Overview
- The Mets selected Tommy Pham’s contract Monday before opening a series at the Dodgers to try to stop a five-game losing streak.
- Pham started in left field against Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski as manager Carlos Mendoza said he would be used mostly versus lefties.
- The transaction included optioning infielder Ronny Mauricio to Triple-A Syracuse and a major-league salary of $2.25 million with up to $850,000 in plate-appearance bonuses.
- Juan Soto remains sidelined by a right calf strain, and Mendoza said he expects a two-to-three-week absence as the star continues rehab in New York.
- Pham ramped up with six games at Class A St. Lucie, hit .167, and joked he was the “newest 38-year-old prospect,” a quip SNY shared widely on social media.