Jeff McNeil batting cleanup on Opening Day
Jeff McNeil is batting clean up and playing second base in Friday’s game against the Brewers.
Advice: This is where McNeil was lined up during his Spring Training debut and he’ll stay in that role to begin the regular season. The 31-year-old is 8-for-24 (.333 AVG) with a .671 OPS in the four hole during his career. McNeil likely needs to get more at bats since he only played in five spring games and did not record a hit, so having him in the cleanup spot makes sense in that aspect, but it still remains to be seen if that will be a long term position for the second baseman. Here’s the the Mets’ Opening Day lineup: Brandon Nimmo LF, Francisco Lindor SS, Pete Alonso 1B, Jeff McNeil 2B, Starling Marte RF, DJ Stewart DH, Francisco Alvarez C, Brett Bady 3B, Harrison Bader CF, José Quintana SP.
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