Should Mets Reyes really be tested for a thyroid imbalance at all?”
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The spring debut of Jose Reyes has been postponed again, pushed back until at least Tuesday. And the reason given this time is specific and sounds a tad ominous. Additional review of a blood test administered on Thursday has suggested the shortstop has a hyperactive thyroid. Reyes is to be tested in New York on Monday, the Mets said on Friday morning, and the results of those tests may not be available until Wednesday. He has been shut down — no baseball activity whatsoever — at least until the results are known. Reyes is to leave for New York on Saturday. When he left the ballpark on Friday, it was with an expression far more serious than the wall-to-wall smile that is customarily his. “This is not what I want to be doing,” Reyes said. “I am disappointed.” General manager Omar Minaya said the Mets’ doctors in New York want to examine and retest Reyes. Minaya indicated he was unaware whether they had detected an anomaly not found by the doctors who read the re
Jose Reyes was removed from yesterday’s lineup when his physical exam “raised a small concern with doctors.” He skipped the game, went in for some additional blood work, and was cleared to return a few hours later. However, he was again scratched from today’s lineup and is now reportedly headed back to New York to have his imbalanced thyroid levels checked. That would explain all the talk of “blood work” from yesterday and it sounds like he won’t be back in Mets camp until the middle of next week at the earliest, because the actual test is slated for Monday. Unfortunately so far 2010 looks an awful lot like 2009 for the Mets, although it’s good to see their medical staff being proactive for once. I’m not a doctor and don’t even play one on the internet, but here’s a seemingly informative article about thyroid imbalances. We’ll have further updates once more details are available.
