Mets Notes: Injury updates on A.J. Minter, Jorge Polanco; Carlos Mendoza remembers John Sterling

With the Mets set to begin another three-game series with the Rockies in Colorado on Monday, looking for revenge after they were swept by them at Citi Field at the end of April, manager Carlos Mendoza spoke to the media before the series opener and gave updates on a couple of injured players, plus shared some words about the passing of long-time Yankees  broadcaster John Sterling . Mets on the mend New York is getting some reinforcements to the big league club soon with reliever A. J.

Minter and infielder Jorge Polanco progressing with their injuries. Closer to a return is Minter who pitched a scoreless inning for Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday. The plan now is for the left-hander to pitch in back-to-back games for the first time during his rehab starting on Wednesday, per Mendoza.

If he feels good, Minter will be back on the mound on Thursday to check off the final stage of his recovery process. "Right now he’s gonna pitch again on Wednesday," Mendoza said. "So Wednesday and hopefully he goes back-to-back – maybe shorter, maybe a hitter or two the following day, but just trying to get him in the back-to-back, the routine, getting in the bullpen, warmup, and then getting in the game.

" If all goes well for Minter, who has been on the IL since April of last season recovering from a lat strain that required surgery, he should be activated at some point during the weekend, although Mendoza couldn't commit to a specific day. "If he goes back-to-back he’ll probably need a couple of days so we’ll see," the skipper said. As for Polanco, the veteran was back doing baseball activity on Monday and is ramping back up after dealing with a right wrist contusion alongside ongoing bursitis in his left Achilles that has had him sidelined since April 15.