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Mets, Yankees have seen ex-cricket player Powell work out

The Mets and Yankees have both had looks at the famous cricket star who's trying to become a baseball player. But it remains to be seen whether Kieran Powell can make the transition to the diamond in any meaningful way.

Powell, a former West Indies cricketer, had a workout in front of a dozen or so teams Wednesday at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. The Yankees were one of the teams with a scout there, according to a baseball source.

Powell worked out at the Mets' complex in Port St. Lucie last weekend, even posing for pictures with David Wright, who is already in Florida and stopped by the ballpark to see a workout with high school players.