The New York Mets announced that infielder Wilmer Flores has been shutdown for the season with early-onset arthritis in both his knees. He was examined on Thursday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan after complaining about pain in his knees.
Flores, 27, batted .267 this season with a .319 on-base percentage and .417 slugging percentage in 429 plate appearances. He collected 25 doubles, 11 home runs and 51 RBI while posting a .736 OPS and 102 wRC+ on the year.
Playing mostly first and second base, Flores earned $3.4 million this season and enters his final year of arbitration in 2019.
