Dave Dombrowski's firing sorta sounded like a mob hit - MLB

Maybe he’s just being dramatic, but Dave Dombrwoski’s firing sure sounded like a mob hit:

Dombrowski knew something was up when he saw Al Avila at the ballpark yesterday. “I could tell something wasn’t right,” he said.

— anthony fenech (@anthonyfenech) August 5, 2015

“We ran into each other and I could just tell by the whole kind of space,” Dombrowski said. Mike Ilitch called him shortly thereafter.

— anthony fenech (@anthonyfenech) August 5, 2015

On Monday night, Dombrowski had a feeling, he said, and told his wife, “Don’t be surprised if this happens tomorrow.”

— anthony fenech (@anthonyfenech) August 5, 2015

This is like Al Pacino’s last scene in Donnie Brasco. “Don’t wait up for me tonight, I’m gonna be late. And if Al Avila calls, tell him that . . . if it had to be anyone, I’m glad it was him.”

In all seriousness, though: did the Tigers tell Al Avila that Dombrowski was gone before they told Dombrowski? If so, eh, bad form.

PITTSBURGH — The New York Mets will have to dig out of an early-season hole without star first baseman Pete Alonso.

The leading home run hitter in the majors will miss three-to-four weeks with a bone bruise and a sprain in his left wrist.

The Mets placed Alonso on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to June 8. Alonso was hit in the wrist by a 96 mph fastball from Charlie Morton in the first inning of a 7-5 loss to Atlanta on Wednesday.

Alonso traveled to New York for testing on Thursday. X-rays revealed no broken bones, but the Mets will be missing one of the premier power hitters in the game as they try to work their way back into contention in the NL East.

“We got better news than it could have been,” New York manager Buck Showalter said. “So we take that as a positive. It could have been worse.”

New York had lost six straight heading into a three-game series at Pittsburgh that began Friday. Mark Canha started at first for the Mets in the opener. Mark Vientos could also be an option, though Showalter said the coaching staff may have to use its “imagination” in thinking of ways to get by without Alonso.

“I’m not going to say someone has to step up and all that stuff,” Showalter said. “You’ve just got to be who you are.”

Even with Alonso in the lineup, the Mets have struggled to score consistently. New York is 16th in the majors in runs scored.

The team also said Friday that reliever Edwin Uceta had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Uceta initially went on the IL in April with what the team called a sprained left ankle. He is expected to be out for at least an additional eight weeks.

New York recalled infielder Luis Guillorme and left-handed reliever Zach Muckenhirn from Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets sent catcher Tomás Nido to Triple-A and designated reliever Stephen Nogosek for assignment.

Nogosek is 0-1 with a 5.63 ERA in 13 games this season.

Dave Dombrowski’s firing sorta sounded like a mob hit

MLB homer leader Pete Alonso to IL with bone bruise, sprain in wrist