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Here’s what you might have missed from Mets spring training on Tuesday:

Carrasco and Walker Behind Schedule

Mets starters Carlos Carrasco and Taijuan Walker are both behind the others in the rotation due to offseason surgeries.

Walker had knee surgery in January and is behind about one-two weeks.

“I don’t really want to put a timetable on it but I feel really good. I’m progressing to it. I have been running but we just want to make sure the knee is strong and stable, especially now that I’m able to work with strength coaches and trainers and stuff,” Walker said. “We don’t really want to rush it.”

Carrasco underwent elbow surgery after the season. He says usually he’s throwing around 86-88 in his bullpens but he topped out at 92 miles per hour on Tuesday.

“We’ll see where we get with those guys,” Showalter said.

Lindor and McNeil Make Up

Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was asked about a report that surfaced early in the offseason about Lindor allegedly choking Jeff McNeil during an altercation between the two in May.

“This is something that’s in the past,” Lindor said. “Me and McNeil have been good. Ever since then we’ve continued to play the game as hard as we can and ultimately, we’re too competitive that we want to win. It’s in the past.”

They’ll need to get everything together as the main tandem up the middle this season if McNeil isn’t traded. The Mets ended 2021 with Lindor and Javier Baez at short and second but the Mets chose not to bring Baez back and he signed in Detroit instead.

Welcome to New York Adam Ottavino

Reliever Adam Ottavino spoke to the media for the first time since signing with the Mets on Sunday. The former Rockies, Yankees, and Red Sox reliever seems happy to be back in the Big Apple.

“Oh it’s great, it’s really where I want to be,” Ottavino said. “I get to sleep in my own bed and see my kids more. It’s great that a good team is in New York.”

Ottavino also spoke about his 2021 season in Boston.

“It was mostly good, I struggled down the stretch,” Ottavino said. “Just had some things get away from me towards the end there and it kind of messed up my bottom-line numbers. But overall I thought I did a good job helping us get to where we needed to in the playoffs and beyond.”

The right-handed reliever signed a one-year deal worth $4 million. His teammates seemed excited on his arrival with Trevor May tweeting how he wants to know about his slider grip.

Sidenote: May finally made it to Port St. Lucie on Tuesday after struggling with airline travel all throughout Monday.

Jake Reed Injures Oblique

Mets reliever Jake Reed threw for just five minutes on Tuesday, leaving with an injury to his oblique. Reed made his major league debut in 2021 and pitched well for both the Dodgers and Mets in limited time. Reed made 10 appearances, allowing 4 earned runs in 10.0 inning, and struck out 10 batters as well. Reed was selected off of waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays last August.