Sticking to protocol is Mets’ only option for now as they look to turn fortunes around
As the Mets continue to navigate around injuries and poor performances from key offseason acquisitions, the only plausible way to turn the 2026 season around is to stay the course.
At 5:08 p. m. Tuesday afternoon, Jorge Polanco hit a line drive out to right at Citi Field.
He had been peppering the 408 sign on the center field fence for 15 minutes or so. The problem, of course, is that Polanco was not in the lineup when the Mets ’ game against the Detroit Tigers started at 7:10 p. m.
He has not been in the lineup since April 14. Some days, the bursitis in Polanco’s left Achilles tendon subsides enough for the Mets to see these tantalizing pregame displays. Some days, it doesn’t.
And until he is asymptomatic, they cannot reinstate him. In the meantime, they are not shutting him down. “Right now, we’re following the protocols laid out by the physicians who are experts in that, and they have not recommended a complete shutdown,” president of baseball operations David Stearns said.
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