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The Mets have received good news on Jorge Polanco.
The veteran infielder underwent an MRI on Thursday which revealed that there is no structural damage with his Achilles and he is dealing with bursitis, manager Carlos Mendoza said.
Polanco remains day-to-day, but is not expected to require a stint on the IL.
"It was good for all of us that mentally, now we know what we're dealing with," Mendoza said. "We know that there is nothing with the tendon and the area there, and now with the medication and the treatment that he's getting we'll make some adjustments and we'll go from there."
The team expects that the medication will help Polanco's Achilles heal, but they want to make sure he isn't putting too much pressure on the area for the time-being.
Hitting and running both feel fine, but they will continue to limit him defensively as he recovers.
Polanco took some swings when he came in ahead of Friday's series opener against the Athletics, and Mendoza expects that he should be available as a player off the bench.
The 32-year-old has just eight hits through 40 at-bats so far this season.
To this point, David Stearns says Soto is progressing as the team would expect.
"He's moving around indoors," the president of baseball ops. said. "The key at this point is let's make sure he doesn't get de-conditioned and let's keep him going so that when the calf is fully ready we don't have this lengthy ramp up.
"I don't have a specific, on this day he's going to start running, on this day he's going to hit on the field -- we don't have that yet, but we're optimistic this is not going to be a particularly long-term absence right now."
Soto, of course, also hit and played catch earlier this week.
When the Mets placed him on the IL on Monday (retroactive to Saturday), they noted that a typical return to play for this type of injury is two-to-three weeks.
Tommy Pham officially kicked off his return to the Mets on Thursday in Low-A.
The veteran went 1-for-3 with a single in his first at-bat, and he scored a run in the suspended game.
Mendoza doesn't have an exact number of plate appearances Pham will need before potentially becoming an option in the majors, but he doesn't think that he's too far off.
Pham will take the next step to Triple-A Syracuse soon, and then they'll go from there.
The 33-year-old rejoined the Mets on a minor league deal on Opening Day, and he'll look to provide another veteran presence and outfield depth at the big-league level.
He remained a steady option for the Pirates last season, finishing with 28 XBH's and a .700 OPS.
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The veteran infielder underwent an MRI on Thursday which revealed that there is no structural damage with his Achilles and he is dealing with bursitis, manager Carlos Mendoza said.
Polanco remains day-to-day, but is not expected to require a stint on the IL.
"It was good for all of us that mentally, now we know what we're dealing with," Mendoza said. "We know that there is nothing with the tendon and the area there, and now with the medication and the treatment that he's getting we'll make some adjustments and we'll go from there."
The team expects that the medication will help Polanco's Achilles heal, but they want to make sure he isn't putting too much pressure on the area for the time-being.
Hitting and running both feel fine, but they will continue to limit him defensively as he recovers.
Polanco took some swings when he came in ahead of Friday's series opener against the Athletics, and Mendoza expects that he should be available as a player off the bench.
The 32-year-old has just eight hits through 40 at-bats so far this season.
Juan Soto progressing as planned
To this point, David Stearns says Soto is progressing as the team would expect.
"He's moving around indoors," the president of baseball ops. said. "The key at this point is let's make sure he doesn't get de-conditioned and let's keep him going so that when the calf is fully ready we don't have this lengthy ramp up.
"I don't have a specific, on this day he's going to start running, on this day he's going to hit on the field -- we don't have that yet, but we're optimistic this is not going to be a particularly long-term absence right now."
Soto, of course, also hit and played catch earlier this week.
When the Mets placed him on the IL on Monday (retroactive to Saturday), they noted that a typical return to play for this type of injury is two-to-three weeks.
Wham, Bam, here comes Pham
Tommy Pham officially kicked off his return to the Mets on Thursday in Low-A.
The veteran went 1-for-3 with a single in his first at-bat, and he scored a run in the suspended game.
Mendoza doesn't have an exact number of plate appearances Pham will need before potentially becoming an option in the majors, but he doesn't think that he's too far off.
Pham will take the next step to Triple-A Syracuse soon, and then they'll go from there.
The 33-year-old rejoined the Mets on a minor league deal on Opening Day, and he'll look to provide another veteran presence and outfield depth at the big-league level.
He remained a steady option for the Pirates last season, finishing with 28 XBH's and a .700 OPS.
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