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Carltons Andrew Walker has declared Sundays AFL clash with St Kilda his last.The well-loved Blue will retire a one-club but multiple-position player after 13 seasons with Carlton.Flanked by his two sons, Walker said on Tuesday hed lost a battle with his body to play on until the end of his contract in 2017.Its been an incredible 13 years, he said.Ive had a few downs with a few injuries which is probably why Im sitting here today.Due to a few more injuries I just cant do my job any more and Im finding it really hard to get up every week to play AFL footy.Walker, who said hed been playing partly injured for three years, informed his teammates of his decision on Monday night.Earlier this year, Walker became the first indigenous Carlton player to reach 200 games.He will finish with 202 under five different coaches - Denis Pagan, Brett Ratten, Mick Malthouse, John Barker and Brendon Bolton.Walker, originally from the Victorian town of Echuca, produced the spectacular time and again throughout his career.Two moments against St Kilda - the team he will finish his career against - showed his winning edge and his capacity to produce something special.He kicked a goal with a minute left on the clock in 2011 to earn Carlton a three-point win over the Saints.Two years later, Walker kicked an all-time classic goal against the same team, gathering the ball on half-back, bouncing four times before firing home from outside 50.Nominations for goal of the year and mark of the year came naturally to Walker, who will hope to produce a similar slice of magic in his farewell on Sunday.The 30-year-old said he was leaving the club in a good place.Our game plan is really solid and the kids are learning really quickly, he said.Its made my job a lot easier, leaving knowing these kids are developing in the right way.Carlton football chief Andrew McKay said Walker set the bar high for the next generation of players.Andrew had a frustrating run of injuries across the course of his career but admirably, he always put the teams needs first, he said.He also drove high standards and had a very strong work ethic which set a great example to the clubs younger players during his time. 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CHICAGO -- Michael Conforto rejoined the New York Mets on Monday after a three-week stint in the minors. He may have returned as the teams primary center fielder.With Yoenis Cespedes expressing a desire to solely play left field for the remainder of the season, manager Terry Collins plans to have Conforto begin taking fly balls in center field.Collins said it makes sense to restrict Cespedes to left field because that is less taxing on his legs than center field. And keeping Cespedes bat in the lineup is the priority. Cespedes returned to the starting lineup on Sunday after an eight-day absence while resting a strained right quadriceps muscle.Were taxing his body pretty heavily by putting him in center field, Collins said. And we need him to hit. We need him to hit, and hit a lot. I just think if hes in left field where hes comfortable, and theres not so much emphasis on the defensive side, that hell go back and do what we hope he can do -- and thats be a big production guy.Conforto said he worked out in center field while at Oregon State, although he appeared in no games at that position in college. He exclusively had played left field as a professional ballplayer until this month, when he started four games in right field with Triple-A Las Vegas.Collins had planned for Conforto to begin seeing action in center field with the Pacific Coast League club on Monday, but general manager Sandy Alderson elected to instead promote Conforto to the majors for the series opener against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. So Confortos center-field acclimation will need to occur on the fly in the majors.Ill be an athlete, Ill go make plays and do whatever I can if they need me out there, Conforto said.Assuming he shows any aptitude, Conforto could begin handling center field against right-handed pitching -- flanked by Cespedes and Curtis Granderson -- as soon as the weekend at Marlins Park. Collins said his preference is not to use the 35-year-old Granderson in center field. Granderson has started 1,075 games at that position, but he has not been a full-time center fielder sinnce 2012 with the New York Yankees.dddddddddddd.I think thats asking a lot, Collins said.Juan Lagares will continue to start in center field against left-handed pitching, as is the case Monday night against Chicago Cubs southpaw Jon Lester. Lagares may see some time in center field against right-handers, but Conforto did not return to the majors to sit, so those opportunities for Lagares should be limited.Because Wrigley Field has a relatively compact outfield and Conforto had no time to tune up, Collins initially planned to have Cespedes start Tuesday in center field against the Cubs. But after Cespedes patrolled left field conservatively in Mondays series opener, Collins huddled with outfield coach Tom Goodwin postgame and the manager indicated he may just leave Cespedes in the corner. Regardless, Cespedes will not remain in center field once the Mets move on to Miami for their next series, Collins pledged.Meanwhile, Conforto returns to the Mets with more confidence at the plate.Rookie outfielder Brandon Nimmo was demoted to clear the roster spot for Conforto, who hit .344 with three homers and 15 RBIs in 61 Triple-A at-bats. Conforto had been in an 8-for-75 rut before his June 25 demotion.I think there was a period of obviously being upset, Conforto said about the demotion. Youve got to go through that. ... Looking back on it, I think I got a little pull-happy. I think that was pretty clear. I think I really wanted to cover that inside corner, which was a spot I was having trouble with. And I think that took over a little bit. I didnt realize that would take away from my ability to go the other way. But I think it did a little bit.I just worked on trying to stay through the ball, worked on using my lower half a little bit better, getting my weight shifted a little bit further back just to start in my stance. I was kind of front-heavy there for a little bit. So when I went down, that was the first thing that the guys down there said. ' ' '