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Cespedes heads to DL with right quad injury
- Updated: August 4, 2016
NEW YORK — For some of the last four weeks, the Mets played shorthanded, as Yoenis Cespedes nursed a strained right quadriceps muscle. For the rest of it, the Mets played with Cespedes operating at some unknown percentage of his normal ability. Through it all, the Mets maintained that they wanted Cespedes on their roster for what manager Terry Collins is calling “crunch time,” regardless of whether he was fully healthy.
That changed Wednesday, after Cespedes tweaked his quad a third time during the Mets’ 9-5 loss to the Yankees. The Mets placed Cespedes on the disabled list, where he will stay for at least the next 15 days. Rookie Brandon Nimmo will rejoin the team on Thursday.
“I think the best option is just rest, about 10 days or so,” Cespedes said through an interpreter. “If I continue playing hurt, I’m never going to recover.”
That line of thinking runs directly contrary to how the Mets have operated since July 8, when Cespedes first strained his quad in a game against the Nationals. Initially, the Mets decided to play shorthanded for the next two games, knowing an additional four-day rest awaited Cespedes at the All-Star break. He returned to …
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