PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Asdrubal Cabrera's status for Opening Day is in jeopardy after an MRI revealed a strained patella tendon in his left knee. Cabrera will be inactive for approximately two weeks, the Mets announced on Friday, after which time he will return to baseball activity as tolerable.
Cabrera, who signed a two-year, $18.5 million contract with the Mets this winter, injured his knee advancing from first to second base in Thursday's 7-2 Grapefruit League win against the Cardinals. He traveled to New York a day later for further testing, as well as a platelet-rich plasma injection in the knee.