Good morning, Mets fans!
On Monday night, the Rays defeated the Guardians 7-3 to clinch the American League pennant in six games.
The Rays’ big bats came through when they needed them most behind former Met Freddy Peralta in the clincher, who pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball. Peralta owns a 1.08 ERA in the 2026 postseason across four appearances, which include three starts.
Peralta was named ALCS MVP in a season that started with a 4.99 ERA in 22 starts for the Mets.
A seventh-inning two-run home run by 23-year-old phenom Junior Caminero proved to be the game winner, with Yandy Díaz adding his own two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to seal the series.
The World Series is now set, with the Rays traveling to Milwaukee to take on the 103-win Brewers on Friday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. ET.
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On This Date in Mets History
1969: New York celebrated the Miracle Mets’ stunning World Series championship with a massive ticker-tape parade through lower Manhattan and ceremonies at City Hall and Bryant Park.
1973: Tom Seaver started Game 6 of the World Series against the Oakland Athletics. Despite a strong performance where Seaver allowed just two runs over seven innings, the Mets fell to the A’s 3–1, forcing a Game 7 the following day.
2024: The Mets dropped Game 6 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) to the Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 10-5 at Dodger Stadium, ending their deep postseason run.
On This Date in 1986 Mets
The future world champion Mets woke up on this day in 1986 down two games to none in the World Series against the Boston Red Sox, after a loss the night previous. The morning newspapers across New York blared headlines of the blowout, as the dominant 108-win regular-season powerhouse faced a stunningly bleak start at Shea Stadium.
Born on This Date: Keith Hernandez (1953), Rick Ownbey (1957), Jonathan Hurst (1966).
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