Mar 02, 2008 1:47 AM EST

Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado will be sidelined for a couple of days with a sore right hip, as reported by the Associated Press.

Delgado left spring training camp and returned to New York for an MRI, which was negative. He has an impingement in his hip and was returning to Port St. Lucie on Saturday night, the Mets said.

GM Omar Minaya called the MRI precautionary. Delgado was bothered by his hip after Friday?s loss to the Cardinals.

Via AP