Latest Mets injuries & transactions
This page will be updated throughout the offseason with all the latest Mets injury news and transactions.
McNeil undergoes procedure for thoracic outlet syndrome (report)
Mets utility man Jeff McNeil underwent a minor procedure for thoracic outlet syndrome following the season, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. The club has not confirmed the report, which credits McNeil's agent, Garrett Parcell, as the source. McNeil is progressing well and is expected to be
Lindor gets cleanup elbow procedure, expected to be ready by spring
NEW YORK -- Francisco Lindor underwent a right elbow operation after the completion of the 2025 regular season, the Mets announced Wednesday, but the shortstop is expected to make a full recovery before the start of Spring Training. The surgery, a right elbow debridement, came two years after Lindor underwent
Garrett to miss 2026 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery
NEW YORK -- No matter what the Mets do to their bullpen over the offseason, Reed Garrett will not realistically be part of it in 2026. Garrett underwent Tommy John surgery on Wednesday, the team announced, knocking him out for all next season. Thus ends a months-long saga of right
Mets place Baty on IL with oblique strain: 'It's a big blow'
MIAMI -- Brett Baty’s regular season, which pointed upward throughout the second half, came to an abrupt end on Saturday when the Mets placed him on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain. A day after injuring his oblique during Friday’s 6-2 loss to the Marlins, Baty tested
Mets holding breath after Baty suffers right side injury
MIAMI -- Brett Baty took a swing, cringed, but stayed in the game. Half an inning later, he made a throw across the diamond and “really felt it.” By the second inning Friday at loanDepot park, Baty had exited the Mets’ 6-2 loss to the Marlins with a right oblique
Mets' Megill has Tommy John surgery, likely to miss all of 2026
CHICAGO -- Mets pitcher Tylor Megill underwent Tommy John ligament replacement surgery on Monday, sidelining him for the rest of this season and likely all of next year as well. Megill, 30, has not pitched since spraining his right elbow in June. At the time, doctors told him he had
Garrett returns to injured list, needs MRI for sore right elbow
NEW YORK -- Reed Garrett, a cog of the Mets’ bullpen the past two years, will miss the rest of the regular season -- and possibly all of October -- with an elbow injury that could require surgery. The Mets are still awaiting full answers on Garrett, who has struck
Alvarez likely avoids serious injury after taking HBP on left arm
NEW YORK -- Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez, who is already playing through a sprained UCL in his right thumb and a broken left pinky, exited Tuesday’s 8-3 win over the Padres in the eighth inning after being hit by yet another pitch -- this one on his left arm. But
Torrens to IL with forearm contusion; setback for Megill
PHILADELPHIA -- One catcher playing hurt, the Mets could deal with. Two catchers playing hurt was one too many. With that in mind, the Mets placed backup Luis Torrens on the 10-day injured list Monday due to a bruised right forearm. The injury itself isn’t serious; the Mets expect Torrens
Alvarez pooh-poohs pain in injured fingers upon return to Mets' lineup
CINCINNATI -- Nineteen days after severely spraining a right thumb ligament, and nine days after breaking his left pinky while rehabbing his first injury, Francisco Alvarez -- made of flesh, iron, or some combination therein -- returned to the Mets’ starting lineup. The Mets activated Alvarez from the injured list
Mets put Taylor on IL with hamstring strain, hoping for minimal stay
DETROIT – Just when everything had begun clicking offensively for Mets center fielder Tyrone Taylor, a left hamstring strain landed him on the 10-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to Saturday. Taylor had two doubles, four RBIs and two runs in Friday’s win over the Marlins, but he felt something wrong
Alvarez has broken pinky from HBP, but hopeful to return soon
NEW YORK -- Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez sustained a small fracture in his left pinky finger when he was hit by a pitch on Wednesday night, yet the Mets hope he will be able to return to baseball activities as soon as this weekend. “This should be relatively short,” manager
Alvarez feels no pain in injured thumb, expects to make impact down stretch
NEW YORK – Less than 10 days after spraining the ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb – which will require postseason surgery – catcher Francisco Alvarez said he feels no pain swinging a bat, and he has “all the confidence in the world” that he can contribute to the
UCL injury in right elbow ends Montas' season
ATLANTA -- The Mets placed right-hander Frankie Montas on the 15-day IL on Saturday with a UCL injury in his right elbow. In a corresponding move, the club recalled right-hander Huascar Brazobán from Triple-A Syracuse.
Nimmo exits with neck stiffness, expects quick lineup return
WASHINGTON -- The neck issues that have sporadically bothered Brandon Nimmo since a major 2019 injury cropped up again on Wednesday at Nationals Park, when Nimmo exited the Mets’ 5-4 loss to the Nationals in the second inning due to neck stiffness. Nimmo expects to miss around 48 hours, as
Alvarez to IL with thumb sprain, hopes to return for stretch run
WASHINGTON -- Catcher Francisco Alvarez could miss the rest of this season after injuring his right thumb on Sunday, but Mets officials are hopeful he can delay surgery long enough to contribute to the team’s playoff run. Alvarez, whom the Mets placed on the injured list Tuesday with an ulnar
Alvarez to undergo MRI for injury to right thumb
The Mets are hoping catcher Francisco Alvarez’s latest hand injury is nothing to worry about, but they’re going to make sure. Alvarez will return to New York to undergo an MRI on Monday after suffering a right thumb injury on a headfirst slide into second base during Sunday’s 7-3 win
Soto out of lineup day after painful foul off foot; X-rays negative
SAN DIEGO -- Juan Soto immediately grimaced, hopping up and down seven times on his right foot before finally attempting to put weight on his left. The result was a pronounced limp, forcing him to a knee. For several minutes after that, Mets trainer Joe Golia tended to Soto, testing
Marte back from IL, expected to split time with Vientos at DH
NEW YORK -- Before injuring his knee, Starling Marte had been one of the more productive members of New York’s lineup, starting nearly every day at DH. Now that Marte is healthy again, the Mets hope he can reestablish a similar type of production.
Alonso optimistic about hand injury, extends streak of games played for Mets
NEW YORK -- Mets first baseman Pete Alonso was not in Sunday’s starting lineup because of a right hand contusion, but his playing streak didn’t come to an end as he replaced Mark Vientos at first base in the top of the seventh inning in a 3-2 win over the
Mets reliever Núñez scheduled for Tommy John surgery
KANSAS CITY – Mets right-handed reliever Dedniel Núñez will undergo Tommy John surgery next week, manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed on Saturday. “We wish him the best, and we’ll be praying for him,” Mendoza said. Núñez appeared in 10 games for the Mets this season, compiling a 4.66 ERA in 9
Winker (back inflammation) returns to IL, will receive medication treatment
KANSAS CITY – The Mets have placed Jesse Winker on the 10-day injured list with lower back inflammation and plan to treat him with medication for the next four to seven days. “Not an injection for now,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “If this doesn’t work, then that’s probably the next
Winker forced from game with back tightness, will undergo MRI
BALTIMORE -- When Jesse Winker returned from the injured list on the same day that fellow designated hitter Starling Marte went on it, manager Carlos Mendoza called it “funny how things work … you gain one, you lose one.” Less funny is the idea of losing both DHs. Two days
Mets activate Winker, place Marte on IL with knee bruise
BALTIMORE -- On the day the Mets sent one designated hitter to the injured list, they welcomed another back to their lineup. The team on Tuesday placed Starling Marte on the 10-day IL with a right knee bruise and activated Jesse Winker, who took Marte’s place on the roster. Winker