David Wright Has Abdominal Injury

Last year, though, Wright suffered through an injury-plagued year in which he played just 102 games and hit .254/.345/.427. The Mets were hoping for a solid comeback this season, but Wright had a cortisone shot in New York on Monday and now we know exactly what his injury is:

It sounds pretty painful. Most likely, it is pretty painful, and comments like this:

While the Mets are saying all of the things you’d expect them to say -- not too concerned, optimistic that he’ll return soon -- players generally don’t get cortisone shots to the ribs just for yuks. And while manager Terry Collins said he was optimistic, he also left this quote to mull over:

“You better believe it’s troubling,” Collins said. “And we have no answers.“The Mets have been voted “Most Likely to Lose a Player to a Wheat Thresher Accident” for four years running, which is an award handed out to the most injury-plagued team. Well, it should be a real award. Wright should be ready by Opening Day, but Mets’ fans are right to be just a little cynical about that timetable. They’ve earned it.