Daniel Murphy Injury Update

Saturday's Mets-Phillies lineup

Terry Collins is sticking with the reconfigured lineup as the Mets face the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. at Citi Field. Shaun Marcum comes off the disabled list for his Mets debut. Marcum opposes right-hander Jonathan Pettibone, who is making his second major league start. Mets Mike Baxter, rf Ruben Tejada, ss Daniel Murphy, 2b David Wright, 3b Lucas Duda, lf John Buck, c Ike Davis, 1b Jordany Valdespin, cf Shaun Marcum, rhp Mets Blog | ESPN New York

Sunday's Mets-Nats lineup

Ruben Tejada is back in the Mets' lineup Sunday, after leaving Friday night's game early with an ankle injury. Tejada pinch-hit on Saturday. Here's the full lineup: Jordany Valdespin CF Daniel Murphy 2B David Wright 3B Ike Davis 1B John Buck C Lucas Duda LF Mike Baxter RF Ruben Tejada SS Dillon Gee P Mets Blog | ESPN New York

Ruben Tejada downplays injury

Ruben Tejada #11 SSNew York Mets 2013 STATS GM15 HR0 RBI6 R6 OBP.306 AVG.232 Ruben Tejada, whose right ankle and foot got "rolled pretty good" on Daniel Murphy's botched double-play pitch in the seventh inning, predicted he would not need to miss time because of the issue. Tejada was visited by a trainer after Chad Tracy slid into Tejada at second base while he reached back for the errant toss from Murphy. Tejada remained in the game. Mets Blog | ESPN New York

Murph not graceful, but fit for Opening Day

VIERA, Fla. -- Daniel Murphy had an encouraging, albeit ungraceful, 2013 Grapefruit League debut Thursday. Murphy went 1-for-3 in his first major league spring-training action, after returning from a strained intercostal muscle on his right side. He had a broken-bat single against Gio Gonzalez in his first at-bat, then lined out to second base against the southpaw. Murphy struck out swinging in his final at-bat. He logged five innings at second base. Mets Blog | ESPN New York

Wright takes another step toward return

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- David Wright took live batting practice Sunday as he continues to ramp up his activity after suffering a side-muscle injury. Daniel Murphy, meanwhile, will play in a minor league game this afternoon -- his first game action in nine days. Mets Blog | ESPN New York

Wright in swing, moves toward avoiding DL

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- David Wright’s first session taking live batting practice since the World Baseball Classic went well Sunday, increasing optimism he will be ready for Opening Day. David Wright #5 3BNew York Mets 2012 STATS GM156 HR21 RBI93 R91 OBP.391 AVG.306 “It’s the next step,” Wright said. “Any time you get to the next step, it’s a significant step. It’s one step closer.” Terry Collins cautioned that in the cases of Wright and Daniel Murphy, the worst-case scenario would be that they would open the season with backdated disabled-list stints, meaning they only would be require... Mets Blog | ESPN New York

Daniel Murphy still expected to start season on disabled list

Second baseman Daniel Murphy, who has been sidelined all spring by an intercostal strain, took some batting practice on Friday. Still, he appears more likely to begin the year on the DL. Newsday

Hope fading for Murph; Wright runs

JUPITER, Fla. -- Terry Collins recently predicted that if Daniel Murphy did not enter a game by this weekend, it was virtually impossible for him to be ready by Opening Day. Daniel Murphy #28 2BNew York Mets 2012 STATS GM156 HR6 RBI65 R62 OBP.332 AVG.291 Well, Collins said Murphy is not ready to enter a game Saturday. And it's becoming more likely Murphy opens the season on the disabled list than at second base at Citi Field on April 1. Mets Blog | ESPN New York

Collins confident Wright will be ready, not so sure about Murphy

PORT ST. LUCIE — In their quest to recover for Opening Day, it’s advantage David Wright over Daniel Murphy in the battle of Mets rib-cage injuries. “I’m a lot tougher than Murph, so that doesn’t concern me,” Wright said jokingly yesterday. As both players continue receiving treatment, manager... New York Post

Murph more likely for DL than David

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Terry Collins suggested Wednesday afternoon that David Wright is more likely to break camp with the team than Daniel Murphy. Although both have intercostal strains, Collins said, Murphy's is more ominous. "I don't know about Murph, but after my conversation with David, I'm certainly counting on having David for the season," Collins said. "Dan, I'm not sure yet. ... They're both different injuries. They may be similar in where they are, in location, but one is not as severe as the other. Mets Blog | ESPN New York