New York Mets slugging third baseman/DH Mark Vientos will begin a rehab assignment next week, per manager Carlos Mendoza.

New York Mets' Jared Young (29) gets excited about his first home run of the season with Brett Baty (7) during the first inning against the Chicago White Sox, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in New York. Baty scored on Young's home run. AP

"Jeff McNeil is Jeff McNeil — it is not some random player," Francisco Lindor said. "He is very valuable to us."

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane Baz (5-3, 4.97 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Mets: Griffin Canning (6-2, 3.22 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 61 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays meet the New York Mets looking to sweep their three-game series.

A new report may open the door for the New York Mets to make a blockbuster trade for multiple players to fill a few needs for the second half.

David Stearns, the president of baseball operations for the Mets, said the front office considers pitching talent at the major league level sufficient to weather an injury to a starter.

New York Mets' pitcher Kodai Senga suffered an injury in his start against the Washington Nationals on Thursday.

The Mets looked like they were well on their way to a seventh straight victory as Clay Holmes left the mound. For the third time in his last four starts, the right-hander had allowed just one run. He exited the game after five innings of work with his team up 5-1. Then disaster ensued.

The series loss is the first for New York since it dropped two of three against the Boston Red Sox from May 19-21.

Vientos is slashing .230/.298/.380 with six homers and 21 RBI across 53 games, a step down from his .266/.322/.516 line last season. The 25-year-old also notched a career-high 27 homers and 71 RBI over 111 games last year and slashed .327/.362/.636 with five homers and 14 RBI over 13 playoff contests.

NEW YORK - The Tampa Bay Rays stymied the New York Mets for a second consecutive day at Citi Field on Saturday, overcoming a 51-minute pregame rain delay to win