Brandon Nimmo reached for one more gear that wasn’t obtainable Tuesday evening.
The Mets outfielder, making an attempt to beat out an infield single within the seventh inning of Sport 2 in a doubleheader, realized the ball he had fouled off his proper knee moments earlier was the wrongdoer.
Nimmo departed the sport and was identified with a quadriceps contusion. He's hopeful he'll return to the lineup Wednesday.
After the Mets’ 4-3 loss to the Cardinals, Nimmo mentioned he was extra irritated that he didn’t beat out the grounder than he was involved concerning the contusion. X-rays had been damaging.
“It feels all proper now, I've simply acquired a lump on it,” Nimmo mentioned. “We’ll simply take it day-to-day and see how it's within the morning.”
Travis Jankowski changed Nimmo in middle discipline for the ultimate two innings.
The Mets’ hearts are with Starling Marte following the loss of life of his grandmother.
Marte was positioned on the bereavement checklist Tuesday, a day after the passing of his grandmother, and might be away from the Mets at the least by the rest of this homestand. It was an emotional loss for Marte, in response to supervisor Buck Showalter, provided that he was near his grandmother after his mom’s loss of life at a younger age. Marte additionally misplaced his spouse Noelia to a coronary heart assault in 2020 and Wednesday is the anniversary of her passing.
“It was heart-wrenching speaking to [Marte] yesterday,” Showalter mentioned. “He cares. He’s acquired a terrific coronary heart, a giant coronary heart. It’s been robust on us, what he's going by. I sit up for getting him again with the crew and being round those who look after him.”
Stephen Nogosek was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to assert Marte’s roster spot. Showalter mentioned the group will give Marte as a lot time as he must mourn.
Pete Alonso and Cardinals first-base coach Stubby Clapp acknowledged one another earlier than the nightcap of the doubleheader, extending an air fist bump to one another.
Alonso began at designated hitter in Sport 1 and went 0-for-4 within the Mets’ 3-1 victory.
He went 0-for-3 with a stroll within the nightcap.
Final month, Alonso was upset Clapp had tackled him from behind after each benches emptied in St. Louis.
James McCann underwent surgical procedure to restore the fractured hamate bone in his left wrist. The catcher is predicted to be sidelined for six weeks.
Showalter was nonetheless engaged on a rotation past the subsequent two video games, when Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt are scheduled to pitch, however acknowledged that David Peterson is a consideration for this weekend in Colorado.
Jake Reed was optioned to Syracuse after pitching two scoreless innings in aid in Sport 1. The Mets recalled infielder Gosuke Katoh for the nightcap.
Hitting coach Eric Chavez returned dwelling to Arizona, the place his son was present process knee surgical procedure. Chavez is predicted to rejoin the membership in Colorado on Friday.
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