CHICAGO — The Mets had been hoping this might be the yr Tylor Megill broke out and established himself as a bonafide, massive league starter. As an alternative, the oft-injured right-hander spent many of the season on the injured checklist with an elbow sprain that ultimately required Tommy John surgical procedure.
Megill underwent an ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction process in Los Angeles on Monday, ending his 2025 season and ruling him out for 2026 as properly.
“You feel for the individual,” supervisor Carlos Mendoza mentioned Tuesday afternoon at Wrigley Discipline forward of a three-game sequence towards the Chicago Cubs. “You know it’s going to be a while before he takes the mound again, but we’re wishing him a quick recovery.”
The Mets had already anticipated to be with out him the remainder of the month and into the postseason, ought to they handle to clinch a playoff spot this week, however this impacts their pitching depth subsequent season. Megill and Frankie Montas each shall be out subsequent season after present process Tommy John surgical procedure.
“We’ll miss him, especially when you’re talking about the depth,” Mendoza mentioned. “So it’s unfortunate. Our job is to now get him back on the field as quickly as possible.”
For years, the Mets have been ready for the large righty to have the ability to discover some consistency.
Membership officers have lengthy mentioned he possesses the most effective pure stuff of virtually any pitcher within the system, however an absence of command and hassle determining learn how to greatest use all the pitches he throws, and when to make use of them, usually left him preventing for a job within the beginning rotation.
Megill fell right into a irritating profession sample of early-season dominance, earlier than struggling main struggles over the summer season, then he’d return in September wanting just like the pitcher he was in April. He owns a 10-4 profession report with a 2.45 ERA in March and April, and a 3.77 ERA in September, versus Could (3-7, 5.76 profession ERA in 15 begins) and June (4-4, 6.59 ERA in 16 begins).
His minor league choices had been used with some regularity, particularly in 2023 when a 3.96 ERA in April ballooned to five.17 in June, prompting the Mets to demote him to Triple-A Syracuse. That was his healthiest season. Megill made 25 begins and pitched 126 1/3 main league innings.
Throughout 5 main league seasons, Megill has made 4 journeys to the injured checklist, principally with shoulder points that plagued him earlier in his profession. The elbow harm got here in June. On the time, it was believed to be minor, and the Mets anticipated to have him again within the rotation after the All-Star break.
Megill made six rehab begins, two with Double-A Binghamton and 4 with Syracuse, going scoreless by his first three. However then he began getting hit and wasn’t recovering properly after outings. The Mets pulled him from his final rehab begin Sept. 7 within the third inning.
The 30-year-old Lengthy Seashore, California native is the youthful brother of Milwaukee Brewers nearer Trevor Megill. Trevor can also be out with an elbow harm (flexor pressure) however might return this weekend.
TAYLOR EYING RETURN
Middle fielder Tyrone Taylor joined the Mets in Chicago on Tuesday to check his hamstring by going by a full pregame exercise. He performed over the weekend with Triple-A Syracuse with no reported aggravation to the hamstring. Ought to he come out of the exercise at full-strength, the Mets will activate him from the injured checklist Wednesday.
The middle subject scenario has develop into dire with out him. Jose Siri has solely two hits since coming back from a close to season-long harm, and has made some expensive misplays within the outfield. Cedric Mullins, acquired on the commerce deadline from the Baltimore Orioles, has hit simply .188 since becoming a member of the Mets.
Each had been left on the bench Tuesday towards the Cubs. Starling Marte received a begin in left subject and Brandon Nimmo, the crew’s major left fielder, moved over to heart.
SENGA THROWS IN FLORIDA
Proper-hander Kodai Senga threw a dwell batting follow session in Port St. Lucie on Tuesday afternoon, throwing about 45 pitches to minor league hitters. The Mets will meet with the right-hander to find out the following step, which may very well be a begin this weekend towards Miami. They’ll take into account the stories from their very own workers, in addition to his personal evaluation.
“If he feels like he cannot go, or he’s still feeling [off mechanically], we’re not going to put him at risk,” Mendoza mentioned. “It’s always been that way with him. He’s going to provide us with information and what it feels like, and then, we’ll make that last call, but we’ll listen to him too.”
Jonah Tong will pitch the second recreation in Chicago and Nolan McLean will begin within the sequence finale Thursday on common relaxation.
