PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Yoenis Cespedes and Jacob deGrom joined the list of Mets players slowed by aches and pains early in camp, showing up on the team's injury report with "mild shoulder soreness" and "lower back stiffness," respectively.
Cespedes, who hit a long home run in his Grapefruit League debut Sunday, is day to day. deGrom's back issue was not serious enough to prevent him from participating in drills, including a throwing program, with his teammates on Tuesday. But the Mets have not yet slotted him in to start a Grapefruit League game; initially, that was due to the time he took off for the birth of his daughter.