Expert recap and game analysis of the New York Mets vs. Seattle Mariners MLB game from August 17, 2025 on ESPN.

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez exited Sunday’s 7-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in the Little League Classic in Williamsport with a right thumb injury. Alvarez will return to New York and undergo an MRI on Monday’s day off.

Angelo Magliocca, who is up 123.5 units over the last three MLB seasons, gives his best same-game parlay for Mariners vs. Mets in the Little League Classic on Sunday Night Baseball

The Mets won their first series this month, beating the Mariners with improved pitching and a resurgent, balanced offensive performance.

The former New York pitcher re-signed a minor league contract with a team that designated him for assignment last week.

This wasn’t the way the Mariners wanted a special day filled with pin trading, selfies, ping-pong and hill sliding to end. It’s easy for a 7-3 loss to the Mets on Sunday evening at Bowman Field to lea

For the Mets on Sunday, their hopes of a late-season sprint into an unforgettable autumn start in the birthplace of Little League.

The Yankees and Mets already have one of the better rivalries in MLB due to having a pair of ravenous fan bases loyal to their clubs. And that is just from a couple of series per year. However, playing each other 13 times a year if they were in the same division might make Yankees vs. Mets even bigger than Yankees vs. Red Sox and Mets vs. Braves.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred hinted that radical realignment could be coming to the sport, and Mets radio announcer Howie Rose says the American and National Leagues will “cease to exist” as a result.