Mets' Wilmer Flores: Removed from Saturday's game
Flores departed Saturday night's game against Atlanta after a collision at home plate, Adam Rubin of ESPN.com reports.
Analysis:
Flores went headfirst into home plate, colliding with Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski, and appeared to hurt himself somewhere in the head/neck/shoulder area. Flores, who started the game at first base, left under his own power and was replaced by James Loney.
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