Injuries mounting for Mets

As if the New York Mets needed any more bad news, now Asdrubal Cabrera is ailing and they have no idea when they might get Yoenis Cespedes back.

Sidelined for nearly a month by a nagging hip injury, Cespedes had his minor league rehabilitation assignment cut short Sunday following a setback.

On the disabled list since May 14 because of a strained right hip flexor, the oft-injured slugger hit two doubles Saturday in his second rehab game for Double-A Binghamton but was removed early with tightness in his right quadriceps.

“Same thing,” manager Mickey Callaway said. “It’s where the quad attaches to the hip.”

A few hours after Callaway spoke, things only got worse when Cabrera exited Sunday night’s game against the New York Yankees with a tight left hamstring.

He slimmed down over the winter and came to spring training this year with a chance to compete for the starting job at first base. But he was disciplined early in camp for arriving late one day and then he strained a quad, keeping

him out of the lineup for most of the spring.

The Mets also could play outfielders Jay Bruce and Jose Bautista at first base. Reserve infielder Wilmer Flores, who often starts at first against left-handed pitchers, could come off the disabled list during the upcoming road trip.

Flores has been sidelined since May 28 by a sore lower back.