Jeff McNeil managed second base simply fantastic, and his remaining remaining take a look at within the Arizona Fall League was to be in proper subject.
“If he’s wholesome there’s a good probability he might be on the [NLCS] roster and we’ll go from there,” supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated Saturday throughout a staff exercise at Citi Subject.
McNeil, who’s rehabbing from a proper wrist fracture, performed 9 innings at second base and acquired 5 at-bats Friday.
He reported to Mendoza that he felt “actually good.” He was scheduled to obtain additional at-bats on Saturday as the correct fielder.
The Mets worth McNeil as a possible lefty bat off the bench towards the Dodgers who can play second base and the outfield as wanted.
With the Mets and Yankees among the many remaining 4 groups remaining within the postseason, Luis Severino was requested if he’s hoping to play his former staff with every thing at stake.
“I feel in all people’s thoughts, it’s a little bit of the proper state of affairs,” Severino stated. “However I feel proper now we have to concentrate on the Dodgers.”
Severino stated he would anticipate to get booed at Yankee Stadium if there’s a Subway Sequence.
Earlier than the groups performed in July, the right-hander revealed feedback he made to former Yankees teammates in a textual content chain during which he stated the staff has simply “two good hitters” — a reference to Aaron Choose and Juan Soto.
Tyler Glasnow was the Dodgers pitcher who pissed off the Mets most in the course of the common season (two runs over 15 innings), however the right-hander was shut down in September with an elbow sprain.
The Mets had average success towards Yoshinobu Yamamoto, with three runs over six innings towards the right-hander.
However they didn’t face Sport 1 starter Jack Flaherty, who arrived on the commerce deadline in a take care of the Tigers.
The Mets additionally didn’t face Walker Buehler in the course of the common season.
