PEORIA Dave Winfield Jersey , Ariz. (AP) — Injury free and playing second base again, d this season.It is what he does, after all.Gordon played the final 4 1/2 months of 2018 with a fractured right big toe, which compromised the essential elements of his game, and he is looking forward to returning to his role as an offensive disruptor in a rebuilt lineup that will be without Robinson Cano, Jean Segura, Nelson Cruz and Mike Zunino.“I know if I am healthy I can play at a high level,” Gordon said. “My game speaks for itself. I’m not a launch-angle guy. I’m not going to hit a million homers. But I’m going to hit the ball hard, play solid defense, steal some bases and score some runs.”Gordon is a career .289 hitter with 48 triples and 308 stolen bases in eight major league seasons, but the toe injury robbed him of his signature speed and brought about one of his least effective seasons.He was hitting .353 with 15 stolen bases as the Mariners‘ leadoff hitter when he suffered the injury in a game at Toronto in May, fouling two Marcus Stroman cut fastballs off his front foot in the first inning.Gordon landed on the disabled list a few days later and returned to the lineup May 21, when doctors assured him he could cause no further damage by playing.But as he could attest, returning from the injured list is not necessarily returning to health, and the injury did not heal until he was able to spend a month off his feet after the season.While Gordon finished the year at a respectable .268 with 30 stolen bases, he hit .240 in his final 107 games. He seldom bunted, and he finished with half of his usual number of stolen bases after leading the NL with 64 in 2014 and 60 in 2017 with Miami.“Dee never wanted out of the lineup (but) you could immediately tell that it affected his jumps, his open-up speed Jack Morris Jersey ,” said general manager Jerry Dipoto.There were times last season when Gordon, 30, arrived at the ballpark in a walking boot, played nine innings, then left the park in the boot. He said sitting out was never an option, the same attitude teammate Kyle Seager took about the fractured toe that he played through last year.“We were winning and I wanted to win,” Gordon said. “They count on me here, and 50 percent me is better than 100 percent of most guys, that’s how I saw it.”Gordon’s last hit of 2018 was a first-inning triple against Texas on Sept. 29, one of his eight triples last season.With rest the only cure, Gordon said he stayed in his Seattle home for about a month after the season. He said he seldom went out and wore sandals when he did.“It’s definitely back to normal,” he said.Gordon spent last spring training learning center field and played 50 regular-season games there before returning to second base during Cano’s three-month suspension.“He did what we asked him to do,” Dipoto said. “He was a good teammate.”Manager Scott Servais said getting Gordon back in his comfort zone is really important.“The first couple of months last season he was awesome,” Servais said. “He was getting on base. He was creating all kinds of opportunities. But we did throw a lot on his plate last year. Certainly giving him opportunity to get back at his natural position and letting him run with it there.” New York Mets (32-33, third in the NL East) vs. New York Yankees (40-24, second in the NL East)New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Jason Vargas (2-3, 3.57 ERA http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-curtis-granderson-jersey , 1.32 WHIP, 37 strikeouts) Yankees: James Paxton (3-2, 3.11 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 63 strikeouts)Article continues below ...BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees and New York Mets will square off in a doubleheader Tuesday.The Yankees are 21-12 on their home turf. They have hit 102 home runs this season, seventh in the American League. Gary Sanchez leads them with 19, averaging one every 9.1 at-bats.The Mets are 13-22 on the road. They have slugged .424 this season, Pete Alonso leads the team with a mark of .597.TOP PERFORMERS: Sanchez leads the Yankees with 19 home runs and is batting .260. DJ LeMahieu is 16-for-45 with four doubles, three home runs and 12 RBIs over the last 10 games for New York.Alonso leads the Mets with 21 home runs and is batting .258. Todd Frazier is 10-for-31 with a double, three home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games for New York.LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .251 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored opponents by two runsMets: 5-5, .256 batting average, 3.89 ERAYankees Injuries: Luis Severino: 60-day IL (shoulder), Jordan Montgomery: 60-day IL (elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-day IL (shoulder), Ben Heller: 60-day IL (elbow) Aaron Loup Jersey , Domingo German: 10-day IL (left hip flexor strain), Dellin Betances: 60-day IL (shoulder), Jake Barrett: 10-day IL (elbow), Aaron Judge: 10-day IL (oblique), Jacoby Ellsbury: 60-day IL (hip), Troy Tulowitzki: 60-day IL (calf), Greg Bird: 60-day IL (foot), Miguel Andujar: 60-day IL (labrum), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-day IL (bicep).Mets Injuries: Justin Wilson: 10-day IL (elbow), Drew Smith: 60-day IL (elbow), Luis Avilan: 10-day IL (elbow), Brandon Nimmo: 10-day IL (neck), Yoenis Cespedes: 60-day IL (heels), Jed Lowrie: 60-day IL (knee), Robinson Cano: 10-day IL (quad).