Mets 3B Mark Vientos left Saturday afternoon’s 3-0 win against the St. Louis Cardinals early due to groin discomfort and is considered day-to-day.
Manager Carlos Mendoza spoke after the game and said his third baseman “felt it” after he made a leaping grab on a line drive to start the fourth inning.
“I think it was the batter right after that play, there was a foul ball that he reacted towards the baseball and he felt something,” the skipper said.
After testing Vientos following his departure, the team’s level of concern is “low-level” and will wait and see how he feels on Sunday.
Vientos was replaced by Brett Baty in the field in the top of the fifth inning and he immediately made an impact — throwing Thomas Saggese out at the plate attempting to score on a grounder to third.
Vientos finished the day 0-for-2 with a groundout and a popout. Baty went 0-for-1 with a walk.
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