Latest Mets injuries & transactions
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Mets injury news and transactions.
Mets reliever Núñez scheduled for Tommy John surgery
KANSAS CITY – Mets right-handed reliever Dedniel Núñez will undergo Tommy John surgery next week, manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed on Saturday. “We wish him the best, and we’ll be praying for him,” Mendoza said. Núñez appeared in 10 games for the Mets this season, compiling a 4.66 ERA in 9
Winker (back inflammation) returns to IL, will receive medication treatment
KANSAS CITY – The Mets have placed Jesse Winker on the 10-day injured list with lower back inflammation and plan to treat him with medication for the next four to seven days. “Not an injection for now,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “If this doesn’t work, then that’s probably the next
Winker forced from game with back tightness, will undergo MRI
BALTIMORE -- When Jesse Winker returned from the injured list on the same day that fellow designated hitter Starling Marte went on it, manager Carlos Mendoza called it “funny how things work … you gain one, you lose one.” Less funny is the idea of losing both DHs. Two days
Mets activate Winker, place Marte on IL with knee bruise
BALTIMORE -- On the day the Mets sent one designated hitter to the injured list, they welcomed another back to their lineup. The team on Tuesday placed Starling Marte on the 10-day IL with a right knee bruise and activated Jesse Winker, who took Marte’s place on the roster. Winker
Manaea's impending return to bring Mets' rotation close to full health
BALTIMORE -- When Mets officials reported to Spring Training in February, they envisioned a starting rotation of Sean Manaea, Kodai Senga, Clay Holmes, David Peterson and Frankie Montas. It will have taken the entire first half of the season to reach that point, but the team is finally about to
Senga makes rehab start, likely to rejoin Mets before All-Star break
NEW YORK -- Kodai Senga is due to rejoin the Mets’ rotation this weekend -- ahead of schedule, as far as manager Carlos Mendoza is concerned. A day after Senga made a 68-pitch rehab start for Double-A Binghamton, Mendoza indicated that he expects Senga back in time for the Mets’
Manaea could return to Mets after one more rehab start
NEW YORK -- Left-hander Sean Manaea, who has missed the entire season to date rehabbing right oblique and left elbow injuries, could still return before the All-Star break. Manaea is scheduled to make one more Minor League rehab start Tuesday to stretch out to 75-plus pitches. If that goes well,
Blackburn, Núñez hit IL as Mets' injury woes continue
NEW YORK -- Dedniel Núñez, one of the most talented high-leverage relievers the Mets have developed in recent years, is weighing a second Tommy John surgery to repair an injured right elbow ligament. Núñez said he felt discomfort in his elbow while throwing a fastball to the final batter he
Canning feeling 'better every day' after Achilles surgery
NEW YORK -- Less than a week after rupturing his left Achilles, right-hander Griffin Canning walked into the Mets’ clubhouse on crutches, but needed to sit down when he was approached by the media prior to Tuesday’s postponed game against the Brewers at Citi Field.
Canning's stellar year ends with surgery for ruptured left Achilles
PITTSBURGH -- The dominance from the Mets’ starting rotation has been one of MLB’s biggest surprises during the first half of the season. Yet due to injuries, despite the unit holding on to the lowest ERA (3.18) across the league, the current rotation is almost unrecognizable to the one they
Mets will 'work the pieces' as Vientos returns
NEW YORK -- The Mets' offense got a boost on Friday when infielder Mark Vientos was activated from the 10-day injured list. Vientos missed most of June because of a right hamstring strain he suffered while running to first base against the Dodgers on June 2. After playing six rehab
Canning (Achilles) latest Mets starter to fall before 'pen steps up mightily
NEW YORK -- The 4-0 victory over the Braves on Thursday night put the Mets in sole possession of first place in the National League East. But being on top was bittersweet for New York. Right-hander Griffin Canning, one of the Mets' winningest pitchers this season, left the game in
Manaea has setback, but Mets still anticipate he'll return soon
NEW YORK -- Sean Manaea was about a week away from making his season debut when another setback struck. An MRI taken Monday revealed a 7-millimeter loose body in Manaea’s left elbow. That’s the bad news. The good news is that Mets officials don’t anticipate this costing him more than
Montas' 2025 debut, and other Mets happenings
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'Relatively good news' for Kranick's elbow injury
PHILADELPHIA -- Max Kranick, a revelation out of the Mets’ bullpen early this season, is going to miss much of the summer recovering from injury. An MRI revealed a flexor strain in Kranick’s pitching arm, which will prevent him from throwing for 3-4 weeks. The right-hander will need to build
Manaea retires 15 in a row in rehab outing for Triple-A Syracuse
PHILADELPHIA -- At a time when the Mets’ rotation will use every bit of help it can get, Sean Manaea offers the realistic promise of better days to come. Manaea threw 5 1/3 effective innings in his latest rehab outing Friday for Triple-A Syracuse, striking out seven. After allowing two
'We believe in the player': Montas returning to Mets' rotation
ATLANTA -- In the end, lacking other options, the Mets decided to add Frankie Montas to their rotation. Montas is likely to come off the injured list on June 23, when his 30-day rehab clock expires, and join the rotation at some point early that week. He’ll slot in either
Montas' struggles in rehab continue, potentially putting Mets in a bind
ATLANTA -- A little less than a thousand miles north of where the Mets lost a 5-0 game to Chris Sale and the Braves on Wednesday night at Truist Park, dropping their season-high fifth in a row, a different but related drama played out in Syracuse, N.Y.
Mets place Megill on IL with elbow sprain, recall Garza
ATLANTA -- For months, the Mets enjoyed the benefits of an uncommonly deep cache of starting pitching depth. They placed faith in a slew of offseason acquisitions and mostly succeeded in keeping them healthy. That depth is now being depleted at a rapid rate. The Mets on Tuesday placed right-hander
Lefty reliever Raley set for rehab assignment
NEW YORK -- Brooks Raley, a potential solution to the Mets' left-handed relief problems, is about to take a significant step forward in his return from Tommy John surgery. Raley, 36, will begin a Minor League rehab assignment Tuesday with Single-A St. Lucie. Mets officials expect it to be an
Vientos to begin rehab assignment Tuesday; Manaea struggles at Brooklyn
NEW YORK -- When Mets third baseman Mark Vientos strained his right hamstring June 2 in Los Angeles, he feared an extended absence. Those concerns quickly proved unwarranted. Vientos is set to begin a Minor League rehab assignment Tuesday with Triple-A Syracuse, a little more than two weeks after suffering
Montas searching for results after another rough rehab start
NEW YORK -- The Mets will delay their Frankie Montas conundrum at least one more week. Manager Carlos Mendoza said Saturday that Montas will receive an additional Minor League start as he works his way back from a strained right lat muscle. For Montas, the problem has not been health
Senga's Grade 1 hamstring strain 'good news' for Mets
NEW YORK -- The Mets' pitching staff is still in flux, but the team got good news on Kodai Senga's right hamstring injury. Senga underwent an MRI on Friday afternoon after being placed on the 15-day injured list. The MRI revealed only a Grade 1 hamstring strain, the least severe
Senga's stellar '25 halted by hamstring strain, lands on IL
NEW YORK -- Kodai Senga’s health, an open question for most of the past 16 months, has again fallen into the realm of uncertainty. Senga strained his right hamstring Thursday fielding an errant throw from Pete Alonso in the Mets’ 4-3 win over the Nationals. A day later, the righty