Top prospect Lewis recovering well from knee surgery

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Kyle Lewis was looking good, decked out in a black tux as he prepared to receive Baseball America’s 2016 College Player of the Year award at the publication’s annual gala at the Winter Meetings on Tuesday at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.

But more importantly, the 21-year-old Mariners prospect was feeling good and walking without any sign of a limp as the club’s first-round Draft pick continues working back from knee surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and torn medial and lateral meniscus from a home-plate collision in a game for Class A Everett last July in his second month of pro ball.

Lewis, the No. 11 overall pick in last June’s Draft and Seattle’s top-rated prospect, per MLBPipeline.com, had been tearing up the Northwest League with a .299/.385/.530 line with three homers and 26 RBIs in his first 30 games before the injury.

The former Mercer University standout says he’s recently begun running on the treadmill and hopes to progress to jogging outside in January as he rebuilds his strength.

“I’m doing great,” Lewis said. “It’s been exciting for me to see the progress I’ve been making every day. I just …

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