Michael Conforto sped through all his checkpoints in rehab from a strained right hamstring, prompting the Mets to consider activating him from the injured list on Tuesday before their game against the Braves at Citi Field.
The Syracuse Mets announced their Tuesday night game was postponed “to allow for additional testing and contact tracing of members of the Mets organization,” which may have affected the team’s decision to activate Conforto.
The Mets, a club with the third-fewest home runs in MLB and deeply in need of slugging prowess, will hope Conforto returns with better power than he left with.
Conforto will become a free agent at the end of the season unless the Mets and his agent, Scott Boras, reach an agreement on a contract extension.
The Mets recalled catcher Patrick Mazeika from Syracuse a day after Tomas Nido was hit on the wrist by a pitch.
Stock, 31, made 52 relief appearances for the Padres and Red Sox from 2018-2020, posting a 4.24 ERA across 63.2 innings in that stretch.
Jeurys Familia is also on the IL with a right hip impingement, though Scott said the team believes his absence should not be long term.