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The New York Mets lost their highly anticipated Subway Series against the New York Yankees after dropping the third game on Sunday.
With all eyes on Juan Soto’s return to Yankee Stadium, the Mets were able to take just one of the three games, though they still hold a lead in the National League East division and have to be pretty happy with how their season has taken shape so far.
And while Soto was roaming the outfield throughout the series, despite some raucous reactions from Yankees fans out there, the Mets had a notable absence in Sunday’s game as Tyrone Taylor was scratched after a scary injury.
“Tyrone Taylor was dealing with some cramping in his calf after diving head-first into second late in Saturday afternoon’s victory,” John Flanigan reported for SNY.
On Sunday, the Mets went with Jeff McNeil in center field, despite his logging only five big-league appearances at that position this season. That move turned some heads, as it seemed to signal Tyrone’s injury was significant, but Mets manager Carlos Mendoza assuaged those fears with an update.
“After talking things over with the training staff, Mendoza said that Taylor is good to go for the series finale, but he still elected to give him a day off,” per Flanigan.
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Mendoza added that the team “likes what they’ve seen” from McNeil in center field so far and the move might have been a hint at a more frequent substitution.
In any case, the Mets are surely looking to leverage effective substitutes wherever they can. After a strong start to the season, it seems like injuries might be the only thing that can keep the Mets from building on their deep playoff run last year with another one in the fall.
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Peter Chawaga is a veteran journalist covering Major League Baseball for The Sporting News. His MLB reporting has included feature interviews with commissioner Rob Manfred and Hall of Fame slugger David Ortiz, salary analysis, player rankings and more. He has covered baseball for Forbes, Yardbarker, Pitcher List, Athlon and other outlets.
With over ten years of newsroom experience, he has previously covered finance, technology, arts, and culture for newspapers, magazines, and websites nationwide. He graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree in English and journalism.
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