The Mets’ seek for rehab video games for Jeff McNeil may result in Arizona.
With Hurricane Milton bearing down on Florida — the Mets minor league facility is positioned in Port St. Lucie — supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated Tuesday that the group might petition MLB to ask permission for McNeil to play video games within the Arizona Fall League.
McNeil, who’s rehabbing from a proper wrist fracture, labored out at Citi Subject with teammates earlier than the Mets’ 7-2 Sport 3 NLDS win over the Phillies, however group officers would love him to play in video games — standing on his toes for a stretch of innings — earlier than any potential activation from the injured record.
That activation may happen as quickly because the NLCS ought to the Mets advance.
Mendoza cited Kyle Schwarber taking part in video games within the Arizona Fall League earlier than becoming a member of the Cubs’ World Collection roster in 2016 after lacking a lot of the season with an harm as a precedent.
Among the many selections going through Mendoza is which pitcher would possibly piggyback Kodai Senga in a possible Sport 5 on Friday.
The supervisor may have Luis Severino on full relaxation that day, however David Peterson additionally pitched effectively in that position on Saturday in Senga’s return from the injured record.
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Mendoza has obtained no scarcity of well-wishes this offseason because the Mets have progressed in October. However Mendoza was hard-pressed to say from who he may need obtained essentially the most shocking textual content.
“It’s laborious for me to take a seat right here and say a reputation as a result of it’s like 400, 500 textual content messages — it’s unbelievable,” Mendoza stated. “It’s only a grateful and humbling expertise. Whenever you undergo video games like we went by way of the previous week and so they simply carry on coming. That reveals that you’ve got lots of people in your nook, folks which might be pulling for you. It’s undoubtedly a particular feeling and humbling.”
Keith Hernandez threw out the ceremonial first pitch to John Franco.
Each are former Mets captains.
