Mets’ Walker tries to be runner

Second baseman’s rehab assignment for torn hamstring

Mets second baseman Neil Walker joined the 51s on a rehabiliation assignment this weekend and is expected to remain with the team through at least the first part of the week.

Walker went 1-for-3 on Saturday and played five innings in the field as the 51s played the Memphis Redbirds in Memphis, Tennessee. On Sunday, he departed in the seventh

Frank Franklin II The Associated Press Mets second baseman Neil Walker tumbles to the ground after suffering a partially torn left hamstring during a game against the Chicago Cubs on June 14 in New York. Walker is on a rehabilitation assignment with the Triple-a 51s.