The New York Mets bad season just got worse.

It’s bad enough that they lost the first two games of the Subway Series to the Yankees 5-1 on Friday and 5-2 on Saturday, but now they’re waiting to see how extensive a hamstring injury to Jose Reyes is.

Reyes left Saturday’s game with a left hamstring injury he suffered sprinting down the first base line to beat out an infield hit. This happened in his first at bat and after going back onto the field in the top of the second, he decided to remove himself from the game.

How severe of a blow is this to the Mets?

An MRI on Sunday will tell but in the meantime, keep in mind that Reyes is leading the majors with a .352 average and 124 hits. The speedster also leads the majors with 15 triples and sits in the number two spot in stolen bases with 30. Add 42 multi-hit games and 65 runs scored….you get the picture.

This couldn’t happen at a worse time this season as the Mets are battling to get back to .500 after losing their past three and dropping to 41-42. Couldn’t happen at a worse time for Reyes as well since he becomes a free agent at the end of this season.

If Reyes goes on the IR, he will join several teammates who have missed a significant amount of time for the Mets this season.

Reyes has been the talk of the league this season after setting a new franchise record of reaching 100 hits in the fewest games and after rival Yankees star Alex Rodriguez called him the “world’s best player.”

That statement started a debate with Yankees GM Brian Cashman who argued that Robinson Cano was the best player on the field. Have to think Cashman would get outvoted on that one.   

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Jay Donetelli is a Tampa-based freelance sportswriter and contributor to Sports Climax. With an opinion sharper than an Ovechkin skate blade with the sting of an Ali jab, Donetelli has a loyal cult of readers who have found a way to love him.

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