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All Star J.D. Martinez’s debut with the New York Mets will probably be delayed because the veteran continues to ramp up bodily after signing late in spring coaching, supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated Sunday.
CINCINNATI: All Star J.D. Martinez’s debut with the New York Mets will probably be delayed because the veteran continues to ramp up bodily after signing late in spring coaching, supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated Sunday.
“We’re not going to see him shortly,” Mendoza stated. “He’s going to remain down in Port St. Lucie and get extra at-bats. He’s feeling it. We knew he was going to wish lots of time. Not solely with the timing and the mechanics, however general together with his physique.”
Mendoza stated Martinez will take a pair days off earlier than taking part in once more, probably on Tuesday.
The 36-year-old Martinez finalized a $12 million, one-year contract with the Mets on March 24. He stayed in Florida initially of the season for conditioning and went 1 for 8 with a stroll in two video games this previous weekend at Single-A Port St. Lucie.
In 113 video games final season with the Dodgers, Martinez hit .271 with 33 residence runs and 103 RBIs. He might present a lift for a Mets’ offense that has sputtered this season.
The 33 residence runs have been his most since 2019, and his OPS of .893 represented his highest since that 12 months.
Mendoza stated Martinez might get some reps within the outfield in some unspecified time in the future this season, however for now he’ll stay a chosen hitter.
Martinez had hoped he would want solely 15 days to be prepared to affix the Mets.
Mendoza likened Martinez’s bodily situation to what place gamers expertise within the second week of spring coaching.
“We’ll be versatile and we’ll take heed to him,” Mendoza stated. “It’s him telling us how he’s responding. It’s simply fluid between the 2 sides. That’s the positive line we’re coping with right here. The very last thing you need to do is rush him.”
Mendoza received a $2.5 million signing bonus, $2 million this 12 months and $7.5 million in deferred cash, payable in $1.5 million installments every Jan. 15 from 2034-38.
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