A scuffling New York Mets offense lost one of its few bright spots Wednesday, when utility man Jared Young landed on the injured list with a meniscus tear in his left knee.
Young, 7-for-20 to begin this season, will undergo surgery and miss somewhere in the neighborhood of six to eight weeks, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said.
His absence comes at a time when Juan Soto is still working his way back from a calf strain and Jorge Polanco is playing through an Achilles injury. Polanco’s foot was especially bothering him after Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, prompting the Mets to keep him out of the lineup for Wednesday’s series-ending 8-2 loss at Dodger Stadium.