Mets’ Cespedes has setback in rehab stint

As if the New York Mets needed any more bad news, now Asdrubal Cabrera is ailing and they have no idea when they might get Yoenis Cespedes back.

Sidelined for nearly a month by a nagging hip injury, Cespedes had his minor league rehabilitation assignment cut short Sunday following a setback.

On the disabled list since May 14 because of a strained right hip flexor, the oft-injured slugger hit two doubles Saturday in his second rehab game for Double-A Binghamton but was removed early with tightness in his right quadriceps.

“Same thing,” manager Mickey Callaway said. “It’s where the quad attaches to the hip.”

A few hours after Callaway spoke, things only got worse when Cabrera exited Sunday night’s game against the New York Yankees with a tight left hamstring. The switch-hitting second baseman stumbled awkwardly out of the batter’s box and grabbed the back of his left leg when he bounced back to the mound to begin the bottom of the first inning.

Cespedes is headed to the team’s complex in Florida to try again to get healthy. The Mets had hoped the left fielder would be back Tuesday night in Atlanta, but now there is no timetable for his return. ALSO » The Toronto Blue Jays say prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will miss at least four weeks because of a strained patellar tendon in his left knee. ... The Minnesota Twins have sent first baseman Joe Mauer to Triple-A Rochester for a rehab assignment as he works his way back from a cervical neck strain and concussionlike symptoms . ... The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired infielder Brad Miller and cash from the Tampa Bay Rays for first baseman/outfielder JiMan Choi.