PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Later this week, Mickey Callaway will take the podium for his first Spring Training press conference as Mets manager. He will deliver a State of the Mets address, answering queries on the team's pitching staff and medical practices and his own managerial debut.
This is all uncharted territory for Callaway, who officially begins his first Spring Training with the Mets on Monday. Although Callaway has already been in Port St. Lucie for more than a week, the lights are about to shine brighter now that pitchers and catchers have reported.
Earlier this offseason, Callaway called this "the exciting part, once you're out on the field and getting to see whatever it is you're working on that day.