Tommy Pham On The Bench Thursday
1 year agoNew York Mets outfielder Tommy Pham will take the day off on Thursday against the visiting Washington Nationals. In his place, Mark Canha will make the start in left field and hit seventh in the batting order against Nationals right-hander Josiah Gray. Pham has dealt with a nagging groin injury so far in the second half of the season, which might help explain why he has only two hits in 16 at-bats with a double, one RBI, a stolen base and three runs scored in seven games since the All-Star break. The 35-year-old has been decent for the Mets in 2023 with nine home runs, 35 RBI and 11 stolen bases in his 76 games played, and he could be a trade candidate before next Tuesday's deadline. Canha hasn't been much better of late, going 3-for-20 with no home runs or RBI in his last six games.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com