Alonso (left wrist) prone to go on injured listing (supply)

NEW YORK — Two days after being struck on the left wrist by a fastball, Pete Alonso seems headed to the injured listing.

Alonso was drilled on the left wrist by a 97-mph Charlie Morton fastball in Wednesday’s loss to the Braves in Atlanta and traveled to a New York the subsequent day for X-rays. Those got here again unfavourable, however a supply stated Friday morning that Alonso is prone to be positioned on the IL earlier than the Mets’ sequence opener in Pittsburgh. He had undergone a bone scan Thursday following his X-ray, and the Mets have but to launch outcomes of that take a look at.

The Mets intend to launch an up to date analysis later Thursday.

The lack of Alonso, even for a short time period, could be a big blow to a Mets staff that has relied on him nearly singularly for its energy manufacturing. Alonso’s league-leading 22 dwelling runs are the identical quantity as his subsequent two teammates mixed. He has accounted for 29 % of the Mets’ homers and 18 % of their RBIs.

Alonso has additionally been one in all baseball’s most sturdy gamers since breaking into the league in 2019, showing in 97.4 % of the Mets’ video games. He has landed on the IL solely as soon as earlier than, lacking the minimal 10 days in 2021 resulting from a sprained proper wrist.

Before this damage, Alonso was on tempo for 57 dwelling runs. His quest to turn out to be the primary National League participant of his technology to hit 60 now seems far much less lifelike.

That, for the Mets, is the least of their worries. The staff enters Pittsburgh having misplaced 5 consecutive video games, together with a sweep in Atlanta that dropped the Mets a season-high 8 1/2 video games out of first place.