Morning Briefing: Liam Hendriks Returns To Mound After Beating Cancer

Good morning, Mets fans.

Per Sports Illustrated, in a bigger than baseball moment, White Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks threw a perfect inning in his first minor league rehab game appearance since beating cancer.

The Mets dropped another game on Saturday. They’ll look to end their series with Colorado strong at 1:40 p.m. ET on Sunday with a much-needed win.

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According to Katie Woo of The Athletic, the St. Louis Cardinals will be using Willson Contreras in the outfield. It is expected that Contreras will primarily be a designated hitter and corner outfielder over the next couple weeks.

Per Anne Rogers of MLB.com, Lorenzo Cain signed a one-day contract in order to retire with the Kansas City Royals.

The Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday removed infielder Vladimir Guerrero Jr. form the lineup with left wrist discomfort.

Per MLB, Kerry Wood threw out the first pitch at Wrigley Field on Saturday on the 25th anniversary of his 20-strikeout game.

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Mathias Altman-Kurosaki recapped Kodai Senga’s strong rebound performance against the Rockies on Friday.

Andrew Steele-Davis talked about Mike Vasil’s continued rapid upward trajectory.

Brian Wright recalled May 5, 1983 when Darryl Strawberry made his major-league debut.

Alexis Farinacci recapped the Mets’ 5-2 loss to the Rockies on Saturday.

On This Date in Mets History

2012: Jordany Valdespin tallied his first major league hit. It was a pinch hit three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning off of Jonathan Papelbon.

2016: Mets starting pitcher Bartolo Colón hit a home run at Petco Park in San Diego off James Shields — his first, and only, of his 21-year major-league career.

Birthdays:

• Keon Broxton (33)
• James Loney (39)
• Brook Fordyce (53)
• Manny Hernandez (62)
• Billy Murphy (79)

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