PHILADELPHIA — Just when Wilfredo Tovar thought his season was over, he is getting to wear a💝 major league uniform for the first time.
The 22-year-old infielder had already returned to his native Venezuela for the winter, but was informed on Thursday he had be🅰en added to the Mets’ roster ♊to provide depth at shortstop.
“I was surprised,” Tovar said Fr🦂iday after the Mets beat the Phillies 6-4 at Citizens Bank Park.
Tovar is expected to start at shortstop on Sunday, according to manager Terry Collins. Tovar gives the team another option behind Omar Quintanilla in the aftermath of Ruben Tejada suffering a broken fibula in his right leg, ending💖 his season.
In 133 games for ౠDouble-A Binghamton this season, Tovar batted .263 with four homers, 36 RBIs and 12 stolen bases.
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Justin Turner (hamstring) still needs to run at 100 percent before he can be considered for action. Collins used Turner as a decoy in the on-deck circle on Thursday, but had no intention of le💝tting him hit.
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LaTroy Hawkins extended his scoreless streak to 11 innings as he n♔otched his 99th career save, and has not allowed a run in 22 of his past 24 games.
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Dominic Smith, Gavin Cecchini and Brandon Nimmo — the last tಞhree first-round draft picks for the Mets — are among the 49 minor leaguers in Port St. Lucie to tak♑e part in the Instructional League. The Mets’ Instructional League games begin on Tuesday and run through Oct. 4.