New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with discomfort in his right shoulder. He will miss the rest of the season because of thoracic outlet syndrome.
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Harvey Out for Season
Friday, July 8
Harvey’s agent, Scott Boras, said the pitcher would miss the rest of the season to undergo surgery on his thoracic outlet syndrome, per Adam Rubin of ESPN.com.
Harvey Comments on Injury
Thursday, July 7
“My shoulder’s dead, my arm’s dead, there’s no energy there, I couldn’t feel the ball,” Harvey said after his last start, according to manager Terry Collins (per Wagner).
Harvey Placed on DL
Wednesday, July 6
The Mets announced Seth Lugo was recalled from Las Vegas to fill Harvey’s spot on the roster.
Harvey No Stranger to Injuries
The setback represents just another injury woe for the ace, who has struggled with consistency throughout the 2016 season.
Harvey dealt with a blood clot in his bladder in late March, but it didn’t prevent him from taking the mound on Opening Day. However, the 2015 National League Comeback Player of the Year didn’t look like himself over the first month of the season.
He went 1-3 over his first four starts with a 5.24 ERA, 14 strikeouts and eight walks. Some poor mechanics may have been to blame.
According to Newsday‘s Marc Carig, Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen said Harvey was “collapsing his back leg in the stretch,” which hindered his consistency.
All told, Harvey is 4-10 this season with a career-worst 4.86 ERA, 1.486 WHIP, 76 strikeouts and 25 walks.
Manager Terry Collins can take solace in the fact that he has one of the strongest rotations in baseball to help compensate for Harvey’s absence. Between Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Bartolo Colon and Steven Matz, the Mets have enough firepower to keep opposing batters at bay.
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