A couple of days after fracturing his left pinkie toe, New York Mets’ star reliever Seth Lugo is progressing nicely.
While live batting practice sessions are getting very competitive on the Mets’ camp, Lugo is taking things slow after the unfortunate incident.
He threw off flat ground on Thursday in spite of his ailing toe. That goes to show that the injury is of the minor variety, and is a very good sign that he won’t miss any time other than his routine being delayed a couple of days.
In fact, both the pitcher and the team insist that the issue is not major. But, just in case, he will refrain from throwing off a mound for at least one more day, according to MLB beat writer Anthony DiComo.
“It doesn’t really bother him much to throw,†manager Luis Rojas said to DiComo. “There are no big concerns on what he’s doing on a daily basis right now. [He’s] just not off the mound yet.â€
The Mets’ star reliever is getting out of the woods
According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Lugo sounded “confident this morning that he will return to throwing from a mound this weekend. Lugo said much of the discomfort has subsided from his fractured left pinkie toe.”
The Mets are in the final preparations before spring training games begin. The plan was to play a simulated game late Friday morning in what it is the final day of practice prior to the real action.
Rojas noted that pitchers will not actually throw in the game, but the position players would use the format to work on hitting off pitching machines and other aspects of the game, such as defense, baserunning and coaching signs. Per Rojas, the game would be “competitive.”
“It will be kind of like getting into a game before we start playing games on Saturday,†the New York Mets’ skipper said, “so the guys get their feet wet.â€