National League batting leader Jeff McNeil has been reinstated from the injured list by the New York Mets.
The team also placed backup catcher Tomás Nido on the seven-day injured list with a concussion and selected the contract of veteran catcher René Rivera from Triple-A Syracuse. Reserve outfielder Aaron Altherr was designated for assignment.
McNeil missed 10 days with a strained left hamstring and returned on the first day he was eligible to come off the IL. He was available off the bench Saturday night against the first-place Atlanta Braves.
Washington Nationals' Adam Eaton, right, slides safely into second base against New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, in New York. (AP PhotoSeth Wenig)
New York began the day two games out of a playoff spot.
Mets manager Mickey Callaway says McNeil will be back in the starting lineup Sunday afternoon, probably at second base.
McNeil, who made the All-Star team this year in his first full major league season, was batting an NL-best .332 with 15 homers, 55 RBIs and a sparkling .929 OPS in 105 games.
New York Mets' Jeff McNeil (6) is helped off the field by a trainer and manager Mickey Callaway (36) after being injured running out a ground ball during the ninth inning of the team's baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, in Atlanta. The Braves won 5-3. (AP PhotoJohn Bazemore)
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New York Mets' Jeff McNeil reacts after striking out to end the top of the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, in Atlanta. The Braves won 5-3. (AP PhotoJohn Bazemore)