Andres Torres

According to Adam Rubin of ESPN NY, Andres Torres (calf) is expected to be activated from the disabled list Monday. Rubin said he will rejoin the Mets in Houston if he doesn't have a setback. He's been out since aggravating a calf ailment on Opening Day. Now that Torres will be back this means that outfielders Nieuwenhuis and Hairston will platoon in left field.Read Full Story

Andres Torres and D.J. Carrasco began their rehab assignments on Monday night with Class A St. Lucie. Torres suffered a strained left calf on Opening Day. Carrasco sprained his right ankle during spring training. With Torres potentially coming back soon, it could mean that Kirk Nieuwenhuis' tenure with the major league team is on the clock. Carrasco had a scoreless, eight-pitch inning that included one strikeout. Torres played six innings in center field. He went 3-for-4 with an RBI and...Read Full Story

According to MLB.com, Outfielder Andres Torres looked "awkward" while batting in a Minor League game on Friday, Mets manager Terry Collins said, leading to continued uncertainty over whether Torres will be ready for Opening Day. Finishing 1-for-5 with a single, Torres did not play the field in his first game action since straining his left calf 11 days ago. "When you don't play for 10 days, two weeks, you can get like that," Collins said. "He's hit in the cage and he's hit off a machine. He...Read Full Story

Mets assistant general manager John Ricco said the team is taking it slow with Andres Torres (calf) because they don't want him to have a setback. Torres originally hurt the calf in spring training and was rushed back to action, only to aggravate the ailment on Opening Day. He hit off a tee, took soft-toss swings and played catch Monday and will do the same thing Tuesday. It's not clear when he'll start running again, but a return before May, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, "seems...Read Full Story

One game into their season and the New York Mets are already sending a player to the disabled list. New center fielder Andres Torres will land on the 15-day DL before Saturday's game with a strained left calf. It's the same injury that sidelined Torres for two weeks in spring training. Acquired from San Francisco in December, Torres re-injured the calf ranging back to cut off a ball hit by Tyler Pastornicky in the seventh inning of Thursday's season-opening victory against the Atlanta...Read Full Story