Mets’ Starling Marte might return for Orioles sequence from bout of migraines

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Starling Marte’s pregame exercises have continued, and as of Thursday morning it had been “a few days” because the Mets outfielder had handled a migraine headache.

The workforce is hopeful Marte shall be activated from the injured listing this weekend to return an skilled bat to a lineup that has been missing following the departures of Tommy Pham and Mark Canha in trades.

One other essential participant, Brandon Nimmo, has been sidelined with left quadriceps discomfort.

Marte mentioned he has had migraine complications previously, however by no means to this degree.

“There was no actual motive as to why they happen, [the doctors] simply know that I endure from migraines and I’ve a historical past of migraines,” Marte mentioned by means of an interpreter earlier than the Mets’ 9-2 loss to the Royals on Thursday. “They’ll occur at any second: driving, proper once I get up and right here on the area, so now we simply know that it’s attainable, to expect it, however there isn’t a actual motive.”

Marte mentioned he has been given medicine to take if he feels a migraine is close to.

He underwent surgical procedure on each groins final offseason, and supervisor Buck Showalter acknowledged this IL stint has been as a lot about Marte’s different bodily points as his migraines.

“I’m trying ahead to getting Starling again,” Showalter mentioned. “However he had some main surgical procedure within the offseason and each day he will get away from it and to get again in kind is healthier.”

Nimmo missed a 3rd straight begin after incurring left quadriceps discomfort throughout batting apply Tuesday, however he mentioned he’ll doubtless return to the lineup Friday in Baltimore.

The Mets have used Rafael Ortega in heart area in Nimmo’s spot.

Brett Baty misplaced a pop-up within the solar within the third inning, however shortstop Francisco Lindor was in place to help the rookie third baseman (who wasn’t carrying his sun shades).

Lindor caught the ball.

Throughout a sport in opposition to the Dodgers final month, Baty misplayed a pop-up (the ball bounced on the infield and hit him within the face), and Lindor blamed himself for not establishing place to make that catch.

“I ought to have been there, I ought to have helped him out,” Lindor mentioned, referring to the play in opposition to the Dodgers. “He dropped it, however it was a neater play to be made in that state of affairs, and [infield coach] Joey Cora let me know I’ve to do higher, so now my instincts are to only head in that route. Don’t hand over on any play.”