New York Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes expects to miss three days after leaving Sunday's 14-2 victory over the San Diego Padres with an injured left thumb.
Cespedes suffered the injury in the first inning on a headfirst slide into third base. The veteran outfielder said he will undergo an MRI on Monday and, according to his timeline, could return to the Mets' lineup Thursday against the Atlanta Braves.
"It's not the first time this thing happened to me," Cespedes said through an interpreter, according to the New York Daily News.