The Mets’ bullpen has been great this year, but one of their best arms had to leave Saturday’s game against the Nationals.
A.J. Minter was called upon in the eighth inning and after getting the first out, was in a 2-1 count to Nationals slugger James Wood when he threw a ball but seemed to tweak something coming off the mound.
Manager Carlos Mendoza and the athletic training staff approached Minter, and after a short conversation, he was pulled from the game.
The Mets announced Minter left with left triceps tightness.
“Felt it on the pitch there,” Mendoza said after the game. “He’s going to get an MRI tomorrow and then we’ll see what we’re dealing with.”
Mendoza said that it’s likely Minter will go on the IL, just because it involves a pitcher’s throwing arm.
“When you have a pitcher coming out of the game because of an arm, even if we get good news, you have to be careful. I don’t want to get ahead of myself, we have to wait and see what we’re dealing with here.”
“I can’t remember what pitch it was, but about two pitches or a pitch before you can see me move my tricep a little bit, it tightened up,” Minter said afterward. “I’m just glad it wasn’t my elbow. That’s what I was ‘happy’ about. We’re probably looking at an IL stint. Come back, get this thing fixed and continue to help the team.”
Minter said he’s never had a triceps injury before, so it’s all new to him, and that’s “super frustrating” considering how well he was throwing and how well the team is playing.
The inevitable loss of Minter will deal a big blow to the Mets’ bullpen. Entering Saturday, Minter had a 1.69 ERA in 12 appearances with 13 strikeouts over 10.2 innings.
A.J. Minter leaves the game with the Mets’ athletic trainer in the 8th inning pic.twitter.com/T57KqeHL4K
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