J.D. Martinez's Mets debut comes with hope that back issue is behind him
by New York Post
New York Post— J.D. Martinez watched from Port St. Lucie as the Mets got off to an 0-5 start and had one thought as he tried to get back to the majors: “Hurry up.”
New York Daily News—J.D. Martinez has strong debut but Mets fall to Cardinals. Friday marked the fourth time in five games the Mets scored two runs or fewer. They lost all four.
Newsday—Mets' J.D. Martinez makes team debut against Cardinals. Carlos Mendoza got just a little bit of a thrill from finally — finally! — penciling in J.D. Martinez's name into the lineup Friday.
New York Post—J.D. Martinez's stellar debut can't keep Mets from falling to Cardinals. J.D. Martinez made a solid debut and drilled his first few hits with the Mets, but he could not flip a switch for the offense against the Cardinals.