NEW YORK - Mets first baseman Lucas Duda likely will not play again this season because of a recurrence of back pain.
Duda has been sidelined since May 20 because of a stress fracture in his lower back, an injury originally projected to keep him out of the lineup for four-to-six weeks.
Duda had been taking ground balls and hitting off a tee at the team’s spring training complex in Port St. Lucie, Florida, when he felt the renewed pain late last week. He travelled to Marina del Rey, California, where he was examined Tuesday by Dr.