{"id":58786,"date":"2025-05-05T07:13:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T07:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=58786"},"modified":"2025-05-05T07:15:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T07:15:05","slug":"mets-likely-to-place-jesse-winker-on-10-day-il-with-oblique-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=58786","title":{"rendered":"Mets Likely To Place Jesse Winker On 10-Day IL With Oblique Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<header><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1rV8WU.img?w=768&amp;h=512&amp;m=6\" alt=\"Jesse Winker endearing himself to Citi Field faithful \u2014 and leaving hated Brewers in the past\" \/>By Mark Polishuk | <time datetime=\"2025-05-04T23:15:44-05:00\">May 4, 2025<\/time> at <time datetime=\"2025-05-04T23:15:44-05:00\">11:15pm CDT<\/time><\/header>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Jesse Winker<\/strong> was removed during the fourth inning of today\u2019s 6-5 Mets loss to the Cardinals when Winker hurt his right side after a making a throw from left field.\u00a0 Attempting to throw out <strong>Brendan Donovan<\/strong> at home during a third-inning sacrifice fly, Winker told reporters (including MLB.com\u2019s Anthony DiComo) postgame that he \u201c<em>felt it pretty much right when I threw the ball<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 Winker finished the rest of the inning, but was replaced before the Mets\u2019 next turn in the field.<\/p>\n<p>An MRI revealed oblique damage, and Winker will head back to New York for more testing on Monday.\u00a0 An official placement for Winker on the 10-day injured list is sure to follow before the Mets take the field tomorrow in Phoenix to start a series against the Diamondbacks.\u00a0 Oblique injuries have an uncertain timeline even if a player is dealing with a minor strain, and a more severe strain could put Winker out for months or even put his season in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday marked Winker\u2019s first start of the season in the outfield, and only his second non-DH appearance in 24 total appearances in 2025.\u00a0 Because the Mets were playing a doubleheader against the Cardinals, the team had to stretch the roster a bit more than usual, leading to Winker\u2019s start in left field in the first game, and <strong>Starling Marte<\/strong>\u2019s first appearance in the outfield all season when he was the starting right fielder for the second game.<\/p>\n<p>Getting hurt during that rare outfield outing just adds to the misfortune of Winker\u2019s situation, and his absence will remove a key left-handed bat from New York\u2019s roster.\u00a0 Winker and Marte have covered the designated hitter at-bats in a lefty\/right platoon, so as DiComo notes, the Mets might be able to fill Winker\u2019s spot by cycling multiple players through the DH spot.\u00a0 Such left-handed hitting options as <strong>Jared Young<\/strong>, <strong>Jon Singleton<\/strong>, <strong>Donovan Walton<\/strong>, or <strong>Billy McKinney<\/strong> are at Triple-A as potential call-ups \u2014 Young is the only member of that group who is on the 40-man roster, but the Mets could open up another 40-man spot by moving <strong>Jose Siri<\/strong> to the 60-day IL.<\/p>\n<p>Winker is off to an okay but unspectacular start in 2025, producing a 104 wRC+ from a .239\/.321\/.418 slash line over 78 plate appearances.\u00a0 Initially acquired as a trade deadline rental from the Nationals last July, Winker hit decently well during the rest of the regular season and then had a monstrous 1.168 OPS over 32 PA during the Mets\u2019 playoff run.\u00a0 The Mets liked what they saw from the veteran and brought him back to Queens on a one-year, $7.5MM free agent deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>View Comments (3)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of New York&#8217;s DH platoon is hurt during a rare outfield start. 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