On Monday, Sportsnaut's Matt Johnson predicted that the Mets would acquire Luis Robert Jr. from the Chicago White Sox, who is in the final year of a $50 million extension and has $20M club options for 2026 and 2027.

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Mets outfielder Juan Soto has a break this week as the All-Star game gets underway in Atlanta. The 26-year-old slugger, who is halfway through his first season with the Mets, was not selected for this year’s roster. His agent, Scott Boras, is not happy with the snub.

The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies could both be aggressive at the trade deadline to try to pull ahead in the National League East.

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Juan Soto hit a two-run homer and the bullpen held down the Royals as New York beat Kansas City, 3-1 Edwin Diaz delivered two shutdown innings in a six-out save to put a bow on his All-Star first half