The Mets’ seek for rehab pitches for Jeff McNeil might result in Arizona.
With Hurricane Milton bearing down on Florida — the Mets’ minor league facility is in Port St. Lucie — supervisor Carlos Mendoza mentioned Tuesday that the group could petition MLB to request permission for McNeil to play Fall League video games of Arizona.
McNeil, who’s recovering from a fractured proper wrist, labored out at Citi Area with teammates earlier than 7-2 Mets win in Game 3 of the NLDS over the Phillieshowever group officers wish to see him play in video games — stand on his toes for a stretch of innings — earlier than a doable activation from the injured record.
That activation might occur as quickly because the NLCS if the Mets advance.
Mendoza cited as precedent Kyle Schwarber enjoying video games within the Arizona Fall League earlier than becoming a member of the Cubs’ 2016 World Collection roster after lacking a lot of the season with an harm.
Among the many choices Mendoza faces is which pitcher can battle Kodai Senga in a possible Recreation 5 on Friday.
The supervisor will relaxation Luis Severino that day, however David Pietersen additionally carried out effectively in that position on Saturday in Senga’s return from the harm record.
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Mendoza acquired no scarcity of well-wishes this offseason because the Mets superior in October. However it was tough for Mendoza to say from whom he might need acquired probably the most shocking message.
“It is exhausting for me to sit down right here and say a reputation as a result of it is like 400, 500 textual content messages — it is unbelievable,” Mendoza mentioned. “It is only a rewarding and humbling expertise. While you undergo video games like we did final week and so they simply hold coming. It exhibits that you’ve got lots of people in your nook, people who find themselves pulling for you. It is undoubtedly a particular feeling and humbling.”
Keith Hernandez threw out John Franco’s ceremonial first pitch.
Each are former Mets captains.
