Category: Injuries
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Mets prospect Blake Taylor undergoes Tommy John Surgery
Mets prospect LHP Blake Taylor had the beginning of his season delayed due to elbow problems during spring training. After a brief rehab assignment with the GCL Mets, Taylor made three appearances and two starts for the Brooklyn Cyclones, allowing just a run in nine innings. But, those will be the last pitches he throws quite possibly until…
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Mets will return to a six-man rotation when Steven Matz returns
Since the Mets lost Steven Matz to the disabled list in early July, the Mets have employed a steady five-man rotation with Matt Harvey Jacob DeGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Jon Niese and Bartolo Colon. For now, the Mets will stick with their five-man formula, that is until Matz returns from the disabled list, at which point Terry…
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Kirk Nieuwenhuis placed on the disabled list, Mets recall Michael Conforto
Kirk Nieuwenhuis has been sidelined with a pinched nerve in his upper back for the last three games. The Mets were contemplating putting him on the disabled list on Saturday, but left him active while demoting Michael Conforto to make room for Yoenis Cespedes on the active roster. But on Sunday, the Mets decided to place Nieuwenhuis on…
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David Wright could begin a rehab assignment this week
In what could be his last attempt at a comeback in 2015, David Wright has yet to suffer any setbacks as he has ramped up his baseball activities, beginning in Los Angeles prior to this homestand, and now at Citi Field in front of Terry Collins, Sandy Alderson, and the rest of the coaching staff. Wright…
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Cesar Puello suffers a setback, shutdown from rehab assignment
Cesar Puello began a rehab assignment with the GCL Mets last Monday in what was his first game action since being placed on the disabled list with a stress reaction in his back. But Puello has not appeared in a game since, and according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, Puello suffered a setback after…
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