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Mets’ Walker Gambled On Himself, Feels Great And Is Poised For Big Year

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York Mets second baseman Neil Walker dealt with back issues for almost five years and said not a day went by when he didn’t feel some kind of pain.

“I’d probably wake up every single morning and as soon as I’d throw my feet over the side of bed, I could tell whether it was going to be a good or bad day,” Walker said on Wednesday at the Mets’ training camp.

Walker now says he has no reason to tiptoe around for fear of hurting his back after having surgery last September to repair a herniated disk.