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JUPITER, Fla. — Dominic Smith arrived at Clover Park on Wednesday with soreness in his right wrist, prompting his removal from the lineup against the Marlins.

The discomfort — described as “general wrist soreness” — isn’t new for Smith, according to manager Luis Rojas. The Mets left fielder will be evaluated on a daily basis, but has continued working out defensively.

Smith had blasted his second homer of the Grapefruit League season on Tuesday.

“It’s probably from a swing, because as you know the number of swings these guys are taking on a daily basis are very much different from what they are doing in the offseason,” Rojas said before the Mets lost 3-2 at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. “It’s ramping up the number of swings per day.”

Smith has started playing left field in recent days after beginning the spring in a first base/DH role. Rojas said he isn’t concerned about getting enough reps for Smith in left field.

“Today he had a real good session with [outfield coach] Tony Tarasco, where Tony was standing right behind him and they were challenging each other, who gets the better read,” Rojas said. “There’s just a lot of good teaching when that happens. You know that you don’t have to save energy for the game, but all your energy you are using it for practice, and you are doing it at game speed.”

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