Mets first baseman Lucas Duda likely will not play again this season because of a recurrence of back pain. Duda has been sidelined since May 20 because of a stress fracture in his lower back, an injury originally projected to keep him out of the lineup for four-to-six weeks. Duda had been taking ground balls and hitting off a tee at the team's spring training complex in Port St. Lucie, Florida, when he felt the renewed pain late last week.
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