Blame the shoes?
As Jay Bruce assesses the right hip strain that placed him on the disabled list earlier this week, he said the plantar fasciitis in his left foot that has bothered him throughout the season could have been a factor. The ailment led the Mets outfielder to switch the orthotics in his shoes and change the mechanics of how he runs.
“My goal is to be completely out of those orthotics when I come back, I think it’s going to help me,” Bruce said before the Mets lost 5-2 to the Dodgers at Citi Field on Friday.