The New York Mets have been one of the hottest teams in baseball of late, winners of eight straight games to climb right back into a tie for the final wild card out of the National League, so getting any kind of injury news is bad news.
And this one hurts.
Second baseman Jeff McNeil will be out for the remainder of the year with a fractured right wrist. He suffered the break while taking a curveball off his hand in the bottom of the fifth inning of Friday's thrilling 6-4, 10-inning Mets victory.
"Frustrated -- this is not how you want to kind of end the season," McNeil told reporters on Saturday. "I want to be out there with the guys."
McNeil has had a tough 2024. He battled only .238 with 12 homers and 44 RBI, and found himself in an unofficial platoon at second with Jose Iglesias.
Iglesias, who became a clubhouse and fan favorite this year with his music recording debut of "OMG!" will get the bulk of the playing time at second. Iglesias is hitting .312 with three homers and 23 RBI. He also has a very flashy glove at second.
McNeil is signed through the 2026 season, with an option for 2027. At 32 going on 33-years old, he is due to make $15.75 million in each of the next two seasons.
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