TAMPA — Most players would love to be known for a famous play that happened in the postseason.
Not Ruben Tejada.
Tejada’s career was derailed when he suffered a broken leg playing for the Mets in Game 2 of the National League Division Series in 2015 against the Dodgers. A late slide by Chase Utley on a potential double play — a style of slide that since has been banned — caused the injury and effectively ended Tejada’s tenure with the Mets.
Now he’s trying to resurrect his career on the other side of town after signing a minor league contract with the Yankees in December.