Mets get good news on Mark Vientos hamstring injury with Sean Manaea to start rehab assignment

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.LOS ANGELES — Mark Vientos’ stay on the injured list may not last very long.The Mets received “relatively good news” about the third baseman on Wednesday, according to manager Carlos Mendoza, with an MRI exam revealing the hamstring injury Vientos sustained two days earlier was a low-grade strain.Mendoza added that Vientos will be treated for 10-14 days until he is symptom free before he begins building up for a return.

Vientos fell running to first base Monday and emerged grabbing at the hamstring.“A guy goes down the way he did, you kind of expect the worst,” Mendoza said before the Mets faced the Dodgers.“But once he went through all the testing, talking to the trainers, you hate to see him go down at any time, but the fact they are telling us it’s low grade is good news.”Ronny Mauricio was promoted from Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday to fill Vientos’ roster spot and started a second straight game on Wednesday.Sean Manaea will begin a minor league rehab assignment on Friday, when he is scheduled to throw 35 pitches for Single-A Brooklyn.

The left-hander has been rehabbing an oblique strain since spring training.Brett Baty, who has excelled defensively at third base since his return last month from Syracuse, started at second base, with Mauricio at third.Mendoza said he reached the decision on the alignment after asking Mauricio where he felt the most comfortable.“Mauricio said he was good wherever, but third base, coming up as a shortstop, he’s more comfortable on the left side of the infield as of right now,” Mendoza said.

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