The Met who has been at the heart of so much of the team’s magic will be on the bench when they try keep their season alive.
Jose Iglesias, who has started at second base throughout the postseason, was on the bench for Game 5 with veteran utilityman Jeff McNeil in the starting lineup against the Dodgers batting eighth, as the second baseman, for Friday’s Game 5 of the NLCS.
Iglesias entered the day with an underwhelming .227/.261/.227 slash line in 11 games this postseason after contributing big during the regular season.
Jeff McNeil is starting Game 5 with the Mets’ season on the line. Getty ImagesMcNeil last started a game on Sept. 6, when he fractured his right wrist on a hit by pitch.
He returned to the Mets for the NLCS and has received three at-bats as pinch-hitter (he went 0-for-3) in the first four games of the series.
Jose Iglesias won’t start in Game 5 amid his struggles. Getty ImagesFollow The Post’s coverage of the Mets’ playoff run:
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The Mets began the day within a loss of elimination from the postseason.
