On Sunday, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza revealed that he probably “misspoke” when he provided the mid-March timeline earlier in camp. Mauricio is “close,” Mendoza said, but he won’t be playing in spring games this year. “We’re (going) to continue to take him slow,” Mendoza said."

As New York Mets pitcher Clay Holmes is the team’s opening day starter, there could be some surprise since it’s his first season with the ballclub coming off a few years for the New York Yankees where he was a reliever.

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