Walker returns from paternity list; T. Rivera optioned

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NEW YORK — Neil Walker hasn’t had much sleep over the last three days, but he wouldn’t trade those restless days for anything. Over that time, Walker has been on Major League Baseball’s paternity list as his wife and he welcomed their first child, Nora Vail Walker, into the world at 3:06 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

The last three days have been dedicated to his newborn baby girl, but on Friday he returned to the baseball diamond. He was activated off the paternity list before New York’s series opener against the Phillies at Citi Field and batted fourth in the Mets’ lineup.

“[The last three days] have been exciting — certainly new …

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