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NEW YORK -- Mets third baseman Jose Reyes hopes his absence is limited to a few days after suffering a Grade 1 strain of an intercostal muscle on his left side.Reyes initially felt the muscle act up in his second-to-last plate appearance in the opening game of Tuesdays doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals.Wilmer Flores will handle the bulk of the third-base duty during Reyes absence, although manager Terry Collins can foresee using Flores at shortstop and Kelly Johnson at third base for one game if Asdrubal Cabrera needs a day off.Reyes received an anti-inflammatory injection Tuesday night. Collins said that he cannot foresee Reyes returning to the lineup until Friday at the earliest.Were going to take it day by day and see what happens, Reyes said Wednesday afternoon. Today is going to be a treatment day -- put a lot of ice on it and see how I feel tomorrow and try to go from there.Reyes suffered a fractured rib in the same area during the opening week of last season while playing with the Toronto Blue Jays. He initially was concerned the same bone may have been broken.Thank god my rib is fine, Reyes said. Its just the muscle.Describing how the injury occurred, Reyes said: When I hit the ground ball to the pitcher, I felt something wasnt right there. I didnt even pay attention to it. Then my last AB I did a couple of swings and I felt something. When I came in, I told the trainer that I felt something. We went to do an MRI.Flores has thrived against left-handed pitching (.333/.385/.683), but has struggled against right-handers this season (.230/.293/.373). That is what has resulted in him mostly serving as a part-time player.The Mets face a southpaw, Tyler Anderson, in Thursdays series opener against the Colorado Rockies. They also see a left-hander,?Jorge De La Rosa, on Saturday. So the upcoming schedule is favorable for the Mets to plug Flores in at third base for the short term. Fake Yeezy China . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. "Paul sent me a text this morning, just told me he loved me and wanted to go out and fight as hard as I would any other day," Simpson said Sunday after doing just that. Cheap Yeezy China . Now that hes hitting streaking teammates with pin-point passes for easy layups, Love is asserting himself as one of the true superstars in the league. https://www.yeezychina.us/ . After dropping their final six games of December, the Wild opened the new calendar year with four consecutive wins. Following a loss to Colorado on Saturday, Minnesota rebounded the following night to blank Nashville 4-0, but then had the tables turned on them Tuesday. Yeezy China . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers. Wholesale Yeezy China . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East. ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs released their initial depth chart ahead of their preseason opener, and it left fans wondering just how good they might be once the games start counting.Assuming all those pieces stay healthy. Or get healthy.Jamaal Charles is the starting running back, even though he has been sitting out camp after surgery to repair his ACL. Eric Berry is the starting safety, even though he has yet to sign a franchise tag and report to camp. Justin Houston is one outside linebacker and Tamba Hali the other, even though both of them are also coming back from knee injuries -- Houston may be out for a while.Still, the Chiefs were required to put something on paper and they sent it out late Sunday.What they came up with is a roster that, if everyone was healthy, might be their best in yearsThe job (general manager) John Dorsey and his staff have continued to do in terms of bringing in young players and some veteran players who can fill in and make us stronger, I think this is the most complete team weve had since Andy (Reid) and John have been here, chairman Clark Hunt said.There were few major surprises on the depth chart ahead of Saturdays game against Seattle.Charcandrick West was listed ahead of Spencer Ware at running back, meaning he is the de factor No. 1 until Charles returns. West and Ware split reps after the Pro Bowler went down last season.Chris Conley was listed ahead of Rod Streater at one wide receiver spot, both of them trailing Albert Wilson, who has missed time with a calf injury. Tyreek Hill is listed deep on the chart but has been making enough plays that it would hardly be a surprise to see him quickly climb it.Demetrius Harris appears to have a slight edge on Ross Travis at the second tight end spot.Typically in this offense we count on tight ends, co-offensive coordinator Brad Childress said. Travis (Kelce) will continue to up his game and hopefully the guys beehind him will up their game.ddddddddddddThe only surprise along the offensive line was more like an affirmation: rookie Parker Ehinger has been impressive throughout camp and was listed with the starts at left guard. Another rookie, defensive end Chris Jones, is backing up Jay Howard on the opposite line. Dontari Poe and Allen Bailey return from last season at the other two starting spots.The linebacker situation is still fluid, though.Houstons injury means that former first-round pick Dee Ford will get his opportunity in the spotlight. He has been inconsistent -- some might say ineffective -- during his first two seasons, rarely playing at all as a rookie and making just 5 1/2 sacks his first two seasons.Im here to do what Ive always wanted to do. As far as my goals, I see this as an opportunity, he said. I knew at some point this is where I would be. So the last couple of years Ive been working to get to this point. This is a chance for me to step up and really show what I can do.Safety Daniel Sorensen could just as well say the same thing.He made the team a couple years ago as an undrafted free agent, and has slowly earned more playing time. But hes due to get a whole lot of it if Berry refuses to sign his franchise tender.Sorensen has already earned a reputation in camp for being a big hitter.Hes a smart player and were asking him to do a lot back there, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said, but thats what that position holds. Him and (Ron) Parker are close. Until E.B. gets in, hes going to have to hold down the fort for us.One glance at the Chiefs first depth chart and theres a lot of holding down the fort happening.Were trading punches kind of back and forth, and theyre challenging each other in a positive way, Reid said. For the most part, I appreciate the effort theyre giving. ' ' '