{"id":767142,"date":"2026-08-01T12:48:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/767142\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T12:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T12:48:18","slug":"morning-briefing-giants-suspending-payments-to-harrison-bader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/767142\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing: Giants Suspending Payments to Harrison Bader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, Mets fans!<\/p>\n<p>The Giants are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ByRobertMurray\/status\/2083342743808737328?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">suspending<\/a>\u00a0payment to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/baderha01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Harrison Bader<\/a>\u00a0following an incident where he rode a scooter into a fire truck, which then ran over his foot that he has been trying to heal from plantar fasciitis. Bader\u2019s time on the injured list will be greatly extended because of this. The former Met has struggled to a .557 OPS in 30 games this season, and will now have to recover with his pay being withheld.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224339\" class=\"wp-image-224339 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_7117-scaled-e1719422848600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1617\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-224339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<p>Latest Mets News<\/p>\n<p>The Mets (47-64)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metsmerizedonline.com\/mets-cant-get-bats-going-in-loss-to-marlins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">lost<\/a>\u00a0to the Marlins (56-55) 5-2 on Friday.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sengako01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kodai Senga<\/a>\u00a0dominated for four innings before running into trouble in the fifth.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/peralfr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Freddy Peralta<\/a>\u00a0was slated to start the game, but was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metsmerizedonline.com\/mets-scratch-freddy-peralta-final-start-before-trade-deadline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">scratched<\/a>\u00a0as trade talks ramp up.<\/p>\n<p>Per a report from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metsmerizedonline.com\/report-brewers-showing-interest-in-luke-weaver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Athletic<\/a>, the Brewers are a team showing strong interest in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/weavelu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Luke Weaver<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mets\/status\/2083262960026136913?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">placed<\/a>\u00a0lefty reliever\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/perezci01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cionel P\u00e9rez<\/a>\u00a0on the injured list. The team also recalled\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/pintajo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jonathan Pintaro<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryxz01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Xzavion Curry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Latest MLB News<\/p>\n<p>A day after trading for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/minteaj01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A.J. Minter<\/a>, the Twins\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonHeyman\/status\/2083383875317665814?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">acquired<\/a>\u00a0starter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kremede01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dean Kremer<\/a>\u00a0from the Orioles. Kremer is 1-4 with a 6.50 ERA this year, but he had a 3.95 ERA in four seasons from 2022-2025. The Orioles are receiving prospect\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=reyes-001jho&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jhomnardo Reyes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Orioles\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Orioles\/status\/2083303126757499342?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">signed<\/a>\u00a0reliever\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/canoye01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yennier Cano<\/a>\u00a0to a two-year contract extension, with a club option in 2029. Cano will receive $7.5 million over the next two seasons. His club option is for $10 million.<\/p>\n<p>Latest on MMO<\/p>\n<p>Kai Chang <a href=\"https:\/\/metsmerizedonline.com\/mclean-finishes-strong-july-with-another-quality-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">writes<\/a>\u00a0about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcleano01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nolan McLean<\/a>\u2018s strong start against the Marlins Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Colonna\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metsmerizedonline.com\/dedniel-nunez-heading-in-right-direction-during-rehab-assignment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">discusses<\/a>\u00a0the latest rehab developments for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nunezde01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dedniel N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Colonna\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metsmerizedonline.com\/prospect-profile-bruin-agbayani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">breaks down<\/a>\u00a0one of the prospects from the A.J. Minter trade, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=agbaya000bru&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bruin Agbayani<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On This Date in Mets History<\/p>\n<p>1986: The 1986 Mets defeated the Montreal Expos 3-1 on this day 40 years ago. The win improved the Mets\u2019 record to 67-32.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcdowro01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Roger McDowell<\/a>\u00a0pitched four scoreless innings in relief and earned the save.<\/p>\n<p>1989:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcreyke01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kevin McReynolds<\/a>\u00a0hit for the cycle in a 4-1 win over the Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p>Born on This Date:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bohanbr01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Brian Bohanon<\/a> (1968),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jeffegr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=metsmerizedonline.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-08-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gregg Jefferies<\/a>\u00a0(1967).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-198355 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XWBcyxX7-e1686140012520-300x130.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Mets fans! The Giants are\u00a0suspending\u00a0payment to\u00a0Harrison Bader\u00a0following an incident where he rode a scooter into a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":767143,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2290],"tags":[4080,5,8754,913,753,365,1716,107,10664,13117,20987,4962],"class_list":["post-767142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-baseball","tag-aj-minter","tag-baseball","tag-cionel-perez","tag-dean-kremer","tag-freddy-peralta","tag-harrison-bader","tag-kodai-senga","tag-luke-weaver","tag-morning-briefing","tag-pay","tag-suspended","tag-yennier-cano"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/117020335026840718","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=767142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/767143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=767142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=767142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=767142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}