When the Mets released the lineup prior to Wednesday night’s loss to the Atlanta Braves, Pete Alonso‘s absence was glaring. The star first baseman hadn’t missed a game the entire season but the hope was that the team was just giving him rest ahead of Thursday’s scheduled day off.
However, there’s potentially unfortunate news.
Manager Luis Rojas noted after Wednesday’s game that Alonso actually wasn’t available due to left hand soreness. The hope is that it’s not serious — the Mets have been ridden with injuries and went with a Bench Mob-filled lineup in the series finale against Atlanta (Alonso, Jeff McNeil, J.