The Seattle Mariners (67-55) visit the New York Mets (64-57) Friday to open a 3-game series at Citi Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Mariners vs. Mets odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

A big day in Williamsport, Pa. wraps up with the Little League Classic between the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners.

Ahead of tonight’s Little League Classic in Williamsport between the Mets and Mariners, several players from each team renewed a ritual that has become a staple of this event.

www.si.com/mlb/mets New York Mets star Francisco Lindor makes history Actress Loni Anderson, who starred as receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP in Cincinnati, died on Sunday at the age of 79. Her cause of death is from "an acute prolonged illness," Anderson's publicist Cheryl J. Kagan said, per The Hollywood Reporter.

Nolan McLean is as advertised. In fact, in his MLB debut, he had a start only matched by one of the most-hyped young pitchers in Mets history. McLean went 5.1 innings on Saturday and struck out eight without allowing a run.

Seattle begins the series 1.5 back of the Astros for first place in the AL West, and are sitting 2.5 games up in the Wild Card race. One ray of hope for the Mets is that the Mariners have been substantially better at home than on the road, but at .500 away, they’re not exactly at an automatic disadvantage or anything of the like.

Blackburn was acquired by the Mets at the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline in exchange for right-hander Kade Morris, who is currently with the Las Vegas Aviators, the A's Triple-A affiliate.