New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso exited Wednesday’s 10-3 loss towards the Los Angeles Dodgers (field rating) after being struck within the hand by a James Paxton fastball through the first inning. Afterward, Mets supervisor Carlos Mendoza revealed that X-rays on Alonso’s hand returned destructive. Nonetheless, Mendoza cautioned that the staff would wait till Thursday, once they’re slated to get again the outcomes of a CT scan, to completely verify that Alonso didn’t endure a damaged hand.

Fortuitously for Alonso and the Mets, the CT scan was additionally destructive, in accordance with SNY’s Andy Martino. Alonso is now thought-about day after day.

Alonso was substituted out for by pinch-runner Brett Baty, who then took over at third base. Mark Vientos, the beginning third baseman, slid throughout the diamond to the chilly nook. 

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Alonso, 29, is scheduled to turn out to be a free agent this winter, placing added weight on his means to stay each on the sector and productive all through the season. In 54 video games getting into Wednesday, he had hit .231/.305/.453 (122 OPS+) with 12 residence runs and 26 runs batted in. Alonso’s 122 OPS+ would, if he maintains it the remainder of the way in which, tie a career-low mark. Granted, that claims extra about how he is reliably been a well-above-average hitter all through his five-plus seasons within the majors than anything. Nonetheless, you may be sure he desires to construct the very best case for himself heading into extension and/or free-agent negotiations given how skeptical groups are typically about right-handed first basemen. 

The Mets’ newest loss, their third in a row, drops them to 22-33 on the season, good for fourth place within the Nationwide League East. The Mets have misplaced eight of their final 9 contests, scoring their lone victory over that span on Sunday — that got here in additional innings versus the San Francisco Giants.