After the Mets’ regular season ended, they sent a number of players to Florida to train and play in case they were called upon in the playoffs. On Saturday night, several of them were in a hotel lobby watching Game 2 of the Mets’ National League division series against the Dodgers when Chase Utley, a base runner for Los Angeles, broke Ruben Tejada’s leg with a hard slide. In Florida, the players started shouting at the television.
Logan Verrett turned to Matt Reynolds and said, “You may be going to New York.”
On Monday, Reynolds, a rookie shortstop, arrived at Citi Field as a backup to Wilmer Flores for Game 3 of the series, which was tied, 1-1.