PORT ST. LUCIE — Jose Reyes is ready to give it a shot.
After 1,622 career major league games, all of them in the infield, Reyes will try to learn a new trick or two this spring as the Mets attempt to add center field to his list of potential positions.
“I talked to Juan [Lagares] a little bit,” Reyes said Friday at Tradition Field. “He said, ‘You know, you have to be ready to run there, center field, because there are a lot of gaps there.’ I said, ‘Well, I’m healthy, so I am looking for the challenge.