This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Mets injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
SS Francisco Lindor
Injury: Stress reaction in left hamate bone
Expected return: Possibly Opening Day
Status: Taking swings in the cage while rehabbing Feb. 11 surgery. Remains on track for Opening Day, but playing in Grapefruit League games is a “prerequisite,” per president of baseball operations David Stearns. (updated March 9) More >>
RHP Robert Stock
Injury: Thoracic outlet syndrome in right shoulder
Expected return: TBD
Status: Surgery has been recommended for Stock after he was diagnosed with arterial thoracic outlet syndrome, per MLB Network insider Jon Heyman. Stock told Heyman that he hopes to pitch before the end of the season. (updated March 8)
LHP Brandon Waddell
Injury: Left shoulder soreness
Expected return: Day to day
Status: Was scratched from his scheduled Grapefruit League start on March 9 after reporting some shoulder fatigue. Will continue to throw in non-game action. (updated March 8)
RHP Nolan McLean (Mets' No. 1 prospect)
Injury: Vertigo-like symptoms
Expected return: Week of March 10
Status: Arrival at World Baseball Classic camp delayed following viral infection, but he felt good after throwing in a Minors scrimmage. Slated to pitch for Team USA on March 10. (updated March 4) More >>
LHP A.J. Minter
Injury: Left lat surgery
Expected return: Early May
Status: Made his first outing of the spring in a back-field Minor League scrimmage, throwing one scoreless inning on March 4. Hopes to appear in a Grapefruit League game before the end of March. (updated March 4) More >>
INF Grae Kessinger
Injury: Left hamstring
Expected return: Late May/Early June
Status: Kessinger suffered an injury on Feb. 27, and manager Carlos Mendoza announced March 1 that an MRI revealed “a pretty significant injury.” Surgery is “on the table,” according to Mendoza, who said Kessinger’s recovery time will be 8-12 weeks. (updated March 1)
RHP Dedniel Núñez
Injury: Right elbow sprain
IL date: Feb. 15 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Will miss all of 2026 recovering from surgery but is under team control through 2029. (updated Feb. 15) More >>
RHP Tylor Megill
Injury: Recovery from Tommy John surgery
IL date: Feb. 12 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Will miss all of 2026 recovering from surgery but is under team control through 2027. (updated Feb. 12) More >>
RHP Reed Garrett
Injury: Recovery from Tommy John surgery
IL date: Feb. 10 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Will miss all of 2026 recovering from surgery but is under team control through 2029. (updated Feb. 10)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
March 9
• OF Nick Morabito: Optioned to Triple-A Syracuse
• RHP Jonathan Pintaro: Optioned to Triple-A Syracuse
• RHP Jack Wenninger: Reassigned to Minor League camp
March 6
• RHP Dylan Ross: Optioned to Triple-A Syracuse
March 4
• LHP Nate Lavender: Reassigned to Minor League camp
• C/INF/OF Chris Suero: Reassigned to Minor League camp