PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — An MRI of Jed Lowrie’s left knee was negative, and the New York Mets said the infielder, while behind schedule, is likely to be ready for opening day.
“It’s nothing serious,” manager Mickey Callaway said Friday. “We’re going to progress slowly so that when he comes back to play he’s 100 percent.”
The 34-year-old Lowrie provides valuable depth because he can play second base, shortstop and third base. An 11-year veteran, he played 153 or more games in each of the last season seasons for Oakland.
New York envisions Lowrie getting plenty of playing time, useful to get days off for 36-year-old Robinson Cano and 33-year-old Todd Frazier.