MINNEAPOLIS — Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt was “in good spirits” and present process extra testing at a neighborhood hospital on Wednesday, in accordance with an MLB spokesman, after he was hit with a line drive off the aspect of head.
Wendelstedt was umpiring first base when Tyrone Taylor’s foul shot within the sixth inning beaned him.
“I saw it like I was watching it in slow motion,” Taylor mentioned after the Mets’ 4-3 loss to the Twins at Goal Discipline. “It was just scary.”
Wendelstedt was “coherent, speaking,” in accordance with crew chief Todd Tichenor.
The rest of the sport was performed with three umpires.
Taylor mentioned the incident reminded him of a line drive he hit into the stands earlier in his profession that injured a fan.
“It feels like it was my fault,” Taylor mentioned.
Jeff McNeil’s subsequent act in his rehab will contain attempting a unique place.
Because the Mets second baseman continues towards a return from an indirect pressure, he’s scheduled to play middle subject on Thursday for Low-A St. Lucie, in accordance with supervisor Carlos Mendoza.
McNeil has three middle subject appearances in his main league profession, two of which have been begins in 2023.
The Mets have a chance for enjoying time in middle, with Jose Siri sidelined by a fractured left tibia. Siri is anticipated to be positioned on the injured record Thursday.
“This is nothing new for [McNeil], he has played there before,” Mendoza mentioned. “But we wanted to take advantage of this opportunity in the minor leagues, he’s on board with it.”
Mendoza famous the membership additionally has Taylor and Luisangel Acuña as middle subject choices, however desires to extend McNeil’s positional flexibility.
McNeil’s rehab will doubtlessly shift to Triple-A Syracuse this weekend, however Mendoza mentioned the climate will play a figuring out issue.
McNeil strained his indirect early in spring coaching and has been rehabbing since.
Francisco Alvarez was scheduled for a return to motion with Double-A Binghamton, a day after he was hit by a pitch within the left hand and departed the sport after catching the following inning.
Alvarez is rehabbing from surgical procedure on that very same hand.
“A little scary, he came out of the game, but he is fine,” Mendoza mentioned.
