If there’s one universal certainty in life, it’s that nothing will stop the New York Mets from being a source of disappointment. They don’t even need actual baseball being played to find a way to deliver a devastating blow to their season.
Just look at what happened on Tuesday.
The Mets announced that pitcher Noah Syndergaard suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, which will require Tommy John Surgery. Syndergaard had been dealing with elbow issues earlier in the spring, and an MRI revealed that worst-case scenario for the Mets star.
Syndergaard will be out until at least April of 2021.
New York Mets starter Noah Syndergaard has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and is expected to undergo Tommy John surgery in the near future, sources tell ESPN. The procedure will keep him out until at earliest April 2021 and likely into the summer months.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 24, 2020
Obviously, this is a huge loss for the Mets. They hoped to be contenders in a stacked NL East whenever the MLB season resumed. But really, this was the latest lesson against believing in the Mets. MLB fans realized that once again.
Only the Mets could suffer a season ending injury…
WHEN THEY HAVE NOT BEEN NEAR A BASEBALL FIELD IN WEEKS.
— Jake Brown (@JakeBrownRadio) March 24, 2020
A Quarantine injury was a Mets eventuality. GODDAMNIT https://t.co/8XMtvyE7Hi
— We Gotta Believe Podcast (Weds, iTunes & Spotify) (@GottaBelievePod) March 24, 2020
Every Mets fan looking at that Syndergaard news (@mikeribeirooo) pic.twitter.com/Ld9vy6COtx
— Ryan Ribeiro (@Ryan__Ribeiro) March 24, 2020
The #Mets aren’t even playing and they still got Mets’d. It’s unbelievable.
This is what their rotation looks like at the moment:
Jacob deGrom
Marcus Stroman
Steven Matz (can’t be in the bullpen now)
Rick Porcello
Michael WachaJobs earned by default.
— Michael Baron (@michaelgbaron) March 24, 2020
Man got injured during a quarantine. Only the Mets.
— ‘94 Brian Leetch (@MikeInNewHaven) March 24, 2020
There’s no baseball being played and the hits still coming to the #Mets with Noah Syndergaard needing Tommy John surgery, per @JeffPassan
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) March 24, 2020
Even under quarantine, the Mets find a way 😭 https://t.co/vmZKBo62wj
— Jason Solomon (@solomonster) March 24, 2020
Noah Syndergaard goes down before we even play a game pic.twitter.com/T6l4QZdXlv
— Moe (@moe_mets) March 24, 2020
Not even a pandemic can stop the Mets from being the Mets https://t.co/swwM1qPysL
— Sarah Kaplan (@sarahkaplan48) March 24, 2020
I’m sorry, Mets.
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