Mets news is good on their injuries
03.16.06 (10:45 am) [edit]
On a day that started with the potential to shape their season in a bad way, the New York Mets received encouraging news on two health fronts on Wednesday when Pedro Martinez threw to hitters for the first time and Cliff Floyd's second-opinion kidney exam brought the outfielder relief.
An ominous tone could have been set with a setback to Martinez or had Floyd received sobering news.
After throwing 61 pitches to two minor leaguers, Martinez set the clock ticking on his return to the rotation, and two hours later Floyd came from his doctor with a sigh-of-relief announcement the second test showed a dramatic 17-point increase in his kidney functions.
Martinez's next step will be to throw batting practice again on Sunday.
The same went for Floyd, whose kidney function levels increased from 48 percent on the test administered by the Mets at the start of spring training to 65 percent after the second exam, which included an ultrasound given by kidney specialist Dr. Zeidy Roche.