Mets manager Carlos Mendoza gave an injury update on Brett Baty after Wednesday’s 5-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves, saying the infielder was unavailable for the second straight game due to right groin tightness.
“He wasn’t available today,” Mendoza said. “So we gave him another day. Took BP, ran some sprints. We’ll see where we’re at tomorrow.”
When asked about the possibility of an IL stint for the 25-year-old, Mendoza said he’s made “some progress” but the team will make a decision on Thursday.
“We’ll see, we’ll see tomorrow,” Mendoza said. “See how he reports tomorrow, if he’s able to do something or we have to make a decision there.”
He added: “So yeah, depending on whether he’s available because the past two night he hasn’t been available. Again, we’ll see where we’re at. There was some progress today because he ran and all that, but again, not there yet.”
Baty left Sunday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in the seventh inning and was listed as day-to-day. He said he felt the injury when “going for a foul ball towards the tarp.”
Mendoza went on to say that he’ll have to talk with David Stearns about if the team will bring someone up in case Baty can’t play Thursday in the series finale against the Braves. New York will then head to Philadelphia for a three-game set with the Phillies this weekend.
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