MET NOTES
ATLANTA – Leon Lee, who had been hired to manage the Mets’ Single-A Brooklyn Cyclones team, resigned yesterday, the same day he was arrested for two counts of exposure of a sexual organ.
It is unknown whether Lee’s resignation was forced by the Mets, or whether he voluntarily resigned. A club statement said only that Lee resigned for personal reasons.
According to Deputy Debra Wesley of the St. Lucie County sheriff’s department, Lee turned himself in yesterday after posting a $1,000 bond for each count. It is not known when the incident happened, though it took place in Port St. Lucie.
“He’ll have to appear in court before a judge,” Wesley told The Post last night.
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Scott Erickson’s comeback will have to wait a little longer.
Set to make his first start last night since Aug. 31, 2002, the 36-year-old righthander was scratched when he suffered a strained left hamstring 11 minutes into his warm-ups. Dan Wheeler got the spot start instead.
It was yet another setback for Erickson, who has been plagued by injuries over the last three-plus years. He missed all of 2001 after undergoing Tommy John surgery and missed all of last season with a torn labrum.
If Erickson is sidelined for an extended period, the Mets likely would call up James Baldwin or Jae Seo, both of whom are at Triple-A Norfolk. With the Mets slated to play four more games before they have a day off, they also may need to bring up another reliever.
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Cleveland claimed Mets reliever Jason Anderson off waivers. The Mets had acquired Anderson in the Armando Benitez deal . . . Former Met Rick Reed retired after not making the Pirates’ opening day roster . . . In a pregame ceremony last night, the Braves honored Hank Aaron on the 30th anniversary of his record-breaking 715th homer off Al Downing. The Braves also wore throwback uniforms from 1974.
