MIAMI — The Mets had hoped to have a lot of their pitching depth restored inside a month, however Sean Manaea suffered a setback along with his restoration from an indirect pressure, extending his timeline for a return.
Extra irritation within the muscle was found this week, resulting in the left-hander to obtain a platelet-rich plasma shot. The regenerative shot requires a shutdown interval, so the left-hander will likely be unable to throw for the following two weeks. Initially, the Mets estimated that he would have the ability to return in late April or early Might, however now it seems as if he gained’t be constructed up sufficient to return till Might and even June.
“He’s not going to throw,” supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated Tuesday at LoanDepot Park. “He experienced some discomfort a couple of days ago while he was starting to ramp up. We took an MRI again and it showed inflammation. He got a PRP injection yesterday, so he’s not throwing for two weeks now.”
Since Manaea had solely just lately begun his spring build-up, he’ll have to start out over after his two-week shutdown.
“He’s going to go two weeks not throwing, then we’ve got to start building him back up again,” Mendoza stated.
Manaea and the Mets had been optimistic when he injured his indirect throughout spring coaching, realizing that they had loads of time to get him wholesome. The rehab interval was not thought-about to be particularly prolonged since he strained the indirect on his proper, non-dominant aspect, however that isn’t the case anymore.
That is the second yr in a row the Mets have been with out one in every of their greatest pitchers to start out the season. Final spring, Kodai Senga injured his shoulder early, and after quite a lot of setbacks, stops and begins to his rehab, the right-hander wasn’t in a position to pitch till late July. He was injured in that begin, pitching 5 1/3 dominant innings earlier than straining his calf.
Senga, now wholesome, made his first begin of the 2025 season Tuesday night time in opposition to the Miami Marlins. He allowed 4 runs (two earned) on three hits, walked one and struck out eight over 5 innings.
The rotation can also be with out right-handers Frankie Montas (lat pressure) and Paul Blackburn (proper knee soreness). Montas isn’t shut, having been instructed to not throw for a interval of 6-8 weeks when the damage occurred in mid-February. Nevertheless, Blackburn could possibly return as quickly as subsequent week.
Blackburn was already constructed up when his knee began to present him bother simply days earlier than the beginning of the season. He had a gel injection final week that offered prompt reduction, and was in a position to play catch Monday in Miami with none reported ache. Whereas Blackburn is eligible to come back off the injured listing April 10, the Mets are not sure if he’ll want a number of additional days.
“I’ve got to talk to the pitching coaches and the trainers and see how we want to build him back up,” Mendoza stated. “Do we want to see 55-65-75 [pitches]? And then, how quickly can we do that? So we will have those discussions here soon.”
Second baseman Jeff McNeil, who can also be on the injured listing with an indirect pressure, will not be but taking batting apply, however he’s hitting off a tee and taking swings. Mendoza estimated he’s at about “80-85%” power.
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