Morning Briefing: Lowrie's Injury Still A Mystery

Good Morning, Mets fans!

Time to put on our detective hats on.

The topic of today’s Mets mystery: Jed Lowrie and his injury.

The facts surrounding the case:

March 2019: Lowrie went on the IL with a left knee capsule sprain.

May 2019: Lowrie sprained his left hamstring during a rehab stint with the Syracuse Mets. Brodie Van Wagenen soon addressed the infielder’s injury, saying the 35-year-old had “kinetic issues” with his entire left side.

July 2019: Lowrie suffered a right calf sprain.

September 2019: After an extensive rehab assignment, Lowrie was activated by the Major-League club for the final month of the season and went hitless in seven at-bats.

March 2020: Lowrie showed up to Spring Training with a full leg brace and didn’t participate in any exhibition games.

July 2020: Lowrie shows up to Spring Training 2.0, still with the full leg brace, and declares himself “full-go”, but doesn’t clarify the nature of his injured leg/side/who knows what, saying “he doesn’t want to offer any distractions.” Lowrie was also captured gingerly running the bases with his leg brace on.

Here's Jed Lowrie (gray shirt) participating in baserunning drills with his Mets teammates, though it's nothing remotely close to full speed. pic.twitter.com/Pcjng64AQV

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) July 5, 2020

Someone get Scoob and his gang on the phone; we have a mystery to solve!

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