Wright terminates rehab assignment as shoulder pain lingers

David Wright's chances of appearing for the New York Mets in 2017 took a dire hit Monday.

The club announced the star third baseman has terminated his rehab assignment from a shoulder impingement and will be re-examined in New York later this week.

"After playing in a few games, I continued to have shoulder pain," Wright said. "So I decided to go to the doctor and get it checked out.

"Will make any decisions going forward after my appointment."

Wright, a seven-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glover, has been heavily hampered by injuries in each of the last three seasons. In 2014, his campaign was cut short a month early due to a lingering left shoulder injury. He was also limited to just 75 games in 2015 and 2016 due to his spinal stenosis diagnosis as well as a herniated disc in his neck.

Throughout his 13-year career, Wright - or "Captain America" as he's colloquially known - owns a .296/.376/.491 slash line with 242 home runs, 390 doubles, and 970 RBIs in 1583 games, all of them with the Mets.

While Wright's status for this season is still up in the air, the Mets did confirm that outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who strained his hamstring Friday, has been ruled out for the rest of the 2017 campaign.