PORT ST. LUCIE — Now it’s real. Following Super Bowl Sunday, baseball will be here.
Mickey Callaway was named Mets manager 105 days ago. After months of planning, he is at the First Data Field complex putting those plans into action and meeting with players who have arrived early.
Callaway watched Jacob deGrom throw a short bullpen session last week and came away extremely impressed.
“He’s a lot like Corey Kluber,’’ Callaway told The Post, comparing deGrom to the two-time Cy Young winner Callaway coached in Cleveland.
That’s a good start for any staff. On Friday, Callaway outlined his “pre-hab’’ approach to keep the pitchers healthy, the key to the Mets’ season, but there will be many more innovations.