Sources tell ESPN’s Adam Rubin that Steven Matz will have surgery to remove the bone spur in his pitching elbow.
No shoulder surgery will be required, although the impingement remains an issue that will be closely monitored. The Mets have estimated a three-month recovery time for the elbow surgery.
Obviously, his season is over.
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Manager Terry Collins all but made it official on Monday, telling reporters that LHP Steven Matz is “unlikely to pitch again this season” after visiting with team doctors in Manhattan.
Collins backpedaled a day after inferring the Long Island southpaw could pitch out of the bullpen this week, now saying that even if Matz does feel healthy enough to throw off a mound, it is unlikely he would contribute out of the bullpen. “I don’t think it’s fair to him or us to do it,” Collins said,
Matz, who last pitched on August 14, was 9-8 with a 3.40 ERA in 22 starts this season.
In addition to the shoulder impingement that has essentially wiped out the rest of his season, Matz has also pitched with a bone spur in his pitching elbow which will need surgery this winter.
There is still an outside chance that Matz could impress in the instructional league, and return to the Mets as a relief pitcher later in the postseason.
“If he pitches in some games in St. Lucie and shows that he’s got the command of his stuff, and it’s legitimate, then you’ve got to think about it,” Collins said. “But, that’s down the road.”
It’s a bit shocking that four of our Fab Five have all gone down with varying degrees of arm or shoulder injuries after we had such high expectations back in April. Only Noah Syndergaard remains as the one healthy option heading into the final two series of the regular season and a potential post season. Pitchers Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom have each undergone season ending surgery.
