Carlos Mendoza praises 'contagious' hustle of Jose Iglesias in four-hit day

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Jose Iglesias went hitless in his ninth-inning plate appearance, but that at-bat got noticed by his manager as much as his previous four, all of which resulted in hits.

CHICAGO — But even in a lopsided game, Iglesias hustled to first base and beat the relay throw.

“It tells you all you need to know right there, the way he’s playing the game,” Carlos Mendoza said Friday after theJose Iglesias had a big day on Friday, but it was his last at-bat that stuck out to Carlos Mendoza.Super fit couple, Brian Daboll and wife, stole the show at Giants 100 eventIglesias, who started at second base with lefty Shota Imanaga pitching for the Cubs, matched a career-high with four hits and owned a .986 OPS in the three weeks since he was selected from Triple-A Syracuse.

Grant Hartwig underwent surgery for a torn meniscus in his left knee and will be sidelined for the next six to eight weeks, according to the Mets.Nido became expendable following Francisco Alvarez’s return from the injured list and Luis Torrens’ emergence as a backup. “Torrens is a great guy and he did probably the best anybody could do for those first couple of days,” Nido said. “It was fair to give it to him for having an unbelievable couple of weeks and it all worked out.”The Mets claimed outfielder Duke Ellis off waivers from the White Sox and assigned him to Double-A Binghamton.

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