The veteran outfielder walked off the field without assistance after he was drilled in the left ear flap by a 93-mph fastball.
PORT ST. LUCIE — Starling Marte was issued a reminder Sunday that duck season has arrived.
The veteran outfielder walked off the field without assistance after he was drilled in the left ear flap by a 93-mph fastball from Elvin Rodriguez in the fifth inning of the Mets’ exhibition game against the Rays. The Mets said an initial evaluation of Marte was negative for a concussion, and he’ll be reevaluated on Monday.
Marte was playing only his second game of spring training after undergoing double groin surgery last November. Last season Marte sustained a broken finger on a hit-by-pitch that forced him to miss most of September.
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