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Mets' Yoenis Cespedes Says He'll Be Ready for Start of Season After Injuries

It's been 722 days and counting since Yoenis Cespedes last took the field for the New York Mets in an official game. Almost two years, one wild boar incident and numerous days of rehab later, the Cuban star says he'll be ready for Opening Day.

"I think possibly in the beginning in March I felt like I probably wouldn't have been ready for the season, I wouldn't have been ready in time," Cespedes said through a translator Saturday (h/t Associated Press). "But I know for certain now that I will be ready, and I'm very excited for the season to start in two weeks.