Starling Marte

Phillies right-hander Taijuan Walker was hit in the left foot by a line drive off the bat of the Mets' Starling Marte and left Thursday's start in the fourth inning.

New York Mets outfielder Harrison Bader is growing frustrated with his diminished role in his first season with the club."I don't handle it well, I can tell you that," Bader said Tuesday, per the New York Post's Mike Puma. "But I certainly don't let it affect the way I prepare, the way I keep focused when I do get an opportunity to go in there and play, even if it's later in the game. If anything, it lights more of a fire under my ass. I'm bothered by it for sure."Bader signed a one-year, $10-million contract in the offseason. The 29-year-old has started 26 of New York's 36 games in 2024. He owns a .280/.314/.340 slash line with one home run, seven RBIs, and five stolen bases over 105 plate appearances. The Mets have Brandon Nimmo and Starling Marte entrenched in center and right field, respectively. Manager Carlos Mendoza has also utilized DJ Stewart and Tyrone Taylor in the outfield at various points this season."I want to win, but I want to play," Bader said. "We all want to play, but it's hard. We have got a lot of guys, and I respect the position that everyone is in. I don't know who makes the lineup, but whatever we have got going on, I respect that position."Bader is in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals, batting seventh and playing center field.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

New York Mets outfielder Harrison Bader is growing frustrated with his diminished role in his first season with the club."I don't handle it well, I can tell you that," Bader said Tuesday, per the New York Post's Mike Puma. "But I certainly don't let it affect the way I prepare, the way I keep focused when I do get an opportunity to go in there and play, even if it's later in the game. If anything, it lights more of a fire under my ass. I'm bothered by it for sure."Bader signed a one-year, $10-million contract in the offseason. The 29-year-old has started 26 of New York's 36 games in 2024. He owns a .280/.314/.340 slash line with one home run, seven RBIs, and five stolen bases over 105 plate appearances. The Mets have Brandon Nimmo and Starling Marte entrenched in center and right field, respectively. Manager Carlos Mendoza has also utilized DJ Stewart and Tyrone Taylor in the outfield at various points this season."I want to win, but I want to play," Bader said. "We all want to play, but it's hard. We have got a lot of guys, and I respect the position that everyone is in. I don't know who makes the lineup, but whatever we have got going on, I respect that position."Bader is in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals, batting seventh and playing center field.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Rays starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot departed with a lower left leg bruise in the second inning of Sunday's game against the Mets after getting hit by a 107.5 mph line drive hit by Starling Marte.

Francisco Lindor drove in the winning runs for the Mets in Thursday's come-from-behind win over the Cubs, but he wasn't supposed to be playing.After being ill for days, Lindor left Wednesday's game early after feeling like he was "going to throw up ... or do No. 2 at shortstop," he said, per MLB.com's Anthony DiComo.Despite spending most of Wednesday night sick, Lindor begged manager Carlos Mendoza to play. Instead, Mendoza said he'd come off the bench."I'll give you the first four or five innings off because I know you're going to come up big," Mendoza told Lindor.The shortstop's first heroics came in the sixth inning when he smacked a double into the right field corner that cut the Cubs' lead to 5-4.(Video source: MLB.com)Then, with the Mets trailing 6-5 in the 11th inning, Lindor hit a game-winning two-run double.(Video source: MLB.com)"When you have a player like that who's dealing with an illness, it's just super uncomfortable," Mets outfielder Starling Marte said. "For him to be able to come through and have two big hits in that game in the moments where we needed it, it was really special."Lindor helped the Mets salvage a series split with the Cubs and lift their record above .500 at 16-15.New York kicks off a three-game set with the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.