I’m sick about this! Just when I thought us Mets fans were about to see better days, Harvey goes down with a surprise injury.
ESPN reports in a devastating blow to the New York Mets, right-hander Matt Harvey has been diagnosed with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, the team announced Monday.
Harvey is unlikely to pitch again this season, general manager Sandy Alderson said. Tommy John surgery may be required, although a decision will wait two to three weeks, until swelling subsides and a clearer assessment of the extent of the tear can be determined.
Harvey expressed hope he could avoid surgery by strengthening the area around the ligament tear, although Alderson noted pitching through partial tears often is unsuccessful and suggested the procedure ultimately might be required anyway.
Tommy John surgery generally requires a 12-month recovery time and would cost Harvey most, if not all, of the 2014 season.
Harvey was sent Monday morning to the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan after complaining of forearm discomfort following a 102-pitch start Saturday against the Detroit Tigers. As part of that exam, Dr. David Altchek had Harvey undergo an MRI that revealed the UCL tear.
"Doctors will always tell you that if you could avoid surgery you should," Alderson said. "However, we have had situations in the past -- not just here, but across baseball -- where the conservative approach doesn't work, and what you end up with is a loss of time and therefore a delay in recovery. That all has to be taken into account. We're all aware of what [a] delay might cause, and so we will be monitoring the situation. And I'm sure Matt will be making a decision in conjunction with us that takes that into account."
Said Harvey: "I'm going to do everything I can so I don't have to get surgery."More here
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