The Marlins will be without one of their most potent bats and important veterans to start the season. A strained left oblique will cause outfielder Jesús Sánchez to miss the next four weeks. He'll begin the season on the injured list.

Second baseman Jeff McNeil suffered a low-grade strain of his right oblique this week, manager Carlos Mendoza revealed Thursday. The Mets expect him to miss three or four weeks — which, since the season begins in two weeks, means he likely will sit out for the first couple of series at least.

Marlins outfielder Jesus Sanchez suffered a left oblique strain during Thursday’s Grapefruit League game against the Astros, as Miami manager Clayton McCullough told reporters (including MLB.com’s Chuck King ). The injury will put Sanchez on the injured list to begin the season, and he’ll miss at least the next four weeks recovering.