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- Updated: September 20, 2016
NEW YORK — When Wilmer Flores first collided with Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski at home plate on Sept. 10, the Mets called his injury a neck contusion that should dissipate within days.
Reality has been more difficult for Flores, who remains sidelined with a bone bruise in his right wrist. Due to lingering discomfort in the area, Flores returned to Manhattan’s Hospital for Special Surgery on Monday, receiving his second cortisone injection in four days. The Mets continue to call Flores day to day with an injury that has now consumed a significant chunk of his season.
“We’re hoping that …
