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Duda playing way back into everyday role
- Updated: September 28, 2016
MIAMI — When Lucas Duda returned to the Mets this September following a four-month absence, there was a chance he would not be of much use to them. There was a chance Duda’s timing at the plate would never reemerge, considering his complete lack of rehab at-bats against even Minor League pitching.
The Mets, simply put, were not expecting much from their one-time cleanup hitter.
But they pushed him, starting Duda almost immediately at first base, then more recently plugging him into the lineup on a near-daily basis. And Duda has responded, doubling home three runs and reaching base four times in Tuesday’s 12-1 thumping of the Marlins.
“I don’t think anything’s really come naturally,” Duda said. “It’s a work in progress. I think the game speed is probably toughest. Going from rehabbing …
