JUPITER, Fla. — Carlos Mendoza handled about three minutes worth of injury questions before the Mets manager could speak about other subjects Saturday.
None of the newly discovered pains appear serious at the moment, but the Mets are banged-up in the early weeks of spring.
The most notable injury belongs to Jeff McNeil, who suffered a left bicep issue Thursday.
The Mets’ second baseman was hitting in the cage and “felt something,” Mendoza said. McNeil has been shut down from hitting for a couple days.
“We don’t think it’s anything serious,” Mendoza said of McNeil, who has yet to appear in a Grapefruit League game.
McNeil, who rehabbed a partially torn UCL in his left elbow this offseason, is still doing fielding drills.
The Mets are off Monday and plan to see how McNeil feels afterward. At this point, no tests have been scheduled.
Utility infielder Joey Wendle also has yet to play in exhibition games after experiencing right shoulder soreness early in camp, Mendoza said.
Wendle, signed to a one-year, $2 million deal this offseason, was shut down from throwing for a few days and has been building back up, throwing up to 120 feet Friday.
Everything is progressing well,” Mendoza said. “I think the goal is to have him in games at some point next week.”
In better news for the Mets, righty reliever Shintaro Fujinami reported to camp after leaving for Japan to attend to a personal issue and obtain a work visa.
The belief is Fujinami still will be ready by Opening Day.
Brandon Nimmo, who has been building up slowly during camp, is expected to debut in the Grapefruit League in Sunday’s game against the Astros at Clover Park.
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