If there is a Mets game today, this will be the lineup: 
Pagan CF Cora 2B Reyes SS Bay LF Wright 3B Davis 1B Francoeur RF Barajas C Pelfrey P &nbsp;

If there is a Mets game today, this will be the lineup: Pagan CF Cora 2B Reyes SS Bay LF Wright 3B Davis 1B Francoeur RF Barajas C Pelfrey P

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Despite mostly struggling, the 26-year-old carried a 10-game hitting streak from late June into July and has a .286 batting average this month.

Mets' Baty hopes improved approach will help him recover from slow start

With no Judge or Ohtani in Philadelphia this week, Soto should have been the main attraction. Instead, the star seems hidden in an odd obscurity.

Lennon: Mets' Juan Soto, forgotten All-Star?

Rob Manfred maintains that baseball needs the salary-cap system for the sake of competitive balance. Union insists owners' claims are "perverse."

MLB's salary cap issue: Both sides make their pitch

Martino spent eight seasons as a full-time "MLB insider" on SNY but was was hired by the Mets in January for the unique role of "team reporter and host."

How Andy Martino became a different type of 'insider' with the Mets

The 24-year-old Zach Thornton's seven shutout innings overshadowed by Francisco Lindor's botched double play.

Albanese: Mets' vets let down youngsters once again

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Newsday's MLB columnist David Lennon breaks down the state of the Mets at the All-Star break and the disappointing first half of the 2026 season.

'October isn't gonna be a part of their future'

Cody Bellinger hits a two-run single and Rice follows with an RBI single to build a 3-0 lead in the first inning.

Bellinger (MVP) and Rice put Yankees stamp on All-Star Game victory for AL

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Suffolk County officials Monday warned of scammers, preying primarily on the elderly, who direct people to liquidate their life savings to buy gold bars. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Gold bar scam warning in Suffolk County

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed heads to a new restaurant opened by the same owners who created Westhampton Beach Brewery.

Out East: Brewery opens new restaurant

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visited Garcia's Taco Bar in Brentwood to try their birria ramen.

Trendy Bites: Birria ramen

NewsdayTV's Marie Elena Martinez got a sneak peek at the new Babylon Whiskey Down Diner location, which is currently under construction with plans to open in the fall.

Take a peek inside Whiskey Down Diner's new location

For a quick trip not far from home, NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano checks out the Rockaway Hotel.

A getaway close to home for mom

A weaver from Huntington helped hide guns from the British at his home. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed reports.

America 250: The arsenal in Huntington

Joe Tosini, owner of River Center Shopping Center in Riverhead, said the businesses in the center lost power during Saturday's storms and that their electricity wasn't restored until late Tuesday afternoon. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Riverhead shopping center back in business after 3-day power outage

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano joined the volunteers of Save the Great South Bay to clean oysters. The oysters are cleaned weekly and then placed back into the bay, where they'll be able to help filter the water.

Help boost the Great South Bay oyster population

Juan Bonilla Lagos, who was arrested by ICE in October near his Plainview home, was freed from jail after nine months.

Plainview man detained by ICE freed from jail after 9 months 

As boaters set out on the water this summer, they will be paying more at the pump. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Boaters feeling the pinch at the pump 

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