UPDATE: 8:30 p.m.: According to a release just put out by Mets VP of Media Relations Jay Horowitz, Steven Matz was examined at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan and has a partial tear of the lat muscle in his left side. See below for the proof, courtesy of Brian Mangan.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Just while it looked like the Mets were going to go into the all-star break on a high note, devastating news just broke, courtesy of Andy Martino of the New York Daily News.
Sources: Steven Matz has a lat injury and will miss at least several weeks. Story up soon on http://t.co/PLFwZa7XcW
— Andy Martino (@MartinoNYDN) July 9, 2015
Here’s an excerpt from Martino’s story:
Mets rookie phenom Steven Matz has a sore lat muscle and will be out several weeks sources told the Daily News Thursday. The big left-hander – considered one of the top prospects in all of baseball – has made a big splash as he is already 2-0 with the Mets and has driven in five runs.
I just don’t know what to say about the injuries at this point. I was trying to figure out a way to go Sunday, because his starts were becoming a must-watch. We heard after his last start that he had fought through some soreness, but it wasn’t a concern. Remember, we were told that Zack Wheeler’s injury wasn’t a concern either.
This sucks.
For more from Martino, check out his story at the Daily News by clicking here.
