NEW YORK -- José Iglesias had appeared in 1,096 major-league games for six organizations across 11 seasons before Friday. The slick-fielding shortstop is fully pensioned, having accrued 10 seasons of service time. He's a bona fide veteran. But he felt like he was about to make his big-league debut all over again standing in the New York Mets' clubhouse Friday afternoon hours before playing in his first major-league game in nearly two years.
"I feel like a rookie right now," Iglesias said.
Iglesias was called up from triple-A Syracuse to join the Mets on Friday as their whirlwind week continued with a flurry of roster moves.