Tag: exits

Taijuan Walker Exits Early, David Peterson Shines In His Place

Many assumed that Taijuan Walker – firmly planted towards the back end of the Mets’ rotation, even after an All-Star Game appearance in 2021 – might open the season on the injured list given the shortened spring training schedule and his ongoing recovery from his January knee surgery. Yet there Walker was on the Citizens Bank Park mound on Monday night, making his first...

Walker Exits Early With Shoulder Injury

On Monday night in Philadelphia, Mets starting pitcher Taijuan Walker cruised through his first two innings of work before heading down the dugout tunnel. A couple of innings later, Steve Gelbs reported Walker’s early exit was due to right shoulder irritation. MMO’s Nate Mendleson covered the New York fourth starter’s spring knee concerns, but this news feels worse. Walker...