Mets first baseman Lucas Duda suffered a hyperextended left elbow in the fifth inning of Wednesday’s game when the Phillies’ Cesar Hernandez tried to run out an infield hit and ran into Duda’s glove with his left shoulder as the Met fielded the throw from the pitcher.
Though he remained in the game through the half inning, Duda was removed for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the fifth. An MRI is expected to determine the extent of his injury.
A hyperextension injury is one in which a joint is forced to straighten beyond its normal range of motion.