Vientos fouled a ball off his right ankle in the top of the fourth inning in Sunday’s series finale in Anaheim. Manager Carlos Mendoza said Vientos was scheduled to go through his regular pregame routine in St. Louis but that he was being held out of the starting lineup.
“Kind of [swelled] up after the game, but he’s better today,” Mendoza said. “He’s a player for us, but I just wanted to give him a day.”
Aug. 3: RHP Brandon Sproat promoted to Triple-A Syracuse
Sproat, the Mets’ No. 5 prospect and top pitching prospect, was promoted one day following his dominant start for Double-A Binghamton where he struck out 13 batters — 11 of them consecutively — across five scoreless innings.
Sproat has a 2.05 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP with 110 strikeouts across 87 2/3 innings in 17 appearances in the Minor Leagues this season.
