MET NOTES
After he fainted and experienced dizzy spells, the Mets placed third baseman Ty Wigginton on the disabled list following yesterday’s 3-2 win over the Expos.
Early Wednesday morning at his home, Wigginton fainted, according to team officials. After going to the hospital, he was cleared to be in uniform during Wednesday’s game against the Expos.
But during the game, Wigginton felt dizzy and was taken to the hospital. After Wigginton spent Wednesday night in Tisch Hospital at NYU Medical Center, GM Jim Duquette said Wigginton was doing better.
“The feeling is he should be fine, but it would take several days before he came back,” Duquette said.
The Mets who have 12 pitchers on the roster, needed another reserve infielder, so they called up Danny Garcia from Triple-A Norfolk. Garcia, a former Brooklyn Cyclone, should fit on the big club since he was hitting .222 at Norfolk. He likely won’t start often.
Duquette said the doctors have a pretty good idea of what is wrong with Wigginton, but didn’t want to announce anything until they completed all the tests.
* The Mets’ starters have a 2.28 ERA in their last eight games . . . Mike Piazza started at first base yesterday. In the fifth, he dove as a hit deflected off the end of his glove. In the seventh, he bobbled a slow grounder by Ron Calloway, but recovered to make the play . . . On Monday night, Piazza will be on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” . . . John Franco pitched a perfect eighth inning.
* Art Howe said Jose Reyes had a good workout yesterday. The manager didn’t know, however, if Reyes is running his hardest or not. Reyes hasn’t played all year because of a strained right hamstring . . . According to Howe, Cliff Floyd, on the DL with a strained right quadriceps, is making good progress and could be back soon. He is eligible come off the DL next Tuesday.
* Scott Erickson, on the DL with a hamstring, is a little behind schedule. He will not play in a real game tomorrow, because his strained hamstring won’t allow him cover first. He will throw in a simulated game . . . Howe said he started Rickey Gutierrez at third, rather than Todd Zeile, because Zeile had played the four previous games. Gutierrez became Met third baseman No. 127.
