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WASHINGTON \u2014 A.J. Minter felt tightness in his left triceps a pitch or two before the one that forced him to depart the mound in Saturday\u2019s eighth inning.<\/p>\n
The reliever is headed for an MRI exam and will likely be placed on the injured list, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said after the 2-0 victory over the Nationals.<\/p>\n
Minter, who has pitched to a 1.64 ERA in 13 appearances this season, is the team\u2019s primary left-handed relief option.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just glad it wasn\u2019t my elbow,\u201d Minter said. \u201cBut we are looking probably at an IL stint \u2014 just hopefully I can come back and get this thing fixed and continue to help the team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Among the possibilities to replace Minter is Dedniel N\u00fa\u00f1ez, who has spent the first month of the season at Triple-A Syracuse after getting a late start in spring training.<\/p>\n
Danny Young, the second lefty in the Mets bullpen, has given the team a boost lately \u2014 with seven appearances in his past eight in which he hasn\u2019t surrendered an earned run. <\/p>\n
Young struck out three batters in holding the Nationals scoreless in the sixth inning on Saturday.<\/p>\n
In need of a starting pitcher for the next home series \u2014 or at least an arm to potentially pitch behind an opener \u2014 the Mets are leaning toward a journeyman within their organization.<\/p>\n
Brandon Waddell, a 30-year-old lefty, is the leading candidate to be inserted into the rotation for Wednesday\u2019s game against the Diamondbacks at Citi Field, according to sources.<\/p>\n
The sixth starter is needed as the Mets look to keep Kodai Senga on extra rest during this stretch of 13 games without a scheduled day off.<\/p>\n
Waddell\u2019s most recent major league appearance came with the Cardinals in 2021. This season he has pitched to a 1.54 ERA in five starts for Triple-A Syracuse.<\/p>\n
The Mets on their most recent road trip used Justin Hagenman as a sixth \u201cstarter\u201d \u2014 the right-hander pitched 3 \u00b9\/\u2083 innings behind Huascar Brazob\u00e1n, who was utilized as an opener against the Twins.<\/p>\n
Another potential candidate for Wednesday\u2019s pitching assignment, top prospect Brandon Sproat, is off to a seesaw start with Syracuse. The right-hander has pitched to a 5.79 ERA in five outings and struggled in his most recent start on Thursday. Team officials haven\u2019t shown any inclination toward pushing Sproat to the big leagues.<\/p>\n
Jeff McNeil started in center field for the third time in his career as Mendoza inserted Luisangel Acu\u00f1a into the lineup at second base. <\/p>\n
McNeil, who started twice in center in 2023, got reacquainted with the position during his minor league rehab assignment.<\/p>\n
Mendoza said he prefers to keep Brandon Nimmo in left field (at least for now) rather than move him to center field because of the knee discomfort that was an issue for him during spring training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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