Brett Baty exits with groin tightness in new Mets injury concern

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.Brett Baty was lifted from the Mets loss to the Rays on Sunday in the seventh inning after feeling tightness in his right groin.Manager Carlos Mendoza described Baty as day to day, saying there are no X-rays or MRI exams currently scheduled.“I was going for a foul ball that was flared toward the tarp and I kinda stepped over with my left [foot], kinda backwards, and I just felt a little tightness in my right groin,” Baty said after the 9-0 defeat.Ronny Mauricio pinch hit for Baty and played the last three innings.The Mets are already missing Mark Vientos at third base with a hamstring injury, though the 25-year-old is set to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday.Baty, who has struggled this year aside from a red-hot May, was 0-for-2 on Sunday and finished the weekend with just one hit across three games — a home run on Saturday.“I want to see how it feels tomorrow first,” Baty said when asked about his concern level.

“I think what we’re gonna do is just take it day by day, ’cause something like this has happened to me in the past.I responded well to treatment and stuff.

We’re just gonna see how it feels tomorrow.”Two years ago, Baty said he felt a similar tightness in his left groin after stealing a base, but it was resolved with treatment.The Mets were hitless with runners in scoring position on Sunday, continuing a season-long trend that saw them enter Sunday 27th in batting average with runners in scoring position.Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Please provide a valid email address.

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