Injuries have plagued the New York Mets throughout the 2016 season, and Steven Matz once again is having issues with his elbow.
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After getting rocked against the Washington Nationals Monday night, Noah Syndergaard denies being injured.
Both the New York Daily News’ Kristie Ackert and the New York Post’s Mike Puma said Syndergaard has been pitching with bone spurs in his elbow. Syndergaard left Monday’s start after 71 pitches, and multiple sources said he, too, has a bone spur.
“There’s nothing structurally wrong with my elbow at all”, said Syndergaard, who gave up five runs over three innings in the Mets’ 11-4 loss at Nationals Park. “I’ve just got to be ready to go in five days”.
Matz is dealing with a bone spur in the elbow but does not have any structural damage. There is certainly a possibility that Matz will need surgery either sometime this season or afterward to remove the spurs, but the real question is what kind of pitcher he will be trying to pitch with it. Although, Syndergaard claims it was simply a poor outing and there’s no reason to believe he’ll miss his next scheduled start.
Matz was spotted an 8-0 lead on Friday at Turner Field, then was pulled in the Braves’ six-run fifth inning.
General manager Sandy Alderson will be in Washington on Tuesday and will meet with manager Terry Collins to determine whether Matz should pitch this series.
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But the Nationals scored 11 unanswered runs in the next four innings to make all that Mets offense irrelevant.
