Mets right-handed reliever Buddy Carlyle, who went on the DL in May with back spasms, is likely done for the season after having hip surgery, according to Mark Carig of Newsday.
After the Mets signed Carlyle to a minor league contract before the 2014 season, he delivered a solid season for them. In 27 appearances out of the bullpen, he posted a 1.45 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 31 innings.
Carlyle, 37, didn’t fare as well in his second go-around with the Mets. He made just 11 appearances with a 5.63 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in eight innings before the back spasms landed him on the DL.
As for Jerry Blevins, who sustained a broken left wrist on April 19 after taking a comebacker against the Marlins, he has not begun throwing yet.
Sandy Alderson told reporters on Friday that Blevins was examined by team doctors in New York on Wednesday and they requested a second opinion.
On Thursday, doctors in Boston told Blevins that his fractured wrist had not healed to a satisfactory point as of yet and are unhappy with the rate of healing.
He will be reevaluated in three weeks.
