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J.D. Martinez hurts ankle with new cleats in yet another bizarre Mets injury
NY Post
WASHINGTON — It’s gotta be the shoes.
J.D. Martinez was scratched from Tuesday’s starting lineup with left ankle soreness — after starting the previous 28 games for the Mets — and later surmised the spikes he wore the previous night were to blame.
“To be quite frank I haven’t gotten my new shipment of cleats in and had to try a new cleat [Monday],” the veteran DH said after the Mets beat the Nationals 7-2 in 10 innings. “I felt great and then I woke up today and my ankle was sore.”
Upon entering the batting cage during Tuesday’s pregame workouts Martinez said he felt a sharp pain in the ankle and decided he needed the day off.
Luis Torrens was inserted into the lineup in Martinez’s spot.
Martinez said he goes through a pair of cleats every three or four games.