You didn’t think the New York Mets could escape spring training without at least one major injury, did you? Over the weekend, Michael Conforto injured his oblique on a defense play now putting his availability for Opening Day in question.
This isn’t anything new for Conforto. Believe it or not, he has only started on Opening Day twice in his career. Last season’s start in right field is his first in the field. Back in 2016, the Mets opened the year against the Kansas City Royals and used him as the DH.