Carlos Mendoza updated the injuries of four Mets before Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Here is the latest from New York’s manager on the statuses of Mark Vientos, Francisco Alvarez, Jeff McNeil and Paul Blackburn.
Vientos ‘feeling better’
Vientos left Saturday’s 3-0 win with groin discomfort and was frustrated but “not concerned.” Mendoza’s Sunday update confirmed as much.
“Feeling better,” Mendoza said of Vientos. “I just saw him before, when he was on his way to the training room, and he says he feels a lot better today.
“Again, I will check again after he gets checked out by our trainers and all that. But talking to him, he says, ‘Definitely a lot better today.'”
Vientos, who batted fourth and started at third base before Saturday’s fifth-inning exit, is out of Sunday’s lineup. Brett Baty replaced Vientos at third base Saturday and remains there entering Sunday’s game.
“We’ll see,” Mendoza said of Vientos’ Sunday availability. “I’ll wait till he goes through all the testing and all that see if he’s going to be able to do some baseball activity, and then hopefully he’s a player for us. But if not, we’ll continue to treat it day by day.”
Alvarez, McNeil progress
Alvarez (hamate fracture) and McNeil (right oblique strain) play for Double-A Binghamton in Sunday’s game against the Reading Fightin Phils. Batting second and third in the Rumble Ponies’ lineup, they make their latest rehab starts with Alvarez medically clear but working on timing.
“Alvy will DH today, Jeff is scheduled to play second base,” Mendoza said Sunday after McNeil homered in Saturday’s 6-1 Binghamton win over Reading. “They will both be here (Monday). We will check with them. Most likely, they will continue to get at-bats.
“I think, from Alvy, from the medical standpoint, he’s clear. Now, he’s just continuing to work on his timing and things like that. So maybe a couple of more games in Triple-A, and then we’ll see where we’re at — and same thing with Jeff.”
Blackburn’s rehab start
Blackburn (right knee inflammation) came out of his first rehab start feeling good, Mendoza said. The right-hander allowed one run — a solo homer — on two hits while striking out one and walking two in two frames for High-A Brooklyn.
“Good,” Mendoza said of how Blackburn emerged from Saturday’s outing. “I haven’t heard anything — he’ll be here today — but threw his two innings, and the reports from yesterday after he came out (were) he felt good.”
Carlos Mendoza updated the injuries of four Mets before Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Here is the latest from New York’s manager on the statuses of Mark Vientos, Francisco Alvarez, Jeff McNeil and Paul Blackburn.
Vientos ‘feeling better’
Vientos left Saturday’s 3-0 win with groin discomfort and was frustrated but “not concerned.” Mendoza’s Sunday update confirmed as much.
“Feeling better,” Mendoza said of Vientos. “I just saw him before, when he was on his way to the training room, and he says he feels a lot better today.
“Again, I will check again after he gets checked out by our trainers and all that. But talking to him, he says, ‘Definitely a lot better today.'”
Vientos, who batted fourth and started at third base before Saturday’s fifth-inning exit, is out of Sunday’s lineup. Brett Baty replaced Vientos at third base Saturday and remains there entering Sunday’s game.
“We’ll see,” Mendoza said of Vientos’ Sunday availability. “I’ll wait till he goes through all the testing and all that see if he’s going to be able to do some baseball activity, and then hopefully he’s a player for us. But if not, we’ll continue to treat it day by day.”
Alvarez, McNeil progress
Alvarez (hamate fracture) and McNeil (right oblique strain) play for Double-A Binghamton in Sunday’s game against the Reading Fightin Phils. Batting second and third in the Rumble Ponies’ lineup, they make their latest rehab starts with Alvarez medically clear but working on timing.
“Alvy will DH today, Jeff is scheduled to play second base,” Mendoza said Sunday after McNeil homered in Saturday’s 6-1 Binghamton win over Reading. “They will both be here (Monday). We will check with them. Most likely, they will continue to get at-bats.
“I think, from Alvy, from the medical standpoint, he’s clear. Now, he’s just continuing to work on his timing and things like that. So maybe a couple of more games in Triple-A, and then we’ll see where we’re at — and same thing with Jeff.”
Blackburn’s rehab start
Blackburn (right knee inflammation) came out of his first rehab start feeling good, Mendoza said. The right-hander allowed one run — a solo homer — on two hits while striking out one and walking two in two frames for High-A Brooklyn.
“Good,” Mendoza said of how Blackburn emerged from Saturday’s outing. “I haven’t heard anything — he’ll be here today — but threw his two innings, and the reports from yesterday after he came out (were) he felt good.”
