Things got scary and awkward during the New York Mets and Oakland Athletics game in Sacramento. At the top of the second inning, Jose Siri found himself lying flat in the dirt. Why? Well, Siri fouled a ball straight off his lower leg. And it looked bad, as he was down for several minutes in pain, as trainers rushed by his side.

Making things more difficult was the fact that getting Siri off the field was not simple. The A’s clubhouse is way out, and walking was not an option. So the team brought a golf cart. But as if things couldn’t get more dire, the cart ran out of gas.

Two trainers had helped Siri onto the cart. So, they did find themselves in a pretty awkward situation. But finally, things settled, and he was carted away.

Tyron Taylor then stepped in to finish Siri’s at-bat, and he struck out and took over in center field. Siri, meanwhile, is now in his first season with the New York Mets after being traded from the Tampa Bay Rays. But he still hasn’t gotten the best start, standing at just 1 for 20 at the plate so far. He also has an on-base percentage of .208 and a .308 OPS. But one has to give credit when due because when Jose Siri’s bat goes quiet, his defense does speak.

Last year, he had ranked second among all the center fielders in Outs Above Average. He is fast and fearless in the outfield when he is healthy. And he proved his worth and power when the Mets managed a 7-6 win on Friday night. The $2.4 million star worked a nine-pitch walk and scored from third on a shallow fly ball. And it caught the A’s defense napping.

That being said, the injury now is rather unfortunate, and whether he will go to IL remains to be seen. No official update has come as of yet, but the New York Mets will surely be crossing their fingers. But if things go south, they do have other backup options like Taylor, Nimmo, and Marte. Even though none of them have much power like Vientos. For now, though, they are hoping another of their players comes back from a slump.

The New York Mets have to worry about Mark Vientos’ cold streak

The New York Mets, of course, are on a roll and have a stellar 9-4 start in 2025. This is what most expected, given they have superstars of MLB: Pete Alonso and Juan Soto! But while the rest of the team is heating up, there is one bat that is doing nothing—Mark Vientos. The 25-year-old third baseman has struggled right from the get-go.

Vientos has hit just .109 with a .393 OPS. He has no home runs and only one RBI heading into the matchup against the Athletics. This is not the same player, or rather, the same form he showed last year. He was red hot last postseason. So of course, the expectations are sky-high now. But so far, he hasn’t been able to deliver. But even so, not everyone is panicked-not yet.

Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller gave Mark Vientos a 1.2 out of 10 on his MLB Panic Meter. He feels that bad luck, rather than bad hitting, is the reason for Vientos’ slump. Miller highlighted, “He’s just having some horrific luck thus far.” Well, Vientos’ low BABIP, which is 172 points below his 2024 mark, shows the situation right now.

But Miller highlighted Vientos’ exit velocity as the real silver lining here. “Four of his five balls with at least a 102 MPH exit velocity have gone for an out….It shouldn’t be long before the third baseman who had a .998 OPS in 13 postseason games starts avoiding gloves and gets back into a groove,” said Miller. And in simple terms, it means that contact is there, but luck isn’t.

But luck will need to change fast because if Vientos doesn’t mend his ways, even patience will run dry. For now, though, Vientos will be on thin ice. When do you see Vientos bouncing back into being himself? Let us know.