Starling Marte. Photo by Ed Delaney, MMO
Starling Marte was cleared for baseball activities, according to Mets general manager, just two days after being hit in the head by a pitch. On Sunday, Marte left the game under his own power but was held back from participating in game play Monday until he was fully cleared from any concussion worries.
Marte is still working his way back from surgery on his core this offseason. He made his spring debut on Saturday, crushing a double then a homer in two consecutive at-bats.
Eppler provided a couple of more injury updates on Tuesday, as well:
- Kodai Senga: Senga threw his first bullpen in a couple days after being scratched from a start on Sunday. The Mets say Senga was nursing a sore right index finger, an injury Buck Showalter said Senga probably would have pitched through during the regular season.
- Brooks Raley: The lefty was seen playing catching in the field. Raley withdrew from the World Baseball Classic after suffering a low-grade hamstring strain in an exhibition game leading up to the WBC. Raley is expected to be ready by Opening Day, though it will be a week or so until he sees game action.
- José Quintana: Billy Eppler still not have an official update or timeline with regards to Quintana. A report from the NY Post came out Monday saying the Mets planned to shut Quintana down for three months, though Eppler called that report “premature.”
- Bryce Montes de Oca: Though this news came out Monday, it seems the Mets’ hard-throwing reliever avoided the worst injury news after leaving Sunday’s game with forearm soreness. De Oca was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his elbow. He has no ligament damage.
The MLB regular season starts in just 16 days.
