Mike Puma of the New York Post is hearing that David Wright has made “significant progress” in his shoulder rehab.
And the good news is that it now appears that Wright will not need surgery according to a statement from the team.
He visited David Altchek, the team’s doctor, today at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. An examination revealed that his bruised left rotator cuff contusion has made “marked improvement,” according to the club. (NJ.com)
Wright will continue his rehab and is building up to baseball activities next month.
October 30
Mike Vorkunov of NJ Advanced Media spoke to Mets third baseman David Wright who told him that everything is going well as he continues to rehab his injured left shoulder.
“No setbacks, we’re moving forward,” Wright said. “That’s all you can ask.”
Wright was shut down for the season on September 9 with inflammation in his left shoulder. However, an MRI taken after the season ended revealed more significant ligament and rotator cuff damage than team doctors first thought. The Mets placed him on a six week strengthening program to try and avoid shoulder surgery.
“It’s doing good,” Wright told Vorkunov. “I’m hopefully finishing up some rehab stuff. I’m going to get checked out by the doctors in the next couple of weeks. And we’ll see how that goes and that will kind of determine what’s next as far as the plan moving forward for next year.”
Wright is expected to be reexamined on or around November 1, when the team will learn if the strengthening program worked. “Hopefully I get some good news when I go to the doctors,” Wright said.
The injured shoulder most likely contributed to Wright’s disappointing season that ended with a .267 average and a career low eight home runs and .698 OPS.
With $107 million dollars remaining on his current deal which runs through 2020, Wright and the Mets will be hoping for some good news next week as they put this season behind them and look for some significant improvement in 2015 and beyond.
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