Yoenis Cespedes is suffering from an ankle fracture during an accident at his ranch

Get outfielder Yoenis Cespedes Chief Executive Brodie Van Wagenen announced Monday afternoon that he was suffering from "ankle fractures" in an accident that occurred on the Port St. Lucie ranch over the weekend. No additional information was provided, and it is unclear how much it will shrink what was already a muddled calendar for Cespedes' return. He is currently being evaluated by health professionals in New York. Newsday's Tim Healey adds that Céspedes suffered multiple fractures in his right ankle after sinking into a hole and suffering a "violent" fall (Twitter link).

Cespedes underwent two surgeries last year to cure calcification in both heels, effects that should marginalize him at least until mid-season 2019. There was no specific schedule for his return to baseball activities, but it is hard to imagine allowing this new wound to heal while keeping time to return this season.

Now 33, Céspedes is in the third season of what has become an unfortunate four-year, $ 110 million contract with the Mets. The slugger was an instant hero in Queens after being acquired a few minutes before the 2015 no-show deadline, when he led the Mets in the World Series with a .287 / .337 / performance. 604. He returned with a $ 75 million three-year contract that allowed him to withdraw after the first year of the agreement and, after posting a superlative line of .280 / .354 / .530 and forming the All -Star NL, just that. Céspedes was considered an essential part of the team's offensive, and his four-year contract back to the club was generally welcomed.

Hamstring problems limited him to 81 games in the first season of the new contract. However, when he was in good health, his .292 / .352 / .540 slash was in line with expectations. His offensive performance in 2018 was also strong (.262 / .325 / .496), but was limited to an even smaller series of 38 games, due to the aforementioned heel problems that ultimately required surgery. Now, it seems possible, if not probable, that Cespedes does not even match this total in 2019. It will receive $ 29 million this season and the next. The details of the policy are not known, but it was reported that the contract of Cespedes, as was the case with David Wrightis insured, so the team will not have to pay $ 29 million this season.