NEW YORK -- One year after Jay Bruce nearly got traded to the New York Mets for Zack Wheeler, he finally put on the uniform Tuesday.
The Mets acquired Bruce from the Cincinnati Reds on Monday for prospects Dilson Herrera and Max Wotell.
Bruce makes his Mets debut on Tuesday night against the New York Yankees, batting third and starting in right field. He should soon slide to the cleanup spot behind Yoenis Cespedes. Cespedes is out of the lineup for a third straight game because of the latest flare-up of his balky right quadriceps.