The Spring Training debut of Johan Santana left much to be desired in terms of artistry — four runs in 1 2/3 innings, not that anyone, including Santana, was unsettled by what was little more than a cameo appearance.
The Mets said late Tuesday that tests administered to Jose Reyes in New York on Monday confirm the original diagnosis for the shortstop.
Cleared to return to baseball activity and the Mets’ clubhouse, too, Frankie Rodriguez will return to work — pitching ninth innings — shortly, probably this weekend.
David Wright and Ike Davis homered Tuesday, but all eyes were on Johan Santana, who tossed 47 pitches in his Grapefruit League season debut, an 8-4 Mets loss to the Astros.
Mets shortstop Jose Reyes has an overactive thyroid and is expected to remain in New York while the results of additional blood tests are used to determine his treatment. Doctors cleared Reyes to play Friday after he took a blood test to follow one conducted during his physical. But team doctors in New York wanted to take a closer look at the speedster and pulled him out of pregame stretching.
Johan Santana struggled in his first game since August, allowing four runs on six hits in 1 2-3 innings, and the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 8-4 on Tuesday. Kaz Matsui hit a solo homer for the first of four straight hits in the first inning off Santana, who struck out one and walked one. The left-hander made it through the short outing with no setbacks as he continues to build strength…
Francisco Rodriguez was back in camp Monday, due to throw a bullpen session on Tuesday or Wednesday and likely to pitch over the weekend.
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