Mets' Brett Baty scratched from Sunday's lineup due to jammed thumb, expected to play Tuesday

Brett Baty was surprisingly scratched from the Mets  starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the San Francisco Giants, but luckily, manager Carlos Mendoza said there isn't a cause for long-term concern. Baty is dealing with a jammed thumb that occurred on his slide into second base following a seventh-inning double in Saturday's win. "Last night on that head-first slide at second base he jammed that left thumb," Mendoza said.

"He was able to finish the game, little sore afterwards. And then this morning, basically the same. We're just trying to be smart about it and that's why he came out of the lineup.

" He added: "No. After talking to him, he's probably a day or two [away]. Should be good to go on Tuesday.

We're not planning on doing any imaging or anything like that, he's just day-to-day. " Mendoza also noted that Baty jammed his left thumb, which is more good news, as he previously needed surgery to repair a UCL tear in his right thumb  that caused him to miss the last month of the 2022 season. "No, it's a different one, it's the other one," Mendoza said.