Bad shoulder shelves Wright
David Wright and the New York Mets hoped for a healthy start to spring training. No such luck.
Wright was told Tuesday not to throw for two weeks after an examination in New York showed an impingement in his right shoulder. The third baseman will be re-evaluated after two weeks.
The 34-year-old team captain is a seven-time allstar, but he’s been limited to 75 regular-season games during the past two years.
“He’s having real trouble getting his arm extended on the throws,” manager Terry Collins said.
The Mets, coming off an injury-plagued year and aiming for their third straight playoff appearance, start the season April 3 at home against Atlanta.
Intentional walk rule to start soon: Pitchless intentional walks could start in spring training games this week.
Commissioner Rob Manfred said the change, which the players’ association has said it will agree to for 2017, is among the rule changes that have been distributed to teams. Planned modifications to video review rules for this season include a 30-second time limit for managers to request a review, and a twominute limit for the review umpire in New York to make a decision — unless a supervisor in the replay room gives permission for the umpire to take longer.
Under the change to the intentional walk rule, a team can signal for an intentional walk without pitches being thrown.