Miguel Cairo of the Washington Nationals and Carlos Mendoza of the New York Mets are the first Venezuelans to manage against each other in the major leagues.

The lineup card exchange is a longstanding pregame tradition in Major League games. On Tuesday, the gathering represented a special first.

The New York Mets are currently enduring the toughest skid of their season, turning what might have been a typical slump into a full-blown nightmare. At the start of July, the Mets were firmly in contention to win the NL East and potentially compete as one of the top teams in the National League.

Cardenales Little League from his hometown of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, was representing Latin America in the LLWS.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/mets as Carlos Mendoza assesses Mets' worry about Ryan Helsley. When the New York Mets acquired fireball-throwing reliever Ryan Helsley from the St. Louis Cardinals at the trade deadline, many were convinced this could solve the Mets' recent bullpen woes.

The New York Mets are struggling, and manager Carlos Mendoza can't put his finger on what exactly has gone wrong in recent years.

The Mets honored rSarah Langs on Wednesday ahead of the series finale against the Guardians. Team owner and foundation president Alex Cohen awarded Langs with the Amazin’ Mets Foundation’s Legacy Award for her work in raising awareness for ALS research and funding.

After what had been a disappointing past few weeks to say the least, New York Mets fans were treated to a memorable MLB debut from top prospect Nolan McLean on

The last time the Mets recorded a hit before Soto’s blast came via a lead-off single by second baseman Jeff McNeil in the fourth inning on Tuesday. They recorded 43 outs, the equivalent of 14 1/3 innings, until their next base hit.

The Mets took down the Seattle Mariners 7-3 in Williamsport, Pa., in the latest installment of Major League Baseball's Little League Classic. Playing in front of a neutral crowd mostly full of youth baseball players and their families, New York captured its first series win since July 27 in San Francisco.