Jeff McNeil was removed from the lineup with right shoulder soreness and has been managing the issue since last week. The Mets previously used him as the designated hitter to limit throwing. Manager Carlos Mendoza described the problem as related to throwing and said the team will give McNeil a day and monitor his condition. No MRI is planned at this time; medication is being prescribed to calm the soreness unless it worsens. Brandon Nimmo also missed the following game with neck stiffness. McNeil is hitting .259/.351/.444 with 10 home runs, 44 RBI and a 127 OPS+.
New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil was out of the lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Washington Nationals for what manager Carlos Mendoza described as right shoulder soreness. It's just the throwing, Mendoza said. It's been hard for him. Give him the day, see where we're at. McNeil has been dealing with this since last week, which Mendoza and the Mets tried to counteract by slotting him in as the designated hitter for Saturday and Sunday's wins against the Seattle Mariners.
As it stands, an MRI is not expected, but if the soreness worsens in the coming days, that could obviously change. We don't think it's anything serious, Mendoza said. We're not planning on taking imaging or anything like that. We're going to put him on a medicine, and hopefully calm it down. McNeil's absence comes less than 24 hours after veteran left fielder Brandon Nimmo was taken out of Wednesday night's loss to the Nationals due to neck stiffness.
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