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David Wright can’t play, might go on disabled list

New York Mets third baseman David Wright's broken pinkie is seen in a splint as he sits in the dugout against the Washington Nationals in New York

New York Mets third baseman David Wright’s broken pinkie is seen in a splint as he sits in the dugout against the Washington Nationals during the fifth inning of their MLB National League baseball game at CitiField in New York, April 11, 2012. REUTERS/Adam Hunger (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

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David Wright was cleared to play by a hand specialist Thursday, but he was held out of Friday’s lineup and might yet land on the DL with a fractured pinkie finger.

Wright made it clear he doesn’t want anyone questioning his pain tolerance while he sits out:

It’s not about me sucking it up and playing through pain. I functionally can’t grip a bat or grip a baseball. This isn’t banged-up. I take great pride in going out there and playing through pain. But this would be stupid. I would be hurting the team. It doesn’t make sense.

No, it doesn’t. It’s not want fans want to hear, but in a lot of cases, players who try to play through injuries do hurt their teams in the process.

The Mets plan to wait to see how Wright is Saturday before making a decision on whether to put him on the DL. Jordany Valdespin, Vinny Rottino and Bobby Scales would be candidates to replace him on the Mets roster. If Valdespin is the choice it’d be because he’s on the 40-man roster and the team doesn’t want to expose another player to waivers.