Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Bad shoulder shelves Wright

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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.

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