ESPN: Buchholz Plans to Skip 2012

Mets’ Reliever Taylor Buchholz, 30, will not return to the field this year, agent David Pasti told ESPNNewYork.com in an article published today. 

"As of right now, Taylor is taking the year off. He's feeling great, but not ready to get back into baseball. He's taking it one day at a time," ESPN quoted Pasti.

The Springfield native told Patch about his struggle with depression last July in an .

Buchholz is a graduate of .

Click here to read ESPN's full report.