New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil will miss Opening Day after suffering a low-grade right oblique strain, manager Carlos Mendoza disclosed on Thursday. He will be shut down from any baseball activities for seven to 10 days and could miss up to three or four weeks.

If the New York Mets were merely toying with the idea of Luisangel Acuña and Brett Baty making the roster, that discussion just got a lot more serious.Jeff McNeil, their everyday second baseman, is sidelined for the next three to four weeks with a strained right oblique,

Second baseman Jeff McNeil suffered a low-grade strain of his right oblique this week, manager Carlos Mendoza revealed Thursday. The Mets expect him to miss three or four weeks — which, since the season begins in two weeks, means he likely will sit out for the first couple of series at least.