Ike

Davis

Davis last played as a member of the Dodgers’ minor league system back in 2017, even giving pitching a try. The 31-year-old arrived to the majors with quite a bit of promise and enjoyed some success at times, but he also had some bad luck with injuries and illness. He’ll walk away with a .239/.322/.414 career batting line and 81 homers over 665 games, most of them with the Mets. He also made stops with the Pirates, Yankees, and Athletics.

Good news. Davis told reporters on Monday that his ankle had improved to the point where surgery wasn’t necessary. The 24-year-old first baseman has been relatively pain-free for the past two weeks and recently resumed baseball activities. Barring an unforseen setback, he should have a normal offseason in preparation for 2012.

Finally some signs of life from New York’s first baseman, who hadn’t had a two-hit day or ripped an extra-base hit in nine games. It’s just one game, but does come after Davis reached base twice in each of New York’s first two contests in Colorado. Hitting .169/.229/.299, Davis is going to need many more multi-hit efforts to get his triple slash where fantasy owners expect it to be.

Today’s homer was a three-run shot off Freddy Garcia. Davis looks like the NL’s No. 2 fantasy first baseman to us. Of course, that says about as much as the rest of the league as it does about him.

Davis was diagnosed with Valley Fever -- a fungal disease which is known to cause extreme fatigue -- after his physical at the start of Mets’ camp, but the good news is that he hasn’t felt any ill effects. The 25-year-old first baseman homered in each of New York’s final three Grapefruit League games and appears poised for a solid bounce-back campaign.

The struggling Davis was dropped down to sixth Tuesday, but he’ll bat seventh Wednesday against the left-hander Mark Buehrle. Scott Hairston will play left field and bat sixth.

Davis was a late scratch from Sunday’s lineup after falling victim to a flu bug that has made its way around the Mets’ clubhouse. The 25-year-old first baseman is batting just .174/.234/.322 on the young season.

Davis was held out of Sunday’s series-finale with the Marlins due to flu-like symptoms, but he arrived at Citi Field on Monday afternoon feeling much improved. The 25-year-old first baseman is batting .174/.234/.322 with five homers and 13 RBI in 33 games this year.

There’s a little bug going around the Mets’ clubhouse, as third base coach Tim Teufel is also under the weather. Hopefully Ike will be back in there Monday after some rest and chicken noodle soup. Daniel Murphy moved over to first base, while Jordany Valdespin entered the lineup at second.

Davis was sent back to New York on Wednesday for additional tests related to his physical, but he has been cleared of any issue. The team said the visit wasn’t related to his ankle, so there’s no reason to be concerned about his long-term status.