Jeff McNeil's return to the New York Mets might take a little bit longer than expected. Before New York's spring training game on Friday, manager Carlos Mendoza provided an update on the second baseman,

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The Mets have not publicly named a fill-in second baseman for the weeks Jeff McNeil will miss because of a strained right oblique, but Brett Baty has drawn rave reviews from manager Carlos Mendoza in recent days — and not even for his hot hitting.

Prior to the game at Daikin Park, Carlos Mendoza said he wouldn’t necessarily treat second base as a definitive platoon as the team waits for Jeff McNeil to return from a strained oblique.