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Carter is 9-for-42 (.214) with hour home runs and 10 RBI through 16 spring games.

Carter's batting line this spring is just about what one would expect -- a few home runs to go along with a meager batting average. He will be the Brewers' regular first baseman when the regular season kicks off next week.

Singleton was optioned to minor league camp Monday.

Singleton struggled mightily this spring, hitting just .151 with 17 strikeouts and only three walks over 56 Grapefruit League plate appearances. He'll open 2016 with Triple-A Fresno, where he hit .254/.359/.505 with 22 home runs and 83 RBI over 102 games last year. Singleton's demotion means Tyler White has likely won the Astros' first base competition.

Cabrera (knee) is slated to return to Grapefruit League action Monday, ESPN.com's Adam Rubin reports.

Cabrera was initially scheduled to play Sunday, but he said that he first wanted to log some time at shortstop in the minors before doing so. He's scheduled to play four innings in the minors after serving as the designated hitter a day earlier.

Cabrera (knee) will remain out of the lineup in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals, Matt Ehalt of The Record reports.

The Mets were hopeful that Cabrera would be able to make his return Sunday, but manager Terry Collins said the infielder still hasn't been fully cleared by team trainers. Cabrera was at least able to serve as the designated hitter during a minor league game Saturday, going 2-for-5 with a double and a single. He's been out of Grapefruit League action since March 10.

Cabrera, sidelined since March 10 when he suffered a strained patellar tendon, will return to game action Sunday, SNY.TV reports.

Cabrera has made a faster than expected recovery, progressing from hitting soft toss and off a tee in the cages to live batting practice and then a minor-league game. He has a week until Opening Night to show he is fully healed. The goal over the next week for the Mets' new double-play combination of Cabrera and Neil Walker to get as many reps as they can to build up chemistry before the regular season starts.

Parmelee (arm) was reassigned to minor league camp Saturday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Parmelee had a shortened stint at the Yankees' major league camp after undergoing surgery to repair a broken arm in September. Still, he managed to get 29-at bats there this spring, although he had mixed results. Parmelee had three doubles and only struck out five times, but he otherwise struggled at the plate with a .172 batting average and .226 OBP. He'll head down to minor league camp to get more regular playing time.

Walker was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday, Rich Dubroff of CSN Mid Atlantic reports.

Manager Buck Showalter was complimentary of Walker's spring training performance, but the roster needed to be trimmed down with Opening Day approaching. Walker belted four home runs and drove in 14 runs in his 42 spring training at-bats before being sent down. Dubroff reports that Walker will be the every day left fielder at Norfolk. That said, the Orioles will be trying to get by with an inexperienced Hyun-soo Kim and an injury prone Nolan Reimold in left this season, so Walker could be a prime candidate for a call-up if either of those players struggle or get injured.

Santana is 0-for-8 in his last two games since missing time with mild back discomfort.

He played in games Wednesday and Friday for the Indians, so all signs are pointing toward Santana being ready to go for Opening Day in just over a week. He's gone 12-for-42 with a homer and three RBI in 14 games this spring.

Flores will make his spring debut at first base Friday, and should serve as the team's backup there this season, in addition to his other duties, MLB.com's Anthony DiComo reports.

While the Mets clearly wanted to upgrade from Flores defensively at shortstop by acquiring Asdrubal Cabrera, Flores will get plenty of at-bats this season as the top backup at all of the non-catcher infield positions. Considering that Cabrera (knee) and David Wright (back) are currently banged up, Flores could get a handful of starts in the first couple weeks on the left side of the infield.

Cabrera (knee) will is set to play in a spring training game Sunday and the team believes that he'll be ready for Opening Day, ESPN New York's Adam Rubin reports.

Cabrera has been sidelined since March 10 when he suffered a strained patellar tendon, but he has been able to ramp up his baseball activity in recent days and should be ready to appear in a Grapefruit League game by the end of the weekend. He'll likely serve as a DH on Sunday before getting back into on-field work. Collins said that once Cabrera is healthy, the Mets will need to get him up to speed and comfortable with his double-play counterpart at second base, Neil Walker.