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Mets’ Carlos Mendoza Announces Jeff McNeil News After Leaving Diamondbacks Game

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Josh Valdez | Last updated May 7, 2025 10:36 PM ET

The New York Mets flipped the script on the Arizona Diamondbacks after a dormant offensive outing on Tuesday. They that game 5-1, but won 7-1 on Wednesday largely thanks to Juan Soto's two homers and Kodai Senga's six scoreless innings.

However, the struggling second baseman/outfielder Jeff McNeil finally joined the party as well, hitting an RBI triple in the seventh inning. The 33-year-old is slashing .229/.282/.429 with one homer and five RBI this season.

McNeil tweaked his hamstring when running from second to third base on the triple and was taken out for Jose Azocar. New York manager Carlos Mendoza sounded off about the injury after the game, via SNY.

"He said he felt a cramp in his left hamstring, but he's fine," he said. "I was going to be aggressive with Azocar there, anyway. Trainers took a look at him, I just talked to him. He's fine. Nothing to worry about there."

Azocar later scored on Francisco Lindor's double in the ninth.

Carlos Mendoza said Jeff McNeil felt a cramp in his left hamstring and is "fine"

Mendoza said he was going to pinch-run José Azócar for McNeil anyways after his triple pic.twitter.com/3LW1ldl1Bf
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 7, 2025

McNeil had just two hits in his last 17 at-bats before Wednesday's game. The 6-foot, 195-pounder's current form is a far cry from his 2022 campaign, when we won the batting title with a .326/.382/.454 slash line.

The Mets (24-14) won twice in their three-game set with the Diamondbacks (19-18), and are now 5-5 in their last 10 games. They're 2.5 games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies for first place in the NL East as the latter club plays the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.

Up next for New York is a home series vs. the Chicago Cubs.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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