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MINNEAPOLIS — New York Mets center fielder Jose Siri was diagnosed Monday with a fractured left tibia, which he sustained on Saturday in West Sacramento, Calif., when he fouled a pitch off his leg. “I didn’t think it was that serious,” Siri said through interpreter Alan Suriel after Monday’s 5-1 win over the Minnesota Twins.
“It’s obviously disappointing.” Advertisement The Mets did not place a timeline on Siri’s absence beyond manager Carlos Mendoza saying he’ll be out “a while,” but this type of injury typically takes months to heal. Siri’s season could be in jeopardy.
According to Baseball Prospectus, the last three players to fracture their tibia in-season have missed the rest of the year. The last player to return from a fractured tibia within the same season was Andre Ethier in 2016; he suffered the fracture the first week of April and was back for the final two weeks of September. “I’m a quick healer,” Siri said.
Jose Siri says he's disappointed with his fractured tibia "I'm a quick healer, so hopefully something good can come out of it" pic.twitter.com/eaUs3eLUM5 — SNY (@SNYtv) April 15, 2025 The Mets acquired Siri from the Tampa Bay Rays in the offseason, hopeful he would bring his characteristically superb defense in center field while improving his contact skills at the plate.
He’d been sharing time in center with Tyrone Taylor and was off to just a 1-for-20 start. In Siri’s absence, Taylor will step in as the regular center fielder. The Mets also have Brandon Nimmo and Luisangel Acuña as potential players in center.
Acuña played 31 games in center field for Triple-A Syracuse last season. Nimmo, of course, was the Mets’ regular center fielder through 2023 and played 22 games in the position last season. Mendoza mentioned giving more time in the outfield corners to Starling Marte and Jesse Winker, who to this point have served exclusively as designated hitters.
The Mets right now do not have a healthy position player on the 40-man roster to call up. Veterans José Azocar, Billy McKinney and Rafael Ortega are all at Syracuse. Given the outfield depth already on the big-league roster, New York could also call up an infielder like Donovan Walton, Luis De Los Santos or Luke Ritter, who were all in big-league camp during spring training.
The Mets have two spots open on the 40-man roster for any addition. GO DEEPER A's-Mets game in Sacramento interrupted by medical cart malfunction (Photo: Sara Nevis / Associated Press).
