J.D. Martinez is quick to acknowledge he isn’t a kid any longer.
Manager Carlos Mendoza has been careful to avoid overextending the 36-year-old DH, and Monday was one of those days it was decided Martinez could use a rest.“All these day games, it’s a little bit tougher every time when you get older,” Martinez said Monday after the Metsin a third straight day game at PNC Park. “It’s one of those things where Carlos wants to … I don’t want to say protect me, but I am not in my 20s anymore. It’s just one of those things we talked about when I first got here.
“I feel the older you get you don’t have that twitch and it takes you a little bit longer to wake up in the mornings,” Martinez said. “It’s just one of those things … we have all these games at home coming up now.” The Mets will play six straight at Citi Field — against the Nationals and Rockies — to finish the first half and Martinez said he expects to be in the starting lineup for all of them.
Sean Reid-Foley has begun playing catch, according to Mendoza, but it’s too soon to put a timetable on his possible return. But Mendoza indicated it is unlikely the right-hander will be ready to return right after the All-Star break.The new playoffs reality means the slumping Yankees are still in a great spotUSA TODAY Sports
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