Elsa/Getty Images Mets outfielder/designated hitter Jesse Winker is unlikely to return this season because of a back injury. The clock appears to have struck midnight on Jesse Winker’s 2025 season. New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said prior to Tuesday’s game against the Detroit Tigers that Winker has been shut down from baseball activities and is unlikely to return this year because of a back injury. The 32-year-old Winker last played July 10. He received an epidural in his back eight days