Headlines

  • Jake McGee Retires
  • Royals Re-Sign Zack Greinke
  • Orioles To Decline Five-Year Lease Extension At Camden Yards, Seeking Longer-Term Agreement With Maryland Stadium Authority
  • Mariners, Dylan Moore Agree to Three-Year Extension
  • Blue Jays Sign Chad Green
  • Rays Extend Yandy Diaz
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2022-23 MLB Free Agent List
    • Top 50 Free Agents
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2023
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Arbitration Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Jeff McNeil Diagnosed With Mild Hamstring Strain

By Jeff Todd | August 14, 2019 at 11:37am CDT

The Mets seem to have caught a big break, as the club learned today that second baseman/outfielder Jeff McNeil has only a mild hamstring strain, MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo tweets. It is anticipated that McNeil will miss about ten days of action; unsurprisingly, he will go on the IL, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter).

There had been concern that McNeil may have suffered a more significant injury when he departed last night’s contest. Losing him for a lengthy stretch would’ve been devastating to the team’s chances in a tightly contested postseason race.

Placing McNeil on the 10-day injured list will free an active roster spot for Ruben Tejada. As expected, he will be selected to the 40-man and be ready for duty today, Andy Martino of SNY.tv tweets. It’ll be Tejada’s first MLB action in a Mets uniform since he broke his leg in the 2015 NLDS.

Share 0 Retweet 2 Send via email0

New York Mets Jeff McNeil Ruben Tejada

Latest On Yankees Pitching Plans
Main
Rays Place Avisail Garcia On 10-Day IL, Recall Jose De Leon
View Comments (15)

Comments

  1. bobulated

    3 years ago

    10 days without McNeil in this stretch they’re about to play could still be devastating to their chances; Braves-Royals-Indians-Braves. Royals are the only “easy” team.

    Reply
  2. Yankeepatriot

    3 years ago

    He is their best pure hitter and the Mets don’t have much depth. Their best hope is if someone gets hot in his place till he returns. These upcoming Games for them could potentially determine their fate as far as the playoff chase is concerned

    The one thing in their favor however is that the brewers and cardinals (who are barely above the Mets in the standings) will be beating up on each other the rest of the way and to be frank neither team is that strong at all so the Mets could pass both teams

    Reply
  3. CharlieH

    3 years ago

    Gonna be a long 10 days…

    Reply
    • BartoloHRball

      3 years ago

      My thoughts exactly. What a bad time for McNeil to go down. I’m hopeful that JD Davis can continue his hotstreak (1.000ish OPS since the all-star break). Basically everyone else needs to hit and pitching needs to continue. It’s never easy with the Mets….

      Reply
  4. david klein

    3 years ago

    Well it’s not worst case but they could be out of it by the time he’s back

    Reply
    • CharlieH

      3 years ago

      Exactly.

      Reply
  5. bad burce

    3 years ago

    Man, this a tough. Hopefully it is the 10 days and he’s back. Really going to need someone to get hot in his place. LFGM

    Reply
    • jorge78

      3 years ago

      LFGM?

      Reply
  6. mikevm3

    3 years ago

    Shame to lose McNeil, but at least it’ll be nice seeing Tejada in a Mets uniform again

    Reply
    • RogerDorn24

      3 years ago

      No it’s not “nice” to see Tejada again, he is one of the worst starting position players the Mets have trotted out in the Citi Field era, especially at the expense of one of the finest. It would be nice if Jed Lowrie was available

      Reply
  7. rule-5-draft-dodger

    3 years ago

    So I don’t expect much from Tejada. He has been hitting over .300 since he joined Syracuse, but it just seems that there is a greater gap in performance at AAA and performance at the Big League level than ever before. It just “feels” like a .300 hitter at AAA hits about .240 when they make the jump. I don’t have any data on it, just a feeling. Can anyone find any data on it? Either way, good luck to Ruben. Here is a chance to be a hero.

    Reply
  8. skeebwilcox

    3 years ago

    Bryan Reynolds is sending flowers…

    Reply
  9. goob

    3 years ago

    “It’ll be Tejada’s first MLB action in a Mets uniform since he broke his leg in the 2015 NLDS.”

    Jeff, I think you mean – when Uckin’ Futley broke it for him – while making a football play in a baseball game – which prompted a major MLB rule change.

    And BTW, good luck Ruben Tejada!

    Reply
    • nymetsking

      3 years ago

      ^ this

      Reply
  10. Reflect

    3 years ago

    A bit annoying that I have to go back three articles to see that the injury in question is to his left hamstring.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.
Log in Register

ad: 300x250_1_MLB

    Top Stories

    Jake McGee Retires

    Royals Re-Sign Zack Greinke

    Orioles To Decline Five-Year Lease Extension At Camden Yards, Seeking Longer-Term Agreement With Maryland Stadium Authority

    Mariners, Dylan Moore Agree to Three-Year Extension

    Blue Jays Sign Chad Green

    Rays Extend Yandy Diaz

    Dexter Fowler Announces Retirement

    Mets Sign Jeff McNeil To Four-Year Extension

    Red Sox, Marlins Swap Matt Barnes For Richard Bleier

    Darren O’Day Announces Retirement

    Braves Extend Manager Brian Snitker Through 2025

    Rays Sign Pete Fairbanks To Extension

    Royals Sign Aroldis Chapman To One-Year Deal

    Athletics Sign Jesús Aguilar

    Orioles Acquire Cole Irvin From A’s

    Astros Name Dana Brown General Manager

    Rays Extend Jeffrey Springs

    Royals, Red Sox Swap Adalberto Mondesi For Josh Taylor

    Red Sox Designate Matt Barnes For Assignment

    Scott Rolen Elected Into Baseball Hall Of Fame

    Recent

    Jake McGee Retires

    Latest On Yuli Gurriel’s Free Agency

    Dodgers Sign Luke Williams, Yusniel Diaz, Robbie Erlin To Minor League Deals

    Mariners Outright J.B. Bukauskas

    Twins’ VP Of Player Personnel Mike Radcliff Passes Away

    Padres Promote Ryan Christenson To Associate Manager

    Diamondbacks Sign Yairo Munoz To Minor League Contract

    Big Hype Prospects: Cowser, Bleday, Alvarez, Outman, Steer

    White Sox Acquire Franklin German, Designate Jason Bilous

    Rangers Sign Bernardo Flores Jr. To Minor League Contract

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Offseason Outlook Series
    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Go Ad-Free
    • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2023
    • 2022-23 MLB Free Agent List
    • MLB Player Chats
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    ad: 160x600_MLB

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • Feeds by Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    hide arrowsFOX Sports Engage Network scroll to top
    Close

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version