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- Updated: May 21, 2016
NEW YORK — Mets first baseman Lucas Duda was a late scratch from Saturday’s lineup with a back injury that may be more serious than the team initially believed.
After going for an MRI earlier Saturday, Duda is now scheduled to undergo further testing in the coming days. In the interim, doctors have instructed him to sit out at least Saturday and Sunday against the Brewers. The Mets fear that Duda has a disk issue in his lower back, according to manager Terry Collins.
“It’s pretty concerning,” Collins said. “He’s tried to go out the last couple games and play and it’s still bothering him.”
Since hitting his seventh home run on May 4, Duda is batting .167 with a .286 on-base percentage and a .214 slugging mark. He sat out Tuesday and Wednesday against the Nationals with what the …
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