Lucas Duda RUMORS & NEWS

New York Daily News "The Mets honored Mariano Rivera for his pending retirement Tuesday night by having the legendary closer throw out the ceremonial first pitch. The final regular-season offering of his storied career at Citi Field later resulted in the Mets’ second consecutive rousing comeback win over the..." May 29

NewJersey.com "When Lucas Duda makes contact with a baseball, it tends to go far. He has routinely put a charge on pitches this season, often forcing outfielders to retreat from their already strategically deepened positioning. That is, when Duda swings. The burly basher has swung at just 33.5 percent of the..." May 05

New York Post "A visit to the tropics might be just what Lucas Duda’s barking lower back needs. The tropics can be equated to New York, which is where the Mets were headed Thursday night after departing frigid Coors Field. Manager Terry Collins wasn’t going to take any chances with Duda’s back given the fact..." April 19

New York Post "Lucas Duda may have been a victim of the cold at Coors Field. The Mets left fielder departed Game 2 of Tuesday night’s doubleheader with tightness in his lower back, and will be evaluated on a daily basis. Mike Baxter replaced him in left field last night. “It’s not a big deal, it kind of..." April 17

New York Daily News "The Mets gave two important young players some time off, but hope both will return within days. Before Monday night’s game against Washington at Tradition Field, Terry Collins said that shortstop Ruben Tejada was suffering from a quadriceps injury, and left fielder Lucas Duda would miss a few..." February 26

Bergen Record "Lucas Duda is reconstructing his swing, a tweak that appears to be taking a toll on his strikeout totals. In two games and seven at-bats, Duda is 0-for-7 with six strikeouts. "He’s not getting his feet down in the batter’s box," manager Terry Collins said after Sunday afternoon’s 7-all tie with..." February 25

MetsBlog.com "Terry Collins told reporters Lucas Duda will not play in any games for the next few days. Collins said Duda’s wrist is fine and he isn’t otherwise injured; Duda just needs more work because he couldn’t properly prepare in the off-season due to the wrist injury." February 25

Bergen Record "Camped out in deep left field, Lucas Duda waits for a pitching machine to spit baseballs at him. He runs forward, snags a ball at his feet. He runs sideways, grabs a ball near the line. It is not the most effective use of his time, Duda will admit later. In this artificial replication of the..." February 22

New York Post "Right was wrong, so left must be right. The Mets are taking that approach with Lucas Duda this spring, after a failed right-field experiment last season left both the player and organization wondering if there was a remaining fit between the two. “That was a long process, and obviously it..." February 20