Contrite Reyes looks ahead during workout

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A fit and muscular Jose Reyes was on R2, known locally as Red Mountain Field at Salt River Fields, by 9 a.m.

Reyes, who wore the team-issued purple and black wind shorts with dark tights and black tennis shoes, fielded ground balls with players almost 10 years his junior. He took batting practice on the field to reggaeton music and later tried to remember when his new teammates told stories about meeting him as fans at a gas station in New Jersey years ago.

Aside from Reyes’ tight purple shirt — his teammates wore gray T-shirts — and his sparkling diamond earrings that glistened in the sun, in many ways, the bearded Reyes resembled the baby-faced players at Rockies extended spring camp looking to find their place in the game.

Reyes is at square one. He’s in uncharted territory, and his future with the Rockies is uncertain.

“Right now, we are concentrating on me to get ready,” the 32-year-old Reyes said. “The only decision I can control right now is being here, working out every day and trying to get back in baseball shape.”

Last week, Reyes was suspended (retroactive to Feb. 23) through May 31 by Commissioner Rob Manfred for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Domestic Violence Policy. The infielder was arrested on Oct. 31 in Maui, Hawaii, for an alleged incident in a hotel where he and his wife, Katherine, were staying. Police dropped the charges because his wife declined to cooperate.

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