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Concussion-free Bay looks to get into swing for Mets

Jason Bay (Neil Miller)

PORT ST. LUCIE — Jason Bay’s concussion symptoms are long gone, but questions about his swing are just beginning.

Was last year just an aberration? Or will Bay carry the title “underachieving Mets left fielder” through 2011?

“I just want to get back to the player I know I am,” Bay said yesterday after arriving in camp. “I kind of lost that a little bit last year.”

Bay, who hit .259 with six homers and 47 RBIs in 95 games, saw his season conclude early after smashing into the left-field fence at Dodger Stadium last July. Bay suffered a concussion and didn’t resume baseball activities until September, but with the Mets long removed from playoff contention the decision was reached not to push him.

As he enters the second season of a four-year contract worth $66 million, Bay is thinking big in terms of homers.

“Thirty, I think, is reasonable,” Bay said. “That’s a big ballpark [Citi Field], and the number might take a hit, but you look at David [Wright]. David hit [29], and it can be done.

“It’s not so much about the home runs, it’s about the overall production, for me anyway. If you are driving in runs, I would like the home runs, but you still need to drive in runs. And even last year with the down year that I had, I was still somewhat productive in my limited sample set that I had, with the RBIs.”

Bay also is bullish on the Mets’ chances of contending.

“Are we going to win 120 games? I don’t know,” Bay said. “But I think we’re going to be a lot better than people think.”

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The Mets signed outfielder Jesus Feliciano
, first baseman Chris Shelton
and pitcher Kent Tsujimoto
to minor-league contracts. . . . Jenrry Mejia
will start the Grapefruit League opener against the Braves on Saturday. The Mets will play an intrasquad game on Friday at Digitial Domain Park.

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The first of several team bowling outings, instituted by manager Terry Collins
to bring players together away from the ballpark, was scheduled for last night.

“It’s going to be competitive and there’s going to be a lot of trash talking,” Wright said. “It’s just going to be fun.”

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A high-ranking Mets official told The Post the door remains open for former general manager Omar Minaya
to join general manager Sandy Alderson
‘s staff in some capacity.

Minaya, who is still owed $2 million by the Mets through 2012, recently was vacationing in Europe and is weighing all options, the source said.