Mets’ T.J. Rivera sits out as return from elbow surgery snags

Mike Puma
Wed, 27 Feb 2019 21:59:07 -0500

PORT ST. LUCIE — T.J. Rivera’s attempted return from Tommy John surgery hasn’t proceeded smoothly this spring. The 30-year-old Bronx native has remained absent from exhibition games because of discomfort in his surgically repaired elbow. “T.J. is having trouble getting over the hump to throw in a game,” manager Mickey Callaway said Wednesday. “It’s kind...