Mets' Seth Lugo says he 'felt good' after live BP session
Mets pitcher Seth Lugo during a spring training workout on Sunday Feb. 16, 2020 at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa Loarca
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Seth Lugo took his first step from overcoming a broken little toe by throwing live batting practice against — among others — Yoenis Cespedes on Sunday.
Cespedes took Lugo deep twice, including a home run that was very, very deep and another that may have been wind-aided.
“The second one, he just got it in the wind,” Lugo said. “The first one, that was a good swing. But I wouldn’t pitch him like that in a real game, so I knew what I was getting into.”
Lugo said the next step will be in a spring training game.
“I felt good,” Lugo said. “Ball’s coming out well and I threw a lot of strikes. It’s exactly what I was looking for in a live BP.”
Said manager Luis Rojas: “Let’s see what the performance staff dictates now after seeing [the outing] and hopefully we can see him in a game soon.”
Extra bases
Robinson Cano had his first hit of spring training, a two-run double in the first inning in the Mets’ 3-1 victory over the Nationals at Clover Park. Cano was the DH . . . Michael Conforto celebrated his 27th birthday with his first home run . . . Pete Alonso went 1-for-3 and is 2-for-18 . . . Edwin Diaz pitched a scoreless inning (one double) in his second outing . . . In Jupiter, Michael Wacha threw three scoreless innings in the Mets’ 7-1 split-squad loss to the Marlins. Wacha has thrown five scoreless innings in two outings . . . The Mets are off Monday. They return Tuesday to host the Marlins with Noah Syndergaard on the mound . . . Rojas said there was no update on non-roster first baseman Matt Adams, who was scratched from Thursday’s game for additional cardiac tests after an undisclosed issue cropped up in his physical.
Anthony Rieber covers sports media and business and professional sports (you know, games and trades and things). He has worked at Newsday since Aug. 31, 1998, and has been in his current position since Jan. 1, 2026.
