Starling Marte believes the Mets will get just about everything he gave them last season, except he won’t be pushing for more time in center field.
PORT ST. LUCIE — Starling Marte believes the Mets will get just about everything he gave them last season, with one exception: He won’t be pushing for more time in center field.
And after offseason groin surgery, he said he believes he will continue to be a force on the basepaths this season.“I feel good with the same plan that we had last year,” Marte said through interpreter Alan Suriel after making his Grapefruit League debut Friday. “We have other guys that can play center field, and it’s also a good opportunity for them to also be in the game.”
“This is an injury that a lot of players have had in their career,” Marte said. “They’ve never stopped playing the way that they played.”Marte, who missed the first 11 games of the Grapefruit League season, doubled and homered in two at-bats.The 34-year-old said he still needs to strengthen his legs and body and that he is not at his best, but he believes can get there by the March 30 opener.
Tommy Pham, who has played 14 games in center field in the majors since 2018, got the nod at center against the Astros, more out of necessity than utility.
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