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The Mets have certainly been hit hard by the injury bug in 2021. On Friday, we learned more about three of the organizations top players who are currently out with injuries.
Per Michael Mayer of MMO, the Mets have placed Javier Baez on the 10-Day IL, retroactive to August 12, with back spasms. Baez had not been in the Mets lineup since August 8 when he was removed from the game in Philadelphia.
Although Baez has not been in the Mets’ lineup since dealing with the back spasms, he has been left on the Mets’ bench to be available as a pinch hitter for the past four days and was used once.Baez pinch hit in the Mets’ series opening win over the Nationals, but did not see any other game action. The Mets recalled Travis Blankenhorn from Triple-A Syracuse in his place.
INF Javier Báez has been placed on the 10-Day IL, retroactive to August 12, with back spasms.
INF Travis Blankenhorn has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse.— Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22) August 13, 2021
Luis Rojas told the media that Jacob deGrom will be shutdown from throwing for another two weeks. The Mets’ ace received a second opinion his his inflamed elbow in Los Angeles, and despite there not being ligament damage and the inflammation in his elbow going down, the Mets were advised to play it safe with their top pitcher. DeGrom, who was in the middle of one of the most dominant seasons for a pitcher in recent memory with a 1.08 ERA over 15 starts, has not pitched since July 7.
“He is improving,” Rojas said.
Bad news on Jacob deGrom. While Luis Rojas says that he is improving, deGrom will be shutdown from throwing for another two weeks. At that point, he will get more imaging.
The earliest deGrom could return now is mid-September, but his season is clearly very much in jeopardy.
— Steve Gelbs (@SteveGelbs) August 13, 2021
Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported that Francisco Lindor continued rehabbing his strained right oblique by doing agility work on Friday at Citi Field. Lindor also took batting practice from the right side while taking dry swings from the left side.
While Lindor said he still does not know when he can expect to be back on the field for the Mets, he did indicate that he is making progress.
“I’m getting closer to seeing more realistic action,” Lindor said. “So looking forward to those days.”
