Mets 3B/DH Mark Vientos fell after running out of the batter’s box in the 10th inning on Monday night in Los Angeles against the Dodgers and appeared to grab his hamstring in pain.
After New York’s 4-3 win, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that Vientos was getting checked out by the trainers, but the injury “didn’t look good.”
“Yeah I was just there in the training room, he’s getting looked at by the trainers, it’s the hamstring obviously,” Mendoza said. “Didn’t look good. Like I said, he’s going through all the testing so we’ll wait and see.”
Vientos entered the game as a pinch-hitter for DH Jared Young in the top of the eighth inning and flied out. He finished the game 0-for-2 and is hitting just .230 on the year with six home runs and 21 RBI over 53 games.
The Mets will now “wait and see” like Mendoza said as to what’s next and if Vientos is to miss time on the injured list. Brett Baty started at third base on Monday and has been strong defensively (in addition to at the plate) since returning from a stint in Syracuse, as the two have split time starting.
Vientos heading to the IL could open up a roster spot for Ronny Mauricio to return to the bigs, as the slugging prospect has been on a tear in Triple-A. Mendoza said Saturday that the team has been getting “really good” reports on Mauricio, but they intend for him to get more reps while patiently “watching” his progress. Mauricio could fit in at 3B, 2B, and even DH.
Mark Vientos fell after running out of the batter’s box in the 10th and appeared to grab at his hamstring pic.twitter.com/lj1quXgYDZ
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