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Addressing the media via Zoom on Sunday, Mets’ pitcher Carlos Carrasco had some news: he will in fact be ready for the start of the season.
Carrasco, 34 this month, suffered a bit of a setback during camp this month when his elbow started barking. This came after Carrasco’s arrival at camp was slightly delayed as he finished up receiving his COVID-19 vaccination.
However, the elbow soreness wasn’t a new phenomenon for the veteran pitcher, who has experienced the same thing in spring trainings of the past.
The longtime Cleveland pitcher, Carrasco’s former skipper Terry Francona said “Every spring after his (Carrasco) first outing, he gets mild elbow inflammation.”
While Carrasco has yet to appear in live game action, he has slowly been working his way towards doing so. He threw from 75 feet today, plans to do the same tomorrow and hopes to advance to throwing 90-120 feet and then 10-15 pitches in the bullpen.
