Morning Briefing: Rintaro Sasaki to Make United States Debut Today

Good morning, Mets fans!

Japanese standout Rintaro Sasaki is set to make his US debut today, playing first base for the Trenton Thunder of the MLB Draft League. Sasaki, who hit a record-setting 140 homers in his high school career in Japan, is a rising freshman at Stanford University. Sasaki spent the spring taking classes and working out at Stanford, though he was ineligible to play.

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On This Date in Mets History

2005: Trailing the Angels by a run in the bottom of the ninth inning, Marlon Anderson ties the game with a pinch-hit, inside-the-park home run. After the Angels re-take the lead in the 10th inning, Cliff Floyd drills a two-out, two-strike three-run homer to give the Mets a 5-3 walk-off victory.

2008: After the Diamondbacks erase a 3-0 deficit on a Mark Reynolds three-run homer in the ninth inning, Carlos Beltrán hits a walk-off two-run homer to snap the Mets’ five-game losing streak. Claudio Vargas gets the win on the mound, dancing out of trouble in a scoreless inning of relief.

Birthdays: Steve Cohen (68), José Reyes (41)

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