Nick Madrigal His left shoulder was dislocated in the spring training plane game between the Metropolitan and the National today. In the first inning of the game, Madrigal (playing shortstop) had to awkwardly adjust his body to collect a skewed ground ball and get injured after throwing it to the ground at the first base.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters (including Andy Martino of Snay) that Madrigal will need an MRI to determine the extent of the damage, so dislocation The severity of the severity is unknown. The veteran infielder will certainly miss some recovery time, even more severe dislocations may even require surgery, and it ended as early as Madrigal’s 2025 season.
The Cubs chose non-truck Madrid Gal last fall instead of paying him an expected arbitration salary of 1.9mm, and then Madrigal grabbed the Mets’ split contract. If he stays in the active roster in New York, he can earn 1.35mm, although the split nature of the deal allows the Mets to move Madrigal to Triple-A for greater roster flexibility as he has another The choice of minor leagues.
between Francisco Lindor,,,,, Mark Vientos,,,,, Jeff McNeillresign now Pete Alonsothe Mets’ daily infield is perfectly suited to make Madrid Gal the most experienced member of a group of players competing for backup jobs. Martino Jose Iglesias) If Madrigal does have to miss a lot of time. This opens the door at least one Brett Baty,,,,, Luisangel Acunaor Ronnie Mauricio Become a part of the opening day lineup, plus Donovan Walton and Luis de Los Santos Also in the camp of the minor league trade.
Madrigal is a defensive expert who has played a lot of offenses over the past three seasons, and past injuries may have caused this offensive decline. In the 2020 season, Madrigal separated his left shoulder, which led to offseason surgery. His 2021 and 2024 seasons ended prematurely with injuries – hamstring surgery and a fracture in his left hand. In between, Madrigal also missed a lot of time in 2022 and 2023 seasons, hamstring and groin problems.
