MIAMI -- The New York Mets placed Brett Baty on the injured list with a strained right oblique on Saturday ahead of their crucial game against the Miami Marlins , ending the infielder's regular season and potentially keeping him out for the postseason should the club qualify.

Baty suffered the injury on a swing during the first inning of the Mets' loss on Friday night. He took the field for the bottom of the inning but was later pulled.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Baty, who tested the oblique pregame and couldn't swing without pain surfacing, will have an MRI by the end of the weekend. The results will determine the extent of Baty's injury and whether a return in October is possible.

Baty, 25, emerged from the Mets' group of young infielders to become an every-day player over

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