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Duda activated, hopes to make playoff roster
- Updated: September 17, 2016
NEW YORK — Mets first baseman Lucas Duda returned sooner than expected from the effects of a stress fracture in his lower back that has kept him on the sidelines since May 20. It was anticipated he might be out for the season.
Duda was activated from the disabled list before Saturday night’s game against the Twins at Citi Field and is expected to be used in a pinch-hitting role in the final 15 games of the regular season as he’s slowly re-integrated.
Duda’s hope is to be ready to make the Mets’ 25-man roster for a possible Wild Card Game on Oct. 5 if the Mets are able to secure one of the National League’s two Wild Card spots.
They went into Saturday night’s game with a two-game advantage over the Cardinals for the second spot and trailed the Giants by just one game for the top spot.
“That’s the goal,” Duda said. “Whatever is best for the team is best for the team at that point. I don’t make the decisions. We’ll just see what happens.”
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