New York Mets Provide Semi-Positive, But Vague Update on Injured Slugger
The news wasn’t fantastic, but it also could have been worse.
Prior to Thursday’s 7-0 win and series sweep over the Washington Nationals, New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza shared an update on injured right fielder Starling Marte, who just received another round of imaging on the bone bruise in his right knee.
Marte’s latest MRI revealed improvement, per Mendoza, but he is still not feeling 100 percent. He is “low impact” and moving around, however, he is not yet ready to begin ramping up baseball activity.
So while it’s a positive sign that Marte’s knee is healing, he does not sound like he is close to either starting a rehab assignment or returning to the big-league club.
Marte landed on the 10-day IL back on June 23, which is when doctors recommended he rest for the next 15 days.
Marte had been playing through this knee issue for a few weeks at said point, forcing him to rest on certain days. But the pain became too much for the 35-year-old during the Mets’ Saturday game at Wrigley Field on June 22. As a result, the veteran outfielder was pulled from action and has not played since.
Tyrone Taylor, DJ Stewart, and Ben Gamel have been the Mets’ bench players in right field during this time. The team’s top prospect, Drew Gilbert, just started his own rehabilitation programme on Thursday after missing three months due to a hamstring ailment.
