Jorge Polanco’s disappointing first season with Mets to end with surgery

New York Mets key offseason signing Jorge Polanco needs season-ending surgery, manager Andy Green told reporters Wednesday after the organization placed the struggling first baseman on the injured list with left ankle bursitis.

It is the latest in a series of blows for the Mets, who sit in last place in the National League East, and Polanco, who has not met expectations since signing a two-year, $40 million contract to replace Pete Alonso.

Polanco had already missed a good chunk of this season with a right wrist contusion and never seemed to hit his stride — hitting .148 with a .431 OPS. The injury limited the 33-year-old to 37 games, only two of which came at first base. 

In a corresponding move, the Mets recalled Eric Wagaman, who has a .956 OPS in 22 games with Triple-A Syracuse.