The Mets lost an ex-Yankees veteran to free agency after a brief stint as roster turnover continues in New York.

Chase Burns tossed 5 1/3 strong innings and won his fourth straight start Tuesday night for the Cincinnati Reds, who beat the Mets 7-2, dropping New York 11 games under .500 — tying a season-high.

Craig Kimbrel went south to find a new home but he went north in the standings. The former Mets reliever signed with the Rays on a major-league deal after being designated for assignment by the last-place Mets on Friday, according to The Athletic.

A quarter-century later, Bobby Valentine remembers the smell. Valentine was leading a contingent of New York Mets to Ground Zero in the days after 9/11. Walking through shin-deep

Heriberto Hernández hit a grand slam off Devin Williams in the ninth inning for his first big league walk-off hit, giving the Miami Marlins a 4-0 win and a three-game sweep of the New York Mets.

Any hope that promising rookie outfielder Nick Morabito could offer a spark for the struggling New York Mets' offense disappeared on Tuesday when it was learned that the club had elected to option him to Triple-A Syracuse.

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Juan Soto, A.J. Minter and Jared Young returned to the New York Mets on Tuesday, when the last-place club’s depth was challenged again by the loss of outfielder Tyrone Taylor to the 10-day injured list due to a right hip flexor strain.