On Wednesday, Hendriks was saddled with the loss against the Mets after he allowed three earned runs in two-thirds of an inning. Hendriks, who beat non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2023, received “horrible and cruel” threats after the game that he said were also targeted at his wife.

Put Dwight “Doc” Gooden in the camp of those not worried about Juan Soto’s long-term Mets future. Soto, 26, is off to a lackluster start to his Mets tenure after signing a record 15-year, $765 million contract in the offseason – including a 0-for-5 performance in the team’s 7-5 loss to the Dodgers in 13 innings at Citi Field on Friday night.