Jay Bruce Available To Pinch-Hit
Jay Bruce is sitting out the team’s opening game of their series against the Washington Nationals on Monday due to plantar fasciitis, but he’ll be available to pinch-hit if needed. This lines up with our expectations after Bruce said he should play on Tuesday. There shouldn’t be much long-term worry here, although he may need to miss time here and there as this issue did affect him throughout spring training as well. Bruce is off to a slow start this year, and his contact quality may have something to do with it. His hard hit rate is a putrid 22.9%, which would be a career-worst by miles; that will obviously need to turn around if he’s going to replicate his successful 2017.
Source: Matt Ehalt
New York Mets outfielder Source: Matt Ehalt

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