Mets OF Jay Bruce is not in the starting lineup on Monday night against the Nationals due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot.
"This is something that I dealt with a little bit in Spring Training, and I want to do everything I can to really nip it in the bud and knock it out," Bruce said before the game. "Not have it be a lingering issue."
Bruce dealt with plantar fasciitis early on in Spring Training, and said it's been bothering him the last few days.
"It could have been a lot of things," he said.