Jeff McNeil didn’t make the NL All-Star team, but the Mets left fielder still spent Tuesday hitting a ball … a golf ball.
by shooting a 7-over 78 at Bethpage Black to leave him tied for 107th on the leaderboard.
McNeil will need to finish the second round in the top 60, or within 10 strokes of the leader, to advance to the final round on Thursday, which coincidentally will be the last day of the All-Star break. The New York State Open is taking place at the storied Black Course at Bethpage State Park, which has been the site of U.S. Opens and the PGA Championship.Past winners of the N.Y. State Open include Cameron Young, who became the first amateur to win it in 2017.
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