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The New York Mets today announced that outfielder Yoenis Cespedes will undergo surgery to remove bone calcifications in his right heel tomorrow. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Robert Anderson in Green Bay, WI.
Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com reports that the outfielder will first undergo surgery in that one, partially recover over multiple months, and then receive the same surgery in his left heel.
In terms of recovery time, Cespedes will miss a minimum of eight-to-ten months and possibly miss more time, but definitely will not return sooner.
It is unclear how much time, if at all, the 32-year old will miss next season. 2019 will mark the third year of a four-year, $110 million contract he signed back in December of 2016.
Cespedes’ deal is believed to have an insurance policy similar to David Wright’s in that the team could recoup close to the 75% of the money earned after the latter is on the DL for 60 days.
Since coming to the Mets in a trade deadline deal in 2o16, Cespedes has hit .282/.346/.543 with 74 home runs, 201 runs batted in, 62 doubles, and a 138 OPS+.
