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DeutschMets manager Carlos Mendoza provided some updates prior to Wednesday's game against Team Israel...
McLean good to go for sim game
Nolan McLean's vertigo-like symptoms are gone, and the right-hander is officially set to throw in a sim game on the backfields in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday.
McLean is expected to throw about four innings and 50-55 pitches.
If he's able to get through that without any issues, he'll likely join Team USA in the coming days and make his scheduled start in their pool play finale against Italy on March 10.
The 24-year-old is also penciled in as USA's starter for the WBC Championship if they were to make it that far.
McLean expects to make just two appearances of around 60 pitches during the tournament.
Robert's next step
McLean won't be the only big-name Met partaking in that sim game on the backfields, as Luis Robert Jr. is officially set to play four innings in center, as well.
This will be Robert's first game action as a Met this spring training.
The 28-year-old has gotten plenty of swings in the cages and during live BP sessions, but the Mets are easing him in to game action in an effort to keep him healthy heading into the year.
He'll be playing in these sim games on alternate days until he's ready to jump into Grapefruit League action.
Minter's up and moving around
The Mets have been encouraged by how A.J. Minter has looked in his early bullpen sessions, and he's officially ready to take the next step in his spring training build-up.
Minter is set to face hitters in live BP for the first time since undergoing season-ending lat surgery last May.
The southpaw still remains without a timeline for a return, but best-case scenario, the team is hoping he'll be back in the mix around late April or early May.
Whenever he does return, it'll certainly be a huge boost for this group.
Minter was spectacular before going down to injury last year, allowing just two runs and striking out 14 over his first 13 appearances in orange and blue.