NEWYORK — Mets Our forefathers Brandon Nimmo and Mark Canha was added to the injured list Friday after a New York coach tested positive for COVID-19.
No player was with the team in Citi Field’s home opener against the team Arizona Diamondbacks.
Mets manager Buck Showalter, who did not identify the coach, confirmed that one of his staff members tested positive for coronavirus and was absent on Friday.
The team did not say whether Nimmo and Canha tested positive. Showalter would not say whether either player received a COVID-19 vaccine, but did acknowledge the rules for returning to the lineup under baseball’s new labor agreement are different for those players. vaccinated compared with those who were not vaccinated.
“I tested negative,” Showalter said. “But I don’t need me.”
Versatile Second Gunner Jeff McNeil Move to the field on the left where Canha is, and Travis Jankowski start for Nimmo in the center. Robinson Canó plays second base.
Canha missed his first home opener against the Mets after signing a two-year, $26.5 million deal as a free agent in November. He won ,381 (8 eat 21) with four walks on a 5-2 road trip in New York to start the season.
Nimmo, who has scored in consecutive games, may have missed the final opener at home to the Mets – he could become a free agent next season. The sharp-eyed lead was 8-24 (.333) with six runs and four walks en route to Washington and Philadelphia.
“It’s a part of life in the 2020s, let alone baseball,” Showalter said. “We all depend on each other to do the right thing.”
To replace them on the active roster, the Mets have recalled midfielder Nick Plummer from Triple-A Syracuse and selected midfielder Matt Reynolds from Syracuse.
“That’s why you prepare for these things,” says Showalter. “There are a few others on duty in case we need them.”
