By Fred Kerber
The walking, limping, wounded Mets still had Yoenis Cespedes out of the lineup at the start of Saturday’s game with the Nationals at Citi Field. When will the Mets’ right-handed threat return to the lineup from his left hamstring ailment?
“I don’t know. He’s getting treatment like he did yesterday,” said manager Terry Collins, who explained he keeps it simple — asking whether a guy can or can’t play when assessing medical reports.
“[The media] write stories and you need information. I just write the lineup.