Second baseman of the future, Dilson Herrera, who came out of Sunday’s 11-0 win over the Marlins after fouling a ball of his left kneecap, is well enough to depart the team’s complex on Monday so he can fly to Panama and play in the World Baseball Classic qualifier for Team Colombia.
Herrera, suffered the injury in the top of the ninth while facing Miami Marlin’s pitcher, Bryan Morris. He limped off the field after being hit by his own foul ball.
Maria Guardado of NJ.com spoke with manager Terry Collins, who did not see it as a big deal. “He’s going to be pretty sore, but he’ll be okay,” Collins said.
Dilson has shown some flashes of his immense potential thus far through spring training, really giving Mets fan’s something to look forward to when his time comes.
