0-1), and Brock Burke (4-1) answering the bell for the Los Angeles Angels.

Pro sports teams don’t retire someone’s jersey number unless the player who wore it was exceptional.That definition fits David Wright,  longtime third baseman for the New York Mets – the only Major League Baseball team he ever played for.

Entering Tuesday’s play, the Mets ranked 16th in the Majors in runs per game at 4.38, which is hardly where they thought they’d be when manager Carlos Mendoza began toying with potential lineup orders over the winter.

Francisco Alvarez gets a loud ovation in return to Citi Field as the New York Mets catcher rejoins team during crucial stretch of MLB season.

Marte’s activation came amid a flurry of roster moves by the Mets, who also placed left-handed longman Brandon Waddell on the 15-day injured list with a right hip impingement. Waddell suffered the injury when he slipped on the mound during a 3.2-inning outing on Friday against the Cincinnati Reds.

Because retiring a number has, over the years, become a more common event, it would be no surprise if the Mets had someone else join David Wright and Co. for that honor.