The team just announced that David Wright has suffered another setback and has been shutdown for the second time this month due to a sore back.
Assistant general manager John Ricco told reporters that the injury has been identified as spinal stenosis – a narrowing of the spinal column.
Doctors have made it clear that only rest will help, and Wright could make the injury worse if he tries to push and play through it.
He will be shutdown for at least one week and then he’ll be re-examined and evaluated.
It’s a terrible blow for Wright who has already missed 35 games this season. This does not bode well for a return anytime soon, with June now looking like it’s in jeopardy.
More coming on this developing story.
May 23
Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reported that third baseman David Wright took batting practice on Friday and may soon begin a minor league rehab assignment as soon as next week.
GM Sandy Alderson told reporters on Tuesday that it would be about 10-14 days before Wright returns from the disabled list, putting him on target for the first week in June.
Wright resumed baseball activities on Monday, but was not allowed to swing a bat to give his back more time to heal.
His return from the hamstring strain was interrupted by lower-back pain about two weeks ago. The hamstring is fully healed and is a non-issue according to Alderson.
It’s difficult to believe that Wright’s already missed over a month of the season, but today certainly represents a big step forward for the Mets captain.
It will be good to see him playing in rehab games next week, and hopefully that leads to him hitting the ground running once he’s activated.
May 19
Mets third baseman David Wright takes the next big step in his rehab today as he nears his return to the big league roster.
The team announced that Wright has been cleared to start baseball activities on Monday in Port St. Lucie.
Wright, who has already missed a month of the season, had to be shutdown from rehabbing his hamstring injury, when he developed a sore back which complicated matters and slowed his recovery.
Now apparently fine and with no residual effects or pain, Wright is back on schedule to complete his rehab.
Manager Terry Collins told reporter Adam Rubin that he cautioned Wright to take it slow today and not overdo things.
“I just told him be careful, make sure that we cut the activities back so that we don’t overdo it so that Tuesday you can push forward instead of kinda backing down a step. So we’ll see how he comes out of it.”
There’s still no timetable yet for his return, but today marks a significant step forward for the Mets captain.
