Ronny Mauricio has develop into the forgotten man on the Mets roster — a proven fact that supervisor Carlos Mendoza isn’t about to sugarcoat.
“He’s in a troublesome spot, and it’s a troublesome spot for me, too,” Mendoza stated Wednesday earlier than the Mets fell to the Padres at Citi Subject, 7-4.
Coming into play, the rookie had simply 4 at-bats in September, all of them in a pinch-hitting position.
Mauricio’s final begin got here on Aug. 24, when he began at third base in Atlanta.
And he noticed no motion once more Wednesday night time.
Mendoza cited the competitors Mauricio faces each day for taking part in time, with Jeff McNeil, Brett Baty, Mark Vientos and Starling Marte all vying for at-bats.
Vientos was squeezed from the beginning lineup on Wednesday, as Marte bought the beginning at DH.
Mauricio produced solely a .410 OPS in August after thriving for the crew earlier in the summertime.
The Mets even have Luisangel Acuña as an infield possibility.
He makes a speciality of pinch operating and defensive substitute obligation.
“It’s not a straightforward state of affairs for a younger participant,” Mendoza stated, referring to Mauricio. “However the best way he’s dealing with it’s being utterly a professional.”
Francisco Alvarez gave the Mets a scare Tuesday night time when he was drilled within the left arm and departed the sport, however the banged-up catcher returned to the beginning lineup.
“It’s wonderful,” Mendoza stated of Alvarez, who managed to hit his ninth homer of the yr within the seventh Wednesday night time. “As quickly because it occurred [Tuesday] night time, after I went out on the sphere I assumed he was going to be finished. He didn’t sound good from the dugout, and if you lookup that was 102 [mph] that bought him on the elbow.”
Mendoza stated upon additional analysis, Alvarez was drilled extra within the triceps than the elbow.
Luis Torrens was activated from the injured checklist, as Hayden Senger was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. Torrens was coping with a forearm contusion that saved him sidelined for 10 days.
Tylor Megill remains to be underneath analysis as choices are thought of concerning his proper elbow.
