Mets celebrate World Series title -- in their minds

Michael Conforto and his New York Mets sprinted to celebrate the World Series title.

While it was a spring training defensive drill, in their minds it was Game 7 of the World Series — and the New York Daily News captured it on video. That’s because first base coach Tony Tarrasco told them to simulate the sport’s ultimate game.

“It’s fun to have a camp day like that and see the guys ramping up the intensity at game speed and also simulating our biggest goal,” Mets manager Luis Rojas said Wednesday.

The drill was to make 27 consecutive defensive outs without an error as Rojas and Tarrasco hit fungoes.

New York last won the World Series in 1986, when the Mets rallied with three runs in the 10th inning to beat Boston in Game 3 on Mookie Wilson’s grounder past Bill Buckner, then overcame a three-run deficit to win Game 7.

“It got really intense. That’s our goal here. We’re here because we want to win the championship,” Rojas said. “We want to celebrate. We want to bring it to the families, the organization. I’ve been here 15 years. It would be a dream come true, seeing it and watching everybody celebrate like that.”

Rojas said right-hander Carlos Carrasco is uncertain to be ready for the start of the season after elbow soreness forced him to stop throwing. He won’t throw again until late next week.

REDS

Joey Votto went on the injured list after testing positive for COVID-19. He will be away from the team for a minimum of 10 days under health-and-safety protocols.

MARLINS

Top Marlins pitching prospect Sixto Sanchez, whose progress in camp was delayed by a false positive on a COVID-19 test, is scheduled for a throwing session Thursday. The Marlins will wait and see how he fares before deciding if he’s ready to make his spring training debut,...

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