SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
MLB insider declares Mets' possible collapse as biggest embarrassment in franchise history: "The Mets are not simply in a good place" | Sporting News If the Mets don't make the playoffs, this could be one of the worst embarrassments in their history.
'No letting up': Reds share hype video after catching Mets with six games left in season After winning four of six games against the Mets, the Reds hold the tiebreaker.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 • CINCINNATI.COM
Mets making history with late-season collapse that could keep them out of playoffs The New York Mets had everything laid out for them, yet they are in danger of missing the playoffs. Here are the worst collapses in MLB hist...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 • USATODAY.COM
Luis García Jr. - Idle against southpaw Garcia is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Atlanta, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
Impact The left-handed-hitting Garcia will hit the bench for the third game in a row, with the Nationals having faced two lefties and one righty during that stretch. Paul DeJong will get the nod at second base Monday in Garcia's stead.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
James Wood - Sitting as strikeouts mount Wood is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
Impact The left-handed-hitting Wood typically plays against most lefties, but he'll sit out a second consecutive matchup with Atlanta southpaw Chris Sale, who most recently faced the Nationals in the second game of a doubleheader last Tuesday. The Nationals' decision to hold Wood out against a power pitcher like Sale could be a means of protecting the 23-year-old outfielder from adding to his mounting strikeout total. With six games remaining in the season, Wood has already struck out 215 times, leaving him eight shy of matching the MLB single-season record established by Arizona's Mark Reynolds in 2009.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Josh Bell - Idle against lefty Bell is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Atlanta, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
Impact He'll head to the bench for the series opener while Atlanta sends ace lefty Chris Sale to the hill. A switch hitter, Bell has been far more effective against right-handed pitching (.338 wOBA, 117 wRC+) than left-handed pitching (.247 woBA, 55 wRC+) this season.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Daylen Lile - Sitting out series opener Lile (knee) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against Atlanta, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
Impact Lile will get at least one day off to heal up from the painful-looking injury he sustained while sliding into the left-field wall in pursuit of a flyball in the third inning of Sunday's win over the Mets. Following Lile's removal from the contest, the Nationals relayed that he had been diagnosed with a left knee contusion, so the team is seemingly viewing him as day-to-day for the time being. Robert Hassell will replace Lile in left field and will bat ninth Monday.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
