Nick Madrigal is set to have shoulder injury and is expected to be out for the season. This top prospect could take advantage of the opportunity in the infield.

Mets infielder Nick Madrigal is likely out for the entire 2025 season after it was revealed that he will require shoulder surgery.

Nick Madrigal's injury opened a spot on the New York Mets Opening Day roster, and two of the organization's young prospects - Brett Baty and Luisangel Acuña - are doing their best to impress the front office.

The Mets still don't intend to bring back veteran infielder Jose Iglesias after losing Nick Madrigal to injury. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

New York Mets infielder Nick Madrigal could miss the entire 2025 season with a fractured left shoulder. Manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Friday

Nick Madrigal, who came into camp with a good chance of making the Mets out of spring training, will undergo surgery on his fractured left shoulder and is expected to miss the entire 2025 season.

In just the second day of Spring Training games, the New York Mets lost a key offseason acquisition, testing their infield depth. In what looked to be a routine

However, Baty, now 25, did a lot of good things at the plate last spring and the spring before that when he posted an .885 OPS in 50 plate appearances. He came into spring training in 2024 ready to hit the ball in the air more often, and yet it still ended up on the ground often after the start of the regular season.

Nick Madrigal, a utility infielder with a good chance of making the Mets out of spring training, left Sunday’s split-squad game against the Washington Nationals in the bottom of the first inning.