PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) An MRI of Jed Lowrie's left knee was negative, and the New York Mets said the infielder is likely to be ready for opening day even though he's behind schedule.

"It's nothing serious," manager Mickey Callaway said Friday. "We're going to progress slowly so that when he comes back to play he's 100 percent."

The 34-year-old Lowrie provides valuable depth because he can play second base, third base and shortstop. An 11-year veteran, he played 153 or more games in each of the last two seasons for Oakland.