Note: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links, Schneps Media may earn a commission.
Starling Marte (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
QUEENS — Starling Marte continues to be hampered by the groin area that he had surgery on over the winter and because of it, he’s back on the injured list.
The Mets announced on Monday that the veteran outfielder was placed on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Aug. 6, due to a right groin strain. Abraham Almonte was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to take his spot on the roster.
Marte had appeared in just two games since a return from migraine issues that landed him on the IL and kept him out for three weeks before the groin issues resurfaced. He also had been dealing with a lingering neck issue that was picked up in April while stealing a base.
“Sometimes things get kind of lost in translation,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. “I just want to make sure he knows he can keep his trust about what he’s feeling. I think we all know by the level we’ve seen him play at last year that he hasn’t been able to do that consistently.
“I can get into all the factors and the things that have gone on but I don’t think he’s 100% and I think we need to try and get our arms around getting him back to that again.”
After putting together an All-Star season last year — his first as a member of the Mets — the 34-year-old Marte had clearly struggled since undergoing double groin surgery in November. His batting average dropped 44 points from last year to .248 and his OPS dropped 191 points to a meager .625 with five home runs, 28 RBI, and 24 stolen bases.
“I feel for him,” Showalter said. “It has to be really frustrating to have that much skill and ability and not be able to get to it. So I’m trying to go another direction so we get it taken care of.”
Marte is scheduled to meet with the doctor that performed his surgery on Tuesday, but Showalter was unwilling to say whether or not the…
Read the full article here
