PORT ST. LUCIE — You want inspiration here at First Data Field?
Look away from the marketing gimmick that will take place at 11 o’clock Monday morning, in the press conference room. Look instead at the Mets’ starting second baseman two hours later, when they take on the Astros.
“I hope I can inspire others to chase their dream,” T.J. Rivera said Sunday, before the Mets’ 5-2 victory over the Tigers. “That’s always been one of my goals, to show people they can chase whatever it is they want to do.
“But I also don’t want people to feel like it’s some kind of crazy story just because I wasn’t drafted.