NEW YORK (AP) Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes had surgery on his right heel Thursday Cam Bedrosian Jersey , the first of two procedures that will likely sideline him for eight to 10 months.Dr. Robert Anderson removed bone calcification in Cespedes’ heel during the operation in Green Bay, Wisconsin.Assistant general manager John Ricco said Thursday that Cespedes will rest for eight to 12 weeks before getting surgery on his left heel.”The surgery went well as expected, so that was positive news,” Ricco said.Ricco also said doctors want to make sure Cespedes has some mobility in the right leg before the second surgery.The 32-year-old outfielder hit .262 with nine homers and 29 RBIs in 38 games this season. He missed over two months with what the Mets said was a strained right hip flexor and homered in his return from the disabled list July 20 against the Yankees.The return was brief as Cespedes stunned the Mets by saying he was considering surgery on both heels. He sat out the next game and was placed on the 10-day disabled list on July 24.Since the start of 2017 – the first season of his $110 million, four-year contract – lower leg injuries have limited Cespedes to 119 games.The Mets have said they were aware Cespedes’ heel issues when they acquired him from Detroit at the 2015 non-waiver deadline.His bat has been impactful for the Mets when he’s been healthy.Cespedes sparked New York’s run to the World Series in 2015, its first since 2000, by hitting 17 homers in 59 regular-season games. In January 2016, he signed a three-year deal with an opt-out clause after one season and wound up hitting .280 with 31 homers and 86 RBIs in 132 games as the Mets made a late-season run and hosted the National League wild-card game.The Mets are 155-133 when Cespedes plays.— SAN DIEGO (AP) — Eric Hosmer, San Diego’s $144 million man, acknowledges he simply wasn’t as good as he needed to be in what was supposed to be a steppingstone season for the rebuilding Padres.The burst of energy provided by Hosmer’s signing during spring training didn’t last long. The Padres, who have had three waves of young talent come up since beginning their deep rebuild during the 2016 season, staggered through another dismal year, finishing last in the NL West at 66-96, five losses worse than in 2017.Hosmer’s average of .253 was down 65 points and his on-base percentage was his lowest in four seasons. His 18 homers and 65 RBIs were also his lowest in four seasons.“Not where I want to be,” said Hosmer, who was an All-Star and World Series champion while with Kansas City. “It was just a down year, definitely not the way I wanted to perform here the first year. Nothing I can do about it now. All I can do is go put in the work in the offseason and try to be ready to go next spring.“There’s no excuse for it http://www.angelsfanproshop.com/authentic-blake-wood-jersey , I just didn’t perform the way I wanted to perform. I think if I performed the way I wanted to, it translates into more wins.”It certainly wasn’t all Hosmer’s fault, considering that the Padres continued to rank at the bottom of the majors in key offensive stats.Also struggling was Wil Myers, whose $83 million, six-year extension had been the biggest contract in team history until Hosmer came along. Myers had yet another injury and struggled after being moved from the outfield to third base.And in an oh-so-Padres moment, Myers was heard criticizing manager Andy Green during a livestream of the video game Fortnite with Carlos Asuaje, who had been optioned to Triple-A late in the season.“The Padres are doing cutoff and relays tomorrow at 3 o’clock — in September, dude.” Myers was heard saying. “Oh my God. It’s so miserable, man. It’s insane. Andy could not be any worse than he is right now.”Asuaje then said, “Dude, I’m streaming this.”Myers apologized to Green. Around that same time, he also committed three errors in a game.Other things to know in the wake of the Padres’ eighth straight losing season and 12th year out of the playoffs:TIMETABLERon Fowler, the executive chairman, had said he expected the Padres to be better this season than last, and to be .500 in 2019.“I’m not going to throw out record stuff anymore,” Fowler said. However, he heard general manager A.J. Preller say during a function for season ticketholders that gradual improvement will lead to a tipping point. “And I leaned over to him and said Zack Greinke Jersey , ‘I’m an old guy. Let’s get to the tipping point sooner rather than later.’ He laughed. He thinks we’re closer than people think. Whether that means next year or sometime in 2020, I think we’ve got the talent.”BIG DECISIONSWith so much young talent in the farm system, particularly pitchers, the Padres have to decide who to protect on the 40-man roster before the Rule 5 draft. And with the big league roster, there are decisions to make at several positions. They need to figure out if they’ll keep Myers at third, try to get him back into a crowded outfield or try to trade him, although his value is low. Outfielder Hunter Renfroe solidified his status by hitting 26 homers again and rookie Franmil Reyes hit 16 homers. Franchy Cordero is due back from elbow surgery.FREDDY GALVISThe Padres want to keep the shortstop, who is eligible for free agency but might want to move on with top prospect Fernando Tatis Jr. set to come up sometime next season. Galvis was acquired from Philadelphia for prospect Enyel De Los Santos and played in all 162 games, including 157 starts at shortstop and five at second base. Viewed as a placeholder for Tatis, Galvis solidified the position and was a mentor to several young Latino players.TATIS JR.He broke his left thumb sliding headfirst for Double-A San Antonio in July and has been cleared to play winter ball. While the Padres will certainly control his service-time clock, “Everybody in our baseball front office would be shocked if he wasn’t up here somewhat early in the season,” Fowler said.WAVES OF YOUNG TALENTLeft-handed starters Joey Lucchesi and Eric Lauer, plus right-hander Jacob Nix made their big league debuts this year. Coming up late in the year were rookie second baseman Luis Urias, who showed nice flashes in the field and at the plate before injuring a hamstring. Also coming up was catcher Francisco Mejia, obtained from Cleveland for All-Star closer Brad Hand and reliever Adam Cimber. The Padres could try to find room for both Mejia and Austin Hedges, or trade one of them.