One of the Mets’ few first-half bright spots and hottest bats didn’t make it through the final game before the All-Star break.
Tommy Pham exited the Mets’ game against the Padres in the bottom of the first inning at Petco Park on Sunday.
Pham almost immediately reached for his groin while chasing down a single to left field by Ha-Seong Kim.
The Mets announced he has right groin soreness and undergo imaging tomorrow in New York.
Once the play was over, the 35-year-old veteran started walking toward the Mets dugout and was met by the trainer.
Pham, who was brought in to be a fourth outfielder, has turned himself into an everyday starter.
Pham, who is hitting .277 with nine homers, 34 RBIs, and a .835 OPS, was replaced in left field by Mark Canha.
He could be one of the veterans the Mets look to move at the trade deadline should the fall well out of the NL Wild Card race.
They entered play six games behind the Phillies for the final wild-card spot.
The Padres scored three runs in the inning on a three-run homer to left by Manny Machado off Max Scherzer to take a 3-0 lead.
