NEW YORK -- Yoenis Cespedes, who has played in fewer than half of the Mets' games since signing a four-year, $110 million contract after the 2016 season, is about to miss a significant chunk of the future. Cespedes will undergo surgery to repair a chronic heel problem that has plagued him for the past 15 years, the Mets announced on Wednesday.
The surgery carries an eight- to 10-month recovery, knocking Cespedes out for the rest of this season and possibly some of 2019.
Cespedes, 32, missed significant chunks of last season due to hamstring and quad strains.