On Sunday, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza revealed that he probably “misspoke” when he provided the mid-March timeline earlier in camp. Mauricio is “close,” Mendoza said, but he won’t be playing in spring games this year. “We’re (going) to continue to take him slow,” Mendoza said."

Ronny Mauricio’s spring won’t include a chance to take at-bats in the Grapefruit League. The Mets infielder, who missed last season rehabbing from surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee,