Gary Sheffield is scheduled to start over Ryan Church in right field for the Mets on Wednesday against the Padres. Sheffield didn't play in the outfield this spring for Detroit because he was slotted to bat as the designated hitter. "You can practice, practice, practice, but eventually you have to play," Mets manager Jerry Manuel said before Monday's game. "You have to get on the field. I do think that at this point, with him not playing a couple years in right field or any outfield, that we almost have to take it like a spring training deal. "We have to put him out here, we have to watch him play. And if there's a chance for us to defend for him later, we'll do that."