Mets Designate Pham, Sign Slater; McLean's Struggles Continue

0:00On April 27, Tommy Fam's short second stint with the meds is over after just two weeks. The team designated the 38-year-old for a Simon Sunday night and quickly signed Austin Slater to replace him. Slater, a 33-year-old outfielder, struggled with the Marlins this season, posting a 0.460 OPS in 11 games before they let him go. Fam went hitless in 13 at bats during his part-time role, including an 0-for-2 start in left field during the meds double-header losses to the Rockies. Rookie pitcher Nolan McLean took the mound in the first game and felt good about his stuff even after some traffic on the bases. He went into the sixth inning, allowing two runs, one unearned, on five hits and two walks, with seven strikeouts over 91 pitches. McLean holds a solid 2.55 ERA across his six, starts this year, but the meds have dropped four straight games he started. He stays positive, saying the line-ups breakout is coming any minute now. Meanwhile, Jorge Palanco is making progress on rehab, running the bases and hitting off a tee from his risk contusion, though he's a killi's issue.

1:09Linger's manager Carlos Mendoza has him on a week-by-week watch as the meds shuffle things up. That's your New York meds news today update. AI powered and always on.