Starling Marte Has Neck Strain, Listed As Day To Day

During a steal of third base in the first inning of the Miami Marlins and New York Mets’ game Sunday afternoon, Mets’ outfielder Starling Marte left the game. He was able to finish out the frame, but was removed in between innings. Marte slid head-first into third and his head collided with Jean Segura‘s lower half. The collision, of course, also put pressure on Marte’s neck. It also temporarily broke the sun glasses Marte was sporting.

Marte, who was batting second in the order, crushed a one-out double to left field. The ball left the bat at nearly 100 mph and the speedy right fielder found himself on second base. With Francisco Lindor at the plate, Marte attempted the steal just moments later. Starling just beat the nice throw by Marlins’ catcher Nick Fortes, but paid the price as he slid head-first into Segura’s lower half.

As mentioned above, it is encouraging that Marte remained in the game to finish out the inning. After he was removed, per the SNY broadcast, he was still seen in the dugout with the team, though, stretching his neck.

The Mets announced during the fourth inning that Marte was diagnosed with a neck strain. The team is labeling him as day-to-day.