Jeff McNeil managed second base well, and his final remaining test in the Arizona Fall League was in right field.
“If he's healthy, there's a good chance he'll play.” [NLCS] We'll decide on our lineup and go from there,'' manager Carlos Mendoza said Saturday during the team's practice at Citi Field.
McNeil, who is rehabbing from a fractured right wrist, played nine innings at second base and had five at-bats on Friday.
He reported to Mendoza that he was “feeling really good.” He was scheduled to take another at-bat in right field on Saturday.
The Mets value McNeil as a potential left-handed hitter who could come off the bench against the Dodgers and play second base and the outfield if needed.
With the Mets and Yankees the final four teams remaining in the postseason, Luis Severino was asked if he would be willing to risk everything to play for his former team.
“I think in everyone's mind, this is the perfect scenario,” Severino said. “But I think right now we need to focus on the Dodgers.”
Coach Severino said there would be boos at Yankee Stadium if the Subway Series was held.
Before the team's game in July, the right-handed pitcher revealed that he made a comment to a former Yankees teammate in a text chain that there were only “two good hitters” on the team, including Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. It refers to
Tyler Glasnow was the Dodgers pitcher who frustrated the Mets the most during the regular season (two runs in 15 innings), but the right-hander was sidelined with an elbow sprain in September.
The Mets had some success against Yoshinobu Yamamoto, giving up 3 runs in 6 innings.
However, they did not play Game 1 starter Jack Flaherty, who arrived at the trade deadline in a deal with the Tigers.
The Mets also didn't play Walker Buehler during the regular season.
