Pete Alonso hasn’t missed a recreation in additional than two years, however he’s at risk of snapping that streak Sunday. The Mets‘ first baseman was out of the lineup for the collection finale in opposition to the Cincinnati Reds with a proper hand contusion. X-rays have been unfavourable and the slugger was receiving remedy Sunday morning with the hope of coming off the bench.
Mark Vientos received the beginning at first base and hit fourth within the lineup behind Juan Soto.
Alonso felt ache on the base of his thumb in Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the Reds, however the Mets aren’t solely certain how and when the harm first occurred, although it was possible swinging a bat.
“Impact, I guess,” supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated Sunday morning at Citi Area. “Guess he got jammed a couple times and it just got worse.”
Alonso alerted the coaching workers after his second at-bat Saturday. The Mets are hoping that it’s solely a minor subject, however they wished to be cautious with their All-Star first-baseman. The final time Alonso was out of the beginning lineup was Might 30, 2024, a day after he was hit within the hand by a pitch in opposition to the Los Angeles Dodgers, however he later appeared in that recreation as a pinch-hitter.
Sunday’s absence places Alonso’s franchise-high streak of 353 consecutive video games performed at risk.
“When you’re dealing with a hand injury, we thought it was best to get ahead of ourselves here because it can linger,” Mendoza stated. “Having the conversation with him, with the trainers, we thought it was just best — this was last night, let’s see how you feel tomorrow. He’s feeling a lot better, getting treatment, but if you keep pushing this type of injury it could affect him. Trying to get ahead of ourselves here and hopefully he’s a player for us.”
Since getting into the league in 2019, Alonso has hardly ever requested out of video games. He performed 161 video games as a rookie, and final 12 months he performed in all 162, taking super delight in his capability to be on the sector for his teammates.
Alonso is hitting .276 with an .892 OPS, 21 house runs and a league-leading 26 doubles this season, however has struggled together with the remainder of the lineup this month. In 14 video games in July, he’s hit simply .180 with two doubles, three house runs and 12 RBI. He’s been unfortunate with a .167 BaBIP over that point, however he’s additionally struck out 12 occasions in 61 plate appearances and walked 9 occasions. He went 1-for-5 with a strikeout Saturday.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Proper-hander Tylor Megill (elbow sprain) has began to play catch from 120 ft. He’ll proceed to play lengthy toss earlier than getting on the mound, however the Mets aren’t able to put a timeline on a return.
