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This is what happens when guys like Gary Matthews Jr. and Gil Meche get $50 million contracts; all the old guys want another shot. Leyritz said he has been contacted by teams, and he thinks he could be of use as a reserve catcher and first baseman. “They asked me and I am going to start working out,” he said.

Vierling has been playing on a minor league rehab assignment at Triple-A Toledo. While he has seen significant action in the outfield, he hasn’t had enough work at third base just yet to test his throwing arm sufficiently. He’ll face fellow rehabbing teammate Casey Mize (hamstring) in a live bullpen session at Comerica Park on Monday before rejoining the Mud Hens on Tuesday to continue his rehab assignment. If all goes well, he could potentially return at some point over the weekend.

Both Matt Vierling (shoulder) and Parker Meadows (arm) are scheduled to take swings off of Mize on Monday. If everything goes well with Mize’s session on Monday, the plan would be for him to return to the Tigers’ rotation as soon as he’s first eligible to return from the injured list on May 24.

The Yankees got a couple of runners on base with one out in the first inning and Bellinger made Mets’ left-hander David Peterson pay, shooting a two-run double just over the bag at first base to give the Bombers an early 2-0 advantage. Bellinger then put the game away as he jumped on the first pitch he saw from Genesis Cabrera in the eighth inning and belted a 356-foot (102.3 mph EV) grand slam that transformed a 4-2 lead into an 8-2 advantage. He also singled and drew a pair of walks in the contest, reaching base safely in all five of his plate appearances. On the season, the 29-year-old slugger is now hitting .258/.331/.448 with seven homers, 28 RBI and six stolen bases through his first 178 plate appearances in pinstripes.

With the score knotted up at two runs apiece and two men in scoring position with one out in the eighth inning, Vivas battled Ryne Stanek for 11 pitches before ultimately grounding to first base to plate the go ahead run. It was scored as a fielder’s choice, but Pete Alonso could have had a play at the plate had he not airmailed the throw to his catcher. Vivas came around to score later in the inning on Cody Bellinger’s grand slam. On the season, the 24-year-old is hitting .167/.265/.200 with zero homers and three RBI in his first 35 plate appearances.

Goldschmidt reached on an error to start the ballgame and scored on a two-run double off the bat of Cody Bellinger. He then delivered an RBI single in the eighth inning that extended the Yankees’ lead to 4-2 before riding home on Bellinger’s grand slam. He continues to shine at the plate in his first season with the Yankees, slashing .339/.389/.489 with five homers, 25 RBI and three stolen bases.

The 31-year-old southpaw allowed just three hits and a pair of walks on the evening. The Mets scratched out a run against him in the second inning on a two-out RBI single by Jeff McNeil. They added another in the fifth as McNeil scampered home on a wild pitch with two outs and Juan Soto at the dish. Fried generated 11 swings and misses on 102 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 23 percent. Still 6-0 on the season, Fried sports a brilliant 1.29 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and a 60/15 K/BB ratio over 62 2/3 innings through his first 10 starts with the Yankees. He’ll look to get back in the win column when he squares off against the Rockies at Coors Field on Saturday.

McNeil got the Mets on the board with a game-tying RBI single off of Max Fried with two outs in the second inning. He then led off the fifth inning with a walk, was sacrificed to second, advanced to third on a ground ball and scampered home on a wild pitch. On the season, the versatile 33-year-old is slashing .245/.367/.469 with a pair of homers and eight RBI in his first 60 plate appearances.

Peterson also issued four walks on the night while striking out four opposing hitters. All of the damage done against him came in the opening inning on a two-run double by Cody Bellinger. After that, Peterson locked in and kept the Bombers off the board over his final five frames. He got 11 whiffs on 101 pitches on the night — six of those on his slider — while posting a CSW of 28 percent. He’ll carry a 2.86 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and a 47/20 K/BB ratio (50 1/3 innings) into a difficult matchup against the Dodgers on Saturday evening in Los Angeles.

The 34-year-old infielder hasn’t appeared in a big league game since the 2023 season. He finishes his career as a .256/.330/.390 hitter with 86 homers, 405 RBI and 120 stolen bases over 4,283 plate appearances across 11 big league seasons. He broke in with the Cardinals during the 2013 season and remained there through the truncated 2020 campaign before moving on to the Brewers, Mariners and Dodgers in his final years. Wong won two Gold Glove awards (2019 and 2020), was third in Rookie of the Year voting in 2014 and 20th in voting for National League MVP in 2019. We wish him the best of luck in the next chapter of his life.

The 22-year-old phenom made quick work of Double-A Northwest Arkansas, slashing .322/.394/.553 with nine homers, 43 RBI, two stolen bases and a 37/19 K/BB ratio over his first 175 plate appearances. He’s now just one step away from the big leagues.