Van Gisbergen has won the pole for Sunday’s Grant Park 165. The 36-year-old New Zealander turned a lap at 88.338 mph on a tricky 2.2-mile course that was made more treacherous by temperatures in the 90s Fahrenheit on Saturday.

Zach Pop signed a one-year contract with the New York Mets and joined their bullpen Saturday before a Subway Series game against the Yankees.

Paul Blackburn (shoulder impingement) and Dedniel Núñez (elbow sprain) are the latest pitchers to land on the injured list Jonah Tong received Eastern League Pitcher of the Month honors with a 0.93 ERA across five Double-A starts in June

When Mets officials reported to Spring Training in February, they envisioned a starting rotation of Sean Manaea, Kodai Senga, Clay Holmes, David Peterson and Frankie Montas. It will have taken the entire first half of the season to reach that point,