The Mets’ injury mess got a lot uglier with Marcus Semien headed for a long absence.
According to Jon Heyman of The New York Post, Semien’s hip flexor issue is a Grade 3 strain, and the recovery window is sitting at roughly 4-6 weeks at minimum. That’s the floor, not the finish line.
“Marcus Semien's hip flexor strain was judged a Grade 3,” Heyman reports. “He tried to play until it severely limited his movement. It will be 4 to 6 weeks minimum.”
Heyman also pointed to Tyrone Taylor’s hip flexor injury as a reminder that even a lesser version of this problem can linger. Taylor’s strain was described as a “grade 1 1/2 to 2 and he missed 28 days.”
That makes Semien’s situation sound even more troubling for the Mets. If Taylor needed 28 days for a milder strain, Semien’s return could stretch well beyond the initial estimate.
At this point, it looks safe to expect Semien to be out through the All-Star break. July is now very much in doubt too, and there’s a real chance he could miss the MLB trade deadline on August 3 as well.
Semien’s numbers before the injury weren’t helping the case for a quick return, either. He was hitting .214 with nine homers, 29 RBIs and a .612 OPS across 80 games and 290 at-bats. He had also gone 1 for his last 19 at-bats before landing on the injured list.
Even with the cold stretch at the plate, losing him still stings for a Mets team that has already been hammered by injuries all season. Juan Soto missed significant time, Francisco Lindor was sidelined too, and now another key name is joining the list.
The 2026 season has turned into a nightmare for New York, and plenty of the offseason moves have not worked out the way the club hoped. The Semien deal, which involved Brandon Nimmo, stands out as one of David Stearns’ roughest moves from this past offseason.
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