There has been a lot of optimism in recent weeks that New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes will be on the active roster for the team’s July 24 season opener against the Atlanta Braves.
Sunday afternoon Mets manager Luis Rojas said he feels Cespedes’ bat is “ready for Opening Day” (quotes by means of Zach Braziller of the New York Post).
“I feel that his bat is ready for Opening Day. The way we saw him running yesterday, I feel he looks ready for Opening Day,” Rojas said on Sunday as the Mets continued spring training 2.