The Mets won their first series this month, beating the Mariners with improved pitching and a resurgent, balanced offensive performance.

Juan Soto's stolen base in the Mets' win in the win against the Mariners on Sunday had him and Francisco Lindor entering exclusive territory.

This wasn’t the way the Mariners wanted a special day filled with pin trading, selfies, ping-pong and hill sliding to end. It’s easy for a 7-3 loss to the Mets on Sunday evening at Bowman Field to lea

Sunday's game will be played in front of Little League World Series players at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field

The former New York pitcher re-signed a minor league contract with a team that designated him for assignment last week.

Alvarez stayed in the game after his double in the seventh inning. He did not come out to catch in the eighth inning of the Mets’ 7-3 win over the Mariners in the MLB Little League Classic. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Alvarez would return to New York for an MRI. “Right now, we don’t know what we’re dealing with,” Mendoza said.

For the Mets on Sunday, their hopes of a late-season sprint into an unforgettable autumn start in the birthplace of Little League.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred suggested the league could eventually pursue geographic realignment, which could alter the Mets' division rivalries.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred hinted that radical realignment could be coming to the sport, and Mets radio announcer Howie Rose says the American and National Leagues will “cease to exist” as a result.