KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A high-end bullpen piece for the Mets received't be returning this season or maybe subsequent.
Dedniel Núñez is about to endure Tommy John surgical procedure for the second time in his profession, in line with supervisor Carlos Mendoza, after he was positioned on the injured record earlier this month with an elbow sprain.
The correct-hander appeared in 10 video games for the Mets this season and pitched to a 4.66 ERA, following a spring through which the staff slow-walked his buildup in hopes of preserving his elbow.
Final season, Núñez pitched to a 2.31 ERA in 25 appearances for the staff as a key midseason addition earlier than he was shut down by elbow discomfort.
“He gave it a attempt,” Mendoza mentioned earlier than the Mets confronted the Royals on Saturday. “That is one thing that he handled final yr and missed the remainder of the season. He rehabbed the entire yr, labored extraordinarily arduous, put himself ready the place he got here in wholesome in spring coaching … for him to go down is unlucky.”
Núñez, 29, is the third Mets reliever whose season will finish with surgical procedure.
Earlier this season A.J. Minter and Danny Younger had been misplaced to surgical procedures. Minter underwent surgical procedure for a torn lat and Younger had Tommy John surgical procedure.
The Mets bullpen may obtain a lift after the All-Star break, with lefty Brooks Raley nearing completion of his rehab project. Raley underwent Tommy John surgical procedure final yr and in April re-signed with the Mets.
