Mets centerfielder Jose Siri left Saturday’s game vs. the Athletics with a left shin contusion, and manager Carlos Mendoza said on Sunday that the outfielder is still in pain, making a stint on the Injured List a possibility.
"He’s in pain," Mendoza said on Sunday. "He walked in this morning still on crutches. Like I said, he’s pretty sore, not able to put weight on it. He’s getting treatment right now and we’ll see where we’re at, but he’s in pain."
Mendoza was then asked a follow-up question about whether the injury could result in an IL stint for Siri.
"It could be," Mendoza answered. "We’ll have to have a conversation after the game and maybe tomorrow, but the way he’s feeling right now, I could see this being a potential IL [situation]."
Siri underwent x-rays on Saturday, which came back negative, and the team still considers him day-to-day, at least for the time being.
The 29-year-old stayed down for several minutes after fouling a ball off his leg during his at-bat in the top of the second on Saturday -- the speedster then needed assistance from trainers as he limped back to the dugout and was carted to the clubhouse in left-centerfield.
"Honestly, I was expecting the worst," Mendoza said after the game on Saturday. "When I went out there he was in pain, he couldn't put any weight on it -- so when the trainers got a hold of me and told me in the middle of the game I was like alright at least it's good news but he's going to be in pain."
"It got me right there, right on the bone, pretty much," Siri said through a translator on Saturday. "Right now, I feel like I don't have any power in that leg -- it's the first time it's ever happened to me, so I can't really judge it based on how it's going to be in the next couple days.
"I think what we should do is just wait and see how it feels and then we'll have a better idea."