New York Daily News

Jeurys focused on execution,

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Jeurys Familia will be back Friday night, activated off the disabled list. The Mets closer may not pitch the ninth inning in meaningles­s games at Washington this weekend, but for Familia and the Mets, anytime he takes a major-league mound in these final six weeks will be important.

“I want to finish the season right now, I know I can pitch, just like I said,” said Familia, who pitched on back-to-back days on a minor-league rehab assignment in Brooklyn this week. “I want to have a couple outings at the end of the season, offseason relax in my house and I want to make sure they can see 100% that I am healthy.”

And after missing three months of facing major league hitters, Familia needs to see that himself.

“Yeah, I want to know that before I go home,” Familia said of reassuring himself before heading into the offseason. “I know I am healthy. I know I can pitch. I just want to do it before I go home (to the Dominican Republic) and relax for the winter.”

Familia is coming back from surgery to have a blood clot removed in his shoulder, a surgery in mid-May that many thought would have him out the rest of the season. The 27-year-old has had a very smooth return and is scheduled to pitch in lower-leverage innings over the weekend.

“We’ll make sure he’s pitched a few games before he does that,” Mets manager Terry Collins said. “He’s still on the comeback trail. I think we’ve got to be careful. We know he can do back-to-back days, even though he went the last two days, and then we’ll worry (about closing.)”

The 27-year-old is more concerned about comfort on the mound than what inning he pitches.

“I know right now my arm is 100% good,” Familia said. “I don’t worry about that. I just try to get here and do my job.”

Familia said that the doctors have assured him that the blood clot issue is not one he has to worry

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