Mets activate Conforto from DL, option Evans

Conforto on being activated WASHINGTON -- All along, Michael Conforto said a May 1 return date from shoulder surgery seemed "a little late" to him. If it took until May 1 for Conforto to complete the requisite physical therapy, rehab and baseball activities, so be it, but a part of him never strayed from the desire to return sooner.

As it turns out, Conforto beat his timetable by almost a month. The outfielder returned from the disabled list before Thursday's series opener against Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals, with utilityman Phillip Evans heading to Triple-A Las Vegas to clear roster space.

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"He's ready to go," manager Mickey Callaway said. "He wanted Strasburg."

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