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Paul Blackburn’s “weird” season took another strange turn late Tuesday night when he was awoken by a messenger banging on his hotel room door after missing a phone call informing him the Mets were planning to activate him the next day from the injured list.

At that point Blackburn was set for a rehab start for Triple-A Syracuse.

But the Mets had utilized Justin Hagenman for four innings in relief in their victory over the Braves and wanted Blackburn to join the bullpen as Hagenman’s replacement.

“Definitely surprised,” Blackburn said Wednesday at Citi Field before the Mets lost 11-6 to the Braves

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