Michael Conforto and Yoenis Cespedes should both return to action on Sunday. Steve Mitchell, USA Today
According to a report by Marc Carig of Newsday, manager Terry Collins is hoping to have most of his regulars in the lineup on Sunday, when the Mets play the Washington Nationals.
Various injuries, aches and sprains have kept Collins from fielding what should be his regular lineup so far this Spring.
But with a week to go until Opening Night it looks like Yoenis Cespedes, Asdrubal Cabrera, David Wright and Lucas Duda will all be in the lineup for tomorrow’s game and hopefully Michael Conforto could be in there too.
“I definitely feel a lot better and a lot looser,” Conforto said after missing three games with back stiffness. “And so I’m just anxious right now a little bit.”
Cespedes will be in the lineup after missing the past two games because of a twinge in his right shoulder, while Duda, who has been dealing with some neck stiffness is ready to go. “I’ll play tomorrow,” the first baseman said. “It’s no big deal.”
The team’a new shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera hasn’t played in a Grapefruit League game since straining the patellar tendon in his left knee on March 10. He went 2-for-5 in a minor-league game on Saturday and said his knee is fine and he’s ready to rejoin the team.
Wright is looking to play for the third time in four games as he continues to ease his way back into regular playing time.
It will be exciting to finally catch a glimpse of our Opening Night lineup on Sunday.
