During the month of June, Mets fans were alarmed when both Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz were said to have bone spurs in their pitching elbows.
At the time they were discovered, it was said Syndergaard’s bone spurs should not affect his pitching whereas Matz’s was quite sizable. Both players were given cortisone shots to help alleviate the pain associated with pitching with the bone spurs.
As the season wore on, Matz had to scrap his slider, and he eventually developed shoulder soreness. He would be shut down, and he would have successful surgery to remove the “massive” bone spur.
As expected, the bone spurs did not affect Syndergaard’s performance. In fact, there were no traces of any issues when Syndergaard dominated the San Francisco Giants for seven innings during the Wild Card Game.
Given his performance in that game as well as the entire 2016 season, it should come as no surprise that Syndergaard does not need surgery.
Both pitchers appear to be on track to be ready for Spring Training to help the Mets return to their third consecutive postseason.
