PORT ST. LUCIE — L.J. Mazzilli is home again. In many ways.
The Mets minor leaguer is making the most of his second chance and has learned some valuable lessons, the most important being that family — and baseball — are there for him when needed most.
“I’m excited for a clean slate,’’ Mazzilli told The Post at the Mets’ minor-league complex this week. “Start fresh, it’s Opening Day.’’
Yes it is.
Mazzilli, the son of former Met Lee Mazzilli, a member of the 1986 World Championship team, was suspended 50 games to start the 2015 season after he tested positive for a drug of abuse for the second time and had entered counseling.