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Cabrera has been diagnosed with a strained patella tendon in his left knee and will be shut down for two weeks, Newsday's Marc Carig reports.

Cabrera will receive a healing-assisting PRP injection in his knee Friday, after which he will be sidelined for two weeks. He will resume baseball activities after that, but the Mets will be cautious with him, so there is a chance he may not be ready to go by Opening Day. The duo of Ruben Tejada and Wilmer Flores will assume the shortstop duties in Cabrera's absence, and one figures to open the regular season as the Mets' primary shortstop if Cabrera is still not able to play by then.

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