Juan Uribe will be heading to Kansas City with the Mets Sunday morning, whether he is on their World Series roster or not. The veteran infielder, who has been recovering from a chest injury, tried to make a case for being activated, taking live batting practice at Saturday’s mandatory workout at Citi FIeld.
“Obviously, he looks great in BP. The live pitching today should help indicate some things, how he feels, even though he hasn’t played in a couple weeks,” said Terry Collins, who doesn’t expect a decision until Monday.
Even if Uribe is left off the roster — and a team source said it was doubtful that Uribe would make it — “We’re going to take him anyway, because he’s been to this dance before and his presence in clubhouse and bench would be huge,” Collins said.