As the New York Mets prepare to welcome back a lineup regular, they have an impending logjam to sort out. Second baseman Jeff McNeil is completing a rehab assignment with Double-A Binghamton this weekend and should be ready to roll by the beginning of next week.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza gave an update on Dedniel Núñez and discussed Jeff McNeil's showing in center prior to Friday's game.

NEW YORK — In the aftermath of Jose Siri being out “a while,” as manager Carlos Mendoza put it, because of a fractured leg, center field emerged as an intriguing position to watch for the New York Mets.