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Reyes’ agent: Mets overplayed thyroid issue

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Jose Reyes could be the subject of a sequel to “The Blind Side.”

The shortstop’s agent told The Post yesterday that Reyes and his camp were “blindsided” by a press release the Mets issued Tuesday night that made it seem as if Reyes could be dealing with a significant thyroid issue.

“They sent out that press release that made it look worse than it was,” Reyes’ agent, Peter Greenberg, said. “Jose was a little upset.”

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Both Greenberg and the Mets are in agree ment that Reyes has el evated thy roid levels. But Mets offi cials blew a gasket when Reyes told ESPN Deportes that he is fine and has no problem.

Though that appears to be an accurate assessment of the situation — a source indicated Reyes’ diet might have triggered the raised thyroid levels, and he likely will not need treatment. The Mets are awaiting results of an additional test and didn’t want Reyes to speak about the matter.

But Greenberg said the Mets also are guilty of speaking out of turn. The team failed to notify Reyes about the press release it was issuing, and when the shortstop later spoke to ESPN Deportes, he had no idea the Mets had painted a more cautious picture.

Before the Mets faced the Braves in an exhibition game yesterday, general manager Omar Minaya stuck to his guns, repeating the same message issued in the press release.

“He has elevated thyroid levels, and we are waiting for test results,” Minaya said.

The Reyes camp doesn’t dispute that, but also says the shortstop has little cause for concern.

“It’s just a matter of semantics,” Greenberg said. “We are both saying the same thing.”

Reyes isn’t the first Mets player this year to be angry with the team’s portrayal of a medical issue.

The Mets claimed in January that Carlos Beltran underwent arthroscopic right knee surgery without the team’s approval. Beltran said Minaya had given his consent.

The player grew incensed with the Mets for going public with the dispute, even after the team went into damage control mode and said its dispute was with Beltran’s agent Scott Boras, and not Beltran.

The Mets are hopeful they will have Reyes in camp by the weekend and clear for baseball activities. Reyes is yet to make his Grapefruit League debut, but played in an intrasquad scrimmage last week and tripled in his first at-bat. That came a day after Reyes acknowledged he had met with federal investigators probing the activities of reputed HGH doctor Anthony Galea.

Reyes said he told investigators Galea treated him for right hamstring problems, but denied receiving human growth hormone from him.

As part of a physical last Thursday, Reyes had a blood test, but was later cleared for baseball activities. Mets’ physicians later reviewed the test results and summoned Reyes to New York for further evaluation because of concern he might have an overactive thyroid.

“At this point Jose is physically fine,” Greenberg said. “He is champing at the bit to get on the field, but the Mets are going to continue to be cautious with him.”

mpuma@nypost.com