Florida State League: Mets and Hammerheads suspended, game tied 1
Not a bad start.
In the bottom of the first, Jupiter’s Yefri Perez drew a leadoff walk from Mickey Jannis. His outs were routine – a fly to center and a pop to second – in an 8-4 loss to Fort Myers in the Florida State League. “So sometimes it’s just a matter of getting back on track”, Johnson said. He will play third base Tuesday and likely will need at least 30 minor league at-bats before the Mets consider bringing him back to the majors. A rest day is planned for Wednesday. Maybe Wright’s back finally gave out once and for all after too many years of carrying the Mets.
The Mets originally placed Wright on the 15-day disabled list in April, then shut him down indefinitely in late May after Wright was diagnosed with spinal stenosis in his lower back.
“Anytime you haven’t played in a real game in (a) few months, it takes a little while to get your legs under you”, Wright said. “I feel good about that”.
Cuddyer, who was battling knee soreness for several weeks before he went on the DL, is expected to share time in left field with rookie Michael Conforto.
Former all-star third baseman David Wright is ready to start his return to the New York Mets after missing most of the season with spinal stenosis. According to the tentative plan, Wright is on a final 10-day rehab program that, if he came through without pain and discomfort, would have him joining the Mets for the Rockies series.
But the Mets didn’t score until they strung together three singles in the sixth inning, the last by Ruben Tejada to push in the winning run.
“Watching our game in New York, I saw Murphy’s big two-run single”, Wright said.