ATLANTA — Jed Lowrie is forgotten (almost), but not gone.
The veteran infielder — who still hasn’t appeared in a game for the Mets after arriving on a two-year contract worth $20 million last offseason — has increased his workouts to the point he’s running, fielding and hitting in simulated games, according to general manager Brodie Van Wagenen.
But Van Wagenen on Wednesday declined to set a timetable for a Lowrie minor league rehab assignment.
Will Lowrie play for the Mets this season?
“It’s absolutely our hope and expectation that he can,” Van Wagenen said before the Mets faced the Braves at SunTrust Park.