Mets OF Michael Conforto recently began hitting off a tee and said he's "actually ahead of schedule" as he returns from shoulder surgery.
"Timetable is fluid," Conforto said on Tuesday in Port St. Lucie. "As of right now, I'm siwnging, I'm hitting off the tee. So that's good. I've been waiting forever to do that, and it feels great. Really makes you understand how much you love it."
Conforto said he was cleared by doctors at the end of January start a swinging progression, and that his return could be earlier or later than the May 1 date that was projected by GM Sandy Alderson during the offseason.