Quad KOs Ces from rehab stint

Yoenis Cespedes’ comeback is on hold again.

The Mets outfielder left his minor league rehab appearance for Double-A Binghamton at Trenton on Saturday night with tightness in his right quadriceps, according to the team. Cespedes, who was playing in the outfield for the first time in his rehab stint, will be reevaluated by the Mets on Sunday.

Though Cespedes has been recovering from a strained right hip flexor, the quadriceps injury is hardly surprising given the veteran outfielder’s history with such issues: He battled quadriceps problems in both 2016 and ’17.

“We just need to make sure he can go out there and run a ball down in the gap,” manager Mickey Callaway said before the Mets lost, 4-3, to the Yankees. “Put a good swing on the ball and run out a ball to first and stay healthy so he doesn’t get injured again, because we need him back for the rest of the year, not just for the next week, so we are going to make sure he is in a good spot.”

➤ Brandon Nimmo might be the Mets’ best leadoff option, but lately he has been the slumping team’s best hitter, period.

So it only made sense that Callaway’s shakeup of the lineup included moving Nimmo to the No. 3 hole. Amed Rosario moved from ninth to leadoff and Todd Frazier into the No. 2 hole, with Asdrubal Cabrera at cleanup as part of the overhaul.

“I think the main thing in the lineup is getting some runners on in front of Nimmo,” Callaway said. “And I think maybe it’s time for Rosario to get a chance to lead off and utilize some of his speed, maybe he will try to bunt or something in that leadoff spot.”

➤ Cabrera was ejected in the ninth inning for protesting plate umpire John Tumpane’s strike zone. Cabrera was in he dugout when he was ejected.

➤ Callaway said it’s possible Wilmer Flores, who is taking batting practice in his recovery from a sore back, won’t need a rehab assignment. … The Mets have lost 10 straight home games for the first time since 2002. The franchise record, set that year, is 15 straight home losses. … The Yankees’ six-game winning streak against the Mets is the second-longest in Subway Series history. The longest was seven straight Yankees victories in 2002-03. The Mets are 46-68 all-time in the regular season against the Yankees.