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NEW YORK — Bo Bichette<\/a> was held out of the lineup by the New York Mets<\/a> on Saturday for a second straight day because of soreness in his legs and right ankle, and the infielder may sit through the All-Star break.<\/p>\n

“It’s a day to day thing,” manager Andy Green said before the Mets continued a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox<\/a>. “If he’s feeling great tomorrow we’ll get him back out there. If not we’ll likely use the All-Star break to kind of get him a full reset.”<\/p>\n

Green said Bichette felt pain during last weekend’s series in Atlanta when he went 8 for 18 but also fouled balls off his legs.<\/p>\n

“In Atlanta, he fouled some balls off of his legs, kind of beat his legs up a little bit, played through a lot; the guy’s a warrior,” Green said. “Legs are just overall sore, got some right ankle soreness, as well, coupled with that.”<\/p>\n

Bichette went 0 for 3 in Thursday’s 7-3 win over the Kansas City Royals<\/a> and is hitting .320 with two homers and 11 RBIs in his last 25 games.<\/p>\n

Overall, Bichette is hitting .256 with 10 homers and 51 RBIs in his first season with the Mets after seven seasons with the Blue Jays. He started this season by going 2-for-22 and was hitting .219 through the first two months.<\/p>\n

The Mets signed Bichette to a $126 million, three-year contract in mid-January to play third base and he made the majority of his 44 starts at shortstop while Francisco Lindor<\/a> was recovering from a calf strain. Bichette can opt out of the deal after the first or second season to become a free agent.<\/p>\n

Infielder Semien nearing rehab assignment<\/p>\n

Marcus Semien<\/a> did some running Saturday after facing Clay Holmes<\/a> in live batting practice on Friday and could start a rehab assignment soon as the second baseman recovers from a left hip flexor strain.<\/p>\n

Semien’s rehab assignment may not occur until the end of the next week because the Mets’ Triple-A and Double-A teams are off during the All-Star break.<\/p>\n

“Obviously, it’s tough timing with the All-Star break,” Green said. “Only games going on are in the FCL through the All-Star break and I’ve seen too many of those games in the last few years to feel great about putting our hitters in the batter’s box.”<\/p>\n

Semien was placed on the 10-day injured list June 25 and has missed 16 games. Acquired from Texas for Brandon Nimmo<\/a> in November, Semien is batting .214 with nine homers and 29 RBIs in 80 games.<\/p>\n

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