PHOENIX — A.J. Minter’s season is over after solely 13 appearances for the Mets.
The left-handed reliever will endure surgical procedure subsequent Monday for a torn lat, based on supervisor Carlos Mendoza, after spending the previous week evaluating his choices.
Minter walked off the mound on April 26 in Washington in discomfort and was subsequently positioned on the injured listing.
The Mets signed the veteran final offseason to a two-year contract price $22 million that incorporates an opt-out after this season.
Minter was coming off hip surgical procedure from final summer time with the Braves.
Danny Younger, the opposite lefty reliever from the Opening Day Mets roster, has opted for Tommy John surgical procedure after he was lately identified with ligament injury in his elbow.
Brett Baty’s redirect to Triple-A Syracuse was temporary.
Lower than two weeks after he was optioned by the Mets to create roster area for Jeff McNeil, the 25-year-old infielder returned Monday to offer the staff with a left-handed bat.
The opening was supplied by Jesse Winker, who was positioned on the injured listing with a proper indirect pressure. Winker left Recreation 1 of Sunday’s doubleheader towards the Cardinals with discomfort within the indirect after unleashing a throw to the plate from left area.
Winker was identified with a Grade 2 indirect pressure, based on Mendoza, and can want six to eight weeks earlier than he can return.
Baty had his personal bodily challenge to cope with in latest days: a sore proper large toe that stored him sidelined from Syracuse’s lineup since Thursday. Baty was accessible off the bench because the Mets started a three-game sequence towards the Diamondbacks.
Baty struggled for many of his first stint with the Mets this season earlier than exhibiting enchancment in his closing week. Total, he entered play on Monday with a .204/.246/.352 slash line with one homer and 4 RBIs.
Jacob Reimer, a 21-year-old third baseman, was named South Atlantic League Participant of the Month after producing a .318/.383/.659 slash line with 5 homers and 21 RBIs for Single-A Brooklyn in April.
Zach Thornton, a 23-year-old left-hander, was named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Month after going 3-0 with a 0.44 ERA in 4 begins for Brooklyn.
