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PORT ST. LUCIE \u2014 After a complicated \u2014 and scary \u2014 injury, Paul Blackburn\u2019s return was straightforward.<\/p>\n
He started the Mets\u2019 4-1 Grapefruit League loss to the Marlins on Wednesday and tossed a clean 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout and two ground outs.<\/p>\n
It marked his first outing since suffering a cerebrospinal fluid leak late last season and undergoing surgery \u2014 in which doctors shaved bone spurs around a capsule in his spine that was punctured, drained spinal fluid and stitched the capsule \u2014 in October.<\/p>\n
Blackburn needed just seven pitches \u2014 all strikes. <\/p>\n
The plan was for one inning, so his quick frame prompted him to throw 15 more pitches in the bullpen to get to the team\u2019s desired workload for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHuge day,\u201d manager Carlos Mendoza said. \u201cIt\u2019s a big day for him, it\u2019s a big day for us, because it wasn\u2019t easy what he went through. It was pretty scary when he got the news. And the fact that it\u2019s not even March \u2014 only one inning today, but he\u2019s in live competition, facing another team. Huge step for him, proud of him. It means a lot that he\u2019s pitching in games this early.\u201d<\/p>\n
Frankie Montas (lat strain) and Sean Manaea\u2019s (oblique strain) injuries have put Blackburn firmly in the mix to earn a rotation spot.<\/p>\n
The Mets acquired the 31-year-old Blackburn from the A\u2019s just before the trade deadline last year in exchange for minor league pitching prospect Kade Morris. <\/p>\n
In five starts with the Mets, he recorded a 5.18 ERA before being shut down.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had the normal jitters and a little anxiety before the game, just wanting to start, some excitement,\u201d Blackburn said. \u201cI feel like today was a good step in the right direction.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel good. I feel good out there, feel like I can move the ball, feel like I can spin stuff like I normally have. Everything feels good out there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kodai Senga, Clay Holmes and David Peterson appear to be locks for the rotation. That leaves Blackburn, Tylor Megill and Griffin Canning as the next most likely candidates competing for the final two spots on the staff. Neither Megill nor Canning have seen any game action this spring.<\/p>\n
Wednesday marked a strong start for Blackburn toward claiming one of those spots.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m extremely excited about this year \u2014 kind of put everything from last year behind me,\u201d Blackburn said. \u201cFeel like I\u2019m in a good spot right now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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